And The Winners Are...

On tonight's Late Show at 10pm, I'll be playing my fave tracks from 2007. This has become an annual event, and I do enjoy the chance to load up a two hour programme with all the choice moments.

It's probably a throwback to John Peel and his Festive 50, which was a national event for some of us. Myself and my mates would debate the relative standings of Joy Division, The Undertones, The Clash and The Specials. For years, Stiff Little Fingers were a feature, eventually giving way to the Wedding Present, PJ Harvey and the Mary Chain. Happily, all the Festive 50 polls are on the John Peel microsite, providing a snapsot of alternative music as it occurred.

Here are my top records of 2007.

ALBUMS

1. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup

2. Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight

3. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible

4. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss – Raising Sand

5. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

6. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedela

7. The Undertones – Dig Yourself Deep

8. Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings – 100 Days, 100 Nights

9. Bruce Springsteen – Magic

10. Foy Vance – Hope

11. Panda Bear – Person Pitch

12. The Good The Bad & The Queen – The Good The Bad & The Queen

13. MIA – Kala

14. Radiohead – In Rainbows

15. Laura Viers –Icebreakers

16. Cathy Davey – Tales Of Silversleeve

17. Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew – Spirit If

18. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky

19. LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver

20. Ry Cooder – My Name Is Buddy

SINGLES

1.Modest Mouse – Dashboard

2. Arcade Fire – Keep The Car Running

3. Soul Savers – Revival

4. Amiina, Lee Hazlewod – Hilli

5. Duffy – Rockferry

6. Candie Payne – I Wish I Could Have Loved You More

7. Bruce Springsteen – Radio Nowhere

8. Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Door

9. Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse – Valerie

10. The Good The Bad And The Queen – Green Fields

11.The View – Same Jeans

12. Manic Street Preachers –Your Love Is Not Enough

13. The Hold Steady – Chips Ahoy

14. Andrew Bird – Heretics

15. Tuung – Bullets

16. Feist - 1234

16. Josh Ritter – Right Moves

17. MIA – Jimmy

18. Peter Bjorn And John – Young Folks

19. Ian Brown – Illegal Attacks

20. The Shins – Australia

Stu Bailie presents The Late show on Radio Ulster, every Friday from 10pm until midnight. See his playlist here.