B.O.B 2007 AWARDS - BEST ALBUM

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Past winners of my album of the year have included..

1999 - The Beta Band 'The Beta Band'
2000 - Outkast 'Stankonia'
2001 - The Beta Band 'Hot Shots II'
2002 - The Streets 'Original Pirate Material'
2003 - Dizzee Rascal 'Boy In Da Corner'
2004 - Devendra Banhart 'Rejoicing In The Hands' / 'Nino Rojo'
2005 - Animal Collective 'Feels'
2006 - Safetyword 'Man's Name Is Legion'

Click HERE to see the full list for 2005
Click HERE to see the full list for 2006

On with the show!!

2006 ALBUMS THAT I GOT AFTER LAST YEAR'S LIST WAS WRITTEN THAT I HAVE BEEN PLAYING ALOT THIS YEAR (and the number they would have entered in last year's list..confused??)..

Skream 'Skream' (19)
Nas 'Hip Hop Is Dead' (16)
T.I 'The King' (-)
Bat For Lashes 'Fur And Gold' (15)
The Hold Steady 'Boys & Girls in America' (-)
Kode 9 & The Spaceape 'Memories Of The Future' (10)

2007 ALBUMS I WISH I HAD HEARD / OWNED (due to lack of funds i couldn't afford / lack of skill i couldn't steal..maybe i'll hear them next year)..

Gravenhurst, Wu-Tang Clan, Pinch, FOUND, Dirty Projectors, Matthew Dear, Plastic Little, Grinderman, Les Savy Sav, Common, Deerhunter, Kanye West, Modeselektor, Rihanna, Black Lips, Yeasayer, Iron & Wine, Bill Callahan, Durrty Goodz, Whitest Boy Alive, Go! Team, Beach House, Jay-Z, Ghostface, PJ Harvey, Spoon, Of Montreal, Bangers & Cash, Candie Payne, Roll Deep, The FALL, Timbaland, Devendra Banhart, Bonde Do Role, Prinzhorn Dance School, Skepta, Cadence Weapon, Sleeping States, Architecture In Helsinki, Cornelius, Trim, Skeletons & Kings.., Gang Gang Dance, Euros Childs, Talib Kweli, Richard Hawley, Kano, YACHT, Noisettes, Lupe Fiasco, St Vincent, Blonde Redhead, Fiery Furnaces, Marnie Stern, Chromeo, HEALTH, Air, Amy Winehouse, Modest Mouse, Von Sudenfed, UGK, Devin The Dude, Dungen, Prefuse 73,..and anyone else who had an album out this year!!

LIST RULES - No EPs, Live albums, Mix Tapes, Best Of's.

THE 2007 RUNNERS-UP (in no order)..

Wiley, Tunng, Arcade Fire, Busdriver, Band Of Horses, The Shins, Malcolm Middleton, David Shrigley's Worried Noodles, The White Stripes, Interpol, Simian Mobile Disco, Jamie T, You & The Atom Bomb, Kings Of Leon, The Bees, EL-P, Besnard Lakes, Supermayer, Feist, Low, Good Shoes, Akron/Family, OLO Worms (ha!)

MY TOP 30 ALBUMS OF 2007 (in order)..

30) Bjork 'Volta'


29) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 'Some Loud Thunder'

28) The National 'The Boxer'

27) Jeffrey Lewis '12 Crass Songs'

26) Art Brut 'It's A Bit Complicated'

25) Arctic Monkeys 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'

24) Underworld ' Oblivion With Bells'

23) Super Furry Animals 'Hey Venus!'

22) Black Dice 'Load Blown'

21) The Aliens 'Astronomy For Dogs'

20) Liars 'Liars'

19) The Field 'From Here We Go Sublime'

18) Beirut 'The Flying Club Cup'

17) Dan Deacon 'Spiderman Of The Rings'

16) Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan 'Pullhair Rubeye'

15) Gruff Rhys 'Candylion'

14) Dizzee Rascal 'Maths & English'

13) Burial 'Untrue'

12) !!! 'Myth Takes'

11) Justice ''


10) King Creosote 'Bombshell'


9) Caribou 'Andorra'

8) Battles 'Mirrored'


7) LCD Soundsystem 'Sound Of Silver'

6) Field Music 'Tones Of Town'

5) M.I.A 'Kala'

4. Deerhoof 'Friend Opportunity'

3) Radiohead 'In Rainbows'

2) Panda Bear 'Person Pitch'

1) Animal Collective 'Strawberry Jam'

....and in at no.3 on my all-time favourite album list (maybe save that for another time aye?)

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