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Following with the poll from last month, in which I asked you to post your favorite Pink Floyd songs and albums in ranked lists and then compiled them, this month we will be moving on to the next artist on the list, Elvis Costello! Please post as many songs/albums in your lists as you would like! We'll only be doing studio albums, no live albums, so I'll post a list of eligible ones below. Thank you and have fun!

Albums
01 | My Aim Is True
02 | This Year's Model
03 | Armed Forces
04 | Get Happy!!
05 | Trust
06 | Almost Blue
07 | Imperial Bedroom
08 | Punch the Clock
09 | Goodbye Cruel World
10 | King of America
11 | Blood & Chocolate
12 | Spike
13 | Mighty Like a Rose
14 | G.B.H.
15 | The Juliet Letters
16 | Brutal Youth
17 | Kojak Variety
18 | Jake's Progress
19 | All This Useless Beauty
20 | Painted from Memory
21 | For the Stars
22 | When I Was Cruel
23 | North
24 | The Delivery Man
25 | Il Sogno
26 | Piano Jazz: McPartland/Costello
27 | The River in Reverse
28 | Momofuku
29 | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
30 | National Ransom
31 | Wise Up Ghost
32 | Look Now
33 | Hey Clockface
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Oh my God, when did he make all these albums...
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Songs:

1. Pump It Up (1978) [EC & The Attractions]
2. Veronica (1989) [EC]
3. Playboy To A Man (1991) [EC]
4. Oliver's Army (1979) [EC & The Attractions]
5. Pills And Soap (1983) [The Imposter]
6. The Other Side Of Summer (1991) [EC]
7. Watching The Detectives (1977) [EC & The Attractions]
8. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea (1978) [EC & The Attractions]
9. Alison (1977) [EC & The Attractions]
10. You Want Her Too (1989) [Paul McCartney & EC]
11. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding (1978) [EC & The Attractions]
12. Accidents Will Happen (1979) [EC & The Attractions]
13. Goon Squad (1979) [EC & The Attractions]
14. From Head To Toe (1982) [EC & The Attractions]
15. God's Comic (1989) [EC]
16. Watch Your Step (1981) [EC & The Attractions]
17. Peace In Our Time (1984) [EC & The Attractions]
18. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (1977) [EC & The Attractions]
19. Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter (2018) [EC & The Imposters]
20. Radio, Radio (1978) [EC & The Attractions]
21. Shatterproof (1983) [EC & The Attractions]
22. Clubland (1980) [EC & The Attractions]
23. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down (1980) [EC & The Attractions]
24. Everyday I Write The Book (1983) [EC & The Attractions]
25. Monkey To Man (2004) [EC & The Imposters]
26. Let Him Dangle (1989) [EC]
27. High Fidelity (1980) [EC & The Attractions]
28. This House Is Empty Now (1998) [EC & Burt Bacharach]
29. How To Be Dumb (1991) [EC]
30. Sunday's Best (1979) [EC & The Attractions]
31. Shipbuilding (1983) [EC & The Attractions]
32. ...This Town... (1989) [EC]
33. All Grown Up (1991) [EC]
34. Swine (1993) [EC & The Brodsky Quartet]
35. God Give Me Strength (1998) [EC & Burt Bacharach]
36. Good Year For The Roses (1981) [EC & The Attractions]
37. St. Stephen's Day Murders (1991) [Chieftains & EC]
38. Kinder Murder (1994) [EC & The Attractions]
39. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (1989) [EC]
40. 20% Amnesia (1994) [EC & The Attractions]
41. Sulky Girl (1994) [EC & The Attractions]
42. So Like Candy (1991) [EC]
43. The World And His Wife (1983) [EC & The Attractions]
44. Tokyo Storm Warning (1986) [EC]
45. Hurry Down Doomsday (1991) [EC]
46. Complicated Shadows (2009) [EC & The Attractions]
47. Don't Look Now (2018) [EC & The Imposters]
48. Walk Us Uptown (2013) [EC & The Roots]
49. 13 Steps Lead Down (1994) [EC & The Attractions]
50. No Action (1978) [EC & The Attractions]
51. Man Out Of Time (1982) [EC & The Attractions]
52. I Want You (1986) [EC]
53. Waiting For The End Of The World (1977) [EC & The Attractions]
54. Chewing Gum (1989) [EC]
55. Unwanted Number (2018) [EC & The Imposters]
56. I Almost Had A Weakness (1993) [EC & The Brodsky Quartet]
57. Tramp Down The Dirt (1989) [EC]
58. New Amsterdam (1980) [EC & The Attractions]
59. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution) (2002) [EC]
60. Lipstick Vogue (1978) [EC & The Attractions]
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Songs:

1. Oliver's Army
2. Beyond Belief
3. Toledo
4. Man Out Of Time
5. Alison
6. This House Is Empty Now
7. Party Girl
8. Pump It Up
9. King Horse
10. Couldn’t Call It Unexpected, No. 4
11. Fish ’N’ Chip Paper
12. Strict Time
13. Brilliant Mistake
14. Different Fingers
15. Black And White World
16. Possession
17. In The Darkest Place
18. Blue Chair
19. The Long Honeymoon
20. Motel Matches
21. American Without Tears, No.2
22. New Lace Sleeves
23. Watch Your Step
24. God Give Me Strength
25. New Amsterdam
26. Girl’s Talk
27. Temptation
28. Talking In The Dark
29. Psycho
30. Beaten To The Punch
31. She
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Albums:
1. This Year's Model
2. My Aim Is True
3. Armed Forces
4. Get Happy!!
5. Punch the Clock
6. Imperial Bedroom
7. Trust
8. Blood And Chocolate
9. King of America
10. Goodbye Cruel World
11. Almost Blue
12. Spike
13. When I Was Cruel
14. Painted From Memory
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Songs:

