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Opening Credits: Kid Cudi - Soundtrack 2 My Life

Waking Up Scene: Kanye West - Good Morning

Getting Ready Scene: Talib Kweli - Get By

Car Driving Scene: Kanye West - Homecoming

High School Flashback Scene: DMX - X Gonna Give It to Ya

Nostalgic Scene: The Who - Baba O'Riley

Angry Scene: Metallica - Master of Puppets

Agony, Painful Scene: Johnny Cash - Hurt

Break-up Scene:Kanye West - Love Lockdown

Sad, Breakdown Scene: Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven

Nightclub/Dance Scene: Zion I - Geek to the Beat

Buddy/Sidekick Scene: Jaylib - Raw Shit

Dreaming of Someone Scene: Otis Redding - My Girl

Contemplation Scene: Dilated Peoples - Worst Comes To Worst

Love Scene: J Dilla - Time: Donuts of the Heart

Relaxing Scene: Common - Be

Action/Fight Scene: Onyx - Slam

Victory Scene: Kanye West - Touch the Sky

Closing Credits: Mos Def - History

1990
Public Enemy


1991
A Tribe Called Quest


1992
Dr. Dre


1993
Wu-Tang Clan


1994
Nas


1995
GZA/Genius


1996
DJ Shadow


1997
Rakim


1998
Black Star


1999
Mos Def


2000
dead prez


2001
Immortal Technique


2002



2003
Immortal Technique


2004
Masta Ace


2005
Geto Boys


2006
CunninLynguists


2007
KRS-One & Marley Marl


2008
Ice Cube


2009
Mos Def




What About You ?

35 - Phrazes For The Young - Julian Casablancas 8/10

What 'First Impressions Of Earth' should've sounded like. Like Strokes (ofcourse) but crossed with Bowie-Eno era mixed with a bit of Ratatat. Will be higher up the list by the end of the year.

Standout Track: Glass

34 - See Mystery Lights - YACHT 6/10

disappointing but its Yacht... and theyre great.

33 - Journal For Plague Lovers - Manic Street Preachers 7/10

A pretty solid return from the only good band from Wales.

Standout Track: Jackie Collins Existential Question Time

32 - Dark Was The Night - Various Artists 8/10

A great collections of new and covered songs by some of the finest indie bands around.

Standout Track: Brackett, WI - Bon Iver

31 - Klang - The Rakes 7/10

"I just had a revolution, we've been f**ked by the institution, so we ain't got nothing to lose man"

Can't believe they've split up. Such a great band.

Standout Track: The Final Hill

30 - The Resistance - Muse 7/10

Isn't the classic album i was hoping it would be but still, its Muse. hugely enjoyable as always.

Standout Track: Exogenesis: Symphony Pt 3: Redemption

29 - xx - The xx 7/10

One of the years best debut albums. Be interesting to see where they go next.

Standout Track: VCR

28 - The Kinks Choral Collection - Ray Davies 7/10

The legendary Ray Davies backed by a choir. Bliss!

Standout Track: Picture Book

27 - Live At The Hollywood Bowl - Van Morrison 7/10

Van Morrison plays Astral Weeks in all its full glory. The original album was music perfection and live it sounds just as wonderful. just wish i was there.

Standout Track: Sweet Thing

26 - Wilco (The Album) - Wilco 7/10

A few standout tracks but overall its a bit disappointing. Still, not including Wilco in a best of list would be like making a best of the 60s and not including The Beatles or the Stones. yeah, they're the 00s equivalent.

Standout Track: Solitaire

25 - Live in London - Leonard Cohen 8/10

Fantasmical! I've only listened to this a few times all the way through but each time i've enjoyed it so much. The sound is amazing and his interaction with the audience is so warm and intimate. Such a legend.

Standout Track: Who By Fire

24 - No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry, They Washed Away - Mew 8/10

Mew have always been one of those bands you have to keep an eye on cos you know they have the protential to make some amazing, and with this album i think they've finally done just that. Pretty stunning effort. Their strongest album by far.

Standout Track: Introducing Palace Players

23 - The Crying Light - Antony and the Johnsons 7/10

Beautiful melodies and the voice is as haunting as ever but overall, a little dull. Disappointing follow up to 'I Am A Bird Now'.

Standout Track: Aeon

22 - Unmap - Volcano Choir 7/10

Some of the songs and ideas seem a bit unfinished but its Justin Vernon and the guys a genius.

