Top 10s

From tiny academy shows to stadiums and Oasis at Heaton Park, these are the 10 gigs that have meant the most to me.

From glam rock and plastic soul to Berlin experimentation and ‘Blackstar’, these are my 10 favourite David Bowie songs

From the optimism of their timeless debut to the swagger of ‘Second Coming’, these are my 10 favourite Stone Roses songs

My top ten Queen songs.

From the youthful rush of ‘St. Jude’ to the experimental sound of ‘Pink Cactus Café’, these are my 10 favourite Courteeners songs.

From the anthemic rush of ‘Sit Down’ and ‘Born of Frustration’ to the remarkable songs of their later years, these are my 10 favourite James songs.

From the outsider pop of ‘True Romance’ to the cultural explosion of ‘Brat’, these are my 10 favourite Charli XCX songs.

From the scruffy brilliance of ‘Is This It’ to the reinvention of ‘The New Abnormal’, these are my 10 favourite Strokes songs.

From Sheffield outsiders to Britpop icons and their remarkable return with ‘More’, these are my 10 favourite Pulp songs

From ‘Graduation’ to ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ and the stark experimentation of ‘Yeezus’, these are my 10 favourite Kanye West songs.

From the swagger of ‘Club Foot’ and ‘L.S.F.’ to years of arena-sized anthems, these are my 10 favourite Kasabian songs

From ‘Demon Days’ and ‘Plastic Beach’ to the bold collaborations of ‘The Mountain’, these are my 10 favourite Gorillaz songs.