It took me a very long time trawling through my record collection and gig reviews to come up with perhaps the ultimate list on this site: my top 300 songs of all time! This selection is fascinating for me as it accurately reflects the balance of power between my favourite bands and therefore gives the best insight into my musical mind you will find on these pages.

1. Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give A Fuck (Live Version) (1973/1996/2004)
2. Super Furry Animals - The International Language Of Screaming (1997)
3. The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize (1999)
4. The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly (1993)
5. The Beta Band - Dry The Rain (1997)
6. Gogol Bordello - Baro Foro (2002)
7. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum (Demo) (2005)
8. Super Furry Animals - Ice Hockey Hair (1998)
9. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul (1990)
10. Grandaddy - The Crystal Lake (2000)
11. Super Furry Animals - Play It Cool (1997)
12. Super Furry Animals - Calimero (1997)
13. Blur - Country House (1995)
14. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gilydd (1994)
15. Blur - There's No Other Way (1991)
16. The Stone Roses - Waterfall (1989)
17. The Beach Boys - California Girls (1965)
18. Blur - Girls & Boys (1994)
19. Half Man Half Biscuit - Everything's A.O.R. (1991)
20. Dennis Wilson - You Are So Beautiful (Live) (1975)
21. The Flaming Lips - The Gash (1999)
22. The Flaming Lips - Lightning Strikes The Postman (1995)
23. Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run (1973)
24. Half Man Half Biscuit - Vatican Broadside (2001)
25. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life (1996)
26. The Beach Boys - I Get Around (1964)
27. The Beatles - Twist And Shout (1963)
28. Supergrass - Alright (1995)
29. The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A. (1963)
30. The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1965)
31. Primal Scream - Movin' On Up (1991)
32. Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better (1977)
33. The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Infra Riot (2001)
34. Bentley Rhythm Ace - Theme From ‘Gutbuster’ (2000)
35. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Young Girls & Happy Endings (1997)
36. Half Man Half Biscuit - Paintball's Coming Home (1997)
37. The Flaming Lips - Talkin' Bout The Smiling Deathporn Immortality Blues (Everyone Wants To Live Forever) (1992)
38. The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand (1963)
39. The Supernaturals - Smile (1996)
40. Arcade Fire – Wake Up (2004)
41. Half Man Half Biscuit - Time Flies By (When You're The Driver Of A Train) (1985)
42. The Flaming Lips - Turn It On (1993)
43. Primal Scream – Jailbird (1994)
44. Shed Seven - Disco Down (1999)
45. Super Furry Animals - Lazy Life (Of No Fixed Identity) (1996)
46. Blur - Parklife (1994)
47. Grandaddy - Summer Here Kids (1997)
48. Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (2004)
49. Super Furry Animals - Wherever I Lay My Phone (That's My Home) (1999)
50. The Supernaturals - The Day Before Yesterday's Man (1997)
51. The Flaming Lips - Sound Check (2000)
52. Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic (1996)
53. Primal Scream - Loaded (1991)
54. The Flaming Lips - A Spoonful Weighs A Ton (1999)
55. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika) (2004)
56. Super Furry Animals - Slow Life (2003)
57. Super Furry Animals – Guacamole (1996)
58. Belle And Sebastian – The Boy With The Arab Strap (1998)
59. Super Furry Animals - Night Vision (1999)
60. The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?? (2002)
61. The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
62. Primal Scream - Rocks (1994)
63. Ash - Kung Fu (1995)
64. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - My Honey (2000)
65. The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R. (1968)
66. Grandaddy - Alan Parson's In A Winter Wonderland (2000)
67. The Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun (1964)
68. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
69. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (1995)
70. Air - Sexy Boy (1998)
71. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness (1992)
72. Grandaddy - A.M. 180 (1997)
73. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Poodle Rockin' (1999)
74. Manic Street Preachers - Motown Junk (1991)
75. Super Furry Animals - Receptacle For The Respectable (2001)
76. The Supernaturals - Stupid Love Song (1997)
77. Manic Street Preachers - La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) (1993)
78. Super Furry Animals - Chupacabras (1997)
79. Mama Cass Elliot - Make Your Own Kind Of Music (1969)
80. The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964)
81. Ffa Coffi Pawb – Valium (1988)
82. Suede - Animal Nitrate (1993)
83. Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) (2004)
84. Super Furry Animals - Baby Ate My Eightball (2007)
85. Half Man Half Biscuit – Lock Up Your Mountain Bikes (1999)
86. Air - Kelly Watch The Stars (Single Edit) (1998)
87. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Honeymoon With You (2001)
88. Half Man Half Biscuit - The Referee's Alphabet (2002)
89. Suede - Can't Get Enough (1999)
90. Paul McCartney & Wings - Jet (1973)
91. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (1978)
92. The Beach Boys – Honkin' Down The Highway (1977)
93. The Flaming Lips - Slow Nerve Action (1993)
94. Love - Alone Again Or (1967)
95. The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari (1962)
96. Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (2005)
97. Travis - All I Want To Do Is Rock (1996)
98. Love - The Daily Planet (1967)
99. Ash - Shining Light (2001)
100. The Prodigy - Firestarter (1996)
101. Queen - We Are The Champions (1977)
102. Super Furry Animals - Something 4 The Weekend (1996)
103. Super Furry Animals - Mountain People (1997)
104. Love - You Set The Scene (1967)
105. The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda (1965)
106. The Wannadies - You And Me Song (1994)
107. Super Furry Animals - Atomik Lust (2005)
108. Gogol Bordello - Mishto! (2005)
109. The Prodigy - Breathe (1996)
110. Travis - Hazy Shades Of Gold (1997)
111. Bill Conti – Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) (1976)
112. Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever (2003)
113. Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol (1994)
114. The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (1966)
115. Dodgy – Stayin’ Out For The Summer (1995)
116. The Flaming Lips - How Will We Know (Futuristic Crashendos) (1997)
117. Moloko - Pure Pleasure Seeker (2000)
118. Big Leaves - Sly Alibi (1999)
119. The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl (1963)
120. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (1978)
121. Super Furry Animals - Hermann ©'s Pauline (1997)
122. The Undertones - You Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?) (1979)
123. Half Man Half Biscuit - Running Order Squabble Fest (1993)
124. Half Man Half Biscuit - For What Is Chatteris... (2005)
125. The Beach Boys - Do It Again (1969)
126. The Beach Boys - Sloop John B (1966)
127. The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (1979)
128. Super Furry Animals - Juxtapozed With U (2001)
129. The Flaming Lips – Pilot Can At The Queer Of God (1993)
130. Arcade Fire – No Cars Go (2003/2007)
131. Shantel – Bucovina (2005)
132. The Beatles - Hey Jude (1968)
133. Paul McCartney & Wings – C Moon (1972)
134. Dodgy - Good Enough (1996)
135. The Beach Boys - Surf's Up (1967/1971)
136. They Might Be Giants - Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) (Live) (1998)
137. Faithless - Insomnia (1997)
138. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005)
139. Super Furry Animals - She’s Got Spies (1997)
140. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection (1989)
141. Gogol Bordello - Not A Crime (2005)
142. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - Sweet Johnny (1998)
143. Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1995)
144. Super Furry Animals - Do Or Die (1999)
145. The Beach Boys - Feel Flows (1971)
146. The Beach Boys - Heroes And Villains (1967)
