As the decade draws to a close I thought why not attempt to make a list of the top twenty albums from the past ten yea..what? Everybody's doing them? Really? But I thought no-one liked making lists? That contradicts much of what I believe. Hmmm. Anyfucks, here you are. Get on with it.

1)Sufjan Stevens; Illinois

2)Dirty Projectors; Bitte Orca

3)Joana Newsom; Ys

4)Wilco; A Ghost is Born

5)Sparks; Hello Young Lovers

6)The Lilac Time; Looking for a Day in the Nigh

7)Half Man Half Biscuit; Achtung Bono!

8)Scritti Politti; White Bread, Black Beer

9)Richard Hawley; Lowedges

10)Randy Newman; Harps and Angels

11)Rufus Wainright; Want One

12)TV on the Radio; Dear Science

13)Bob Dylan; Love and Theft

14)Rilo Kiley; More Adventurous

15)XTC; Wasp Star

16)Cat Power; The Greatest

17)Lambchop; Aw C'mon/No You C'Mon

18)The Decemberists; The Crane Wife

19)Luke Haines; Off My Rocker at the Art School Bop

20)Elvis Costello; Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

You should probably buy them all.

Incidentally, an honourable mentions goes to: http://tinyurl.com/yb8mut7

Thunks.