Standout Track: Island, Is

21 - Two Suns - Bat for Lashes 7/10

A beautiful and bewitching album. I love how she writes from the heart and pours herself in to every song.

Standout Track: Daniel

20 - March of the Zapotec - Beirut 7/10

A short but pleasant listen.

Standout Track: Venice

19 - A New Tide - Gomez 8/10

Comeback of the year for me. Gomez have always been consistent in making beautiful, catchy pop songs but not since 'Bring It On' have they brought together such a strong collection of songs in one album. This deserves more attention.

Standout Track: Little Pieces

18 - Manners - Passion Pit 7/10

Its hard not to like this album. Full of infectious vocals hooks, stomping pop rhythms and danceable synth grooves. Its just a little too much like Scissor Sisters than MGMT for me, and I always confuse the names of their songs because they all kinda sound the same.

Standout Track: To Kingdom Come

17 - The Ecstatic - Mos Def 8/10

The finest Hip-hop album of the year.

Standout Track: Quiet Dog Bite Hard

16 - Pourriture - Mr. Oizo 8/10

Mr. Oizo remixes some of his best songs from 'Lambs Anger'. Sound better than the originals.

Standout Track: Steroids (Mr. Oizo Remix)

15 - Kings & Queens - Jamie T 8/10

The boy from Wimbledon has done it again creating another polished album of modern pop brilliance.

Standout Track: The Man's Machine

14 - The Uninvited Guest - Siriusmo 9/10

This is seriousl dance music. I'm sure this guy will soon be recognized as one of the biggest names in the genre. Incredible stuff!

Standout Track: High Together

13 - Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Elvis Perkins 8/10

Folk album of the year.

Standout Track: Doomsday

12 - Jewellery - Micachu 9/10

Such an exciting album to listen to. So many different genres covered. Micachu is gonna be big.

Standout Track: Ship

11 - Resevoir - Fanfarlo 8/10

Standout Track: I'm A Pilot

When i first heard this i was overly critical thinking it was a poor British attempt at doing a Beirut but the more i listen to it the more i love it.

10 - Tarot Sport - Fuck Buttons 9/10

" A clusterfuck of noise and emotion".

Standout Track: olympians

09 - The Invisible - The Invisible 9/10

A great British debut worthy of the TVotR comparison. Should of won the Mercury Prize this year.

Standout Track: Ok

08 - Bitte Orca - Dirty Projectors 8/10

Songs like Stillness Is The Move and Two Doves are so beautifully crafted. The whole album is just breathtaking.

Standout Track: Stillness Is the Move

07 - Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear 8/10

It's not 'Yellow House' but still a brilliant album. Keeps you coming back for more.

Standout Track: Two Weeks

06 - It's Blitz - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 9/10

Every song is a gem.

Standout Track: Hysteric

05 - Flashmob - Vitalic 9/10

Its been over 4 years since 'OK Cowboy' but this was so worth the wait! Monster electronic future anthems. French music rules the dancefloor.

Standout Track: Terminateur Benelux

04 - Two Dancers - Wild Beasts 9/10

I was expecting something good after their promising debut but never thought it would be this good. Beautiful falsetto vocals, glittering guitars and shifting rhythms. Its an astounding piece of work. Best British album of the year.

Standout Track: All The King's Men

03 - Power - Boys Noize 9/10

Listening to this album, and' Jeffer' especially, i finally realise why so many people in the blogosphere hold them in such high regard. These guys are incredible.

Standout Track: Jeffer

02 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective 10/10

For most of the year it's been my favourite album of '09 but after seeing them twice headlining this year and both times leaving disappointed ive kinda lost a bit of love for AC. Still, theyre one of the most exciting and creative bands out there and this album is already a classic.

Standout Track: My Girls

01 - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix 10/10



Just an awesome indie-pop album. A pop masterpiece.

Standout track: Love Like a Sunset

1979-1985:
10. Too $hort - Don't Stop Rappin'
9. Kurtis Blow - Kurtis Blow
8. Sugarhill Gang - Sugarhill Gang
7. Whodini - Whodini
6. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
5. Run-D.M.C. - King of Rock
4. The Treacherous Three - the treacherous three
3. Whodini - Escape
2. LL Cool J - Radio
1. Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C.

