Best of 2007? UPDATED

So, after much internal debate, I've opted to take the easy way out by not doing one of those ubiquitous end of year best album lists, mainly because I just know I'd still be here in March trying to decide on it.
Instead, in no particular order, some of my favourite songs of the year.

The songs should probably give you a good idea what albums I liked too and I'll almost certainly have left out some great things. Some albums I liked won't have a song on the list, because I couldn't pick one, so if something you loved is missing, be polite when pointing it out :)

I've tried to stick to one song per artist and the only criteria for inclusion was that the song in question had to have appeared on something released this year. You'll see the reason for that in a bit, since one of my picks is a pure cheat.

Also, as it is the season for giving and all that, the whole bunch of songs are available to download from Rapidshare as a big rar, but also can be gotten individually, for those people who might only want a few of them, or that hate RS.

Anyway, here's the list:

See You At The Lights - 1990s (Indie pop joy from those blokes that used to be in other bands. Good album too.)
Billy The Dancer - The A.M's (Best song by a band formed for a bet with a frontman who used to host Gamesmaster. Admittedly not a crowded category to win, but still. For those not in the know, The A.M's were formed on the Dominik Diamond breakfast show on XFM Scotland. Billy The Dancer was their debut single and although it's probably best described as competent musically, it makes me smile, so it makes the list of favousites.)
Back To Black - Amy Winehouse (yeah yeah, I know. Still a good song though.)
Atlas - Battles (It's on most lists, I know, but that doesn't stop it being great. Like Alvin & The Chipmonks experimenting with Krautrock or something. My favourite part is the hook which sounds very much like "sing this hook". I know that's not the actual lyrics, but it still amuses me.)
Quicksand - Dot Allison
Away From Here - The Enemy (Again there's a couple of songs from the album that could fill this spot, but I'm picking Away From Here for it's shout along ability, and for managing to get away with a lyric about Richard & Judy)
Orchestra of Wolves - Gallows (Cheating a bit here, since the album irst came out in 2006, followed by a re-issue this year. It's my list though, so I can cheat if I want. Anyway, more good shout along value, but be careful where you do it, those lyrics aren't for the sensitive.)
Daddy's Gone - Glasvegas (At this point there isn't much I can say about either this song or Glasvegas in general that hasn't been said before and probably better in a million other places. Fucking brilliant stuff. Keep an eye on 17 Seconds for an interview with the band.)
No Pussy Blues - Grinderman (Just because Nick Cave is tremendous and so is this song.)
Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control) - Groove Armada & Mutya Buena (Fun fun fun.)
Be My Friend - The Hedrons (A reasonable enough stab at punk-pop from Scotland's answer to The Donnas. Better live than on record though.)
Jack The Ripper - Horrors (Hype be damned. OTT fun.)
Moving Up Country, Roaring The Gospel - James Yorkston
Sheila - Jamie T. (At first it annoyed me, then it grew on me, like some kind of freaky catchy tumor. Apparently this year I quite liked dodgy cockney accents.)
Foundations - Kate Nash (Further proof of the dodgy Cockney accent theory. I really quite hate myself for liking this song, yet I just can't help it. Even with all the fittah/bittah business didn't manage to put me off. Now, since the rest of the album didn't impress me in the slightest, let's see if she'll ever do anything as good again, shall we?)
Stronger - Kanye West
On Call - Kings Of Leon
Gravity's Rainbow - Klaxons
Police on my Back - Lethal Bizzle (In the hands of many other rappers this tale of car theft and running from the police would most likely be dull, plodding and appauling (I'm looking in your direction Fiddy). In the hands of Lethal and thanks in no small part to a hefty sample of The Clash, it fun, playful and just downright fab. Curiously when The Enemy remixed it they stripped out the sample and turned it from playful to menacing to not such a good effect.)
European Lover - Little Man Tate (I can't put my finger on why I like Little Man Tate, but witty lyrics and catchy tunes like this certainly help.)
Valerie [Version Revisited] - Mark Ronson with Amy Winehouse (although this version, with wee Kyle oot of The View, is better)
Our Velocity - Mazimo Park ("Ooh, that's a good single!" thought I, "maybe the album won't be half bad". Turns out the album was more like three quarters bad, but this song is still good.)
Capital G - Nine Inch Nails
Superhero Songwriters - Malcolm Middleton (Again, anything at all from A Brighter Beat could have had this slot. Malcolm & Emma are my frontrunners for album of the year, with everyone else trailing way behind. Arab Strap, Delgados? Who were they?)
Throwing Bones - The Phantom Band (My attempt at being a bit obscure! More Scots, who just recently signed to Chemikal Underground. Caught them twice live now supporting Mother & The Addicts and Malcolm Middleton and have been impressed each time. One to keep an eye on next year I think. This is their debut (and so far only) single.)
Push - Pharoahe Monch (A damn fine return from Pharoahe.)
Sunday Bloody Sunday - Saul Williams (And a fine return from Saul too, who with the help of Trent Reznor showed Radiohead how you *should* release your album on the internet. We want better quality than 160kbs! We also want an album that isn't shit, which is where else Radiohead went wrong. *slips on flame-proof suit*)
Gilt Complex - Sons & Daughters (More Scottish indie fabulousness from Sons & Daughters. Album This Gift is due out imminently and is as good as lead single Gift Complex had me hoping. Great b-side to this too, a cover of Adamski's "Killer")
I Like Your Booty (But I'm Not Gay) - Insane-o-flex
Hallam Foe Dandelion Blow - Franz Ferdinand
Bare Legs in a Storm - Strike The Colours
The Optimist - Emma Pollock (Pretty much anything from Emma's Watch The Fireworks album could have been included here, but a random pick threw out The Optimist, so that's what goes on the list. Somewhere in an alternate Earth people shopping in Tesco are buying Emma Pollock records in their droves, while Sandi Thom and KT Tunstall remain quietly plugging away in obscurity. I want to live on that planet.)
Mayday - Unkle with The Duke Spirit (Highlight of a pretty good Unkle album for me. The Duke Spirit put out a fairly good EP too, but it didn't make the cut)
Your Hands Are Cold - Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs
Maybe - Lord Cut-Glass
Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright (yeah, so this one is a cheat. This version though was released in 2007, on the Live Lounge 2 compilation)
Umbrella - Biffy Clyro (It pains me to leave out something from Biffy's "Puzzle" album, but since you couldn't go anywhere this year without hearing Umbrella, it's nice to be able to listen to it without wanting to deafen yourself with a sharp object. Therefore Biffy's version gets in at the expense of their own stuff.)
With Every Heartbeat - Robyn (And another from the Live Lounge. Stripped down to vocals and piano and quite, quite gorgeous)
Same Jeans - The View (The album was a bit disappointing and if you weren't careful you'll be utterly sick of this song, but I still like it.)
Slaughtered Authors - The Wildhearts (My favourite track from The Wildhearts' recent self titled album, in no small part due to it stealing a riff from John Carpenter's Assault On Precint 13 score.)
Let's Dance to Joy Division - The Wombats

Or, if you prefer big rar files, here you go - 1 2 3

Looking back I've come up with a pretty mainstream list, pretty much putting the final nail in the coffin of my indie cred.
I also look to have picked more songs eminating from Scotland than anything else which either means I'm biased, or just that there's still great stuff coming out of my country, I'll let you decide.