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Hey. In the spirit of all things list-y, and since I was quite pleased with the album list I'd put together, I decided to try my hand at something similar for songs. And since ranking all songs, even by one artist, would be a huge headache and probably impossible, I narrowed my scope to my favorite songs on each album, starting with Barenaked Ladies! There are a few artists that I'm interested enough in to do this with, so I'll probably have a few more posts after this, if I like how it goes. Albums selected by the highly scientific method of 'what I feel like picking'. I also might be a little liberal with cut songs released on special editions. Let's get started!

Buck Naked (1989):
Favorite song: Careless
"I wish I had a nickname/like Crusher, Snake, or Kenneth/'cause guys with nicknames always get the gals/When I grow up I'll name my children/Alice, Albert, and Alfred/I'll call them for supper like this: Dinner's ready Als!"
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Jars Of Clay - Love Came Down At Christmas
Frank Sinatra - Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Ray Anthony - Christmas Kisses
Bing Crosby - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Daphne Loves Derby - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Kate and After - Snow Angel
John Denver & the Muppets - Silent Night, Holy Night
Mud - Lonely This Christmas
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Hogwarts Choir - Christmas Songhttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MeCnFvsDBt0/TsMx6KJ9qlI/AAAAAAAABkY/k_3sPb56fCY/s1600/holidaycat+copy+2+copy.jpg
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping
Brian Wilson - The Man With All The Toys
New Kids On The Block - Merry, Merry Christmas
Мумий Тролль - С Новым Годом, Крошка!
Jackie Wilson - Deck The Halls
Bob Heatlie - Merry Christmas Everyone
The Flaming Lips - Christmas at the Zoo
Billy Squier - Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You"
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Okay, I amused myself enough by making that album list a while back... so to celebrate having a computer again (go me?), I'm revisiting my top twenty albums, and going twenty more! And yes, this is pretty much just a list of albums I own, listen to frequently, and think are good, by a handful of bands that I'm a huge fan of. I claim nothing else. :P

Starting with the top twenty (shuffled a bit to fit my current mood):

01. Everything to Everyone by Barenaked Ladies (2003)
02. Barenaked Ladies Are Me by Barenaked Ladies (2006)
03. The Else by They Might Be Giants (2007)
04. The Vanity Project by The Vanity Project (2005)
05. Maroon by Barenaked Ladies (2000)
06. Stunt by Barenaked Ladies (1998)
07. All In Good Time by Barenaked Ladies (2010)
08. The Miracle Mile by Kevin Hearn & Thin Buckle (2006)
09. Trust by Low (2002)
10. Maybe You Should Drive by Barenaked Ladies(1994)
11. Born on a Pirate Ship by Barenaked Ladies (1996)
12. Good News For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse (2004)
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Anberlin
Badfish
Balance and Composure
Barenaked Ladies
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Circa Survive
Citizen Genet
City Lights
Cold War Kids
Coldplay
Counting Crows
Crash Kings
Dave Matthews Band
The Downtown Fiction
Edgar Winter
Engloriax2
Foxy Shazam
Four Year Strongx2
Fusebox poetx2
Gallows
Goo Goo Dolls
Jet
John Mayer
Kid Liberty
Maroon 5
Mike Gordon
My Little Suburbia
OK Go
Owl
Plug In Stereo
RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles
The Ready Set
Sara Bareilles
Scotty Don't
Set Your Goals
Sharks
Sons of Jack
State Champs
The Summer Set
The Summer Switch
The Swellers
Taking Back Sundayx2
Title Fight
Transit
Uncle Joel's Comb
Weezer

The Tragically Hip (May 1, 1999)
Barenaked Ladies (July 27, 2001)
Ringo Starr And His All Star Band (May? 2003)
Harry and the Potters (July 5, 2006)
Draco and the Malfoys (July 5, 2006)
Colin Hay (July 17, 2006)
Pet Shop Boys (October 11, 2006)
The Brobdingnagian Bards (March 23, 2007)
The Brobdingnagian Bards (March 25, 2007)
Great Big Sea (April 14, 2007)
Morrissey (June 30, 2007) - CANCELLED
The Brobdingnagian Bards (April 6, 2008)
They Might Be Giants (October 23, 2008)
They Might Be Giants (March 28, 2009)
Marc Gunn (April 3, 2009)
Dr. SETI (April 3, 2009)
Marc Gunn (April 4, 2009)
Flynn's Folly (April 4, 2009)
Igor's Egg (April 4, 2009)
Worm Quartet (April 4, 2009)
Devo Spice (April 4, 2009)
Dr. SETI (April 4, 2009)
Power Salad (April 4, 2009)
Marc Gunn (March 26, 2010)
Power Salad (March 26, 2010)
Devo Spice (March 26, 2010)
Camera Obscura (June 7, 2010)
They Might Be Giants (September 18, 2011)
Devin Townsend (October 9, 2011)

A list of all the CDs I physically own. (No downloads or burned CDs :P )

Aaron Shust - Whispered & Shouted
AC/DC - Back In Black
The Academy Is... - Santi
The All-American Rejects - Move Along
As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle
Attack Attack! - Someday Came Suddenly
August Burns Red - Messengers
Autopilot Off - Make a Sound
Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold - Sounding the Seventh Trumpet
Barenaked Ladies - Rock Spectacle (Live)
Barenaked Ladies - Stunt
Beck - Odelay
Better Than Ezra - Closer
Better Than Ezra - Rosealia
Big Collapse - Prototype
Blessid Union Of Souls - Walking Off the Buzz
blink-182 - Dude Ranch
blink-182 - Greatest Hits
Bloc Party - A Weekend in the City
Blue October - Foiled
The Bronx - The Bronx II
Bullet For My Valentine - The Poison
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Cobra Starship - ¡Viva La Cobra!
Creed - Human Clay
Creed - My Own Prison
Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
Everyday Sunday - Stand Up
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Last.FM Milestones1st track: (17 Mar 2007)
Dixie Chicks - There's Your Trouble
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/198972.jpg1000th track: (03 Apr 2007)
Robbie Williams - Me And My Monkey
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/36088111.png2000th track: (18 Apr 2007)
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/305566.jpg3000th track: (01 May 2007)
U2 - New York
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/2988506.jpg4000th track: (11 May 2007)
Eagles - Doolin-Dalton
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/3241683.jpg5000th track: (23 May 2007)
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/3223900.jpg6000th track: (16 Jul 2007)
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/219747.jpg7000th track: (19 Aug 2007)
Lifehouse - Today (Bonus Track)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/2863936.jpg8000th track: (09 Jan 2008)
The Feeling - Strange
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