147. The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (1966)
148. Half Man Half Biscuit - Restless Legs (2005)
149. Love - Seven & Seven Is (1967)
150. Half Man Half Biscuit - Bob Wilson – Anchorman (2001)
151. Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World (1977)
152. The Beach Boys - 'Til I Die (1971)
153. Gogol Bordello - American Wedding (2007)
154. The Beatles – Yesterday (1965)
155. Gogol Bordello - When The Trickster Starts A-Poking (Bordello Kind Of Guy) (2002)
156. Half Man Half Biscuit - Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years (2003)
157. Gogol Bordello – Ultimate (2007)
158. The Beatles - Drive My Car (1966)
159. Half Man Half Biscuit - Twenty Four Hour Garage People (1999)
160. The Beach Boys – The Night Was So Young (1977)
161. Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies) (2004)
162. Suede - Trash (1996)
163. Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line (1976)
164. Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm (2007)
165. Judy Garland – Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1939)
166. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out (2004)
167. The Undertones - Wednesday Week (1979)
168. Happy Mondays - Step On (1990)
169. The Dandy Warhols – Bohemian Like You (2000)
170. Super Furry Animals - Bad Behaviour (1996)
171. Half Man Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves (2005)
172. Love - My Little Red Book (1966)
173. Mama Cass Elliot – It’s Getting Better (1968)
174. The Beatles – Let It Be (1970)
175. Blue Swede – Hooked On A Feeling (1974)
176. Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King (2007)
177. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt.1 (2002)
178. Paul McCartney & Wings - Wonderful Christmas Time (1979)
179. Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (1971)
180. Maureen McGovern - The Morning After (1972)
181. Paul McCartney And Stevie Wonder – Ebony And Ivory (1982)
182. The Beatles – Got To Get You Into My Life (1966)
183. Soulwax - Saturday (1999)
184. OMC – How Bizarre (1995)
185. The Searchers – Love Potion No. 9 (1964)
186. Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die (1973)
187. Trey Parker – Kyle's Mum's A Bitch (1997)
188. Guido and Maurizio de Angelis – Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds Theme (1981)
189. Paul Giovanni – The Landlord’s Daughter (1973)
190. Manic Street Preachers - P.C.P. (1994)
191. Basement Jaxx - Where's Your Head At? (2001)
192. The Flaming Lips - Waitin' For A Superman (1999)
193. The Clint Boon Experience! - White No Sugar (1999)
194. Super Furry Animals - Northern Lites (1999)
195. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - The Humming Song (1999)
196. Space (With Cerys Matthews) - The Ballad Of Tom Jones (1998)
197. Kaiser Chiefs - Time Honoured Tradition (2005)
198. Danny & The Juniors – At The Hop (1957)
199. Suede - Metal Mickey (1993)
200. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - Hush The Warmth (1998)
201. The Beatles - Hello, Goodbye (1967)
202. Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova (Austin Powers Theme) (1962)
203. Blur - Tracy Jacks (1994)
204. Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running (2007)
205. The Supernaturals - I Wasn't Built To Get Up (1998)
206. Grandaddy - Nonphenomenal Lineage (1997)
207. Trey Parker – Uncle Fucka (1999)
208. Daft Punk - Da Funk (1997)
209. Half Man Half Biscuit - Rod Hull Is Alive – Why? (1987)
210. The Bluetones - Marblehead Johnson (1996)
211. Klaxons – The Bouncer (2006)
212. The Supernaturals - Life Is A Motorway (2002)
213. Manic Street Preachers – Faster (1994)
214. The Bluetones - Solomon Bites The Worm (1998)
215. Half Man Half Biscuit - The Bastard Son Of Dean Friedman (1987)
216. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - Let's Get Together (In Our Minds) (1998)
217. The Libertines - I Get Along (2002)
218. Franz Ferdinand - Do You Want To (2005)
219. Catatonia - I Am The Mob (1997)
220. Trey Parker – Everyone Has AIDS (2004)
221. The Mothers Of South Park – Blame Canada (1999)
222. Half Man Half Biscuit - Fuckin' 'Ell It's Fred Titmus (1985)
