Weekend Australian Magazine's 20 best songs poll results

Readers were asked to vote for the greatest Australian songs of the past two decades, as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations. They asked 20 top musicians and industry players to pick their favourites.
Here are the results. Do you agree? The Church was my first choice and I am sure Paul Kelly would be there as well.

TOP OF THE POPS: 1988-2008
1. Under the Milky Way (1988) – The Church
2. Into Temptation (1988) – Crowded House
3. The Ship Song (1990) – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
4. Berlin Chair (1994) – You Am I
5. Distant Sun (1993) – Crowded House
6. Never Tear Us Apart (1988) – INXS
7. These Days (1999) – Powderfinger
8. Fall at Your Feet (1991) – Crowded House
9. No Aphrodisiac (1997) – The Whitlams
10. One Crowded Hour (2006) – Augie March
11. Blow up the Pokies (1999) – The Whitlams
12. Weather With You (1991) – Crowded House
13. Private Universe (1993) – Crowded House
14. Touch (1988) – Noiseworks
15. The Special Two (2005) – Missy Higgins
16. Better Be Home Soon (1998) – Crowded House
17. Straight Lines (2007) – Silverchair
18. Special (2006) – Gisele Scales
19. Are You Gonna be my Girl? (2003) – Jet
20. Thunderstruck (1990) – ACDC

My ten least favourite words or phrases

1. Aspirational: Code for saying something but in reality doing nothing.
2. Collateral damage: accidental killing of innocent victims in war. Carnage.
3. Youse
4. whatevah
5. yeahright
6. bitch slap
7. pimp yah
   

Kerry J's Ten aural assault words/phrases

1. Utilise
2. Love youse all
   
3. Zipper
4. Cool (kewl)
5. Like
6. Pedagogy
7. The cutting edge
8. Disambiguate
9. Ipodophile
10. Iteration
    

Top Ten Live Albums

1. Allman Brothers Band: Live at the Fillmore East.
2. Lou Reed: Rock'n'Roll Animal
3. Bob Dylan: Before the flood.
4. Woodstock: Various artist.
5. Get yer ya ya's out: Rolling Stones.
6. Derek and the Dominos: Live at the Fillmore East.
7. Talking Heads: Stop making sense.
8. Cream: Live Cream Vol 1.
9. Neil Young: Rust never sleeps
10. Paul Kelly: Paul Kelly Live.
    

Top Ten Irritations of late

1. LG remote controls that my 84 year old mother is trying to master.
2. The cost of broadband.
3. Alexander Downer's voice.
4. Alexander Downer's condescending attitude.
5. The Channel 7 AFL footy coverage.
6. John Howards recklessness and desperation to hold on to power.
7. Holier than thou Kevin Rudd.
8. The price of vegetables.
9. Four cornered garlic weed growing in my garden.
10. Ants in the kitchen cupboard.
    

Top Ten Software

MyTop Ten Software products that I use.

1. Mozilla Firefox
2. Google
3. Gmail
4. Google Notebook
5. Gadwin PrintScreen
6. Xnview
7. Free Rip
8. Word Web
9. Microsoft Word
10. Powerpoint

Ten Things That

Top Ten Things

I am a list maker. I have made lists all my life, of jobs I have had, girlfriends, countries travelled, houses lived in, jobs to be done, best live bands etc. Lately I have thought about collecting these and other peoples lists as top tens. there must be myriads of lists and that people must collect in their heads that would be better documented so as to create greater headspace. Gathering and publishing theses list should create interesting debate and also collect some interesting information and data.