Best Albums of 2007
(click artist name for iTunes Music Store, "song" or album for Amazon.com)

1. The Wombats- A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation
2. The National- Boxer
3. Radiohead- In Rainbows
4. Modest Mouse- We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
5. Saturna- Some Delicious Enemy
6. Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
7. The White Stripes- Icky Thump
8. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!- Some Loud Thunder
9. Tullycraft- Every Scene Needs A Center
10. Gentleman Auction House-The Rules Were Handed Down

Honorable mention: Okkervil River- The Stage Names; The Veils- Nux Vomica; Sea Wolf- Leaves In The River; Dinosaur Jr.- Beyond; Black Before Red- Belgrade To Kings Circle

Best 50 Songs of 2007
(click artist name for iTunes Music Store, "song" or album for Amazon.com)

1. The Wombats-" Moving to New York"
2. Okkervil River-" Unless It's Kicks"
3. The National-" Mistaken For Strangers"
4. Radiohead-" Reckoner"
5. The Wombats-" Let's Dance to Joy Division"
6. Tullycraft-" If You Take Away The Make-Up (Then The Vampires They Will Die)"
7. Dinosaur Jr.-" Almost Ready"
8. Teddybears-" Punkrocker (ft. Iggy Pop)"
9. Earlimart-" Everybody Knows Everybody"
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs-" Kiss Kiss"
11. Mgmt-" Time To Pretend"
12. The White Stripes-" Catch Hell Blues"
13. AM Syndicate-"My Friend The Sleep Walker (The Cowbell Song)"
14. Bloc Party-" Kreuzberg"
15. LCD Soundsystem-" North American Scum"
16. Cloud Cult-" Chemicals Collide"
17. Gentleman Auction House-" The Rules Were Handed Down"
18. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!-" Underwater (You & Me)"
19. The Good, The Bad & The Queen-" History Song"
20. Sea Wolf-" You're A Wolf"
21. Spoon-" The Underdog"
22. Blonde Redhead-" 23"
23. The National-" Fake Empire"
24. Modest Mouse-" Missed The Boat"
25. Siouxsie-" One Mile Below"
26. Black Before Red-" Halliberlin Petroleum"
27. Dinosaur Jr.-" We're Not Alone"
28. Queens Of The Stone Age-" 3's & 7's"
29. Peter Bjorn And John-" Young Folks"
30. Blitzen Trapper-" Sci-Fi Kid"
31. A Place To Bury Strangers-" Breathe"
32. Tiny Masters Of Today-" Hey, Mr. DJ"
33. Okkervil River-" Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe"
34. Tullycraft-" The Punks Are Writing Love Songs"
35. Bears-" You Can Tell"
36. Eastern Conference Champions-" The Box"
37. Les Savy Fav-" Patty Lee"
38. Band Of Horses-" Is There a Ghost"
39. The Arcade Fire-" (Antichrist Television Blues)"
40. The Veils-" Advice For Young Mothers To Be"
41. Wussy-" Rigor Mortis"
42. Saturna-" Pop Rocks"
43. Bright Eyes-" Hot Knives"
44. The Boggs-" Forts"
45. Radiohead-" Bodysnatchers"
46. The White Stripes-" Icky Thump"
47. M.I.A.-" Mango Pickle Down River (featuring The Wilcannia Mob)"
48. The View-" Wasted Little DJs"
49. Muscles-" Ice Cream"
50. Apples In Stereo-" Energy"

Best Bay Area Albums of 2007
(click artist name for iTunes Music Store, "song" or album for Amazon.com)

1. Magic Bullets- A Child But In Life Yet A Doctor In Love
2. HIJK- The Pen And The Letter
3. Audio Out Send- Sharpen The Hours
4. Ex-Boyfriends- In With
5. Mist And Mast- S/T
6. Thee More Shallows- Book of Bad Breaks
7. Trevor Childs- Terrified
8. Film School- Hideout
9. Rogue Wave- Asleep At Heaven's Gate
10. Nyles Lannon- Pressure

Honorable mention: LSD And The Search For God-S/T; We Is Shore Dedicated- S/T

Best Bay Area Songs of 2007
(click artist name for iTunes Music Store, "song" or album for Amazon.com)

1. Magic Bullets-"Heatstroke"
2. Film School-"What I Meant To Say"
3. Audio Out Send - " Idea For A New One "
4. HIJK - " Smells Like Cigarettes "
5. Ex-Boyfriends- " Situation "
6. Nyles Lannon- " Slipping "
7. Trevor Childs - " Terrified "
8. Mist And Mast- " Turn Into The Turn "
9. Numbers- " New Life "
10. French Disco- " Avant Garde Bubblegum Factory "
11. Low Sea Roar- "Black Sea"
12. Magic Bullets - " Yesterday's Seen Better Days "
13. We Is Shore Dedicated- " Of Silentsssssss "
14. LSD And The Seach For God- "Backwards"
15. Ex-Boyfriends- " Private D "
16. Audio Out Send - " Calling On The Girl "
17. Minipop- " Butterflies "
18. HijK- "Groove Jet"
19. French Disco - " Shadows On Mirrors "
20. Two Gallants- " Despite What You've Been Told"

Glaring ommission from this list: Rogue Wave-" Chicago x 12" -- sorry fellas. My bad.

Best Cover Versions of 2007
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1. Division Day-" Enjoy The Silence"
2. Sonic Youth-" I'm Not There"
3. Misfortune500-" Don't Fall"
4. Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers-" Highway 61 Revisited"
5. Jaguares-" Gimme Some Truth"
6. The Flaming Lips-" (Just Like) Starting Over"
7. Black Strobe-" I'm A Man"
8. The Walkmen-" Loop De Loop"

Please leave your comments about these lists and/or your very own Best of 2007 lists as comments on this post. Thanks!

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