30. Every Breathe You Take - The Police
(A&M 1983, The Police)
Ah a cool smooth bass driven classic. The ultimate stalker anthem, thanks to twitter and facebook those of us inclined towards Stalker really don't have to put half the effort into our persuits that Sting used to back in the day. That said the beautiful line "I lie in bed, and I can only see your face" still rings ever so true.
29. Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A
(Priority 1988, DJ Yella & Dr. Dre)
While it didn't have the immediacy of Fuck Da Police it certainly had double the swagger and huge hit potential. From the second Ice Cube burst onto the mic with the epic opening line "Coming Straight Outta Compton, A Crazy Nigga Named Ice Cube". Set to a back drop of gang wars in L.A. hip hop tracks don't come bigger than this.
28. Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
(Fiction 1986, Robert Smith)
Guitar hooks don't come any sweeter, and lyrical performances are rarely more telling or tender than on Robert Smith's ultimate anthem. The Cure were the kinds of the spacious atomspheric albums but conversely the gorgeous throwway pop single, and this will always be their finest.
27. Hey - The Pixies
(4AD 1989, Gil Norton)
"There's Whores At The Door, And Whores In My Head", ah the wonderful world of Francis Black, beautifully, visceral and utterly bonkers, but most of all utterly brilliant, a true anthem. Beautiful guitar, a killer baseline, and those eternally quoteable lyrics "It's the noise the mother makes, when the baby breaks" all I can say is fuck yeah!
26. Purple Rain - Prince
(Warner Bros. 1984, Prince)
Ah as big and ridiculous as they come, I just wrote three paragraphs about the album in the best album list so I'll keep this short. A gospel funk classic of monsterous proportions.
(Warner Bros. 1988, Scott Litt)
Ah yes from the Purple Rain to the Orange Crush and absolute monster track courtesy of Michael Stipe and co. A glorious anti-war stomper, undoubtably there most thrilling sing along single.
24. The Number Of The Beast - Iron Maiden
(EMI 1982, Steve Harris)
Oh yes it's that time when we start pulling out the mamoth Maiden epics and they certainly don't come much bigger that The Number Of The Beast. It's classic Maiden need I really say more.
23. Raining In Blood - Slayer
(Def Jam 1986, Rick Rubin)
"Rain Blood From An Ulser In The Sky!!!" if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about Slayer and this track then nothing will. With a riff the knocks your socks off, this is a non stop pummelling, you will be bloodied, you will be battered and you will be thoroughly defeaten.
22. Here Comes Your Man - The Pixies
(4AD 1989, Gil Norton)
So after that ungodly pummelling its time to chill out, with a glorious summer festival anthem courtesy of the Pixies, often characterised by the Quiet-Loud demographic, Here Comes Your Man is a perfect example of the Pixies incredible versitility. Kim Deal's vocal on this track is just devine.
21. Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden
(EMI 1982, Steve Harris)
I have to admit seeing Iron Maiden live was one of the biggest dissapointments of my life, don't get me wrong they were absolutely awesome, but they only played tracks of the first four albums so we were robbed of classics like Fear Of The Dark. Luckily the awesomeness fo Run To The Hills can never fail.
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