Here are their best albums of 2008:
50 No Age – Nouns
49 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
48 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It
47 Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
46 The Academy Is… – Fast Times at Barrington High
45 Be Your Own Pet – Get Awkward
44 The Raconteurs – Consolers of the Lonely
43 Nas – Untitled
42 David Byrne and Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
41 AC/DC – Black Ice
40 Jonas Brothers – A Little Bit Longer
39 Taylor Swift – Fearless
38 Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line
37 Nine Inch Nails – The Slip
36 The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
35 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
34 Stephen Malkmus – Real Emotional Trash
33 Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman
32 Jamey Johnson – The Lonesome Song
31 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
30 Duffy – Rockferry
29 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
28 The Knux – Remind Me in Three Days…
27 Brian Wilson – That Lucky Old Sun
26 Mudcrutch – Mudcrutch
25 The Magnetic Fields – Distortion
24 Girl Talk – Feed The Animals
23 Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
22 Jackson Browne – Time the Conquerer
21 Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads
20 Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
19 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah, Part 1 (4th World War)
18 Lucinda Williams – Little Honey
17 B.B. King – One Kind Favor
16 Randy Newman – Harps and Angels
15 The Black Keys – Attack & Release
14 Ryan Adams And The Cardinals – Cardinology
13 Blitzen Trapper – Furr
12 Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy
11 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
10 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
09 Metallica – Death Magnetic
08 Beck – Modern Guilt
07 Coldplay – Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
06 Santogold – Santogold
05 John Mellencamp – Life, Death, Love and Freedom
04 My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
03 Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
02 Bob Dylan – Tell Tale Signs:The Bootleg Series Vol. 8
01 TV on the Radio – Dear Science
[mp3] : TV On The Radio – Crying
Some good stuff that I am surprised to see RS put on it. I like the Blitzen Trapper love. However there is a lot of shit as expected that shouldn’t be anywhere near a list.
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Here are their top songs of 2008:
100 will.i.am – “Yes We Can”
99 The Enemy – “You’re Not Alone”
98 Teyana Taylor – “Google Me”
97 Sheryl Crow – “Now That You’re Gone”
96 Little Joy – “Brand New Start”
95 Lucinda Williams – “Real Love”
94 Los Campesinos – “Miserabilia”
93 Madonna – “Candy Shop”
92 White Denim – “Shake Shake Shake”
91 O’Neal McKnight – “Check Your Coat”
90 Busta Rhymes – “Don’t Touch Me (Throw da Water on ‘Em)”
89 Old Crow Medicine Show – “Alabama High-Test”
88 Bon Iver – “Skinny Love”
87 Friendly Fires – “Jump in the Pool”
86 The Rumble Strips – “Cowboy”
85 M83 – “Kim & Jessie”
84 Lil Wayne – “A Milli”
83 Get ‘Em Mamis – “Cold Summer”
82 Santogold & Diplo – “Icarus”
81 The Knux – “Cappuccino”
80 Mudcrutch – “Crystal River”
79 Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
78 Love As Laughter – “Holy”
77 Hercules And Love Affair – “Blind”
76 The Roots – “Rising Down”
75 Flo Rida feat. T-Pain – “Low”
74 Ra Ra Riot – “Dying is Fine”
73 Ciarra feat. Ludacris – “High Price”
72 Sam Sparro – “Black and Gold”
71 Phantom Planet – “Do the Panic”
70 Busy Signal – “Tic Toc”
69 Missy Elliott – “Ching-A-Ling”
68 Fall Out Boy – “I Don’t Care
67 M.I.A. – “Shells”
66 Jenny Lewis – “Acid Tongue”
65 The Virgins – “Rich Girls”
64 She and Him – “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here”
63 LCD Soundsystem – “Big Ideas”
62 The Gaslight Anthem – “The ’59 Sound”
61 Robyn – “Cobrastyle”
60 Ne-Yo – “Closer”
59 Low vs Diamond – “Don’t Forget Sister”
58 Jazmine Sullivan – “Bust Your Windows”
57 Charles Hamilton – “Brooklyn Girls”
56 The Hold Steady – “Constructive Summer”
55 Sigur Rós – “Gobbledigook”
54 Cat Power – “I Believe In You”
53 AC/DC – “Big Boi”
52 Lee Ann Womack – “Last Call”
51 Ashlee Simpson – “Rule Breaker”
50 Jackson Browne – “Time the Conqueror”
49 Jonas Brothers – “Video Girl”
48 John Mellencamp – “Troubled Land”
47 Janelle Monáe – “Many Moons”
46 Taylor Swift – “Fifteen”
45 Foals – “Cassius”
44 Panic At The Disco – “Nine in the Afternoon”
43 Erykah Badu – “The Healer”
42 The Raconteurs – “Salute Your Solution”
41 Duffy – “Warwick Avenue”
40 Kings Of Leon – “Sex On Fire”
39 The Academy Is… – “About a Girl”
38 Jamey Johnson – “High Cost of Living”
37 Bob Dylan – “Someday Baby”
36 Usher feat. Beyoncé and Lil Wayne – “Love in this Club, Pt. 2”
35 Kaiser Chiefs – “Addicted to Drugs”
34 Gnarls Barkley – “Run”
33 The Raveonettes – “Aly, Walk With Me”
32 N.E.R.D. – “Everyone Nose”
31 Conor Oberst – “Moab”
30 Weezer – “Pork and Beans”
29 Pink – “So What”
28 Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne – “Let It Rock”
27 The Ting Tings – “Shut Up and Let Me Go”
26 The Rapture – “No Sex for Ben”
25 Leona Lewis – “Bleeding Heart”
24 Lykke Li – “I’m Good, I”m Gone”
23 The Black Keys – “I Got Mine”
22 Jay-Z and T.I. – “Swagga Like Us”
21 Vampire Weekend – “One (Blake’s Got a New Face)”
20 Katy Perry – “I Kissed a Girl”
19 Guns N’ Roses – “Better”
18 Kid Rock – “All Summer Long”
17 The Killers – “Spaceman”
16 Young Jeezy – “My President”
15 Al Green – “Lay It Down”
14 The BPA feat. David Byrne and Dizzee Rascal – “Toe Jam”
13 Ryan Adams and the Cardinals – “Magick”
12 TV On The Radio – “Golden Age”
11 Rihanna – “Disturbia”
10 T.I. – “No Matter What”
09 Coldplay – “Viva la Vida”
08 My Morning Jacket – “I’m Amazed”
07 Estelle feat. Kanye West – “American Boy”
06 Beck – “Gamma Ray”
05 Lil Wayne – “Lollipop”
04 Blitzen Trapper – “Furr”
03 MGMT – “Time to Pretend”
02 Santogold – “LES Artistes”
01 Beyoncé – “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
[mp3] : Santogold – LES Artistes
Like before a lot of good stuff but then again, Beyonce at #1? I guess that is RS for you. They could have honestly picked a better Vampire Weekend song…Ah W/E
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