1. Alison (279)
2. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (532)
3. Watching the Detectives (1124)
4. I'm Not Angry (1729)
5. Man Out of Time (2052)
6. Radio Radio (2484)
7. Pump It Up (2755)
8. Welcome to the Working Week (2769)
9. Accidents Will Happen (2774)
10. Veronica (3821)
11. Blame it on Cain (4212)
12. Less Than Zero (4216)
13. No Action (4297)
14. Pay It Back (4341)
15. I Want You (4451)
16. Everyday I Write the Book (4494)
17. Town Cryer (5382)
18. This Year's Girl (5923)
19. Hand In Hand (6860)
20. Beyond Belief (7158)
21. Party Girl (7358)
22. Oliver's Army (7362)
23. You Little Fool (7570)
24. Shipbuilding (7815)
25. (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea (7883)
26. Lip Service (7930)
27. Lipstick Vogue (7934)
28. God Give Me Strength (9200)
29. Psycho (9292)
30. Come the Meantimes (9356)
31. Cinco Minutos Con Vos (9423)

High Fidelity (BU)
New Amsterdam (BU)
Tramp the Dirt Down (BU)

Good Year for the Roses (4.2 out of 10)
I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (2 out of 10)
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Albums

01 | This Year's Model (179)
02 | My Aim Is True (365)
03 | Armed Forces (407)
04 | Imperial Bedroom (520)
05 | All This Useless Beauty (738)
06 | Punch the Clock (1265)
07 | Get Happy!! (1336)
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Albums:
1) This Year’s Model
2) My Aim is True
3) Imperial Bedroom
4) Armed Forces
5) Get Happy!!!
6) Trust
7) Blood & Chocolate
8) Painted From Memory
9) King of America
10) Spike
11) National Ransom
12) The River in Reverse
13) All This Useless Beauty
14) Almost Blue
15) Punch the Clock
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Holden wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:01 pm 34 | Spanish Model
If anyone's especially attached to Spanish Model, I'll wind my neck back in but it's a re-recording of This Year's Model en español- I thought albums containing old material weren't allowed?
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mileswide wrote: Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:45 pm
Holden wrote: Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:01 pm 34 | Spanish Model
If anyone's especially attached to Spanish Model, I'll wind my neck back in but it's a re-recording of This Year's Model en español- I thought albums containing old material weren't allowed?
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Songs:
1. Shipbuilding
2. Pump It Up
3. Goon Squad
4. The Long Honeymoon
5. Lipstick Vogue
6. Hand in Hand
7. This Year's Girl
8. Accidents Will Happen
9. The Beat
10. (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea
11. Town Cryer
12. Watching the Detectives
13. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding
14. New Amsterdam
15. Oliver's Army
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Albums:

01 Blood & Chocolate (1986)
02 Spike (1989)
03 My Aim Is True (1977)
04 This Year's Model (1978)
05 Armed Forces (1979)
06 Imperial Bedroom (1982)
07 Look Now (2018)
08 King of America (1986)
09 Almost Blue (1981)
10 Get Happy!! (1980)
11 Painted From Memory (1998)
12 Punch the Clock (1983)
13 Trust (1981)
14 The River in Reverse (2006)
15 Brutal Youth (1994)
16 Goodbye Cruel World (1984)
17 Mighty Like a Rose (1991)
18 All This Useless Beauty (1996)
19 Kojak Variety (1995)
20 The Juliet Letters (1993)
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Albums:

1. My Aim Is True
2. This Years Model
3. Get Happy
4. Armed Forces
5. Imperial Bedroom
6. Painted from memory (with Burt Bacharach)
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Songs:

1. Alison
2. Watching The Detectives
3. The Beat
4. Oliver's Army
5. Pump It Up

6. Less Than Zero
7. Welcome To The Working Week
8. Toledo
9. Temptation
10. No Action

11. Beaten To The Punch
12. Accidents Will Happen
13. Human Touch
14. Mystery Dance
15. Radio Radio

16. (I Dont Want to Go to) Chelsea
17. Lip Service
18. (What's So Funny About) Peace, Love And Understanding
19. Blame It On Cain
20. Sneaky Feelings

21. Pay It Back
22. No Dancing
23. Opportunity
24. Veronica
25. Shabby Doll

26. The Loved Ones
27. This House Is Empty Now
28. The Long Division
29. Clubland
30. Good Year For The Roses

31. Miracle Man
32. Beyond Belief
33. Every Day I Write The Book
34. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
35. Senior Service

36. Busy Bodies
37. High Fidelity
38. I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down
39. Man Out Of Time
40. Human Hands

41. God Give Me Strength
42. Pills and Soap
43. Tokyo Storm Warning
44. New Amsterdam
45. So Like Candy

46. Shipbuilding
47. I Want You
48. Lipstick Vogue
49. Tramp The Dirt Now
50. Riot Act

51. I Hope You're Happy Now
52. Peace In Our Time
53. Walk Us UPTOWN
54. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror
55. I Wanna Be Loved
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His early albums will score highest, but much of his later work is very interesting too.

Top 20 Albums:
01 | Spike
02 | Armed Forces
03 | My Aim Is True
04 | This Year's Model
05 | Punch the Clock
06 | Look Now
07 | Painted from Memory
08 | The Juliet Letters
09 | Blood & Chocolate
10 | Imperial Bedroom
11 | Almost Blue
12 | Mighty Like a Rose
13 | Get Happy!!
14 | King of America
15 | North
16 | The Delivery Man
17 | Brutal Youth
18 | Trust
19 | For the Stars
20 | Goodbye Cruel World

Top 50 Songs:
1 | Alison (1977)
2 | Veronica (1989)
3 | Oliver’s Army (1979)
4 | (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea (1978)
5 | I Want You (1986)
6 | Shipbuilding (1983)
7 | God’s Comic (1989)
8 | Accidents Will Happen (1979)
9 | Everyday I Write the Book (1983)
10 | Unwanted Number (2018)
11 | I Still Have That Other Girl (1998)
12 | Watching the Detectives (1977)
13 | Stripping Paper (2018)
14 | Green Shirt (1979)
15 | No Action (1978)
16 | Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (1989)
17 | She (1999)
18 | This Year’s Girl (1978)
19 | Tramp the Dirt Down (1989)
20 | Good Year for the Roses (1981)
21 | Under Lime (2018)
22 | Girls Talk (1980)
23 | Welcome to the Working Week (1977)
24 | I’m Not Angry (1977)
25 | Taking My Life in Your Hands (1993)
26 | In the Darkest Place (1998)
27 | Let Him Dangle (1989)
28 | So Like Candy (1991)
29 | Pump It Up (1978)
30 | Lipstick Vogue (1978)
31 | (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (1978)
32 | Almost Blue (1982)
33 | Man Out of Time (1982)
34 | Less Than Zero (1977)
35 | Two Little Hitlers (1979)
36 | Chemistry Class (1979)
37 | Little Triggers (1978)
38 | Mystery Dance (1977)
39 | High Fidelity (1980)
40 | Swine (1993)
41 | When Green Eyes Turn Blue (2003)
42 | Either Side of the Same Town (2004)
43 | Church Underground (2010)
44 | Radio Radio (1978)
45 | Watch Your Step (1981)
46 | Let Them All Talk (1983)
47 | Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head (1986)
48 | Motel Matches (1980)
49 | Sulky Girl (1994)
50 | American Without Tears (1986)
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Songs

