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At the end of each year, I pull together a list of my favorite new music. These lists are tracks from my favorite albums - not necessarily the best individual songs. They aren't in any best-to-worst order. Songs are listed here in the order I would put them on a playlist. It's like a mixtape recap for the year. I hope you enjoy it.
Because some friends have missed my earlier lists, I've compiled all previous years here. You can use the links on this page to purchase or stream individual tracks. Latest update: 11/17/2014
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HOW AND WHY? It started as a nice New Year's gift to friends. I would pull together songs from my favorite albums of the year and write extensive notes. Usually there would be a party and a stack of CDs. It turned into a great way to remember the music I was actually enjoying at the time. Like everyone, my tastes change. Some things stay the same. I'm usually accused of liking anything with organs, handclaps, and horns. |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2013 | ||||
| Guards | Not Supposed To | In Guards We Trust | 3:34 | Spotify |
| Generationals | Put a Light On | Heza | 3:47 | Spotify |
| Willis Earl Beal | Coming Through | Nobody Knows. | 3:55 | Spotify |
| Alabama Shakes | Always Alright | Always Alright | 4:09 | Spotify |
| Tennis | 100 Lovers | Small Sound - EP | 2:51 | Spotify |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Sacrilege | Mosquito | 3:50 | Spotify |
| Lorde | Royals | Pure Heroine | 3:10 | Spotify |
| Chief Keef | Baby What's Wrong With You | Almighty So | 2:48 | Spotify |
| Elephant | Skyscraper | Skyscraper - Single | 3:27 | Spotify |
| Foxygen | San Francisco | We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic | 3:48 | Spotify |
| Guards | Coming True | In Guards We Trust | 3:44 | Spotify |
| Ty Segall | The West | Sleeper | 3:16 | YouTube |
| Vampire Weekend | Obvious Bicycle | Modern Vampires of the City | 4:11 | Spotify |
| Dr. Dog | Broken Heart | B-Room | 3:37 | Spotify |
| Mount Moriah | Bright Light | Miracle Temple | 2:54 | Spotify |
| Katy Perry | Roar | PRISM | 3:43 | Spotify |
| Granville | Polaroid | The Singhles Club | 3:03 | YouTube |
| Elephant Stone | A Silent Moment | Elephant Stone | 5:16 | Spotify |
| Yo La Tengo | Ohm | Fade | 6:48 | Spotify |
| The Black Angels | Don't Play With Guns | Indigo Meadow | 3:43 | Spotify |
| Kurt Vile | Wakin On A Pretty Day | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | 9:31 | Spotify |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2012 | ||||
| Ty Segall & White Fence | Easy Ryder | Hair | 2:24 | YouTube |
| Howler | Beach Sluts | America Give Up | 3:09 | Spotify |
| Jack White | Take Me With You When You Go | Blunderbuss | 4:10 | Spotify |
| Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | That's What's Up | Here | 3:52 | Spotify |
| Hospitality | Betty Wang | Hospitality | 2:13 | Spotify |
| Alabama Shakes | I Ain't the Same | Boys & Girls | 2:56 | Spotify |
| Kishi Bashi | Bright Whites | 151a | 4:13 | Spotify |
| Andrew Bird | Lusitania | Break It Yourself | 4:04 | Spotify |
| Japandroids | Adrenaline Nightshift | Celebration Rock | 4:26 | Spotify |
| Of Monsters And Men | Little Talks | My Head Is An Animal | 4:27 | Spotify |
| Dr. Dog | Do The Trick | Be The Void | 4:32 | Spotify |
| Sharon Van Etten | Give Out | Tramp | 4:19 | Spotify |
