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Intro: Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyonce

Album 6: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan (1963)

Song 1: Bob Dylan's Blues

Song 2: Bob Dylan's Dream

Song 3: Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance

Album 5: Modern Guilt by Beck (2008)

Song 1: Youthless

Song 2: Walls

Song 3: Replica

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Intro: Gives You Hell by The All-American Rejects

Album 8: Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney (2007)

Song 1: Vintage Clothes

Song 2: That Was Me

Song 3: Feet in the Clouds

Album 7: At War With the Mystics by The Flaming Lips (2006)

Song 1: The Sound of Failure

Song 2: It Overtakes Me

Song 3: Haven't Got a Clue

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Intro: You Found Me by The Fray

Album 10: Now You Know by Doug Martsch (2002)

Song 1: Gone

Song 2: Heart (Things Never Shared)

Song 3: Stay

Album 9: I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers (2009)

Song 1: January Wedding

Song 2: Tin Man

Song 3: It Goes On and On

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Intro song: Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

Album 12: Okemah and the Melody of Riot by Son Volt (2005)

Song 1: Bandages & Scars

Song 2: Endless War

Song 3: Chaos Streams

Album 11: Rubber Factory by The Black Keys (2004)

Song 1: When the Lights Go Out

Song 2: Lengths

Song 3: Till I Get My Way

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Intro: My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson

Album 14: Imagine by John Lennon (1971)

Song 1: Jealous Guy

Song 2: I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama

Song 3: Oh My Love

Album 13: Say You Will by Fleetwood Mac (2003)

Song 1: What's the World Coming To

Song 2: Illume

Song 3: Everybody Finds Out

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Intro: Party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus

Album 16: Live at the BBC by The Beatles (1994)

Song 1: I'll Be On My Way

Song 2: The Honeymoon Song

Song 3: I Just Don't Understand

Album 15: Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake (1969)

Song 1: River Man

Song 2: Day is Done

Song 3: Fruit Tree

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Intro: Fireflies by Owl City

Album 18: Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear (2009)

Song 1: Southern Point

Song 2: Fine For Now

Song 3: Foreground

Album 17: Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers (2000)

Song 1: Mass Romantic

Song 2: The Slow Descent into Alcoholism

Song 3: The Mary Martin Show

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Intro: Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band

Album 20: Fearless by Taylor Swift (2008)

Song 1: White Horse

Song 2: Forever & Always

Song 3: Change

Album 19: Keep It Like a Secret by Built to Spill (1999)

Song 1: The Plan

Song 2: Sidewalk

Song 3: Bad Light

How I Got This List:

Recap: In 2007, I decided to make a list of my favorite 20 albums that year. The list included albums that I discovered that year and loved (whether they were new albums that were released that year or were older albums that were new discoveries for me). The list of my favorite albums that year became like a musical journal for me of what I spent that year listening to the most. The list that I made in 2007 inspired me to create lists for 1990-1999 and also 2000-2006 (to the best of my recollection). I have also made a list every year since then. I have previously counted down my 20 favorite albums from 1990-1999 (March 2024), 2000-2006 (April 2024), 2007 (Nov 2024), and 2008 (Nov 2025) - so go check those out if interested. 

I have featured some of these albums previously on my podcast, especially during my favorite Albums Countdown series that I did in 2021. 15 of the 20 albums on this list showed up on my Album Countdown; for comparison: my first list had 17, my second list had 13, my third list had 12, and my fourth list had 14. 3 of the 15 albums on this 2009 list were in my Top 20 of my Albums ranking, and 8 of the 15 were in my Top 100. Even though I have featured several of these albums previously on my podcast, I will not repeat any songs that have been played previously, so you will be getting fresh songs! Also, for this series, I am not going to consult any websites to talk about these albums, so no “research”. I’m just going to share what I remember about the album from that time and also maybe how I feel about it now. A quick word about my Album rankings: My original Top 250 Albums list was made at the beginning of 2021 (and counting down that list was the main reason I launched this podcast in March 2021). However, I did a complete overhaul of my rankings at the tail end of 2023. So I will mention both rankings at times. Also before we start, I want to briefly describe my process for preparing these episodes: For each album, I would listen to the songs again, narrowing them down to my three “current” favorites. Then I would listen to my three favorites again, jotting down anything that struck me.

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Intro: I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) by Harry James and His Orchestra (1944)

5. Paper Doll by The Mills Brothers (1942)

4. Riders in the Sky by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra (1949)

3. Swinging on a Star by Bing Crosby (1944)

2. Sentimental Journey by Doris Day (1945)

1. White Christmas by Bing Crosby (1942)

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Intro: Cruising Down the River by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra (1949)

10. I'll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra (1940)

9. Nature Boy by Nat "King" Cole (1948)

8. Don't Fence Me In by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (1944)

7. Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1941)

6. Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore (1948)