1. Alison
2. Watching The Detectives
3. Everyday I Write The Book
4. Pump It Up
5. Less Than Zero
6. (What's So Funny Bout') Peace Love and Understanding
7. Radio Radio
8. Shipbuilding
9. Oliver's Army
10. The Other Side of Summer
11. Accidents Will Happen
12. Veronica
13. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
14. Monkey To Man
15. Lipstick Vogue
16. I Want You
17. Beyond Belief
18. High Fidelity
19. I Wanna Be Loved
20. Good Year For the Roses
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Songs

1. Shipbuilding (Punch the Clock, 1983)
2. Oliver's Army (Armed Forces, 1979)
3. Tramp The Dirt Down (Spike, 1989)
4. Watching The Detectives (Single, 1977)
5. I Want You (Blood and Chocolate, 1986)
6. Alison (My Aim Is True, 1977)
7. No Action (This Year's Model, 1978)
8. (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea (This Year's Model, 1978)
9. Radio Radio (Single, 1978)
10. New Amsterdam (Get Happy!!, 1980)
11. Good Year For The Roses (Almost Blue, 1981)
12. Shot With His Own Gun (Trust, 1981)
13. Pills & Soap (Punch the Clock, 1983)
14. Let Him Dangle (Spike, 1989)
15. Accidents Will Happen (Armed Forces, 1979)
16. Clubland (Trust, 1981)
17. Veronica (Spike, 1989)
18. …This Town… (Spike, 1989)
19. Tart (When I Was Cruel, 2002)
20. Man out of Time (Imperial Bedroom, 1982)
21. Beyond Belief (Imperial Bedroom, 1982)
22. Peace In Our Time (Goodbye Cruel World, 1984)
23. High Fidelity (Get Happy!!, 1980)
24. Dust 2… (When I Was Cruel, 2002)
25. Little Palaces (King Of America, 1986)
26. (What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding (B-side of Nick Lowe's 1978 single "American Squirm", 1978)
27. Everyday I Write The Book (Punch the Clock, 1983)
28. Pump It Up (This Year's Model, 1978)
29. New Lace Sleeves (Trust, 1981)
30. God's Comic (Spike, 1989)
31. Let Them All Talk (Punch the Clock, 1983)
32. Big Sister's Clothes (Trust, 1981)
33. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (Spike, 1989)
34. 45 (When I Was Cruel, 2002)
35. When I Was Cruel No.2 (When I Was Cruel, 2002)
36. The Long Honeymoon (Imperial Bedroom, 1982)
37. The World and His Wife (Punch the Clock, 1983)
38. King Horse (Get Happy!!, 1980)
39. Charm School (Punch the Clock, 1983)
40. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (Get Happy!!, 1980)

Albums

1. This Year's Model
2. Spike
3. When I Was Cruel
4. Get Happy!!
5. Punch the Clock
6. Imperial Bedroom
7. Armed Forces
8. Trust
9. My Aim Is True
10. King Of America
11. Blood and Chocolate
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One day remaining on this! I promise, I'll get the results out at some point but right now my priority is the All Time Songs poll.
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Holden wrote: Sun Oct 31, 2021 3:18 am One day remaining on this! I promise, I'll get the results out at some point but right now my priority is the All Time Songs poll.
Hate to see the only one who always asks for an extension but... can I get a week extension? Costello's discography is extremely huge. Moreover since you are not going to compile the votes right now I suppose it won't be a problem. Anyway it's up to you, I'll post my list anyway in a week or so. There is no problem for me if you don't include in the final ratings.
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Extension given! November 7th work fine?
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Great! Thank you very much!!
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I should be able to chip in with songs before the extension's up...

1 | Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Expanded Edition]
2 | Armed Forces [US Version]
3 | Get Happy!!
[Live in Memphis 17/9/04, video/DVD release only]
4 | The Delivery Man
[The Very Best of Elvis Costello and the Attractions [1994]]
5 | King of America
6 | Blood and Chocolate
7 | Punch the Clock
8 | This Year's Model [US Version]
9 | Trust
10 | Hey Clockface
11 | All This Useless Beauty
12 | Brutal Youth
13 | Goodbye Cruel World
14 | Spike
15 | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
16 | Mighty like a Rose
17 | My Aim Is True [US Version]
18 | Kojak Variety
19 | Imperial Bedroom
[Out of Our Idiot]
20 | Wise up Ghost
21 | National Ransom
22 | Momofuku
23 | North
24 | Look Now
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Albums
1 | This Year's Model | 1978
2 | Get Happy!! | 1980
3 | My Aim Is True | 1977
4 | Imperial Bedroom | 1982
5 | Armed Forces | 1979
6 | Blood & Chocolate | 1986
7 | Punch the Clock | 1983
8 | Trust | 1981
9 | King of America | 1986
10 | Spike | 1989
11 | Goodbye Cruel World | 1984
12 | When I Was Cruel | 2002
13 | The Delivery Man | 2004

