Top 10 Albums of the year as voted on by the FOT....

[TheBrettster]

1. Jay Reatard - Singles 06-07
2. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
3. Passion Pit - Chunk of Change
4. Evangelicals - The Evening Descends
5. Beach House - Devotion
6. Kanye West -808's & Heartbreaks
7. Q-Tip - The Renaissance
8. TV on the Radio - Dear Science
9. Andrew Daly - Nine Sweaters
10. Pacific Division - Sealed For Freshness

Honorable Mentions: The Cool Kids, The Dirtbombs, Vivian Girls, Future Islands, The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

[A.M. Thomas]

Am I the only one that likes J. Charles Reatard's Matador Singles '08 more than Singles 06-07?

[samir]

God, I'm so sickeningly British.

- Laura Marling: Alas, I Cannot Swim
- Los Campesinos!: Hold On Now, Youngster
- Elbow: The Seldom Seen Kid
- The Last Shadow Puppets: The Age of the Understatement
- Get Well Soon: Rest Now, Weary Head
- Glasvegas: s/t
- The Hold Steady: Stay Positive
- She & Him: Vol. I
- Spiritualized: Songs in A&E
- British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?

[yesno]

The 08 singles started out amazingly strong and then lost energy.  They're pretty great, still, I think.

[Martin]

Too early to make a proper top 10, but I've been listening a lot to:

Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Sonar Kollektiv Orchester - Guaranteed Niceness
DiskJokke - Staying In
Duminie DePorres & Theo Parrish - Et tu Brute
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles

Albums with a couple of great cuts but failed to impress overall: Hercules and Love Affair, Morgan Geist, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Jazzanova, Benga, Erykah Badu, Portishead, James Pants, Koushik, Madlib, Raphael Saadiq, Rhymefest

[theyellowchair]

My No Rules Top-Ten
(Albums I Enjoyed/Discovered in 2008)

1. Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
2. Broadcast - The Noise Made by People (thanks Stupornaut)
3. Rhys Chatham - A Crimson Grail (Moves Too Fast to See)
4. Autechre - Quaristice
5. Underworld - Everything, Everything
6. Fall of Saigon - s/t
7. Brian Eno - Discreet Music
8. Iron Curtain - Desolation
9. Portishead - Third
10. Muslimgauze -Wish of the Flayed

[snogrog]

1. Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
2. Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
3. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
4. TV on the Radio - Dear Science,
5. Vampire Weekend - s/t
6. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular
7. Ludacris - Theater of the Mind
8. Portishead - Third
9. Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
10. Weezer - Red album

[masterofsparks]

The 08 singles started out amazingly strong and then lost energy.  They're pretty great, still, I think.

I think they actually hit their stride in the middle of the run - singles #3 and 5 are my favorites.

[Gregory]

Alphabetically:

Awesome Color - Electric Aborigines
the Barbaras - Summertime Road
Big Dipper - Supercluster
Blood on the Wall - Liferz
caUSE co-MOTION! - It's Time!
the Dirtbombs - "Ever Lovin' Man"
Earles & Jensen - Just Farr a Laugh Vol. I & II
Eat Skull - Sick To Death
Ghostfinger - the Feeler
Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08
Monotonix - Live Shows
Nobunny - Love Visions
Times New Viking - Rip It Off & Stay Awake

[Chris L]

the Barbaras - Summertime Road

Shit, add that to my list as well. 

I also like the Pierced Arrows (Dead Moon w/ a new drummer) album.

[Martin]

Possibly on the list too:

DJ/Rupture

[emdasher]

My God did this year suck.

I liked a lot of albums but loved only a few.

1. The Raveonettes - Lust, Lust, Lust
2. Ximena Sarinana - Mediocre
3. Blood on the Wall - Liferz
4. Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
5. Martha Wainwright - I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too

[Andy]

In order for me to include your lists, you have to send me copies of all the cd's you're listing.  PM me for address.  No pirated or burned albums, please.

[AaronC]

Year-end lists always make me realize how much I haven't heard this year.   Here are my top three:

1. Lemuria - Get Better
2. The Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride
3. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive

[yesno]

I've have never heard a worse analysis of this year in music than the one provided by All Songs Considered.