Radio Magic Top 15 Albums of 2007

Of all the albums of 2007 that Ben owns or has listened to thoroughly, here are his favorite 15:

15. Good Bad Not Evil by Black Lips

14. We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse

13. Person Pitch by Panda Bear

12. Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? by Of Montreal

11. God Save the Clientele by The Clientele

10. The Reminder by Feist

9. Fluorescent Grey EP by Deerhunter

8. Mirrored by Battles

7. Andorra by Caribou

6. Neon Bible by Arcade Fire

5. The Boxer by The National

4. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga by Spoon

3. In Rainbows by Radiohead

2. Friend Opportunity by Deerhoof

1. Night Falls Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman

Albums I have heard bits of and wish I knew more about that might have made my list: Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem, Wierdo Rippers by No Age, † by Justice, Graduation by Kanye West, A New Chance by The Tough Alliance, Friend EP by Grizzly Bear, and Joanna Newsom and the Y’s Street Band by Joanna Newsom.

Radio Magic Top 15 Singles of 2007

EDIT: I had put The Tough Alliance song “Silly Crimes” as number 15, but I just realized it wasn’t released in 2007. Silly me! I also remembered how great of a song “Last Kiss” by The Explorers Club is, so it takes over at #15.

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Here is Ben’s top 15 singles of 2007, as played on WEGL on November 29.

15. “Last Kiss” by The Explorers Club
14. “We’ve Got Everything” by Modest Mouse
13. “1234″ by Feist
12. “Don’t You Evah” by Spoon
11. “No Cars Go” by Arcade Fire
10. “Magic Position” by Patrick Wolf
9. “+81″ by Deerhoof
8. “Sycamore” by Bill Callahan
7. “Someone Great” by LCD Soundsystem
6. “Atlas” by Battles
5. “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb” by Spoon
4. “Opposite of Hallelujah” by Jens Lekman
3. “D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice
2. “Fake Empire” by the National
1. “Melody Day” by Caribou

Top Albums of 2007 list coming soon!