Songs
1 | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding | 1978
2 | Alison | 1977
3 | Watching the Detectives | 1977
4 | Oliver's Army | 1979
5 | No Dancing | 1977
6 | Pump It Up | 1978
7 | Shipbuilding | 1983
8 | (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea | 1978
9 | Less Than Zero | 1977
10 | This Year's Girl | 1978
11 | I Want You | 1986
12 | Radio Radio | 1978
13 | Accidents Will Happen | 1979
14 | New Amsterdam | 1980
15 | Riot Act | 1980
16 | Beyond Belief | 1982
17 | Man Out of Time | 1982
18 | Hand in Hand | 1978
19 | Lipstick Vogue | 1978
20 | (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes | 1977
21 | Little Triggers | 1978
22 | Veronica | 1989
23 | Lip Service | 1978
24 | Big Tears | 1978
25 | I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down | 1980
26 | No Action | 1978
27 | You Belong to Me | 1978
28 | Town Cryer | 1982
29 | Blame It on Cain | 1977
30 | I Know | 2006
31 | Psycho | 1981
32 | Blue Chair | 1986
33 | Possession | 1980
34 | High Fidelity | 1980
35 | She | 1999
36 | Everyday I Write the Book | 1983
37 | Big Boys | 1979
38 | I Hope You're Happy Now | 1986
39 | Tokyo Storm Warning | 1986
40 | Party Girl | 1979
41 | Busy Bodies | 1979
42 | 5ive Gears in Reverse | 1980
43 | Miracle Man | 1977
44 | God Give Me Strength (with Burt Bacharach) | 1998
45 | The Imposter | 1980
46 | Man Called Uncle | 1980
47 | The Loved Ones | 1982
48 | Human Hands | 1982
49 | Pidgin English | 1982
50 | Welcome to the Working Week | 1977
51 | Human Touch | 1980
52 | I Stand Accused | 1980
53 | American Without Tears | 1986
54 | Jack of All Parades | 1986
55 | Chemistry Class | 1979
56 | Two Little Hitlers | 1979
57 | Secondary Modern | 1980
58 | King Horse | 1980
59 | Clowntime Is Over | 1980
60 | Black & White World | 1980
61 | Temptation | 1980
62 | Pay It Back | 1977
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I'm gassed to see Psycho on a couple of other lists :music-rockon: I'd forgotten how much I liked I'll Wear It Proudly too:

1 | Watching the Detectives | My Aim Is True [US Version]
2 | Indoor Fireworks | King of America
3 | Psycho | Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
4 | I Want You | Blood and Chocolate
5 | Alison | My Aim Is True
6 | Radio, Radio | This Year's Model [US Version]
7 | Riot Act | Get Happy!!
8 | Party Girl | Armed Forces
9 | Country Darkness [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | The Delivery Man
10 | Too Far Gone | Almost Blue
11 | No Flag | Hey Clockface
12 | Blue Chair | Blood and Chocolate
13 | I'll Wear It Proudly | King of America
14 | (What's So Funny) 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding | Armed Forces [US Version]
15 | High Fidelity | Get Happy!!
16 | Man out of Time | Imperial Bedroom
17 | (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea | This Year's Model
18 | He's Got You | Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
19 | Accidents Will Happen | Armed Forces
20 | From Head to Toe | Out of Our Idiot
21 | Tramp the Dirt down [Recorded for BBC2 The Late Show 28.3.89 Version] | Spike
22 | Shipbuilding | Punch the Clock
23 | New Lace Sleeves | Trust
24 | Possession | Get Happy!!
25 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | King of America
26 | Let Him Dangle | Spike
27 | Watch Your Step | Trust
28 | How Much I Lied | Almost Blue
29 | Brilliant Mistake | King of America
30 | Heart-Shaped Bruise [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | The Delivery Man
31 | They're Not Laughing at Me Now | Hey Clockface
32 | New Amsterdam | Get Happy!!
33 | Two Little Hitlers | Armed Forces
34 | Hidden Charms [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | Kojak Variety
35 | Lip Service | This Year's Model
36 | Let Them All Talk | Punch the Clock
37 | I Dreamed of My Old Lover | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
38 | The Imposter | Get Happy!!
39 | Big Tears | This Year's Model [US Version]
40 | Baby Plays around | Spike
41 | Sweet Dreams | Almost Blue
42 | Goon Squad | Armed Forces
43 | Less than Zero | My Aim Is True
44 | The Judgement [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | The Delivery Man
45 | Tokyo Storm Warning | Blood and Chocolate
46 | We Are All Cowards Now | Hey Clockface
47 | Pump It up | This Year's Model
48 | Love for Tender | Get Happy!!
49 | Still Too Soon to Know | Brutal Youth
50 | Green Shirt | Armed Forces
51 | It's Time | All This Useless Beauty
52 | I Felt the Chill before the Winter Came | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
53 | Invasion Hit Parade | Mighty like a Rose
54 | Sittin' and Thinkin' | Almost Blue
55 | Beyond Belief | Imperial Bedroom
56 | Uncomplicated | Blood and Chocolate
57 | Bedlam | The Delivery Man
58 | Betty O'Hara Confidential | Hey Clockface
59 | Charm School | Punch the Clock
60 | Unwanted Number | Look Now
61 | Black and White World | Get Happy!!
62 | Running out of Fools | Kojak Variety
63 | Oliver's Army | Armed Forces
64 | The Deportees Club | Goodbye Cruel World
65 | Different Finger | Trust
66 | Still | North
67 | Running out of Angels | This Year's Model [US Version]
68 | Honey Hush | Almost Blue
69 | REFUSE To Be Saved | Wise up Ghost
70 | Either Side of the Same Town [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | The Delivery Man
71 | Harry Worth | Momofuku
72 | Pills and Soap | Punch the Clock
73 | One Bell Ringing | National Ransom
74 | I Can't Stand up for Falling down | Get Happy!!
75 | Big Sister's Clothes | Trust
76 | Senior Service | Armed Forces
77 | Shallow Grave | All This Useless Beauty
78 | My Science Fiction Twin | Brutal Youth
79 | I'm Your Toy (Hot Burrito #1) | Almost Blue
80 | Lipstick Vogue | This Year's Model
81 | Broken | Mighty like a Rose
82 | That's Not the Part of Him You're Leaving | National Ransom
83 | The Scarlet Tide (with Emmylou Harris) | The Delivery Man
84 | Go away | Momofuku
85 | Magnificent Hurt | The Boy Named If [TBA]
86 | Mood for Moderns | Armed Forces
87 | Hidden Shame [Re-recorded Version on Secret, Profane & Sugarcane] | Originally on All This Useless Beauty
88 | Opportunity | Get Happy!!
89 | Brown to Blue | Almost Blue
90 | Home Truth | Goodbye Cruel World
91 | Next Time Round | Blood and Chocolate
92 | After the Fall | Mighty like a Rose
93 | Pony St. | Brutal Youth
94 | Chewing Gum | Spike
95 | Human Hands | Imperial Bedroom
96 | (She Might Be A) GRENADE | Wise up Ghost
97 | Must You Throw Dirt in My Face? | Kojak Variety
98 | I Stand Accused | Get Happy!!
99 | Darling, You Know I Wouldn't Lie Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
100 | Starting to Come to Me | All This Useless Beauty
101 | Inch by Inch | Goodbye Cruel World
102 | There's a Story in Your Voice (with Lucinda Williams) | The Delivery Man
103 | Your Angel Steps out of Heaven | Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
104 | Suit of Lights | King of America
105 | Good Year for the Roses | Almost Blue
106 | This Is Hell | Brutal Youth
107 | Big Boys | Armed Forces
108 | Impatience | North
109 | Sour Milk Cow Blues | Goodbye Cruel World
110 | Complicated Shadows [Original Version] | All This Useless Beauty
111 | Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do | Almost Blue
112 | Shabby Doll [with Fiona Apple on VH1 Decades Rock 19/5/06] | Imperial Bedroom
113 | Secondary Modern | Get Happy!!
114 | Under Lime | Look Now
115 | Waiting for the End of the World [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | My Aim Is True
116 | Little Triggers | This Year's Model
117 | The Name of This Thing Is Not Love | The Delivery Man
118 | Tear off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution) | When I Was Cruel
119 | The Invisible Man | Punch the Clock
120 | Peace in Our Time | Goodbye Cruel World
121 | My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You | Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
122 | From a Whisper to a Scream [with Glenn Tilbrook] | Trust
123 | The Whirlwind | Hey Clockface
124 | Busy Bodies | Armed Forces
125 | Let Me Tell You about Her | North
126 | She Handed Me a Mirror | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
127 | Getting Mighty Crowded | Get Happy!! [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
128 | Little Palaces | King of America
129 | Hurry down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking over) | Mighty like a Rose
130 | Everyday I Write the Book | Punch the Clock
131 | Miss Macbeth | Spike
132 | Church Underground | National Ransom
133 | You Bowed down | All This Useless Beauty
134 | CINCO Minutos Con Vos | Wise up Ghost
135 | Clubland | Trust
136 | Dishonor the Stars | Look Now
137 | Five Gears in Reverse | Get Happy!!
138 | Cry! Cry! Cry! | Almost Blue [1994 Rykodisc Edition]
139 | Poor Napoleon | Blood and Chocolate
140 | Love Went Mad | Punch the Clock
141 | Sunday's Best | Armed Forces
142 | Revolution #49 | Hey Clockface
143 | Everybody's Crying Mercy | Kojak Variety
144 | Mystery Dance [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | My Aim Is True
145 | 20% Amnesia | Brutal Youth
146 | Pads, Paws and Claws | Spike
147 | Strict Time | Trust
148 | Glitter Gulch | King of America
149 | Worthless Thing Goodbye | Cruel World
150 | Wise up Ghost | Wise up Ghost
151 | Battered Old Bird | Blood and Chocolate
152 | Human Touch | Get Happy!!
153 | Byline | Hey Clockface
154 | Just about Glad | Brutal Youth
155 | Pidgin English | Imperial Bedroom
156 | TKO (Boxing Day) | Punch the Clock
157 | Someone Else's Heart | Single
158 | Sleep of the Just | King of America
159 | Stella Hurt | Momofuku
160 | The Crooked Line | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
161 | White Knuckles | Trust
162 | I Threw It All away | Kojak Variety
163 | I Want to Vanish | All This Useless Beauty
164 | Clowntime Is over | Get Happy!!
165 | Jimmie Standing in the Rain | National Ransom
166 | Town Cryer | Imperial Bedroom
167 | The Greatest Thing | Punch the Clock
168 | Nothing Clings like Ivy (with Emmylou Harris) | The Delivery Man
169 | Poisoned Rose | King of America
170 | Turpentine | Momofuku
171 | Pretty Words | Trust
172 | Little Atoms | All This Useless Beauty
173 | King Horse | Get Happy!!
174 | Adieu Paris (L'envie des étoiles) | Look Now
175 | Almost Ideal Eyes | All This Useless Beauty era B-side
176 | The Loved Ones | Imperial Bedroom
177 | The World and His Wife | Punch the Clock
178 | I Hope You're Happy Now | Blood and Chocolate
179 | The Beat | This Year's Model
180 | Jack of All Parades | King of America
181 | Luxembourg | Trust
182 | Radio Is Everything | Hey Clockface
183 | If I Could BELIEVE | Wise up Ghost
184 | All the Rage | Brutal Youth
185 | The Great Unknown | Goodbye Cruel World
186 | Mouth Almighty | Punch the Clock
187 | Harpies Bizarre | Mighty like a Rose
188 | Hand in Hand | This Year's Model
189 | Blame It on Cain [Live in Memphis 17/9/04 Version] | My Aim Is True
190 | Chemistry Class | Armed Forces
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ALBUMS
1. Painted from Memory (1998)
2. Spike (1989)
3. For the Stars (2001)
4. Trust (1981)
5. Look Now (2018)
6. The River in Reverse (2006)
7. Punch the Clock (1983)
8. Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (2009)
9. My Aim Is True (1977)
10. This Year's Model (1978)
11. All This Useless Beauty (1996)
12. North (2003)
13. Mighty Like a Rose (1991)
14. Almost Blue (1981)
15. When I Was Cruel (2002)
16. Armed Forces (1979)
17. Get Happy!! (1980)
18. Imperial Bedroom (1982)
19. The Delivery Man (2004)
20. Il Sogno (2004)

