Albums worth getting for one song (each)

A Listmania! list by Frank T "frank-t"
 
The Sea of Love
1.  The Sea of Love by The Adventures
The list author says:
  "Worth getting for "Broken Land" - gloriously gloomy 80s Celt-rock."
Used & New from: £4.60
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Afternoons in Utopia
2.  Afternoons in Utopia by Alphaville
The list author says:
  "Worth getting for "Universal Daddy" - the summer Euro-hit that never was."
£8.68   Used & New from: £4.41
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Quench
3.  Quench by Beautiful South
The list author says:
  "Let's face it, the only song anyone remembers off this album is "Perfect 10", and not without reason."
£4.66   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Blur
4.  Blur by Blur
The list author says:
  "I'm a sucker for the quirky pop of "On Your Own", but not for anything else here I'm afraid."
£3.97   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

The Best of
5.  The Best of by Bucks Fizz
The list author says:
  "I know, I know: my soul is damned, but I wanted to hear "I Hear Talk" again before I died."
Used & New from: £0.48
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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A Place in the World
6.  A Place in the World by Mary Chapin Carpenter
The list author says:
  "Worth getting for the wistfully romantic "Naked to the Eye". The rest? Meh."
Used & New from: £0.49
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Demon Days
7.  Demon Days by Gorillaz
The list author says:
  "Worth getting for "DARE", though it's a song you need to have seen the video for to truly appreciate."
£3.99   Used & New from: £0.17
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)

Bigger Than America
8.  Bigger Than America by Heaven 17
The list author says:
  "The whole album is good, but if each song's fabness was represented by a Manhattan skyscraper, "Dive" would be the Empire State Building."
Used & New from: £10.98
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Walk On
9.  Walk On by John Hiatt
The list author says:
  "Pretty underwhelming as a whole, but the atmospheric title track is one of Hiatt's best."
£9.82   Used & New from: £3.00
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Same Sky
10.  Same Sky by Horse
The list author says:
  "Strewth this album is dull, except for the stupendous 80s melodrama of "Sweet Thing"."
£5.99   Used & New from: £2.25
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

The Best Of Jon & Vangelis
11.  The Best Of Jon & Vangelis by Vangelis
The list author says:
  "Not all of these songs are terrible, but I wouldn't miss any of them except for "I'll Find my Way Home"."
£4.99   Used & New from: £0.78
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

The Best Of Quincy Jones
12.  The Best Of Quincy Jones by Quincy Jones
The list author says:
  "This is OK, but if you were alive in 1981 you'll be buying this for the supreme uplifting funkiness of "Ai No Corrida"."
£4.47   Used & New from: £2.19
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Hopes and Fears
13.  Hopes and Fears by Keane
The list author says:
  "It's pleasant, but I feel only "Bedshaped" might save this album from ultimate oblivion."
£4.87   Used & New from: £3.49
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Trans-Europe Express
14.  Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
The list author says:
  ""Europe Endless" always makes me grin, and well and truly steals the show here."
Used & New from: £2.77
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Lost In Space
15.  Lost In Space by Aimee Mann
The list author says:
  ""Humpty Dumpty" is in a different league of tunesmithery from every other song here, none of which I can remember."
£6.50   Used & New from: £2.98
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Ladies Of The Canyon
16.  Ladies Of The Canyon by Joni Mitchell
The list author says:
  ""Big Yellow Taxi" may be the only song you know from this album. There's a reason for that."
£3.99   Used & New from: £1.98
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Easter
17.  Easter by Patti Smith
The list author says:
  "I'm afraid that this album does nothing for me, except the rock classic "Because the Night"."
£3.87   Used & New from: £1.74
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Devils & Dust
18.  Devils & Dust by Bruce Springsteen
The list author says:
  "Not a bad album, but the title track is quite soul-piercing."
£25.57   Used & New from: £2.45
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)

Tyger
19.  Tyger by Tangerine Dream
The list author says:
  "You might think a Tangerine Dream album with vocals is a bad a idea - and you'd be right. Fortunately they trusted their better judgment on the mellow instrumental "Alchemy of the Soul"."
Used & New from: £4.79
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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The Definitive Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
20.  The Definitive Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons by Frankie Valli & Four Seasons
The list author says:
  "If you think the Bee Gees' falsettos are a crime against taste, Frankie Valli will make you scream (and not because you're singing along). However, "December 1963" is sung normally, and is good."
£7.98   Used & New from: £2.73
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 13/06/2009
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