1986:
10. Just-Ice - Back to the Old School
9. Schoolly D - Schoolly D
8. 2 Live Crew - 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
7. Too $hort - Born to Mack
6. Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - Oh, My God!
5. Stetsasonic - On Fire
4. Whodini - Back in Black
3. Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee
2. Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
1. Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell

1987:
10. Just-Ice - Kool & Deadly
9. MC Shan - Down By Law
8. Spoonie Gee - The Godfather Of Rap
7. N.W.A - N.W.A. & The Posse
6. Ice-T - Rhyme Pays
5. Public Enemy - Yo! Bum Rush the Show
4. Kool Moe Dee - How Ya Like Me Now
3. LL Cool J - Bigger and Deffer
2. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
1. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full

(NOTE: Since hip-hop is getting better year by year, from now I will also find some use of a "honorable mentions" list which names all left out albums that could make a top 10 spot)

1988:
10. Run-D.M.C. - Tougher Than Leather
9. Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown
8. Eazy-E - Eazy-Duz-It
7. Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary
6. Eric B. & Rakim - Follow the Leader
5. Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick
4. EPMD - Strictly Business
3. Big Daddy Kane - Long Live the Kane
2. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
1. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton

Honorable mentions: Goin' Off, Straight Out the Jungle, In Control, Vol. 1, In Full Gear, The World's Greatest Entertainer, Life is... Too Short, Act a Fool, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, Power, It Takes Two

1989:
10. Low Profile - We're In This Together
9. Biz Markie - The Biz Never Sleeps
8. Kool Moe Dee - Knowledge Is King
7. Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy
6. Ice-T - The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say
5. Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
4. The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better
3. EPMD - Unfinished Business
2. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road to the Riches
1. Big Daddy Kane - It's a Big Daddy Thing

Honorable mentions: Grip It! On That Other Level, Done by the Forces of Nature, Big Tyme, 3 Feet High & Rising, Paul's Boutique, Walking With a Panther, Nice & Smooth

1990:
10. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Funky Technician
9. X-Clan - To the East, Backwards
8. Above the Law - Livin' Like Hustlers
7. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead or Alive
6. Masta Ace - Take a Look Around
5. EPMD - Business as Usual
4. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
3. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
2. Brand Nubian - One for All
1. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Honorable mentions: It's a Compton Thang, Holy Intellect, Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Edutainment, Short Dog's in the House, Sex Packets, At Your Own Risk, Taste of Chocolate, Hispanic Causing Panic

1991:
10. Del tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here
9. Ice-T - O.G. Original Gangster
8. Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back
7. DJ Quik - Quik Is the Name
6. Gang Starr - Step in the Arena
5. Main Source - Breaking Atoms
4. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill
3. N.W.A - Niggaz4Life
2. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
1. Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Honorable mentions: Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black, Naughty By Nature, Bitch Betta Have My Money, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, Straight Checkn' Em, We Can't Be Stopped, Organized Konfusion, Ain't A Damn Thing Changed, Prince of Darkness, 2Pacalypse Now, The Ruler's Back

1992:
10. Showbiz & A.G. - Runaway Slave
9. Redman - Whut? Thee Album
8. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother
7. Compton's Most Wanted - Music to Driveby
6. Brand Nubian - In God We Trust
5. EPMD - Business Never Personal
4. Ice Cube - The Predator
3. Gang Starr - Daily Operation
2. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
1. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Live and Let Die

Honorable mentions: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop, Dead Serious, Guerillas In Tha Mist, Way 2 Fonky, Spice 1, Shorty the Pimp, Too Hard To Swallow, Don't Sweat The Technique, Reel To Reel, Psycho Active, Return of the Funky Man

1993:
10. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
9. 2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
8. Onyx - Bacdafucup
7. KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap
6. Masta Ace Inc. - Slaughtahouse
5. Big Daddy Kane - Looks Like A Job For...
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
3. Black Moon - Enta Da Stage
2. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle

Honorable mentions: No Pressure, The World Is Yours, Tha Triflin' Album, No Need For Alarm, 21 & Over, Here Comes The Lord, 93 'til Infinity, Black Mafia Life, Lethal Injection

1994:
10. Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside
9. Brotha Lynch Hung - Season of da Siccness
8. Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda
7. Method Man - Tical
6. MC Eiht - We Come Strapped
5. Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
4. Scarface - The Diary
3. Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East
2. Gang Starr - Hard to Earn
1. Nas - Illmatic

Honorable mentions: Daddy's Home, To the Death, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, Regulate... G Funk Era, The Main Ingredient, Thug Life: Volume 1, Resurrection, The Most beautifullest Thing in This World, Behind Bars, Word...Life, Shock of the Hour

