With Blur's new album 'The Magic Whip' released this Friday, it's a good a time as any to look back over the era-defining band's back catalogue.

It's slightly easier to rank their albums in order of preference, but their songs are a little more difficult to narrow down.

In the first of our new series 'Top 8s', we cast a glance over Damon Albarn and co.'s best tracks over the years.

It killed us to leave out certain songs, and this might all change tomorrow – but here goes…

8. 'Song 2'

 
7. 'Tender'

6. 'She's So High'

5. 'Coffee and TV'


 

4. 'The Universal'

3. 'End of a Century'

 
2. 'For Tomorrow'

1. 'Beetlebum'