223. Love - Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale (1967)
224. Grandaddy - Everything Beautiful Is Far Away (1997)
225. Suede - Beautiful Ones (1996)
226. Euros Childs - Henry A Matilda Supermarketsuper (2007)
227. Half Man Half Biscuit - Them's The Vagaries (2002)
228. Super Furry Animals - Hit And Run (1997)
229. Love - ¡Que Vida! (1967)
230. Fatboy Slim - Praise You (1998)
231. Oasis – Acquiesce (1995)
232. Grandaddy - Stray Dog And The Chocolate Shake (2003)
233. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Her Hair Hangs Long (2001)
234. Blur - Sunday Sunday (1993)
235. The Beach Boys – Forever (1970)
236. 2 Unlimited – No Limit (1993)
237. Travis – Happy (1997)
238. Kaiser Chiefs - Na Na Na Na Naa (2005)
239. No Way Sis – I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (1996)
240. Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters Theme (1984)
241. Half Man Half Biscuit - God Gave Us Life (1985)
242. Travis - U16 Girls (1997)
243. Brian Wilson - Mrs. O'Leary's Cow (1967/2004)
244. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot (2004)
245. Love - Your Friend And Mine - Neil's Song (1969)
246. The Rolling Stones - The Last Time (1965)
247. The Flaming Lips - Brainville (1995)
248. Huey Lewis And The News – The Power Of Love (1985)
249. MoHoBishOPi - Hear The Air (2000)
250. The Flaming Lips - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (2006)
251. Soulwax - Conversation Intercom (2000)
252. Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher (1967)
253. Travis - Good Feeling (1997)
254. Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody (1973)
255. Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice (2000)
256. Half Man Half Biscuit - Shit Arm, Bad Tattoo (2005)
257. Black Grape - England's Irie (1996)
258. Fun Lovin' Criminals – Scooby Snacks (1996)
259. Daft Punk - Around The World (1997)
260. Babyshambles – Killamangiro (2004)
261. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Desolation Blues (1999)
262. Space – Neighbourhood (1996)
263. Blur - Song 2 (1997)
264. Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices (1988)
265. Half Man Half Biscuit - 4AD3DCD (1993)
266. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci - Diamonds O Monte Carlo (1992)
267. Survivor – Eye Of The Tiger (1982)
268. Oasis - Stand By Me (1997)
269. The Flaming Lips - Psychiatric Explorations Of The Fetus With Needles (1995)
270. Status Quo – Whatever You Want (1979)
271. Paul McCartney & Wings – Pipes Of Peace (1983)
272. Blur - Charmless Man (1995)
273. Madness - Our House (1982)
274. The Flaming Lips – The W.A.N.D. (2006)
275. Grandaddy - Now It's On (2003)
276. Monty Norman – James Bond Theme (1962)
277. The Beatles - We Can Work It Out (1965)
278. Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (1998)
279. The Beach Boys - Cuddle Up (1972)
280. Super Furry Animals - Run-Away (2007)
281. Status Quo – Burning Bridges (1988)
282. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997)
283. Super Furry Animals - Waiting To Happen (1996)
284. Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake (1963)
285. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)
286. Arcade Fire - Black Mirror (2007)
287. The Beach Boys – Kokomo (1988)
288. Larrikin Love – Well, Love Does Furnish A Life (2006)
289. The Beatles – Octopus's Garden (1969)
290. Super Furry Animals - Inaugural Trams (2009)
291. Buddy Holly – Everyday (1957)
292. The Moldy Peaches – Steak For Chicken (2001)
293. The Beach Boys - Drive-In (1964)
294. The Moldy Peaches – Anyone Else But You (2001)
295. The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo! (1995)
296. Michael Jackson - She's Out Of My Life (1979)
297. Half Man Half Biscuit - Turned Up Clocked On Laid Off (1993)
298. Butthole Surfers – Goofy’s Concern (1993)
299. Paul Giovanni - The Tinker Of Rye (1973)
300. The Undertones – Jump Boys (1979)

This list includes a stonking 130 songs from the 1990s, 44 from the 60s, 72 from the noughties, as well as thirty-three numbers from the 70s, eighteen tunes from the 1980s, one from the 1930s and two cuts from the 50s.