1995:
10. AZ - Doe Or Die
9. Big L - Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
8. Group Home - Livin' Proof
7. DJ Quik - Safe & Sound
6. Smif-N-Wessun - Dah Shinin'
5. KRS-One - KRS-One
4. 2Pac - Me Against the World
3. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
2. GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
1. Mobb Deep - The Infamous

Honorable mentions: Neva Again, 4, 5, 6, Operation Stackola, Mack 10, Curb Servin', Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Soul Food, Dogg Food, Sittin' on Chrome, E. 1999 Eternal, Real Brothas

1996:
10. Jeru the Damaja - Wrath Of The Math
9. Fugees - The Score
8. Westside Connection - Bow Down
7. Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth
6. M.O.P. - Firing Squad
5. OutKast - ATLiens
4. Ghostface Killah - Ironman
3. 2Pac - All Eyez on Me
2. Xzibit - At the Speed of Life
1. Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

Honorable mentions: Nocturnal, Illadelph Halflife, The Coming, Ridin' Dirty, Stakes Is High, Death Threatz, Muddy Waters, The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory, Tha Doggfather, It Was Written, The Awakening, Autobiography of Mistachuck, Da Storm, Soul on Ice

1997:
10. Scarface - The Untouchable
9. Busta Rhymes - When Disaster Strikes
8. O.C. - Jewelz
7. Mack 10 - Based on a True Story
6. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - The Art of War
5. EPMD - Back In Business
4. Jay-Z - In My Lifetime, Vol. 1
3. Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
2. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
1. Rakim - The 18th Letter

Honorable mentions: The War Report, I Got Next, For the People, The Art of War, The Villain in Black

1998:
10. DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot
9. Brand Nubian - Foundation
8. Black Star - Blackstar
7. WC - The Shadiest One
6. Big Daddy Kane - Veteranz Day
5. Big Punisher - Capital Punishment
4. Xzibit - 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
3. M.O.P. - First Family 4 Life
2. OutKast - Aquemini
1. Gang Starr - Moment of Truth

Honorable mentions: Roots of Evil, Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, Heavy Mental, Shut 'Em Down, Ruthless for Life, War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc), Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life, IV

1999:
10. Kurupt - Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha
9. Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs
8. Method Man & Redman - Blackout!
7. Nas - I Am...
6. GZA/Genius - Beneath The Surface
5. EPMD - Out Of Business
4. Slick Rick - The Art of Storytelling
3. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
2. Dr. Dre - 2001
1. Eminem - The Slim Shady LP

Honorable mentions: No Mercy, No Remorse, Immobilarity, Amplified, The Master, Section 8, ...And Then There Was X, Still i Rise

2000:
10. Cypress Hill - Skull & Bones
9. Wu-Tang Clan - The W
8. Big L - The Big Picture
7. DJ Quik - Balance & Options
6. Xzibit - Restless
5. OutKast - Stankonia
4. Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
3. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
2.Common - Like Water for Chocolate
1. M.O.P. - Warriorz

Honorable mentions: Tha Eastsidaz, Both Sides of the Brain, Mind Over Matter, From the Darkness Into the Light, 2000 B.C., NIA

2001:
10. DMX - The Great Depression
9. Cypress Hill - Stoned Raiders
8. RZA - Digital Bullet
7. Grand Puba - Understand This
6. Kurupt - Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
5. KRS-One - The Sneak Attack
4. Wu-Tang Clan - Iron Flag
3. Nas - Stillmatic
2. Jay-Z - The Blueprint
1. Masta Ace - Disposable Arts

Honorable mentions: Priesthood, Word of Mouf, Genesis, Revolutionary Vol. 1, The Realness

2002:
10. Eminem - The Eminem Show
9. Blackalicious - Blazing Arrow
8. Cormega - The True Meaning
7. Xzibit - Man Vs. Machine
6. Royce da 5'9" - Rock City
5. Kool G Rap - The Giancana Story
4. GZA/Genius - Legend of the Liquid Sword
3. Talib Kweli - Quality
2. Nas - God's Son
1. Scarface - The Fix

Honorable mentions: Revolverlution, Power in Numbers, The Lost Tapes, Better Dayz, Aziatic, Paid Tha Cost To Be Da Bo$$, Spiritual Minded, Under Tha Influence, Trinity (Past, Present And Future), Ghetto Heisman, The Chosen Few

