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It's judgement day for thousands of students across the country, as GCSE results are revealed and carefully laid future plans are finally within grasp - or drifing sadly out of view.

Iif you've not done as well as you hoped - don't worry. GCSE results in 2013 are down on last year across the nation, with record falls in anyone getting a Grade C or above - so you're not alone. If you didn't get the grades you hoped for, it's not the end of the world and help and advice is on hand. Not from us, admittedly, we don't know the first thing about getting your exams remarked or how to get into college or sixth form otherwise, but we can give you some seriously empowering tracks to help deal with the disappointment.

From classics by Beck, The Rolling Stones. Run DMC and Flaming Lips to more modern hits from Passion Pit, The 2 Bears, Icona Pop - these are 23 tracks to help you out if you messed up your A Levels.