SONGS
1. Toledo (1998)
2. Broken Bicycles / Junk (2001)
3. Strict Time (1981)
4. 45 (2002)
5. Tears, Tears & More Tears (2006)
6. No Wonder (2001)
7. Tears at the Birthday Party (1998)
8. …This Town… (1989)
9. This House is Empty Now (1998)
10. Such Unlikely Lovers (1998)
11. The Long Division (1989)
12. The Other End (of the Telescopes) (1996)
13. In the Darkest Place (1998)
14. Veronica (1989)
15. God’s Comic (1989)
16. Alison (1977)
17. No Action (1978)
18. Oliver’s Army (1979)
19. Clubland (1980)
20. Watch Your Step (1981)
21. This Year’s Girl (1978)
22. Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (2001)
23. Lovers’ Walk (1981)
24. Someone Took the World Away (2003)
25. Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further? (2006)
26. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (1989)
27. Painted from Memory (1998)
28. Sweet Dreams (1981)
29. The Sweetest Punch (1998)
30. You Still Believe in Me (2001)
31. Hidden Shame (2009)
32. Let Them All Talk (1983)
33. You´ll Never Be a Man (1981)
34. The Invisible Man (1983)
35. The Other Side of Summer (1991)
36. The River in Reverse (2006)
37. Every Day I Write a Book (1983)
38. Georgie and Her Rival (1991)
39. For No One (2001)
40. Under Lime (2018)
41. Complicated Shadows (2009)
42. Tramp the Dirt Town (1989)
43. I Let the Sun Go Down (2018)
44. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace and Love and Understanding? (1979)
45. Shipbuilding (1983)
46. For the Stars (2001)
47. Strapping Paper (2018)
48. What’s Her Name Today? (1998)
49. Welcome to the Working Week (1977)
50. When Did I Stop Dreaming? (2003)
51. (The Angels Wanna Wear) My Red Shoes (1977)
52. Unwanted Number (2018)
53. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (1986)
54. I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (1980)
55. She (1999)
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Re: Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - October '21 - Elvis Costello!

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Albums:
(all credited to Elvis Costello except where otherwise noted)

1. The Costello Show featuring the Attractions and Confederates — King of America (1986, my #25 album of all-time)
This album is a genre exercise on American music (especially country but also jazz, blues, folk or rockabilly), but it still is a personal album. I'm fascinated by the musicians who, having chosen to do this kind of exercise, are able of creating new and fresh material culling the elements from old and venerable styles. It could be compared with some Clint Eastwood movies, in which generates relevant new stuff without stop being genre films. For the full review go here (the first one I ever wrote).

2. This Year's Model (1978, #84)
"I don't wanna kiss you / I don't wanna touch." Two verses almost whispered preceding the entrance of the band as an elephant stampede in "No Action," opening brilliantly Costello's second album. The Attractions proved to be the perfect backing band for Elvis Costello and together made the best definition possible of late 70s power-pop (or pop-punk or new wave or pop rock or whatever you may call it): wry lyrics, modernity (in a good sense), smart song-writing, and, of course, powerful playing.

3. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — Painted from Memory (1998, #139)
Such unlikely partners. At least in theory, with Costello coming from punk/new wave and Bacharach from easy-listening. But it worked. Wonderfully. Costello diminished his usual harshness providing his most emotional set of lyrics to match the intricate chord patterns, the brilliant melodies and the luxurious arrangements of Bacharach (easy-listening but surely not easy-making). Bacharach getting the prestige of the auteur and Costello getting the lush backing he deserved. God gave them strength.

4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Almost Blue (1981)
Loved its rabid against-the-trends attitude then and love it now. Warning: this album may be harmful to narrow minded listeners.

5. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Armed Forces (1979)
2 1/2 years. Enough for Elvis Costello for releasing three masterworks in a row and evolving from pub rock to glossy new wave.

6. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Imperial Bedroom (1982)
7. My Aim Is True (1977)
8. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Blood and Chocolate (1986)
9. Spike (1989)
10. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Get Happy!! (1980)

11. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — The Juliet Letters (1993)
12. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — For the Stars (2001)
13. Brutal Youth (1994)
14. When I Was Cruel (2002)
15. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Trust (1981)
16. Mighty Like a Rose (1991)
17. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Look Now (2018)
18. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Punch the Clock (1983)
19. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — All This Useless Beauty (1996)
20. Elvis Costello and The Roots — Wise Up Ghost (2013)
21. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — The Delivery Man (2004)
22. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Momofuku (2008)
23. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint — The River in Reverse (2006)
24. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Goodbye Cruel World (1984)
25. National Ransom (2010)

26. Hey Clockface (2020)
27. Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (2009)
28. Kojak Variety (1995)
29. Marian McPartland with Elvis Costello — Piano Jazz (2005)
30. Elvis Costello, London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas — Il Sogno (2004)
31. Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey — Original Music From The Channel Four Series: G.B.H. (1991)
32. Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey — Jake's Progress (1995)




Songs:
(all credited to Elvis Costello except where otherwise noted)

1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Oliver's Army (1979, my #46 song of all time)
This song summarizes what's good with early Elvis Costello. It's the fascinating collision between the music and the lyrics. Between a music with a melody so bright and irresistible (with an uplifting piano with obvious debts to ABBA's "Dancing Queen") and some lyrics "so smart and subversive that many were unaware it was a protest song at all" (in Jeremy Allen words), an angry view on British Army recruitment policy inspired by a Costello trip to Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Poisoned candy.

2. Watching the Detectives (1977)
Dave Lee Roth (Van Halen) once said that "music journalists love Elvis Costello because they look like Elvis Costello." So, as a proud member of those bald-short-guys-with-glasses I want to vindicate Costello. Obviously not for looking like me but for his enormous talent, as showcased in this song that mixes a reggae beat with James Bond-style guitars (fitting with lyrics that Mark Deming described as a "a venomous film noir tale of infidelity, betrayal, and murder"). Oh, and the bass part is fabulous.

3. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Almost Blue (1982)
An instant classic. Elvis Costello speeded down a bit and looked in the rear-view mirror to see the craft of composers like Porter or Gershwin and the vocal style of peculiar crooners like Chet Baker (a direct influence). Superbly backed by The Attractions playing drums with brushes, upright bass and a great piano part by Steve Nieve, recreating the ambiance of a smoky jazz club. But the most outstanding thing here was the song-writing. That angry young man finally found his place among the big names.

4. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — I Want You (1986)
Costello's words: "Just a pornographic snapshot; lots of broken glass, a squashed box of chocolates and a little blood on the wall."

5. So Like Candy (1991)
The song-writing partnership of MacManus with McCartney rendered a fair amount of gems but this one is my favourite. By far.

