One of my top 5 songs by The Jam (with Going Underground, When You're Young, In The City & The Modern World)
Hmmmmm...... 1.Butterfly Collector 2. Tube Station 3. Strange Town 4. The Bitterest Pill 5. Town Called Malice
That could be my selection too but today I will go with 1. Private Hell 2. Mr. Clean 3. 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street 4. Life From A Window 5. Man In The Corner Shop
It's an impossible task to nail down a fixed Top 5 or 10 for any artist that you like. I'm not sure that I could pick a favourite album for most artists but Butterfly Collector is a favourite. It was written about Sue Catwoman, who tried to become part of the hangers-on around The Jam after The Pistols fell apart. It kind of sums up some of the arseholes that were going around then (as always). I loved the music but some of 'the faces' were such twats.
I could definitely make a case for Down In A Tube Station At Midnight and Strange Town. And Thick As Thieves & Billy Hunt too.
My favorite era is 77-80 as well, but two of my favorite genres are alt country and chick rock, so here are a couple of favorites which are a bit of both: