Top Albums of 2007

Getting the entire top 16 here was easy. Getting the top 10 was easy. Getting the top 5 was easy. Putting the top 5 in some order is impossible. If I made the list tomorrow, the top 5 would probably be completely reordered. If I made it a week ago "Challengers" probably wouldn't even be on there.

10. Andrew Bird* - Armchair Apocrypha

9. Patrick Cleandenim - Baby Comes home

8. The Polyphonic Spree - The Fragile Army

7. The Besnard Lakes* - The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse

6. Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight

5. The White Stripes - Icky Thump

4. New Pornographers - Challengers

3. Arcade Fire* - Neon Bible

2. Bright Eyes* - Cassadaga

1. The Shins* - Wincing the Night Away

Honorable mentions:

Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
Ryan Adams* - Easy Tiger
Rogue Wave - Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Feist - The Reminder
Sigur Ros - Hvarf-Heim

*Saw Live