The following list comprises tunes that are not only great in their own right, but also act as central points on the albums from which they are lifted. Not all the albums are classics, but this is an exercise in choosing the best title tracks, not albums. At any rate, with albums like Pink Moon, Astral Weeks, Kid A, What's Going On and Grace represented, it's a fine roll call by anyone's language... whether it's the song or the album we're talking about.
Same old story regarding the final cut; there's only 15 spots, so title-track gems like Bowie's ""Heroes"", The Boss' "Born to Run", Prince's "Purple Rain", The Beatles' "Let It Be" and The Doors' "L.A. Woman" (among a host of others) don't get a look in. But it's hard to dispute those that did.
Well I don't, anyway.
1. Pink Moon Nick Drake
2. Imagine John Lennon
3. Astral Weeks Van Morrison
4. Marquee Moon Television
5. Kid A Radiohead
6. Station to Station David Bowie
7. All Things Must Pass George Harrison
8. What’s Going On Marvin Gaye
9. Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
10. I See A Darkness Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
11. Grace Jeff Buckley
12. Hotel California Eagles
13. London Calling The Clash
14. Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens
15. American Pie Don McLean