2003:
10. Westside Connection - Terrorist Threats
9. Immortal Technique - Revolutionary Vol. 2
8. OutKast - Spearboxxx/The Love Below
7. KRS-One - Kristyles
6. Craig G - This Is Now
5. DMX - Grand Champ
4. Black Moon - Total Eclipse
3. Jay-Z - The Black Album
2. Canibus - Rip The Jacker
1. Gang Starr - The Ownerz

Honorable mentions: Joe Budden, Black August, Shadows Of The Sun, Godzilla, The Listening

2004:
10. KRS-One - Keep Right
9. De La Soul - The Grind Date
8. Cypress Hill - Till Death Do Us Part
7. The Roots - The Tipping Point
6. Ghostface Killah - The Pretty Toney Album
5. Masta Killa - No Said Date
4. Murs - Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
3. Nas - Street's Disciple
2. Royce da 5'9" - Death Is Certain
1. Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer

Honorable mentions: Tical 0: The Prequel, The Hard Way, The Beautiful Struggle, Weapons of Mass Destruction

The remaining years will be done another time. I put hard work for this list so comments and opinions are appreciated.

Tracks Of The Year:

100 - 76

To Clean - The Woods
Here It Begins - Sweet Billy Pilgrim
The Final Hill - The Rakes
Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 3 - Muse
Bode - Julianna Barwick
Supernova - Mr. Hudson
Shot In the Back of the Head - Moby
Silas The Magic Car - Mew



Mrs Cold - Kings Of Convenience



Fun That We Had - Julian Plenti
Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z
Earth, Wind and Fire - Jamie T
Die Slow - Health



Cheerleader - Grizzly Bear
Shampoo - Elvis Perkins



Let's Go Surfing - The Drums



Tron Legacy Theme - Daft Punk
Beware Your Only Friend - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Magnet - Bombay Bicycle Club



I Am Leaving - Blue Roses
Two - Antlers
March and June - Animal Hospital
Oh No - Andrew Bird
Hysteric - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Folk Song Oblivion - The Phantom Band

75 - 51

Solitare - Wilco
Feel It All Around - Washed out
Flashmob - Vitalic
Hearing Damage - Thom Yorke
You Are The Blood - Sufjan Stevens
Hey You - Pony Pony Run Run



Rome - Phoenix
Fun - Natalie Imbruglia
Black and Blue - Miike Snow
Poison Lips - Vitalic



Ist Movement - PART 1 - Krazy Bladhead
Day 'n' Nite - Kid Cudi vs Crookers
Happiness - Riceboy Sleeps
Angela - Jarvis Cocker



The Man's Machine - Jamie T



Love Vigilante - Iron & Wine
Treat Me Like Your Mother - The Dead Weather

this video is pretty badass



When The Night Comes - Dan Auerbach
Love Sex Magic (ft Justin Timberlake) - Ciara
Starter - Boys Noize
One More Chance - Bloc Party



Daniel - Bat for Lashes
Feelings Gone - Basement Jaxx
The River - Anathallo
SING SANG SONG - Air



50 - 26

Terminateur Benelux- Vitalic
Shoes (Mr. Oizo Remix)- Tiga



The Trapeze Swinger - Iron And Wine
Audacity Of Huge (Allez-Allez Remix) - Simian Mobile Disco
Rum Hee - Shugo Tokumaru



People Movin' feat. Primary 1 (Siriusmo Remix) - The Shoes
Snifters - Ratatat



days- Populous
Set Me Free - Phonat



1901 - Phoenix
Candy - Paolo Nutini
Dead Disco Dancer - O. Children



olympians - Fuck Buttons
Burial - Miike Snow
Animal - Miike Snow



Ship - Micachu
Lips - Micachu



Pursuit of Happiness (Feat. MGMT & Ratatat) - Kid Cudi



When Brakes Get Wet - Julie Doiron
Skyscraper- Julian Plenti
Bracket, WI - Bon Iver
Stillness Is the Move - Dirty Projectors



Stripes - Bell Orchestre
Venice - Beirut
Brothersport- Animal Collective

25 - 1

25. Strange Enough (Mr. Oizo Remix) - N.A.S.A.
24. Halo - Beyoncé

such a beautiful song and this video gets me all the time



23. Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox) - Atlas Sound
22. Golden Phone - Micachu



