Paige’s Choice Awards: Top 8 Albums

I’m the kind of girl who listens to a few songs from many different artists. I have less than five songs from most albums on my iPod, but there are the rare albums where you’re just so irrevocably in love that you actually have all (or most) of it on your playlist.

Also, side-note, has anyone else noticed that bonus or deluxe edition tracks are oftentimes better than most of the track on the album? Sigh. These are the albums that have received my ultimate stamp of approval as well as the top tunes from each one.

1. + (Deluxe) – Ed Sheeran

This album is the kind that I will keep listening to, even though it came out many years ago. It has such a relaxingly beautiful vibe that is timeless but it also has some solid jams. This album reminds me of walking to the bus stop in high school when the world was quiet and still asleep.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Drunk

2. Gold Rush

3. You Need Me, I Don’t Need You

4. Give Me Love

5. Little Bird

2. 1989 – Taylor Swift

This will forever remind me of my freshman year of college. I remember jamming to this constantly in my dorm and playing this on repeat in the gym or on train rides to and from school. It’s so hard to skip songs on this album because the majority are so freakin’ catchy!

Favorite Tracks:

1. I Know Places

2. Style

3. Wildest Dreams

4. All You Had To Do Was Stay

5. Blank Space

3. FROOT – Marina & the Diamonds

I’ve been in literal love with Marina & The Diamonds since I first heard her music (and saw her “How To Be a Heartbreaker” music video). She has iconic style, she’s my number one girl crush AND she writes the most incredible and clever lyrics. When she returned out of the hole she disappeared in, I gobbled FROOT right up. My autographed album booklet is proudly displayed on my wall and this album has been on repeat for months.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Savages

2. I’m A Ruin

3. Forget

4. Blue

5. Can’t Pin Me Down

4. Nothing Personal- All Time Low

I have so many All Time Low tracks on my iPod it is insane. Their lyrics are incredibly clever and everything they do is such a jam. They’re also amazing people–I got to meet them and Jack & Alex autographed my boobs (that’s a different story for another day). Anyways. I had trouble choosing a favorite album because I just LOVE a handful of songs from each album and every album offers something different, but I settled on Nothing Personal.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don’t)

2. Weightless

3. Sick Little Games

4. Therapy

6. Break Your Little Heart

5. Take Me Home – One Direction

This album is my nostalgia. There was a time where I was obsessed with One Direction. Frankly, they were my world and addiction. This album will forever remind me of my first concert ever (The Take Me Home tour) and days spent tweeting about Harry Styles’ cute butt or reblogging gifsets of Louis dancing on Tumblr. This was One Direction’s prime, RIP classic, perfect 1D. PLUS MY DEAREST BABY ED SHEERAN WROTE TWO BEAUTIFUL SONGS FOR THIS ALBUM, SO.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Over Again

2. Little Things

3. Rock Me

4. Back For You

5. Change My Mind

6. X – Ed Sheeran

In case you haven’t realized by now, I f’in love Ed Sheeran. His lyrics are beautiful, his personality is splendid and he is amazing live. This album will always remind of the last summer before college. I still remember buying the deluxe edition while in the city with my friends and I remember listening to it on subways and in car rides with the A/C on blast.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Photograph

2. I’m A Mes

3. Don’t

4. Nina

5. Tenerife Sea

7. Electra Heart – Marina & the Diamonds

Another Marina! Her Electra Heart phase was my favorite. She had so many clever concepts and insightful lyrics that absolutely wooed me. Her style during this phase was also the coolest. Vintage varsity jackets, wild wigs, sparkling everything. Ugh. Nostalgia.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Teen Idle

2. Lies

3. Starring Role

4. How to be a Heatbreaker

5. Bubblegum Bitch

8. Demi – Demi Lovato

The only reason I listened to this was because I saw it got leaked online and I was interested. I’m so glad I listened to this–her songs are so raw, real and amazingly written that I cannot stop listening. I love listening to these while I workout and they are the BEST songs to sing along to. Her powerhouse voice is amazing.

Favorite Tracks:

1. Nightingale

2. In Case

3. Warrior

4. Shouldn’t Come Back

5.  Heart Attack

  I have so many more albums I LOVE, but these are my to few that I can think of.Clearly artists who write their own music have mega bonus points in my book.

What are some of your favorite albums?