| Cat Power | Manhattan | Sun | 5:16 | Spotify |
| Divine Fits | Baby Get Worse | A Thing Called Divine Fits | 4:15 | Spotify |
| Foxygen | Make It Known | Take the Kids Off Broadway | 4:49 | Spotify |
| Ty Segall | Love Fuzz | Twins | 3:34 | YouTube |
| Frank Ocean | Forrest Gump | Channel Orange | 3:15 | Spotify |
| Shovels & Rope | Birmingham | O' Be Joyful | 4:01 | Spotify |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2011 | ||||
| The Cave Singers | Clever Creatures | No Witch | 3:15 | Amazon |
| Generationals | I Promise | Actor-Caster | 2:39 | Amazon |
| Alexander | Remember Our Heart | Alexander | 3:17 | Amazon |
| Woods | Who Do I Think I Am? | Sun and Shade | 2:49 | Amazon |
| Tune-Yards | Bizness | W H O K I L L | 4:24 | Amazon |
| Thao & Mirah | Eleven | Thao & Mirah | 4:01 | Amazon |
| Beirut | Santa Fe | The Rip Tide | 4:14 | Amazon |
| Wilco | I Might | The Whole Love | 3:59 | Amazon |
| Smith Westerns | Dye The World | Dye It Blonde | 4:10 | Amazon |
| Alabama Shakes | I Found You | Alabama Shakes EP | 3:01 | Band |
| Cults | Oh My God | Cults | 3:21 | Amazon |
| Givers | Up Up Up | In Light | 4:34 | Amazon |
| Stephen Malkmus | Senator | Mirror Traffic | 4:26 | Amazon |
| Lil Wayne | Sorry 4 The Wait | Sorry 4 The Wait | 2:39 | Free |
| Frank Ocean | nature feels | Nostalgia, Ultra | 3:44 | Free |
| The Black Keys | Little Black Submarines | El Camino | 4:11 | Amazon |
| Apex Manor | Teenage Blood | The Year Of Magical Drinking | 3:13 | Amazon |
| Mount Moriah | Lament | Mount Moriah | 2:33 | Amazon |
| Tennis | Pigeon | Cape Dory | 3:02 | Amazon |
| The Head And The Heart | Cats And Dogs | The Head And The Heart | 1:56 | Amazon |
| Fleet Foxes | Lorelai | Helplessness Blues | 4:25 | Amazon |
| Girls | Vomit | Father, Son, Holy Ghost | 6:24 | Amazon |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2010 | ||||
| Dr. Dog | Shadow People | Shame, Shame | 4:13 | Amazon |
| Girls | The Oh So Protective One | Broken Dreams Club | 3:37 | Amazon |
| Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings | Better Things | I Learned the Hard Way | 3:40 | Amazon |
| Fitz & the Tantrums | Pickin' Up The Pieces | Pickin' Up The Pieces | 3:10 | Amazon |
| Gold Motel | Perfect (In My Mind) | Summer House | 3:14 | Amazon |
| Tennis | Marathon | Baltimore - EP | 2:38 | Amazon |
| Family Of The Year | Chugjug | Through the Trees | 4:16 | Amazon |
| Tokyo Police Club | Favourite Food | Champ | 3:56 | Amazon |
| The Morning Benders | Cold War | Big Echo | 1:44 | Amazon |
| The Black Keys | Tighten Up | Brothers | 3:31 | Amazon |
| Broken Social Scene | Texico Bitches | Forgiveness Rock Record | 3:50 | Amazon |
| Best Coast | Boyfriend | Crazy For You | 2:30 | Amazon |
| Lil Wayne | With You | I Am Not A Human Being | 3:49 | Amazon |
| She & Him | Gonna Get Along Without You Now | Volume Two | 2:32 | Amazon |
| Kanye West | Lost In The World | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | 4:17 | Amazon |
| Sleigh Bells | Rill Rill | Treats | 3:50 | Amazon |
| Wolf Parade | Oh You, Old Thing | Expo 86 | 5:46 | Amazon |
| Arcade Fire | Modern Man | The Suburbs | 4:40 | Amazon |
| Delta Spirit | White Table | History from Below | 5:09 | Amazon |
| Surfer Blood | Swim | Astro Coast | 3:19 | Amazon |
| Vampire Weekend | California English | Contra | 2:30 | Amazon |
| Cee Lo Green | Fuck You | The Lady Killer | 3:43 | Amazon |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2009 | ||||
| Floating Action | Don't Stop Loving Me Now | Floating Action | 3:03 | Amazon |
| The Generationals | When They Fight, They Fight | Con Law | 3:20 | Amazon |
| Dirty Projectors | Cannibal Resource | Bitte Orca | 3:55 | Amazon |
| Grizzly Bear | Two Weeks | Veckatimest | 4:03 | Amazon |
| Erin McKeown | The Rascal | Hundreds of Lions | 2:38 | Amazon |
| Florence + The Machine | Kiss With A Fist | Lungs | 2:04 | Amazon |
| Heartless Bastards | Out At Sea | The Mountain | 3:24 | Amazon |
| Girls | Lust for Life | Album | 2:25 | Amazon |
| Cornershop | Operation Push | Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast | 4:17 | Amazon |
| Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears | Get Yo Shit | Tell 'Em What Your Name Is! | 2:49 | Amazon |
| Mayer Hawthorne | Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin' | A Strange Arrangement | 3:03 | Amazon |
| Andrew Bird | Anonanimal | Noble Beast | 4:47 | Amazon |
| Elvis Perkins In Dearland | Shampoo | Elvis Perkins In Dearland | 4:21 | Amazon |
| Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros | Home | Up from Below | 5:03 | Amazon |
| Jay-Z | D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) | The Blueprint 3 | 4:15 | Amazon |
| Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson | Relator | Break Up | 2:34 | Amazon |
| Cold Cave | Life Magazine | Love Comes Close | 2:57 | Amazon |
| Wilco | You And I | Wilco (the album) | 3:27 | Amazon |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Hysteric (Acoustic) | It's Blitz! (Deluxe Version) | 3:52 | Amazon |
| Eels | All the Beautiful Things | Hombre Lobo | 2:23 | Amazon |
| Lee Fields & The Expressions | Honey Dove | My World | 4:07 | Amazon |
| Antony & The Johnsons | Kiss My Name | The Crying Light | 2:48 | Amazon |
| The xx | VCR | xx | 2:57 | Amazon |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2008 | ||||
| Tokyo Police Club | Your English Is Good | Elephant Shell | 3:12 | iTunes |
| Noah And The Whale | 5 Years Time | Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down | 3:37 | iTunes |
| Vampire Weekend | Oxford Comma | Vampire Weekend | 3:16 | iTunes |
| Dr. Dog | The Rabbit, The Bat & The Reindeer | Fate | 3:29 | iTunes |
| Birdmonster | Born To Be Your Man | From The Mountain To The Sea | 3:26 | iTunes |
| Fleet Foxes | White Winter Hymnal | Fleet Foxes | 2:27 | iTunes |
| Caesars | Strawberry Weed | Strawberry Weed | 4:07 | iTunes |
| Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Gardenia | Real Emotional Trash | 2:54 | iTunes |
| The Hold Steady | Sequestered in Memphis | Stay Positive | 3:33 | iTunes |
| The Raconteurs | Salute Your Solution | Consolers Of The Lonely | 3:00 | iTunes |
| Santogold | Shove It | Santogold | 3:46 | iTunes |
| Adele | Cold Shoulder | 19 | 3:12 | iTunes |
| Cat Power | Aretha, Sing One for Me | Jukebox | 3:12 | iTunes |
| Conor Oberst | Moab | Conor Oberst | 3:37 | iTunes |
| Jolie Holland | Your Big Hands | The Living And The Dead | 4:03 | iTunes |
| Bon Iver | Skinny Love | For Emma, Forever Ago | 3:59 | iTunes |
| Islands | Kids Don't Know Shit | Arm's Way | 5:11 | iTunes |
| The Airborne Toxic Event | Sometime Around Midnight | The Airborne Toxic Event | 5:04 | iTunes |
| James | White Boy | Hey Ma | 2:49 | iTunes |
| Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The True Loves | I'm Gonna Getcha Back | Roll With You | 3:01 | iTunes |
| Lil Wayne | Let The Beat Build | Tha Carter III | 5:09 | iTunes |
