| Artist | Title | Album (* = New Release) | Label |
|---|
| Steve Horan | Meet John O | Mi Mi Mi | Self |
| Britney Spears | If You Seek Amy | Circus* | Jive/Zomba |
| Goldfrapp | Caravan Girl | Seventh Tree | Mute |
| Xiu Xiu | Under Pressure | Women as Lovers | Kill Rock Stars |
| Fujiya & Miyagi | Pterodactyls | Lightbulbs | Deaf, Dumb & Blind |
| Dengue Fever | Women in the Shoes | Venus on Earth | M80 |
| Beyonce | Diva | I am Sasha Fierce* | World Music/Columbia |
| Common w/Cee-Lo | Make My Day | Universal Mind Control* | Geffen |
| Maceo Parker | Busted | Roots & Grooves | Intuition |
| Gang Gang Dance | First Communion | Saint Dymphna* | Social Registry |
| Deerhoof | Fresh Born | Offend Maggie | Kill Rock Stars |
| Marnie Stern | Prime | This Is It & I Am It & You Are It & So Is That & He Is It & She Is It & It Is It & That Is That* | Kill Rock Stars |
| Lucinda Williams | Little Rock Star | Little Honey* | Lost Highway |
| T.I. w/Rhianna | Live Your Life | Paper Trail* | Grand Hustle/Atlantic |
| Raphael Saadiq w/joss Stone | Just One Kiss | The Way I See It | Columbia |
| Juliette Commagere | Where I Go | Queens Die Proudly* | Aeronaut |
| Iridesense | True | A Trip Called Life | Paradiddle |
| Chris Difford | Come On Down | The Last Temptation of Chris | Stiff |
| The Hold Steady | Navy Sheets | Stay Positive | Vagrant |
| Ra Ra Riot | Can You Tell | The Rhumb Line | Barsuk |
| Kanye West | Heartless | 808's & Heartbreak* | Roc-A-Fella |
| Inara George | Dirty White | An Invitation | Everloving |
| Weezer | The Greatest Man That Ever Lived | Weezer (Red Album) | Geffen |
| Pink | One Foot Wrong | Funhouse* | LaFace |
| Martha Wainwright | See Emily Play | I Know You're Married, But I Have Feelings Too | Zoe |
| Paul Weller | Echoes Around the Sun | 22 Dreams | Island |
| Paul Weller | Invisible | 22 Dreams | Island |
| TV on the Radio | Dancing Choose | Dear Science | DGC/Interscope |
| Lupe Fiasco | Gotta Eat | The Cool | Atlantic |
| Randy Newman | Only a Girl | Harps & Angels | Nonesuch |
| Julia Brown | London Days | Strange Scars | Self |
| Army Navy | Saints | Army Navy | Fever Zone |
| Little Jackie | Go Hard or Go Home | The Stoop | S-Curve |
| Santogold | You'll Find a Way | Santogold | Downtown |
The Best of 2008!!!
Best Songs
Ra Ra Riot - Can You Tell
Oasis - The Shock of the Lightning
Lucinda Williams - Little Rock Star
Pink - So What
Little Jackie - Go Hard or Go Home
Santogold - You'll Find a Way
Julia Brown - London Days/My Red Knickers
Goldfrapp - Caravan Girl
Weezer - The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
TV on the Radio - Halfway Home
Army Navy - Saints
T.I. - Slide Show
Beyonce - If I Were a Boy
Best Covers
Xiu Xiu - Under Pressure
Army Navy - Right Back Where We Started From
Best Soca Compilation
D J Dale - Sweet Soca Party
Honorable Mention
These were all very good, recommended CD's.
Beyonce - I Am Sasha Fierce
Common - Universal Mind Control
Maceo Parker - Roots & Grooves
Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
Fujiya & Miyagi - Lightbulbs
Deerhoof - Offend Maggie
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
Marnie Stern - This is It and I am It and You Are It and So Is That and He is It and She Is It
Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
Dengue Fever - Venus on Earth
The Watson Twins - Fire Songs
Aimee Mann - @#&*! Smilers
Elvis Costello & the Imposters - Momofuku
The Second Ten
I would have loved to have made these top ten albums, but I ran out of room.
Weezer - Weezer (Red Album)
Inara George - An Invitation
Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak
Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
Chris Difford - The Last Temptation of Chris
Iridesense - A Trip Called Life
Juliette Commagere - Queens Die Proudly
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
T.I. - Paper Trail
2008 Top Ten
10 Pink - Funhouse
9 Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married, But I've Got Feelings Too
8 Paul Weller - 22 Dreams
7 T V on the Radio - Dear Science
6 Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
5 Randy Newman - Harps & Angels
4 Julia Brown - Strange Scars
3 Army Navy - Army Navy
2 Little Jackie - The Stoop
1 Santogold - Santogold
Biggest Disappointments
Death Cab for Cutie, Beck
Don't Believe the Hype
Kings of Leon
Best Shows
Yaz
Lupe Fiasco
M.I.A.
Kanye West/Lupe Fiasco/Rhianna/N.E.R.D.
Robyn Hitchcock
Dengue Fever
Mel C
Spice Girls
Matisyahu
Best Theater
August Osage County
Fuertabruza
