Comprising two distinct incarnations (and sensibilities), this art rock project blended offbeat humor with infectious melodies. They may have veered off the more ironic, cinematic path of their first four albums, but what always remained was a reverence for pop hooks and catchy rhythms. These are my favorite songs from the Stockport jesters.

*This list will be updated in the event of any future (including posthumous) releases.

Honorable mentions

The Hospital Song

Hotel

How Dare You

I’m Not in Love

Silly Love

Top 10

10. Speed Kills

9. Art for Art’s Sake

8. The Dean and I

7. Rubber Bullets

6. I’m Mandy Fly Me

5. Flying Junk

4. Somewhere in Hollywood

3. Blackmail

2. Don’t Hang Up

1. Une nuit a Paris

Favorite Album Cover

How Dare You! (1976)

Favorite Track on Each Album

10cc (1973)

Rubber Bullets

Sheet Music (1974)

Somewhere in Hollywood

The Original Soundtrack (1975)

Une nuit a Paris

How Dare You! (1976)

Don’t Hang Up

Deceptive Bends (1977)

Feel the Benefit

Bloody Tourists (1978)

Dreadlock Holiday

Look Hear? (1980)

Welcome to the World

Ten Out of 10 (1981)

Notell Hotel

Windows in the Jungle (1983)

24 Hours

…Meanwhile (1992)

Woman in Love

Mirror Mirror (1995)

The Monkey and the Onion

Albums Ranked

11. Mirror Mirror (1995)

10. Look Hear? (1980)

9. …Meanwhile (1992)

8. Windows in the Jungle (1983)

7. Bloody Tourists (1978)

6. Ten Out of 10 (1981)

5. Deceptive Bends (1977)

4. 10cc (1973)

3. Sheet Music (1974)

2. How Dare You! (1976)

1. The Original Soundtrack (1975)