Albums that turn 10 this year
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In the year that saw the UK drenched all summer due to the sheer force of Rihanna's 'Umbrella' reigning the charts and the High School Music 2 soundtrack outselling every other release, 2007 was a very mixed (yet still pretty fantastic) year for music.
It's hard to believe that some of our most loved albums were released 10 years ago.
Let's take a wander down memory lane for a round-up of some of 2007's album highlights. I'm feeling nostalgic already.
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
A follow up to their critically acclaimed debut Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, Arctic Monkeys exploded into 2007 with a change in sound, pace and emotional depth. Thrashing singles 'Brianstorm' and 'Teddy Picker', whilst popular, fight for centre stage in an album full of well-produced tracks, including fan favourites 'Fluorescent Adolescent' and '505'.
However, I wouldn't advise the t-shirt and tie combo for 2017.
Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
Who didn't go through a FOB phase at school?
The band's Infinity on High is an album full of some of their most famous singles to date: 'This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arm's Race', 'The Take Over, The Break's Over' and 'Thnks fr th Mmrs'. Don't attempt to recite some of those titles after a drink or two.
I dare anyone not to hear a track on this album and immediately sing along to Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump's infectiously poetic lyrics.
Despite not going down well with critics, Made of Bricks shot to the number one spot, not surprising given each song on the LP could have been a single in their own right.
However, Nash has never really achieved the same kind of success since.
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
Jamie T could easily be described as an indie kid's favourite, storming onto the scene with his Mercury Prize nominated debut Panic Prevention.
The album deals with youth culture in the UK and critics compared his delivery to that of Lily Allen and The Streets.
Coupled alongside popular singles 'If You Got The Money' and 'Calm Down Dearest', there lies an absolute classic: 'Sheila'.
Not everyone can say they had Bob Hoskins star in their music video now, can they?
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The album includes several examples of Kanye's finest work including the likes of 'Good Life', 'Can't Tell Me Nothing', and even a collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin on 'Homecoming'.
However, the runaway favourite for many is the Daft Punk-sampled 'Stronger'.
Graduation is a cohesive body of work and has since been cited as an inspiration for other rap artists to use electronica and house elements in their music.
Jack Peñate - Matinée
Everyone loves a singer-songwriter, and Jack Peñate's debut Matinée ticks every box for a songwriter of his type.
The infectious toe-tapping rhythm of 'Second, Minute or Hour' and the twinkly guitar of opener 'Spit At Stars' is just the appetiser before highly acclaimed 'Torn on the Platform' steals the limelight.
For any fans of Adele, there are also some very familiar backing vocals on gorgeous acoustic ballad 'My Yvonne'... it pays to be best friends with a now-worldwide starlet.
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
An album so packed full of bangers it was re-released with a 'reloaded' tagline a year later, Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad was a force to be reckoned.
Not only did her reign at #1 in the UK charts with her Jay-Z collaboration, 'Umbrella', eerily coincide with one of the wettest summers on record, but it features several of her best known singles.
'Shut Up and Drive' and 'Don't Stop The Music' are party anthems, and her very smooth duet with Ne-Yo, 'Hate That I Love You' is hard get out of your head.
GGGB was the first true sign that Rihanna would dominate the charts with a new image and change in style... it's now been an innovative ten years and counting.
Mark Ronson - Version
Utilising brass, strings and a ton of composition, Ronson's masterpiece Version is still a fresh listen ten years on.
Being the man behind the scenes, the album features several artists performing versions (we see what you did there, Ronson) of songs by Kaiser Chiefs, The Zutons, Coldplay, Mäximo Park and more.
Highlights include the Daniel Merriweather mash-up of The Smith's 'Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before' and The Supremes' 'You Can Keep Me Hanging On', and Amy Winehouse's sumptuous vocals on 'Valerie'.
In particular, the album features the heart-rending ballad 'Now You're Gone' and the ever-so famous 'Girlfriend'.
Who doesn't know the words to the latter?
Ten years on and you can probably hear every student chanting along to this anthem on every cheese night dancefloor in the UK.
Paramore - Riot!
Throwback to the good old days when Paramore still had all its original members and a legion of teens had this album on repeat trying to imitate Hayley Williams' impressive vocal range - and her bright orange hair, for that matter.
Displaying a range of songwriting talent, the album is a neat package of pure pop punk and set up a solid foundation for future success in years to come with their self-titled LP.
Despite calls to write more conventional pop songs, the album is a mixture of happy pop hits that essentially tell everyone to stick it and be who they want to be.
It is full of well-known songs including the #1 single 'Grace Kelly' and feel good bops in the form of 'Love Today' and 'Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)'.
If you're a hardcore X Factor fan you may even recognise 'Happy Ending' from the emotional audition reels.
Feist - The Reminder
This may have been Feist's third studio album but the first that truly gained her worldwide recognition, helped by the use of single '1234' in an advert for Apple's iPod Nano.
The Reminder is a fabulous mix of indie pop and folk and Feist's delivery is something to behold.
Upon hearing the first note of 'The Limit to Your Love' (famously covered by James Blake) it is hard to choke back tears, and totally impossible not to sing along to 'I Feel It All' or 'My Moon My Man' - now you've rediscovered this album you won't be forgetting it in a hurry.
These are just some of the albums released in 2007. If I was to go through them all, we'd be here for a long while. Let's not forget this year also saw releases from Radiohead (with the groundbreaking 'pay what you like' release of In Rainbows) , Kings of Leon, The Pigeon Detectives, Timbaland, Wu-Tang Clan and even Josh Groban.
A 2007 Throwback Thursday-inspired night is definitely due - ten years is a big anniversary, after all.