This was pretty tricky because I feel like I only LISTENED to about 10 albums that came out this year. But I might be wrong about that. In a vague order.

1. Dizzee Rascal – Showtime
2. Kanye West – The College Dropout
3. Bjork – Medulla
4. Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing in the Hands
5. Madvillain – Madvillainy
6. Mos Def – The New Danger
7. The Magnetic Fields – I
8. Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
9. Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous
10. Elliott Smith – from a basement on a hill