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5. In Loving Memory of the Fearless Battle of the Bolo Brigade
Twisted Halo, Independently released
Bolo Brigade isn’t just inspired; it’s effin’ charged. Be it their angry politically slanted songs like the unforgettable “Public Service Announcement” or the desperate “#36,” or tender moments like “Asan Na?”, Halo proved that any person is capable of feeling so much.

6. Good Girl Gone Bad
Rihanna 2007, MCA Universal
On the basis of “Umbrella” alone, this record deserves a spot here. Countless versions, with one even in Filipino—it’s becoming very annoying but dang, you have to admit, it is a pretty song. And then there are the other hits, too: “Please Don’t Stop the Music,” “Shut up and Drive,” and “Hate that I Love You.”

7. Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem 2000, MCA Universal
Eminem attacked everyone here, from Fred Durst to Christina Aguilera to Marilyn Manson, and yet Marshall Mathers earned both critical and commercial acclaim. It boasts three singles: “The Real Slim Shady,” “The Way I Am,” and “Stan,” which Rolling Stone recognizes as one of the top 500 singles of all time. Not bad for a white rapper, no?

8. Sa Wakas
Sugarfree 2003, EMI Philippines
That it contained inexplicably, ridiculously catchy songs that held your attention, as well as broke your heart, is enough to earn the record five stars. That it almost didn’t make it—with an initial horrible record deal, squabbles among band members—gave Sa Wakas a tragic little spin that all classic numbers and characters posses.