With Last FM having released their 2008 list of top artists, tracks and albums I though I should take a peek at mine to see how their list compares to what I’ve been listening to over the past 12 months… As it turns out it’s a bit of a mix. I’ve spent a lot of the year listening to old albums from the same bands that I’ve been listening to for a few years now (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, The Arcade Fire, Green Day, Five for Fighting, Muse, R.E.M. and Jonathan Coulton). I’ve also discovered a few bands this year (even though they didn’t have a 2008 album) including Beirut, Gogol Bordello, Stone Sour, Holy Fuck, FDR, Seasick Steve and Jacob Golden. On top of that I’ve been listening to a ton of new bands and bands with new albums. So… here’s my 2008 list of my favourite albums/artists:
| Artist | Album | |
| 1 | Frightened Rabbit | The Midnight Organ Fight |
| 2 | Weezer | The Red Album |
| 3 | Ben Folds | Way To Normal |
| 4 | Glasvegas | Glasvegas |
| 5 | Sigur Rós | Með suð à eyrum við spilum endalaust |
| 6 | MGMT | Oracular Spectacular |
| 7 | Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip | Angles |
| 8 | Nine Inch Nails | Ghosts I-IV |
| 9 | Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend |
| 10 | The Mae-Shi | Hlllyh |
| 11 | Jim’s Big Ego | free* |
| 12 | David Arnold | Quantum Of Solace |
| 13 | AC/DC | Black Ice |
| 14 | Iglu & Hartly | Iglu & Hartly |
| 15 | Scarlett Johansson | Anywhere I Lay My Head |
I also feel that an award should go to Counting Crows, Snow Patrol, Coldplay and Kings of Leon for producing crap albums yet somehow still getting lots of listens from me! [For more geeky music charts check out my Last FM page]