| Soul Messengers | Our Lord And Savior | Soul Messages From Dimona | 3:58 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2007 | ||||
| Lily Allen | Smile (Version Revisited) | Alright, Still... | 3:13 | iTunes |
| Spoon | You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb | Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | 3:09 | iTunes |
| Jay-Z | Roc Boys (And The Winner Is.....) (Feat. Kanye West) | American Gangster | 4:12 | iTunes |
| The Budos Band | Chicago Falcon | II | 2:53 | iTunes |
| The Bees | Listening Man | Octopus | 4:47 | iTunes |
| Rilo Kiley | Smoke Detector | Under The Blacklight | 2:58 | iTunes |
| The Greyboy Allstars | How Glad I Am (Feat. The Living Sisters) | What Happened To Television? | 2:50 | iTunes |
| Amy Winehouse | You Know I'm No Good | Back To Black | 4:17 | iTunes |
| Jarvis Cocker | Black Magic | Jarvis | 4:22 | iTunes |
| Ryan Adams | Halloweenhead | Easy Tiger | 3:24 | iTunes |
| Andrew Bird | Scythian Empires | Armchair Apocrypha | 4:35 | iTunes |
| Beirut | Scenic World | Lon Gisland EP | 2:53 | iTunes |
| Wilco | Impossible Germany | Sky Blue Sky | 5:58 | iTunes |
| Caribou | Melody Day | Andorra | 4:11 | iTunes |
| I'm From Barcelona | Oversleeping | Let Me Introduce My Friends | 2:18 | iTunes |
| Bright Eyes | Four Winds | Cassadaga | 4:16 | iTunes |
| Saturday Looks Good To Me | Apple | Fill Up The Room | 2:52 | iTunes |
| Josh Ritter | Real Long Distance | The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter | 2:43 | iTunes |
| Los Campesinos! | It Started With A Mixx | Sticking Fingers Into Sockets | 1:20 | iTunes |
| Stars | Reunion (Jason Collett) | Do You Trust Your Friends? | 3:54 | iTunes |
| Feist | 1234 | The Reminder | 3:04 | iTunes |
| Okkervil River | You Can't Hold The Hand Of A Rock And Roll Man | The Stage Names | 4:54 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2006 | ||||
| Nina Simone | Ain't Got No/I Got Life (Groovefinder Remix) | Remixed & Reimagined | 3:19 | iTunes |
| Belle & Sebastian | We Are The Sleepyheads | The Life Pursuit | 3:34 | iTunes |
| Yo La Tengo | Mr. Tough | I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass | 4:06 | iTunes |
| Prototypes | Je Ne Te Connais Pas | Prototypes | 3:00 | iTunes |
| Gnarls Barkley | Crazy | St. Elsewhere | 2:58 | iTunes |
| Birdmonster | Spaceman | No Midnight | 6:50 | iTunes |
| The M's | My Gun | Future Women | 4:10 | iTunes |
| Spank Rock | Sweet Talk | Yoyoyoyoyo | 4:12 | iTunes |
| Cold War Kids | We Used To Vacation | Robbers & Cowards | 4:02 | iTunes |
| Destroyer | Your Blood | Destroyer's Rubies | 4:16 | iTunes |
| Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins | You Are What You Love | Rabbit Fur Coat | 2:52 | iTunes |
| Eef Barzelay | Ballad Of Bitter Honey | Bitter Honey | 3:34 | iTunes |
| The Hold Steady | First Night | Boys And Girls In America | 4:54 | iTunes |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Cheated Hearts | Show Your Bones | 3:58 | iTunes |
| Arctic Monkeys | A Certain Romance | Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not | 5:31 | iTunes |
| Cat Power | Lived In Bars | The Greatest | 3:44 | iTunes |
| Ben Kweller | Sundress | Ben Kweller | 4:06 | iTunes |
| Band Of Horses | St. Augustine | Everything All The Time | 2:42 | iTunes |
| Jolie Holland | Crush In the Ghetto | Springtime Can Kill You | 3:01 | iTunes |
| The Long Winters | Clouds | Putting The Days To Bed | 3:34 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2005 | ||||
