Perfect 10 Canary Albums

My friend Scott did a list of his 25 favorite albums in lieu of the Facebook thing about 25 random things about yourself. That encouraged me to make a list of albums that I consider to be perfect 10's. These are my favorite albums in no particular order. If you think it is a lot, it only represents 3% of my music collection.

And then after posting them I had to edit it. I took some off that I really really like, but they are nothing revolutionary or particularly original. So I left those that are and have a special place in my heart too. There are many that I would consider 9 1/2, but putting those up too is just overkill. Ok, here is the final list that I have no doubt about.

27B-6-"Mijumaanja"-A tremendously talented local band that was just too good to be signed.
Andrew Osenga-"Photographs"
Andrew Peterson-"Behold the Lamb of God"-best Christmas album
Caedmon's Call-"Caedmon's Call"
Caedmon's Call-"Long Line of Leavers"
Counting Crows-"August and Everything After"
Damien Rice-"O"-best break-up album ever
Demetri Martin-"These Are Jokes"-my favorite comedian. I have heard this CD several times and I still crack up.
Derek Webb-"I See Things Upside Down"
Derek Webb-"Mockingbird"-On Derek: Usually I like songs that I can identify with. These two albums have the distinction of actually challenging the way I think about culture, faith, and politics.
Don Chaffer-"What You Don't Know"-Saddest album I've heard, but so beautiful
Extreme-"III Sides to Every Story"-perhaps more relevant now than when it was ignored in 1992 when it came out.
Fernando Ortega-"This Bright Hour"
Fleetwood Mac-"Rumours"
Genesis-"Invisible Touch"
Heart-"Dreamboat Annie"
Jars of Clay-"Jars of Clay"-paved the way for artists who are Christians to be who they are. They paved the way for a flood of great Christian artists with this album.
Jeff Buckley-"Grace"-I hated this guy when I first heard him, but oh the beauty, the messy beauty of his music.
John Mayer-"Room for Squares"
Jonathan Rundman-"Sound Theology"
King's X-"Ear Candy"
The Last of the Mohicans Original Soundtrack-without the soundtrack, this movie would have been boring.
Led Zeppelin-"Houses of the Holy"
Live-"Throwing Copper"-everything after this album is so generic, but this one is incredible.
Paul Simon-"Graceland"
Pearl Jam-"Vs."
Peter Gabriel-"So"
Pink Floyd-"The Dark Side of the Moon"
Rich Mullins-"A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band"
Rush-"Moving Pictures"
Sara Groves-"The Other Side of Something"
Sixpence None the Richer-"Sixpence None the Richer"
Something Like Silas-"Divine Invitation"
Stephen Speaks-"No More Doubt"
Sufjan Stevens-"Greetings from Michigan"
Tears for Fears-"Raoul and the Kings of Spain"
They Might Be Giants-"Flood"
Toad the Wet Sprocket-"Coil"-this whole album is about overcoming addiction.
U2-"The Joshua Tree"-even though side 1 should have been side 2
Waterdeep-"Sink or Swim"
Waterdeep-"Everyone's Beautiful"
Waterdeep-"To Chase Away the Birds"
Waterdeep-"Whole 'Nother Deal"