21. Two Doves - Dirty Projectors
20. Quiet Dog Bite Hard - Mos Def



19. Summertime Clothes - Animal Collective
18. Raindrops - Basement Jaxx



17. I'm A Pilot - Fanfarlo



16. Can You Give It - The Maccabees



15. We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues - Wild Beasts
14. Nights Off - Siriusmo
13. Kiss Of Life - Friendly Fires



12. Magnet Mine - Chris Clark
11. Lisztomania - Phoenix



10. The Strangers - St. Vincent



9. In The New Year - The Walkmen



8. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear



7. Ok (Headman remix) - The Invisible

the british Tv on the Radio. This is just as good

6. High Together - Siriusmo

everything this guy does is amazing.



5. All The King's Men - Wild Beasts

Love those harmonies.



4. Learn To Recycle - Phonat

"an Acid House Bohemian Rhapsody" - DJ Rob Da Bank

wot he said.

3. Love Like a Sunset - Phoenix

epic track. Possibly the best thing theyve ever done.

2. My Girls (Gigamesh 'Proper House' Remix) - Animal Collective

the original is great but this just takes the song to another level.

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1. Jeffer - Boys Noize

pump yo brakes to this and dance your ass OFF.

Here's my list of bands I've seen live. From memory and ticket stubs. There's more than what's on here, for sure. Later on I'll try to include venue and date, but it's not likely any time soon. Actually, it's probably not likely ever.

311
.38 Special
Andrew Bird
Aranka Fabian
Arcade Fire
Armin van Buuren
Asleep at the Wheel
Asobi Seksu
Atmosphere
Bassnectar
Beck
Béla Fleck
Ben Folds
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Benevento-Russo Duo
Billy Cobham
Blackalicious
Blitzen Trapper
Bloc Party
Bon Iver
Broken Social Scene (with Leslie Feist and Emily Haines)
Buffalo Killers
Built to Spill
Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues Band
Chicago
Citizen Cope
Clipse
Clutch
Common
Count Basie Orchestra
Counting Crows
Dave Matthews Band
Death Cab for Cutie
Dickey Betts
Diplo
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Drummer
Eek-A-Mouse
Ekoostik Hookah
Emily Haines
Eric Clapton
Everclear
Feist
Felice Brothers
Flogging Molly
Fujiya & Miyagi
Galactic
Ghostland Observatory
Girl Talk
Gnarls Barkley
Good Charlotte
Gov't Mule
Grizzly Bear
Guster
Guta
Gym Class Heroes
Heartless Bastards
Indigenous
Jack Johnson
Jean-Luc Ponty
Joe Lovano
Joey DeFrancesco
John Mayer
John Popper
Jose Gonzalez
Juvenile
Kanye West
Keb' Mo'
Klaxons
Ladytron
Larry Coryell
LCD Soundsystem
Leatherbag
Lupe Fiasco
Lyrics Born
Matisyahu
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Mike Doughty
moe.
Mos Def
N.E.R.D.
Nappy Roots
New Found Glory
O.A.R.
of Montreal
Other Girls
Oxford Collapse
Oysterhead
Passion Pit
Patrick Sweany
Paul Van Dyke
Pearl Jam
Phoenix
Prescott Curlywolf
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Ratatat
Rebirth Brass Band
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Wanting Blue
Ron Blake
Roy Hargrove
Royal Bangs
Rufus Wainwright
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Sigur Rós
Sound Tribe Sector 9
Spoon
Stanley Clarke
Stars
Sufjan Stevens
Talib Kweli
Tapes 'n Tapes
The Avett Brothers
The B-52's
The Black Keys
The Charlie Daniels Band
The Dead Weather
The Decemberists
The Flaming Lips
The Go! Team
The New Pornographers
The Raconteurs
The Roots
The Shins
The Virgins
The Walkmen
Toubab Krewe
Thievery Corporation
Trey Anastasio
Twista
Umphrey's McGee
Wilco
Wish You Were Here
Wynton Marsalis and Lincoln Center Jazz
Yoko Ono

Pictures of my cds not good quality pictures though..










Audioslave, blink-182, Common, Cypress Hill, Daft Punk, Dizzee Rascal, Evanescence, Faith No More, Faithless, Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Jeff Buckley, John Legend, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Lupe Fiasco, The Mars Volta, MF DOOM, Mos Def, N*E*R*D, Nas, Nightwish, Nirvana, Papa Roach, Public Enemy, R.E.M., Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Roots, Run-D.M.C., Sigur Rós, Snoop Dogg, Soundgarden, Styles P, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, Tech N9ne, Thin Lizzy, The White Stripes & 30 Seconds to Mars

Here's the top 100 albums of the decade. Fo' sho'.

