My 50 Favorite Albums of 2007.

It was just a dinstinct and beautiful year for music. It was rather tough, but here are my final choices for the 50 best albums in 2007…

number 50

ALRIGHT, STILL
by Lily Allen

number 49

OPEN FIELD
by Taken By Trees

number 48

FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE
by Arctic Monkeys

number 47

AMERICAN GANGSTER
by Jay-Z

number 46

SKY BLUE SKY
by Wilco

number 45

PLAGUE PARK
by Handsome Furs

number 44

SOJOURNER
by Magnolia Electric Co.

number 43

SONGS III: BIRD ON THE WATER
by Marissa Nadler

number 42

SEX CHANGE
by Trans Am

number 41

SOFT POW’R
by Little Wings

number 40

BESNARD LAKES ARE THE DARK HORSE
by The Besnard Lakes

number 39

RELEASE THE STARS
by Rufus Wainwright

number 38

EVERYBODY
by The Sea and Cake

number 37

ICKY THUMP
by The White Stripes

number 36

SPIDERMAN OF THE RINGS
by Dan Deacon

number 35

MAGIC
by Bruce Springsteen

number 34

MIRRORED
by Battles

number 33

THE FLYING CLUB CUP
by Beirut

number 32

CHROME DREAMS II
by Neil Young

number 31

DANDELION GUM
by Black Moth Super Rainbow

number 30

WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY
by The Shins

number 29

INTO THE WILD
motion picture soundtrack
by EDDIE VEDDER

number 28

GA GA GA GA GA
by Spoon

number 27

STRAWBERRY JAM
by Animal Collective

number 26

WEST
by Lucinda Williams

number 25

EMERALD CITY
by John Vanderslice

number 24

WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK
by Modest Mouse

number 23

ANDORRA
by Caribou

number 22

PERSON PITCH
by Panda Bear

number 21

ONCE motion picture soundtrack
by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

number 20

FRIEND OPPORTUNITY
by Deerhoof

number 19

ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA
by Andrew Bird

number 18

SOUND OF SILVER
by LCD Soundsystem

number 17

TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY
by Thurston Moore

number 16

THE MARY ONETTES
by The Mary Onettes

number 15

RITES OF UNCOVERING
by Arbouretum

number 14

THE SHEPHERD’S DOG
by Iron and Wine

number 13

A WEEKEND IN THE CITY
by Bloc Party

number 12

COPIA
by Eluvium

number 11

KALA
by M.I.A.

number 10

NEON BIBLE
by Arcade Fire

number 09

THE MAGIC POSITION
by Patrick Wolf

number 08

THE REMINDER
by Feist

number 07

BEYOND
by Dinosaur Jr.

number 06

ASK FORGIVENESS (EP)
by Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy

and finally, the top 5…

number 05

number 04

number 03

number 02

my number 01 favorite album of 2007

It was truly a remarkable year to be alive and able to witness just how much inspired art from all facets was poured out for our eyes and ears. Lovely. I hope I can experience many more like it, if I should be so lucky.