6. Veronica (1989)
7. The Costello Show — Brilliant Mistake (1986)
8. She (1999)
9. No Action (1978)
10. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Shipbuilding (1983)
11. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Man out of Time (1982)
12. Lipstick Vogue (1978)
13. Alison (1977)
14. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Good Year for the Roses (1981)
15. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea (1978)
16. Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello — God Give Me Strength (1996)
17. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Everyday I Write the Book (1983)
18. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — Jacksons, Monk and Rowe (1993)
19. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — Toledo (1998)
20. The Costello Show — Poisoned Rose (1986)
21. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — Broken Bycicles/Junk (2001)
22. The Costello Show — Indoor Fireworks (1986)
23. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — In the Darkest Place (1998)
24. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Accidents Will Happen (1979)
25. Nick Lowe and His Sound — What's So Funny 'Bout (Peace, Love and Understanding) (1978)

26. Lip Service (1978)
27. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Tokyo Storm Warning (1986)
28. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Radio Radio (1978)
29. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — This House Is Empty Now (1998)
30. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — For Other Eyes (1993)
31. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — I'm Your Toy (1981)
32. Pump It Up (1978)
33. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — High Fidelity (1980)
34. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Green Shirt (1979)
35. Welcome to the Working Week (1977)
36. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Complicated Shadows (1996)
37. ...This Town... (1989)
38. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — New Lace Sleeves (1981)
39. The Costello Show — Jack of All Parades (1986)
40. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Stella Hurt (2008)
41. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — The Scarlet Tide (2004)
42. The Imposter — Pills and Soap (1983)
43. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (1977)
44. Kinder Murder (1994)
45. Tramp the Dirt Down (1989)
46. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — I Hope You're Happy Now (1986)
47. The Costello Show — American Without Tears (1986)
48. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Beyond Belief (1982)
49. 45 (2002)
50. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — You Little Fool (1982)

51. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Clubland (1980)
52. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — My Funny Valentine (1979)
53. I'm in the Mood Again (2003)
54. When I Was Cruel No. 2 (2002)
55. This Year's Girl (1978)
56. Less Than Zero (1977)
57. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — I Wanna Be Loved (1984)
58. London's Brilliant Parade (1994)
59. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) (2001)
60. Hand in Hand (1978)
61. Elvis Costello & The Roots — Cinco Minutos Con Vos (2013)
62. The Costello Show — Little Palaces (1986)
63. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — New Amsterdam (1980)
64. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Goon Squad (1979)
65. I Lost You (2010)
66. No Dancing (1977)
67. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Sweet Dreams (1981)
68. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — I Still Have That Other Girl (1998)
69. Weird Nightmare (1992)
70. Still (2003)
71. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter (2018)
72. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (1980)
73. Elvis Costello & The Roots — Wake Me Up (2013)
74. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint — The River in Reverse (2006)
75. Red Cotton (2009)

76. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — Green Song (2001)
77. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — Taking My Life in Your Hands (1993)
78. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Party Girl (1979)
79. The Other Side of Summer (1991)
80. My Mood Swings (1998)
81. 13 Steps Lead Down (1994)
82. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror (1989)
83. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — The Other End of the Telescope (1996)
84. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down (1981)
85. Miracle Man (1977)
86. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Girls Talk (1980)
87. Spooky Girlfriend (2002)
88. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — No Hiding Place (2008)
89. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution) (2002)
90. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — You Belong to Me (1978)
91. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — You Bowed Down (1996)
92. Elvis Costello with Brian Eno — My Dark Life (1996)
93. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Down on the Bottom (2019)
94. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Unwanted Number (2018)
95. The Costello Show — Lovable (1986)
96. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — The Long Honeymoon (1982)
97. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — All This Useless Beauty (1996)
98. Elvis Costello & The Roots — Walk Us Uptown (2013)
99. Jimmie Standing in the Rain (2010)
100. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint — Tears, Tears and More Tears (2006)

101. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Psycho (1981)
102. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Watch Your Step (1981)
103. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Go Away (2008)
104. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Don't Look Now (2018)
105. Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4 (1991)
106. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — From Head to Toe (1982)
107. The Costello Show — Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (1986)
108. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Under Lime (2018)
109. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — From a Whisper to a Scream (1981)
110. They're Not Laughing at Me Now (2020)
111. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Clowntime Is Over (1980)
112. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — Tears at the Birthday Party (1998)
113. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Blue Chair (1986)
114. Episode of Blonde (2002)
115. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Senior Service (1979)
116. Little Triggers (1978)
117. Elvis Costello, London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas — Oberon and Titania (2004)
118. Edith and the Kingpin (2007)
119. Elvis Costello with the Metropole Orkest — Hora Decubitus (2006)
120. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Button My Lip (2004)
121. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Big Tears (1978)
122. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint — The Sharpest Thorn (2006)
123. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — American Gangster Time (2008)
124. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — King Horse (1980)
125. The Costello Show featuring The Attractions — Suit of Lights (1986)

126. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Kid About It (1982)
127. Sulphur to Sugarcane (2009)
128. Elvis Costello & The Roots — Wise Up Ghost (2013)
129. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Moods for Moderns (1979)
130. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — The Imposter (1980)
131. The Imposter — Peace in Our Time (1984)
132. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — For the Stars (2001)
133. My Little Blue Window (2002)
134. Blame It on Cain (1977)
135. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Let Them All Talk (1983)
136. National Ransom (2010)
137. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — Like an Angel Passing Through My Room (2001)
138. Pony St. (1994)
139. Baby Plays Around (1989)
140. Marian McPartland with Elvis Costello — At Last (2005)
141. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Big Sister's Clothes (1981)
142. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Monkey to Man (2004)
143. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — The Only Flame in Town (1984)
144. Someone Took the Words Away (2003)
145. Days (1991)
146. Please Stay (1995)
147. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — Painted from Memory (1998)
148. Fallen (2003)
149. Elvis Costello & Brodsky String Quartet — Lost in the Stars (1997)
150. Full Force Gale (1994)

151. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Too Far Gone (1981)
152. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Chemistry Class (1979)
153. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Next Time Round (1986)
154. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Town Cryer (1982)
155. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — This Sad Burlesque (1993)
156. You Tripped at Every Step (1994)
157. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Poor Fractured Atlas (1996)
158. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Shabby Doll (1982)
159. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Beaten to the Punch (1980)
160. How to Be Dumb (1991)
161. God's Comic (1989)
162. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Success (1981)
163. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Stripping Paper (2018)
164. Down Among the Wines and Spirits (2009)
165. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — I Almost Had a Weakness (1993)
166. Elvis Costello & The Attractions with The TKO Horns — Walking on Thin Ice (1984)
167. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Out of Time (2011)
168. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Strict Time (1981)
169. Sulky Girl (1994)
170. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint — On Your Way Down (2006)
171. Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach — Such Unlikely Lovers (1998)
172. You Left Me in the Dark (2003)
173. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Poor Napoleon (1986)
174. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — The World and His Wife (1983)
175. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Bedlam (2004)

