Gads... far too many to mention.

For me it's more like albums:

Meatloaf: Bat out of Hell and Back into Hell (if you listen to the progression of the songs, it's about the growth of a relationship, the highs, the lows, and sticking it out, faithfully, to the end).

Alan Parsons Project: Tails of Mystery and Imagination (the visuals I get out of Poe's work being set to music are just amazing to me), Pyramid, I Robot, etc.

Supertramp: Crime of the Century (though The Logical Song is a strong front runner for me)

T'Pau: Bridge of Spies (an homage to the works of Shelley, among others).

Berlin: ALL of it, affirmation of sexuality and life.

Terri Nunn: from Berlin and again, her joi de vivre is amazing.

DiVinyls: again, her joy of life that she weaves to well into her voice.

The Bangles: too much fun, and again, that voice.

Caro Emerald: another amazing voice

Basia: A Voice to die for, music that gets you tapping your toes and, to top it off, lyrics that, if you really listen, get you thinking.

Dire Straits: just for fun but also for the story telling

Sting: if you haven't heard his works, go, and dive in! Especially the last ship and the tales he tells on that album, brining us into the life of a small town in England.

And I could go on and on... hard for me to pick ONE go to song... save possibely XTC: Dear God. But, that's not so much life affirming, as it helps me to sink into, and delve the depths of my despair so that I can bungee back. A thing I have done with all but one of the deaths in my life as... well, I wasn't sure how strong the bungee was for that last one. Wasn't sure I'd bounce back.

Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse is one of the most inspirational songs one could hope to hear in their lifetime

The entire Quadrophenia album by The Who.

Bob Dylan's Dream by guess who.

This is maybe my favorite song of all time. I do play it loud in the car when I need a boost, but the lyrics aren't of the personal encouragement kind, it's a love song to the moon. A lot of songs have deep meaning or heavy emotion, and I think that's one of the reasons I love this song. The lyrics are a really lovely poem, and it's just a simple, sweet, ode to the moon. And I love the music too. (lyrics below)

How can I presume to sing about the moon
Oh how can I presume to sing about the moon
Shall I say it is enchanted
Shall I say it is romantic nonsense
Now that I've assumed the adolescent swoon
Oh how can I presume to sing about the moon
Shall I say I love her dearly
Shall I say I need her ever near me
This elation evades description
So how can I convey my conviction

Oh satellite
Your majesty makes my heart rise
Oh concubine
Your radiance swells up my eyes
All the multitude that's faced you
Who can say they never once embraced the moon?

Holy crap! Too many to mention but, these are a few...

The album Mind Crime. Queensryche. The narrative includes the church manipulating a man to his demise.

Your Wildest Dreams - Moody Blues
Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd
Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin
Going up the country - Canned Heat

"Love me love my dog" Peter Shelley. A lot of my life has been just me and a dog.