I woke up today and realized that I never got my best albums post posted!  I kept waiting, thinking I might discover a last minute fav that would bump somebody else off the list.  Well, it’s 2009 now and time to move on.

Truth is that 2008 was not an easy top 10 to compile.  There were plenty of good albums, but it was hard to find 10 that the kind of game changers that you want to have forever.  I’m pretty confident about the first half of the list but by about number 7, things start to get a little tougher.  Well, without further ado, here’s the list.  Happy New Year and happy listening.

Honorable Mentions

In spite of having a tough year finding great albums, I found a lot of good ones.  More, in fact, than fit into the top 10.  Here are some other great finds for the year:

Deathcab for Cutie, Narrow Stairs
Neil Halstead, Oh Mighty Engine
Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords (the album is good but series is GREAT)
Santogold, Santogold
Blind Pilot, 3 Rounds and a Sound
Jenny Lewis, Acid Tongue
Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It
Cut Copy, In Ghost Colours

Really, after 10 any of these could have probably filled the last three stops.  Some of them are just great listening not necessarily critical successes (like the Neil Halstead album).  The Deatchab album would be a top 5 if it were a first release from them.  Instead, it sounds a little too familiar.  Santogold is great, but not a great album…just a couple of great singles.

I’ll keep the honorable mentions list running.  I’m sure I’ll remember other great listens from the year.  Let me know if you found something you think I’d like!