176. Elvis Costello & The Roots — Refuse to Be Saved (2013)
177. Elvis Costello feat. Amsterdam — Don't Throw Your Love Away (2008)
178. Smile (2002)
179. Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello — I'll Never Fall in Love Again (1999)
180. Shoes Without Heels (1987)
181. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Clean Money (1980)
182. Waiting for the End of the World (1977)
183. Crawling to the U.S.A. (1980)
184. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Little Atoms (1996)
185. A Voice in the Dark (2010)
186. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — There's a Story in Your Voice (2004)
187. Dust 2... (2002)
188. I Threw It All Away (1995)
189. I Do (Zula's Song) (2020)
190. Oh Well (2002)
191. No Flag (2020)
192. After the Fall (1991)
193. Anne Sofie von Otter meets Elvis Costello — No Other (2001)
194. Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint — Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further? (2006)
195. Elvis Costello with the Metropole Orkest — My Flame Burns Blue (Blood Count) (2006)
196. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Riot Act (1980)
197. Just About Glad (1994)
198. Church Underground (2010)
199. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — My Three Sons (2008)
200. Newspaper Pane (2020)

201. Let's Misbehave (2004)
202. The Costello Show — King of Confidence (1995)
203. Gloomy Sunday (1994)
204. I Felt the Chill Before the Winter Came (2009)
205. Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet — The Birds Will Still Be Singing (1993)
206. Someone Else's Heart (2018)
207. Elvis Costello, London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas — Pluck One (2004)
208. Let Him Dangle (1989)
209. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Love Field (1984)
210. She Loves the Jerk (2004)
211. What Do I Do Now? (1996)
212. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Turning the Town Red (1984)
213. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Opportunity (1980)
214. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Tiny Steps (1978)
215. The MacManus Gang — A Town Called Big Nothing (1987)
216. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Suspect My Tears (2018)
217. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Sunday's Best (1979)
218. This Is Hell (1994)
219. Elvis Costello, London Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas — Worker's Playtime (2004)
220. The Costello Show — Our Little Angel (1986)
221. Elvis Costello & The Imposters — Country Darkness (2004)
222. Sally Sue Brown (1994)
223. Elvis Costello & The Attractions — Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head (1986)
224. Georgie and Her Rival (1991)
225. The Imposter — Withered and Died (1984)




And, like I did with Kanye West, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix, these are my favourite 50 songs including Elvis Costello as a sideman, as a featured artist, as a collaborator and even as a songwriter or producer (ranked according to my enjoyment of the song, not only to Costello collaboration):



1. Robert Wyatt — Shipbuilding (1982)
2. Fiona Apple featuring Elvis Costello — I Want You (2006)
3. The Specials featuring Rico — A Message to You Rudy (1979)
4. The Pogues — And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (1985)
5. The Special AKA — Nelson Mandela (1984)
6. Roy Orbison and Friends — The Comedians (1989)
7. Paul McCartney — My Brave Face (1989)
8. The Pogues — A Pair of Brown Eyes (1985)
9. Dave Edmunds — Girls Talk (1979)
10. The New Basement Tapes — Lost on the River #12 (2014)
11. Squeeze — Tempted (1981)
12. The Coward Brothers — The Peoples' Limousine (1985)
13. Jenny Lewis feat. Elvis Costello — Carpetbaggers (2008)
14. Diana Krall — The Girl in the Other Room (2004)
15. 'Til Tuesday’s — The Other End (Of the Telescope) (1988)
16. Madness feat. Elvis Costello — Tomorrow's (Just Another Day) (1983)
17. George Jones with Elvis Costello — Stranger in the House (1979)
18. Elvis Costello & The Attractions feat. Fito Páez — Radio, Radio (2021)
19. The Strokes feat. Elvis Costello — Taken for a Fool – Live from Madison Square Garden (2011)
20. The Jazz Passengers featuring Deborah Harry and Elvis Costello — Doncha Go 'Way Mad (1997)
21. Wendy James — Basement Kiss (1993)
22. The Specials — Too Much Too Young (1979)
23. Johnny Cash with Elvis Costello — We Oughta Be Ashamed (2004)
24. The Bluebells — Will She Always Be Waiting (1983)
25. The Chieftains with The Irish Film Orchestra & Elvis Costello — Long Journey Home (1998)
26. Lucinda Williams with Elvis Costello — Jailhouse Tears (2008)
27. The Pogues — I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1985)
28. The Specials featuring Rico — Nite Klub (1979)
29. John Harle featuring Elvis Costello — O Mistress Mine (1996)
30. Michael Leonhart Orchestra, Elvis Costello & JSWISS — Shut Him Down (2020)
31. Loretta Lynn feat. Elvis Costello — Everything It Takes (2016)
32. Los Lobos featuring Elvis Costello — Matter of Time (2004)
33. Solomon Burke — The Judgement (2002)
34. Rosanne Cash feat. Elvis Costello & Kris Kristofferson — 8 Gods of Harlem (2018)
35. Brodsky Quartet with Elvis Costello — Real Emotional Girl (2005)
36. Paul McCartney — You Want Her Too (1989)
37. Nick Lowe & Elvis Costello — Baby It's You (1984)
38. Charlie Haden Family & Friends feat. Elvis Costello — You Win Again (2008)
39. Diana Krall — Narrow Daylight (2004)
40. Ute Lemper — Passionate Fight (2000)
41. T Bone Burnett — It's Not Too Late (1992)
42. Philip Chevron — The Captains and the Kings (1983)
43. Tony Bennett with Elvis Costello — They Can't Take That Away From Me (1994)
44. La Santa Cecilia feat. Elvis Costello — Losing Game (2013)
45. The Fairfield Four — That Day Is Done (1997)
46. Dusty Springfield — Losing You (1982)
47. Eurythmics with Elvis Costello — Adrian (1985)
48. Ronnie Drew — Dirty Rotten Shame (1995)
49. The Pogues — A Rainy Night in Soho (1986)
50. Squeeze — Vanity Fair (1981)
Note: the collaborations as part of full collaborative albums appear on the main list.

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