| Jimmy Smith | Stay Loose | Verve//Unmixed 3 | 3:54 | iTunes |
| The Bravery | Public Service Announcement | The Bravery | 3:34 | iTunes |
| Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | 5:43 | iTunes |
| Ryan Adams & The Cardinals | Beautiful Sorta | Cold Roses | 3:01 | iTunes |
| Marah | The Dishwasher's Dreams | If You Didn't Laugh You'd Cry | 3:56 | iTunes |
| The White Stripes | My Doorbell | Get Behind Me Satan | 4:01 | iTunes |
| Louis XIV | Paper Doll | The Best Little Secrets Are Kept | 3:25 | iTunes |
| Stars | The First Five Times | Set Yourself On Fire | 3:00 | iTunes |
| Hot Hot Heat | You Owe Me An IOU | Elevator | 3:04 | iTunes |
| Stephen Malkmus | Baby C'mon | Face The Truth | 2:44 | iTunes |
| The New Pornographers | Streets Of Fire | Twin Cinema | 2:41 | iTunes |
| The Spinto Band | Japan Is an Island | Nice and Nicely Done | 3:38 | iTunes |
| Architecture In Helsinki | It'5! | In Case We Die | 2:07 | iTunes |
| Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | This Land Is Your Land | Naturally | 4:31 | iTunes |
| Kanye West | Touch The Sky | Late Registration | 3:57 | iTunes |
| John Vanderslice | Trance Manual | Pixel Revolt | 4:47 | iTunes |
| The Mountain Goats | This Year | The Sunset Tree | 3:52 | iTunes |
| Erin McKeown | You Were Right About Everything | We Will Become Like Birds | 4:03 | iTunes |
| Sufjan Stevens | Casimir Pulaski Day | Illinois | 5:53 | iTunes |
| Broken Social Scene | All My Friends | E.P. To Be You And Me | 2:42 | |
| Bright Eyes | Lua | I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning | 4:31 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2004 | ||||
| Tahiti 80 | Listen | A Piece of Sunshine | 3:43 | iTunes |
| G. Love and Special Sauce | Love | The Hustle | 3:39 | iTunes |
| Marah | Freedom Park | 20,000 Streets Under The Sky | 4:35 | iTunes |
| DJ Numark & Pomo | Unwind | Blend Crafters | 2:47 | iTunes |
| Vitamin D | No Good | Hands On | 2:30 | |
| Loretta Lynn | High On A Mountain Top | Van Lear Rose | 2:44 | iTunes |
| Ben Kweller | Jerry Falwell Destroyed Earth | Future Soundtrack for America | 1:21 | iTunes |
| The Black Keys | 10 A.M. Automatic | Rubber Factory | 2:59 | iTunes |
| Ambulance Ltd | Anecdote | Ambulance Ltd | 3:16 | iTunes |
| Tift Merritt | I Am Your Tambourine | Tambourine | 3:44 | iTunes |
| Saturday Looks Good To Me | Until The World Stops Spinning | Every Night | 2:55 | iTunes |
| Modest Mouse | Float On | Good News For People Who Love Bad News | 3:28 | iTunes |
| The High Water Marks | Queen Of Verlaine | Songs About The Ocean | 3:27 | iTunes |
| Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel | Let The Distance Keep Us Together | Home: The Post-Parlo Records Split CD Series, Volume IV | 3:24 | iTunes |
| The Arcade Fire | Rebellion (Lies) | Funeral | 5:10 | iTunes |
| John Vanderslice | They Won't Let Me Run | Cellar Door | 3:52 | iTunes |
| Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn & Ginger Brooks Takahashi | Oh! September | Songs From The Black Mountain Music Project | 4:11 | iTunes |
| Preston School Of Industry | Caught In The Rain | Monsoon | 3:10 | iTunes |
| Rogue Wave | Falcon Settles Me | Out Of The Shadow | 2:33 | iTunes |
| Po' Girl | Take The Long Way | Vagabond Lullabies | 5:32 | iTunes |
| Mason Jennings | Ballad Of Paul And Sheila | Use Your Voice | 3:27 | iTunes |
