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1. Double Nickels on the Dime / Minutemen (1984) "Serious as a heart attack! Makes me feel this way." |
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2. Wild Wood / Paul Weller (1993) "I don't care how long this lasts. We have no future, we have no past." |
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3. One Step Beyond... / Madness (1979) "Hey you! Don't watch that, watch this!" |
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4. Led Zeppelin II / Led Zeppelin (1969) "You need coolin'! Baby, I ain't foolin'!" |
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5. What Makes a Man Start Fires? / Minutemen (1982) "I'm waitin'! In third person! I'm collectin'!" |
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6. Sound Affects / The Jam (1980) "I've got a pocket full of pretty green. I'm gonna put it in the fruit machine." |
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7. Absolutely / Madness (1981) "Naughty boys in nasty schools, headmasters breaking all the rules..." |
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8. Wha'ppen? / The (English) Beat (1981) "Every story has to be about something, I suppose." |
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9. Buzz or Howl Under the Influence of Heat / Minutemen (1983) "Burned-out wreck spotted on beach, symbol for my life." |
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10. The Unforgettable Fire / U2 (1984) "And you know it's time to go, through the sleet and driving snow..." |
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11. Bat Out of Hell / Meat Loaf (1977) "The sirens are screaming and the fires are howling, way down in the valley tonight..." |
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12. Keep Moving / Madness (1984) "Hurry up, don't slow down, pick up time, don't let hands pull you down..." |
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13. Marquee Moon / Television (1977) "What I want, I want now. And that's a whole lot more than anyhow." |
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14. Exile on Main Street / The Rolling Stones (1972) "I hear you talkin' when I'm on the street..." |
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15. Houses of the Holy / Led Zeppelin (1973) "I had a dream... Crazy dream..." |
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16. All Mod Cons / The Jam (1978) "Seen you before. I know your sort. You think the world awaits your every breath." |
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17. The Specials / The Specials (1979) "Stop your messing around. Better think of your future." |
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18. Pink Flag / Wire (1979) "Our own correspondent is sorry to tell of an uneasy time, that all is not well." |
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19. Natty Dread / Bob Marley and the Wailers (1978) "You got to lively up yourself, and don't be no drag!" |
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20. Murmur / R.E.M. (1983) ??????????? |
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21. New Boots and Panties!! / Ian Dury and the Blockheads (1979) "I come awake with a gift for womankind." |
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22. Heliocentric / Paul Weller (2000) "He's the keeper of the lantern. Stone believer, it's a passion." |
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23. Why the Long Face / Big Country (1995) "Down at the corner store, never busy any more..." |
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24. Uncle Anesthesia / Screaming Trees (1991) "Count the miles before they pass you by..." |
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25. I've Got a Right to Cry / Mandy Barnett (1999) "You know you done done me wrong. Come on back home where you belong..." |
Greatest hits albums, compilations, live albums and bootlegs are not eligible for these rankings.
