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Intro: Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys (#21)

Album 12: Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time by Santana
Song 1: Whole Lotta Love
Song 2: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Song 3: Back in Black

Album 11: Come Around Sundown by Kings of Leon
Song 1: The End
Song 2: Radioactive
Song 3: The Immortals

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Intro: All the Right Moves by OneRepublic (#54)

Album 14: Together by The New Pornographers
Song 1: Crash Years
Song 2: Your Hands (Together)
Song 3: If You Can't See My Mirrors

Album 13: Conor Oberst by Conor Oberst
Song 1: Cape Canaveral
Song 2: Sausalito
Song 3: Danny Callahan

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Intro: What We Got

1. Make It Stop

2. True Colors

3. Switch Up

4. Crypto

5. Secrets Pt. II

Outro: Here We Are

Link to Ep 1 of our Beastie Boys Countdown

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Intro: Misery by Maroon 5 (#62)

Album 16: Them Crooked Vultures by Them Crooked Vultures
Song 1: Mind Eraser, No Chaser
Song 2: Elephants
Song 3: Gunman

Album 15: Clapton by Eric Clapton
Song 1: Rocking Chair
Song 2: My Very Good Friend the Milkman
Song 3: That's No Way to Get Along

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Intro: Undo It by Carrie Underwood (#88)

Album 18: The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters
Song 1: My Poor Brain
Song 2: See You
Song 3: Enough Space

Album 17: Be My Thrill by The Weepies
Song 1: Please Speak Well of Me
Song 2: I Was Made for Sunny Days
Song 3: Hummingbird

Link to The Colour and the Shape (Andrew's Mix)

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Intro: The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert (#91)

Album 20: Invented by Jimmy Eat World (2010)
Song 1: My Best Theory
Song 2: Stop
Song 3: Littlething

Album 19: The Hazards of Love by The Decemberists (2009)
Song 1: The Hazards of Love 2
Song 2: Annan Water
Song 3: The Hazards of Love 4

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), 2008 (Nov 2025), and 2009 (Feb 2026) - 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. 8 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, my fourth list had 14, and my fifth list had 15. 3 of the 15 albums on this 2010 list were in my Top 50 of my Albums ranking. 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: Ready Teddy by Little Richard

5. Shout by The Isley Brothers

4. I'm Walkin' by Fats Domino

3. I Got a Woman by Ray Charles

2. Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash

1. Sixty Minute Man by The Dominoes

Outro: Rock n Roll is Here to Stay by Danny & the Juniors

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Intro: Tears On My Pillow by Little Anthony & the Imperials

10. Sea Cruise by Frankie Ford

9. Mystery Train by Elvis Presley

8. Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes by Chuck Willis

7. Since I Don't Have You by The Skyliners

6. Keep A-Knockin' by Little Richard

Outro: My Prayer by The Platters

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Intro: Dizzy Miss Lizzy by Larry Williams

15. At My Front Door by The El Dorados

14. My Babe by Little Walter

13. A Story Untold by The Nutmegs

12. Sincerely by The Moonglows

11. Work With Me Annie by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

Outro: Brown Eyed Handsome Man by Chuck Berry

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Intro: I'm In Love Again by Fats Domino

20. Send Me Some Lovin' by Little Richard

19. C.C. Rider by Chuck Willis

18. I Get a Kick Out of You by Frank Sinatra

17. Matchbox by Carl Perkins

16. Maybe Baby by Buddy Holly

Outro: Little Girl of Mine by The Cleftones