The first 3 months of 2008
Albums:
1. Evangelista - Hello, Voyager
2. Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind The Melody
3. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
4. Sheek Louch - Silverback Gorilla
5. Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
6. Blake Leyh - X-Ray Yankee Zulu Tango
7. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: 4th World War
8. Grand Buffet - King Vision
9. Young Dro/MLK/DJ Scream - I Am Legend
10. various artists - The Wire: " … and all the pieces matter"
Singles:
1. Paramore - "That's What You Get"
2. Wes Fif f/ B.O.B. - "Haterz Everywhere"
3. Sara Bareilles - "Love Song"
4. Snoop Dogg f/ Too $hort and Mistah F.A.B. - "Life Of Da Party"
5. Cherish f/ Yung Joc - "Killa"
6. Ryan Leslie - "Diamond Girl"
7. John Legend - "Show Me"
8. Big Boi f/ Raekwon and Andre 3000 - "Royal Flush"
9. Alicia Keys - "Teenage Love Affair"
10. Janet Jackson - "Luv"
11. Foxboro Hot Tubs - "Mother Mary"
12. Missy Elliott - "Ching-A-Ling"
13. Ne-Yo - "Go On Girl"
14. Jaheim - "Never"
15. Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger - "Scream"
16. John Mayer - "Say"
17. Coheed And Cambria - "Feathers"
18. Erykah Badu - "Honey"
19. Chingy f/ Amerie - "Fly Like Me"
20. Jordin Sparks f/ Chris Brown - "No Air"
21. Sheek Louch - "Good Love"
22. Soulja Boy "Let Me Get Em"
23. Ice Cube - "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"
24. Webbie f/ Lil Phat of 3 Deep and Lil Boosie - "Independent"
25. Pitbull f/ Lil Jon - "The Anthem"
As I acknowledged in a comment on Idolator the other day, I fully understand that doing these kind of running lists throughout the year is totally compulsive and gratuitous, but I do find it pretty helpful as an excuse to keep reevaluating how I feel about these albums and songs every month or two. Starting a singles list for a new year is always tough, because it gets kind of impossible to pinpoint what year a single falls under in a consistent way, if it was released in '07 or appeared on an '07 album, but is peaking in 2008, stuff like that. So I'm just being subjective and not counting songs I put in last year's list that some people might consider this year (for instance, "Don't Stop The Music," "Flashing Lights," "Long Road To Ruin," "Just Fine," etc.). I think the last few months have been pretty terrible for big hit singles, but as always there's plenty of good stuff going on in the margins, lingering 3rd and 4th singles from 2007 albums, new/upcoming singles that haven't caught on yet but hopefully will, stuff that was out last year that it took me a minute to really like. As for albums, what I'm liking right now is a pretty weird mixed bag, but that's a good thing, hasn't been very predictable.
1. Evangelista - Hello, Voyager
2. Raheem DeVaughn - Love Behind The Melody
3. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
4. Sheek Louch - Silverback Gorilla
5. Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely
6. Blake Leyh - X-Ray Yankee Zulu Tango
7. Erykah Badu - New Amerykah: 4th World War
8. Grand Buffet - King Vision
9. Young Dro/MLK/DJ Scream - I Am Legend
10. various artists - The Wire: " … and all the pieces matter"
Singles:
1. Paramore - "That's What You Get"
2. Wes Fif f/ B.O.B. - "Haterz Everywhere"
3. Sara Bareilles - "Love Song"
4. Snoop Dogg f/ Too $hort and Mistah F.A.B. - "Life Of Da Party"
5. Cherish f/ Yung Joc - "Killa"
6. Ryan Leslie - "Diamond Girl"
7. John Legend - "Show Me"
8. Big Boi f/ Raekwon and Andre 3000 - "Royal Flush"
9. Alicia Keys - "Teenage Love Affair"
10. Janet Jackson - "Luv"
11. Foxboro Hot Tubs - "Mother Mary"
12. Missy Elliott - "Ching-A-Ling"
13. Ne-Yo - "Go On Girl"
14. Jaheim - "Never"
15. Timbaland f/ Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger - "Scream"
16. John Mayer - "Say"
17. Coheed And Cambria - "Feathers"
18. Erykah Badu - "Honey"
19. Chingy f/ Amerie - "Fly Like Me"
20. Jordin Sparks f/ Chris Brown - "No Air"
21. Sheek Louch - "Good Love"
22. Soulja Boy "Let Me Get Em"
23. Ice Cube - "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"
24. Webbie f/ Lil Phat of 3 Deep and Lil Boosie - "Independent"
25. Pitbull f/ Lil Jon - "The Anthem"
As I acknowledged in a comment on Idolator the other day, I fully understand that doing these kind of running lists throughout the year is totally compulsive and gratuitous, but I do find it pretty helpful as an excuse to keep reevaluating how I feel about these albums and songs every month or two. Starting a singles list for a new year is always tough, because it gets kind of impossible to pinpoint what year a single falls under in a consistent way, if it was released in '07 or appeared on an '07 album, but is peaking in 2008, stuff like that. So I'm just being subjective and not counting songs I put in last year's list that some people might consider this year (for instance, "Don't Stop The Music," "Flashing Lights," "Long Road To Ruin," "Just Fine," etc.). I think the last few months have been pretty terrible for big hit singles, but as always there's plenty of good stuff going on in the margins, lingering 3rd and 4th singles from 2007 albums, new/upcoming singles that haven't caught on yet but hopefully will, stuff that was out last year that it took me a minute to really like. As for albums, what I'm liking right now is a pretty weird mixed bag, but that's a good thing, hasn't been very predictable.
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