Note: this year sucked so badly for music that I could only come up with Top 5's instead of the standard Top 10.
5 Biggest Surprises
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Show Your Bones
4. Mat Kearney, Nothing Left to Lose
3. Bravestate, Farewell to the Castle EP
2. Lily Allen, Alright, Still
1. Albert Hammond, Jr., Yours to Keep
5 Biggest Disappointments
5. John Legend, Once Again
4. Keane, Under the Iron Sea
3. Badly Drawn Boy, Born in the UK
2. Yo La Tengo, I am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
1. Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down Quartet, Duper Sessions
5 Albums That Did Not Suck as Much as Some People Said
5. Actually, most albums I heard pretty much sucked this year.
4. Keane, Under the Iron Sea (No, this is not a contradiction.)
3. Starsailor, On the Outside
2. The Mars Volta, Amputechture
1. The Strokes, First Impressions of Earth
5 Favorite Songs
5. Snow Patrol, "Chasing Cars"
4. Gomez, "Notice"
3. Band of Horses, "The Funeral"
2. Bravestate, "Reign of Terror"
1. Muse, "City of Delusion"
5 Favorite Albums
5. Neko Case, Fox Confessor Brings the Blood
4. Gomez, How to Operate
3. Nas, Hip Hop is Dead
2. Muse, Black Holes and Revelations
1. The Decemberists, The Crane Wife