| Bobby Bare, Jr's Young Criminals' Starvation League | The Terrible Sunrise | From The End Of Your Leash | 3:07 | iTunes |
| Belle & Sebastian | I'm A Cuckoo (by The Avalanches) | I'm A Cuckoo | 3:59 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2003 | ||||
| The Black Keys | Have Love Will Travel | thickfreakness | 3:04 | iTunes |
| The Long Winters | Scared Straight | When I Pretend to Fall | 4:17 | iTunes |
| Eels | Saturday Morning | Shootenanny! | 2:55 | iTunes |
| Shelby Lynne | 10 Rocks | Identity Crisis | 2:45 | iTunes |
| Yo La Tengo | Georgia Vs. Yo La Tengo | Summer Sun | 3:59 | iTunes |
| Mando Diao | Lady | bring 'em in | 2:32 | iTunes |
| The Strokes | Between Love & Hate | Room On Fire | 3:15 | iTunes |
| The Polyphonic Spree | Light & Day (Orchestral version) | US Bonus CD | 2:47 | |
| The Thrills | One Horse Town | So Much For The City | 3:14 | iTunes |
| The Go! Team | Ladyflash | Estuary English (Music from Memphis Industries Volume One) | 4:13 | iTunes |
| Wilco | Handshake Drugs | More Like The Moon EP | 5:11 | |
| My Morning Jacket | Mahgeeta | It Still Moves | 5:56 | iTunes |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Y Control | Fever to Tell | 4:00 | iTunes |
| Dressy Bessy | Lipstick | Little Music: Singles 1997-2002 | 2:36 | iTunes |
| Caesars | Fun & Games | 39 Minutes Of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World) | 2:22 | iTunes |
| The Shins | Gone For Good (alternate version) | So Says I | 3:07 | iTunes |
| Camera Obscura | Suspended From Class | Underachievers Please Try Harder | 3:46 | iTunes |
| The Be Good Tanyas | It's Not Happening | Chinatown | 2:41 | iTunes |
| Brendan Benson And The Wellfed Boys | Alternative To Love | Metarie Extended Player | 4:12 | iTunes |
| Erin McKeown | Born To Hum | Grand | 2:11 | iTunes |
| Johnny Cash | Father And Son (With Fiona Apple) | Unearthed Volume Three - Redemption Songs | 2:49 | iTunes |
| Cat Power | I Don't Blame You | You Are Free | 3:05 | iTunes |
| M. Ward | Fool Says | Transfiguration Of Vincent | 1:49 | iTunes |
| Rufus Wainwright | Vibrate | Want One | 2:44 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2002 | ||||
| Spoon | Something To Look Forward To | Kill The Moonlight | 2:17 | iTunes |
| Modest Mouse | Here It Comes | Everywhere And His Nasty Parlour Tricks | 3:10 | iTunes |
| Doves | Pounding | The Last Broadcast | 4:45 | iTunes |
| Ben Kweller | Commerce, TX | Sha Sha | 3:52 | iTunes |
| Wilco | Jesus, etc. | Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | 3:51 | iTunes |
| Cornershop | Staging The Plaguing Of The Raised Platform | Handcream For A Generation | 4:35 | iTunes |
| Cody ChesnuTT | Brother With An Ego | The Headphone Masterpiece Volume 1 | 0:13 | iTunes |
| The Roots | The Seed (2.0) | Phrenology | 4:27 | iTunes |
| The Apples In Stereo | Where We Meet | Velocity In Sound | 2:52 | iTunes |
| The Vines | Outtathaway! | Highly Evolved | 3:02 | iTunes |
| Cody ChesnuTT | Look Good In Leather | The Headphone Masterpiece Volume 2 | 3:55 | iTunes |
| The Jackson 5 | ABC (readymade super 524 mix - Konishi Yasuharu) | Soul Source Jackson 5 Remixes 2 | 5:17 | |
| The Flaming Lips | Fight Test | Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots | 4:14 | iTunes |
| Rhett Miller | This Is What I Do | The Instigator | 3:10 | iTunes |
| Steve Earle | Amerika v. 6.0 (The Best That We Can Do) | Jerusalem | 4:19 | iTunes |
| Brendan Benson | Tiny Spark | Lapalco | 3:15 | iTunes |