100) Radiohead - In Rainbows (2007)



99) The Grates - Gravity Won't Get You High (2006)



98) The Polyphonic Spree - The Beginning Stages Of... (2002)



97) Patrick Wolf - Lycanthropy (2003)



96) Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer (2008)



95) Califone - Roots and Crowns (2006)



94) LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver (2007)



93) The Mae Shi - HLLLYH (2008)



92) Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (2009)



91) Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer (2009)



90) Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008)



89) School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms (2008)



88) Band of Horses - Everything All The Time (2006)



87) Frog Eyes - Tears of the Valedictorian (2007)



86) Dan Deacon - Spiderman Of The Rings (2007)



85) High Places - High Places (2008)



84) Dntel - Dumb Luck (2007)



83) Iron & Wine - The Sheperd's Dog (2007)



82) JJ - JJ No.2 (2009)



81) Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward (2008)



80) Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (2006)



79) St. Vincent - Marry Me (2007)



78) Liars - Drum's Not Dead (2006)



77) Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (2009)



76) Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala (2007)



75) Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (2006)



74) of Montreal - Sunlandic Twins (2005)



73) The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun (2006)



72) The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2 (2001)



71) Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (2002)



70) The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (2006)



69) Bright Eyes - Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil Keep Your Ear To The Ground (2002)



68) The Love Language - The Love Language (2009)



67) Fiery Furnaces - EP (2005)



66) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (2008)



65) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (2009)



64) Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam (2007)



63) Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies (2006)



62) Mos Def - The Ecstatic (2009)



61) Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance (2006)



60) Au Revoir Simone - Still Night, Still Light (2009)



59) Dan Deacon - Bromst (2009)



58) Islands - Return To The Sea (2006)



57) Be Your Own Pet - Be Your Own Pet (2006)



56) Fever Ray - Fever Ray (2009)



55) The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows (2004)



54) The Decemberists - Picaresque (2005)



53) Brazilian Girls - New York City (2008)



52) The Thermals - Fuckin A (2004)



51) YACHT - See Mystery Lights (2009)



50) Okkervil River - The Stage Names (2007)



49) Fiery Furnaces - I'm Going Away (2009)



48) Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming (2006)



47) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell (2003)



46) Iron & Wine - Around The Well (2009)



45) Atlas Sound - Logos (2009)



44) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)



43) The National - Boxer (2007)



42) Xiu Xiu- Fabulous Muscles (2004)



41) Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna (2008)



40) New Pornographers - Mass Romantic (2000)



39) Beirut - Gulag Orkestar (2006)



38) Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007)



37) Arcade Fire - Funeral (2004)



36) Swan Lake - Enemy Mine (2009)



35) TV on the Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (2006)



34) The Avalanches - Since I left You (2001)



33) Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat (2004)



32) Love Is All - Nine Times That Same Song (2006)



31) Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)



30) The Flaming Lips - Embryonic (2009)



29) Animal Collective - Sung Tongs (2004)



28) Beach House - Devotion (2008)



27) Xiu Xiu - The Air Force (2006)



26) The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow (2004)



25) The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs (2000)



24) WHY? - Eskimo Snow (2009)



23) The Walkmen - You & Me (2008)



22) Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary (2005)



21) Joanna Newsom - Ys (2006)



20) Panda Bear - Person Pitch (2007)



19) Dntel - Life Is Full Of Possibilities (2001)



18) of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (2007)



17) Life Without Buildings - Any Other City (2001)



16) The Shins - Wincing The Night Away (2007)



15) Animal Collective - Feels (2005)



14) Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (2005)



13) Glass Candy - B/E/A/T/B/O/X (2007)



12) Stars - Set Yourself On Fire (2005)



11) of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (2009)



10) Modest Mouse - The Moon And Antarctica (2000)



9) Tilly and the Wall - Wild Like Children (2004)



8) Rogue Wave - Descended Like Vultures (2005)



7) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (2005)



6) Tilly and the Wall - Bottoms Of Barrels (2006)



5) Chromatics - Night Drive (2007)



4) The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)



3) The Knife - Silent Shout (2006)



2) The Postal Service - Give Up (2003)



1) The Shins - Oh, Inverted (2001)