So it took me a while but here are my favourite albums from this year:

25: Airborne toxic event - Airborne toxic event

24: Miike Snow - Miike Snow

23: Morissey - years of refusal

22: Bombay bicycle club - I had the blues but I shook them loose

21: David crowder band - Church Music

20: U2 - no line on the horizon

19: Switchfoot - hello hurricane

18: Mumford + sons - sigh no more

17: Jamie T - kings and queens

16: Boxer rebellion - Union

15: Doves - kingdom of rust

14: Grizzly Bear - Veckatimist

13: Athlete - black swan

12: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - it’s blitz!

11: kasabian - west Ryder lunatic asylum

10: Julian casablancas - phrazes for The young

9: maximo park - quicken the heart

8: pearl jam - backspacer

7: fanfarlo - reservoir

6: paramore - brand new eyes

5: them crooked vultures - them crooked vultures

4: maccabees - wall of arms

3: biffy clyro - only revolutions

2: Florence + the machine - lungs

1: temper trap - conditions

Phew!