| Badly Drawn Boy | You Were Right | Have You Fed The Fish? | 4:52 | iTunes |
| Bobby Bare Jr. | I'll Be Around | Young Criminals Starvation League | 4:36 | iTunes |
| Spencer Dickinson | Away Baby | Spencer Dickinson | 3:17 | |
| Interpol | NYC | Turn on the Bright Lights | 4:19 | iTunes |
| Johnny Cash | The Man Comes Around | American IV: The Man Comes Around | 4:26 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2001 | ||||
| The Black Crowes | Soul Singing | Lions | 3:53 | iTunes |
| The Strokes | When It Started | Is This It? | 2:57 | iTunes |
| Russell Simins | Jim's Problem | Public Places | 2:59 | iTunes |
| Jay-Z | Izzo (H.O.V.A.) | MTV Unplugged | 5:08 | iTunes |
| John Hiatt | Everybody Went Low | The Tiki Bar Is Open | 3:20 | |
| Whiskeytown | Bar Lights | Pneumonia | 10:28 | iTunes |
| Ike Reilly | Hail! Hail! | Salesmen And Racists | 4:35 | iTunes |
| Pete Yorn | Life On A Chain | Music For The Morning After | 3:47 | iTunes |
| Old 97's | Singular Girl | Satellite Rides Bonus Disc | 4:15 | |
| Lucinda Williams | Lonely Girls | Essence | 4:02 | iTunes |
| Ryan Adams | When The Stars Go Blue | Gold | 3:31 | iTunes |
| Stephen Malkmus | Pink India | Stephen Malkmus | 5:54 | iTunes |
| Weezer | Island In The Sun | The Green Album | 3:20 | iTunes |
| The Avalanches | Frontier Psychiatrist | Since I Left You | 4:48 | iTunes |
| The Dandy Warhols | Solid | Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia | 3:08 | iTunes |
| Beulah | Gene Autry | The Coast Is Never Clear | 3:35 | iTunes |
| Badly Drawn Boy | Once Around the Block | The Hour of Bewilderbeast | 3:44 | iTunes |
| The Devil And Bunny Show featuring Adam Duritz and Dave Immergluck | Crossing Muddy Waters | I-10 Chronicles/2 - One More For The Road | 3:38 | iTunes |
| Erin McKeown | La Petite Mort | Distillation | 3:01 | iTunes |
| Arab Strap | Love Detective | The Red Thread | 4:00 | iTunes |
| The Word | At The Cross | The Word | 2:40 | iTunes |
| FAVORITE MUSIC 2000 | ||||
| Marah | Point Breeze | Kids In Philly | 2:14 | iTunes |
| The Jayhawks | What Led Me To This Town | Smile | 4:09 | iTunes |
| Steve Earle | Transcendental Blues | Transcendental Blues | 4:13 | iTunes |
| White Hassle | Let It Be Me | Life Is Still Sweet | 3:04 | |
| Yo La Tengo | Our Way to Fall | And then nothing turned itself inside-out | 4:18 | iTunes |
| The Jayhawks | Mr. Wilson | Smile | 4:26 | iTunes |
| Billy Bragg & Wilco | Airline To Heaven | Mermaid Avenue Vol. II | 4:50 | iTunes |
| Bono (Lanois) | Falling At Your Feet | The Million Dollar Hotel | 4:54 | |
| U2 | Wild Honey | All That You Can't Leave Behind | 3:46 | iTunes |
| U2 | New York | All That You Can't Leave Behind | 5:30 | iTunes |
| Johnny Cash | Solitary Man | American III: Solitary Man | 2:25 | iTunes |
| Dar Williams | Another Mystery | The Green World | 3:03 | iTunes |
| Yo La Tengo | Let's Save Tony Orlando's House | And then nothing turned itself inside-out | 4:59 | iTunes |
| Clinton | Buttoned Down Disco | Disco And The Halfway To Discontent | 3:35 | iTunes |
| North Mississippi Allstars | Shake 'Em on Down | Shake Hands With Shorty | 4:08 | iTunes |
| Kid Rock | American Bad Ass | The History of Rock | 4:32 | |
| Phish | Piper | Farmhouse | 4:27 | iTunes |
| Aimee Mann | Red Vines | Bachelor No. 2 or, the last remains of the dodo | 3:44 | iTunes |
| Jill Sobule | Rainy Day Parade | Pink Pearl | 3:04 | iTunes |
| Neil Young | Good To See You | Silver & Gold | 2:49 | iTunes |