Urban Hymns contains 4 or 5 top-class bangers, however, much of the album is mundane and it is just a bit too long.

Enjoyably light with a sleek pop sensibility, The Age Of Plastic has an era-defining sound, but lacks in memorable tunes.

An incredible album full of wonderful vocals, music and lyrics. It is very difficult to pick a best track however, Gypsy, a song very close to my heart, deserves a shout-out.

There's some moments of musical inspiration here,  but it mostly gets lost among the messiness of the ill-disciplined song-writing.

It's moronic, derivative, middle-of-the-road, silly, stupid, unoriginal nonsense, and I loved every second of it. Say what you want about The Quo, they really can rock.

Rather silly and fun, and they have a knack for catchy choruses, but nothing special.

Beauty encapsulated in an album. Stevens' delicate voice is gently soothing. Lyrically, Tea For The Tillerman is open to a wide range of interpretations and invites the listener to ponder life, family and environmentalism.

A very solid album. There's little that blew me away here, but equally nothing that bored me or felt unneeded or unnecessary, and it's all fun to listen to

There is not a mediocre song on this album. If I could award Charles 11/10 I would. Simply joyous.

Randy Newman's satire is razor sharp, and it's no better than on the provocative opening song Rednecks. His political songs remain tragically relevant and the love ballads are pitch perfect, and both lyrically have so much to offer, and reveal a depth to his artistry.

Souly funk or funky soul? Either way, this is up there with the best of them, with many songs reminiscent of what Prince would end up starting his career with.

I always felt indie rock was copying something. Well, now I know what. This album is boisterous and exuberant, with an authentic punk edge, but also an undercurrent of melodic sensibility. 

A very fun come-back album. Not groundbreaking by any means, but it's an enjoyable selection of pop rock tunes ably performed by the funkiest Miliband brother.

A pensive album that magnificently balances the sombre and the uplifting. Out Of Time has a Leonard Cohen-esque quality to it at times as it is surprisingly profound in its lyrics. 

This album is distilled fun. If you could isolate the molecules of fun, it would sound like this blisteringly rollicking record.

Arriving to this album with a prejudice against Heavy Metal and Hard Rock I was nervous about listening to The Sabbath. Whilst I hated the vocals of Ozzy Osbourne, instrumentally the album is full  of great riffs and even contains some softer melodies including the beautiful song Solitude.

Her powerhouse voice carries all the tracks, but the instrumentation is beautiful too. It feels like authentic soul, rather than a more modern record. Occasionally a couple of the songs feel less interesting, but otherwise it's a true classic.

Another album that falls prey to "One Great Song Syndrome". At Last is a perfect romantic song, but nothing else is as memorable at that. Her voice is sublime, though.

I don't really like Smith's voice and I found the punky-vibe a little bit too intense. Nevertheless, lyrically this is a robust album with rousing lyrics especially in the song Dancing Barefoot.

An average pop-rock album with one of the best songs of all time.