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60 31Knots
82 Abe Vigoda
71 The Academy Is...
53 The Airborne Toxic Event
79 Alias
77 Theresa Andersson
76 Apollo Sunshine
47 The Automatic
79 Azeda Booth
75 Joan Baez
84 Bajofondo
56 David Banner
76 The Baseball Project
77 Beck
77 Black Affair
59 Black Ghosts
75 Black Kids
79 Blitzen Trapper
74 Bodies Of Water
70 Brazilian Girls
72 Brightblack Morning Light
66 The Broken West
50 Buckcherry
78 Lindsey Buckingham
90 The Bug
56 Caesars
78 Calexico
70 Glen Campbell
70 Brendan Canning
63 Cats In Paris
74 The Chemical Brothers
65 Cold War Kids
69 Alice Cooper
79 Rodney Crowell
63 CSS
67 Miley Cyrus
45 Dandy Warhols
64 Kimya Dawson
73 Dead Confederate
74 Death Vessel
74 Delta Spirit
79 Damien Dempsey
78 Ani DiFranco
58 DJ Khaled
66 The Donkeys
72 Dr. Dog
80 DragonForce
78 The Duhks
77 Dungen
74 Brian Eno + David Byrne
62 The Faint
67 The Fiery Furnaces
63 Ben Folds
64 iForward, Russia!
72 Friendly Fires
71 Fujiya & Miyagi
65 The Game
74 Inara George With Van Dyke Parks
74 Giant Sand
79 Girl Talk
83 Glasvegas
61 Golden Animals
64 Mike Gordon
68 Gym Class Heroes
78 GZA
65 Neil Halstead
64 Albert Hammond, Jr.
72 Juliana Hatfield
61 Hawthorne Heights
81 High Places
77 High Places
76 Zach Hill
85 The Hold Steady
83 David Holmes
80 Horse Feathers
74 Howling Hex
58 Jennifer Hudson
71 Human Highway
70 Ice Cube
66 Ida Maria
68 Jack's Mannequin
69 Jaguar Love
73 James
81 Jamey Johnson
70 Jonas Brothers
78 Damien Jurado
57 Kerli
89 B.B. King
65 Kings Of Leon
67 Ladyhawke
73 Leila
54 Levellers
74 Jenny Lewis
76 Lykke Li
82 Lindstrom
72 Little Jackie
57 LL Cool J
60 Lloyd
60 The Lord Dog Bird
85 Patty Loveless
76 John Mellencamp
71 The Melvins
70 Mercury Rev
77 Metallica
71 Metronomy
74 Mirah
75 Mogwai
64 Motorhead
66 Mugison
78 Nico Muhly
74 Murs
84 The Music Tapes
71 Nas
65 Nelly
79 Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
50 New Kids On The Block
77 The New Year
85 Randy Newman
80 Ne-Yo
57 Nightmares On Wax
68 The Nightwatchman
78 Nine Inch Nails
61 Noah And The Whale
66 Oasis
75 Conor Oberst
78 Okkervil River
76 Old Crow Medicine Show
80 One Day As A Lion
74 Oneida
73 Joan Osborne
75 Oxford Collapse
79 Amanda Palmer
65 Parenthetical Girls
89 Aaron Parks
74 Lee "Scratch" Perry
51 Kellie Pickler
69 Pivot
58 Plain White T's
89 Plush
64 Primal Scream
50 Pussycat Dolls
76 Ra Ra Riot
71 Ratatat
62 Re-Up Gang
62 Rex The Dog
76 Roots Manuva
71 Darius Rucker
72 The Rumble Strips
81 Raphael Saadiq
57 Sam Champion
73 Scars On Broadway
70 Ron Sexsmith
68 The Shaky Hands
39 Shwayze
58 Jessica Simpson
69 Slipknot
79 Patti Smith and Kevin Shields
73 Solange
69 Son, Ambulance
65 Rick Springfield
65 Staind
47 Stereo MC's
72 Stereolab
71 The Stills
73 The Subways
83 Sugarland
70 Matthew Sweet
74 T.I.
72 Robin Thicke
77 Irma Thomas
79 Tindersticks
71 Tittsworth
90 Shugo Tokumaru
74 Emiliana Torrini
67 James Jackson Toth
72 Randy Travis
69 Tricky
89 TV On The Radio
78 The Uglysuit
92 Underoath
56 UNKLE
61 David Vandervelde
77 Chad VanGaalen
71 The Verve
76 Volcano!
68 Loudon Wainwright III
80 The Walkmen
66 Ben Weaver
84 The Week That Was
77 Paul Weller
70 Brian Wilson
77 Wire
63 XX Teens
71 Young Jeezy
55 Yung Berg

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Added 2 October 2008:

We Global by DJ Khaled

The third album for the Florida-based producer features such guest artists as Akon, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Sean Paul, Rick Ross, The Game, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Plies, Kanye West & T-Pain. [Rap]

Soft Airplane by Chad VanGaalen

This is the third full-length album from the Canadian artist. [Rock/Indie]

Mugiboogie by Mugison

This is the third album for the Icelandic artist. [Electronic/Indie]

Skeleton by Abe Vigoda

The third album for the Los Angeles-area punk-rock band. [Rock/Indie]

Added 1 October 2008:

The Glass Passenger by Jack's Mannequin

The sophomore album for the rock band started by Something Corporate's Andrew McMahon. [Rock/Alternative]

Murs For President by Murs

The debut album on the Warner Bros. label for the Los Angeles rapper features Snoop Dogg and will.i.am as guest artists. [Rap/Alternative]

Kellie Pickler by Kellie Pickler

The sophomore album for the "American Idol" alum features a song cowritten by Taylor Swift. [Country]

Tennessee Pusher by Old Crow Medicine Show

The seventh album for the Tennessee-based folk band was produced by Don Was. [Rock/Folk]

Added 30 September 2008:

Red Letter Year by Ani DiFranco

The latest release for this folk singer was produced with Mike Napolitano and was recorded in Louisiana. [Rock/Folk/Alternative]

4 by Dungen

This is the fifth album for the Swedish rock band led by Gustav Ejstes. [Rock/Indie]

Way To Normal by Ben Folds

The seventh album for the artist was produced by Dennis Herring [Rock/Singer-Songwriter]

Jennifer Hudson by Jennifer Hudson

The debut album for the for the American Idol finalist features Ludacris, T-Pain and Fantasia as guests. [R&B/Soul]

Snowflake Midnight by Mercury Rev

The seventh album for the New York rock band was produced with Dave Fridmann. [Rock/Indie]

The Fabled City by Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman

The sophomore solo album for Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello was produced with Brendan O'Brien. [Rock/Folk/Alternative]

Something Else by Robin Thicke

The third album for the R&B artist was produced with The Neptunes and Pro Jay. [R&B]

Paper Trail by T.I.

The sixth album for the rapper features guest artists such as Ludicris, Rihanna, Usher, Jay-Z, kayne West, Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend. [Rap]

Added 29 September 2008:

Welcome To Goon Island by XX Teens

Formerly known as the Xerox Teens until the copy company came calling, the British quintet releases their first full-length. [Rock]

Paperwork by Volcano!

The sophomore album for the Chicago-area avant-garde rock band. [Rock/Experimental]

House With No Home by Horse Feathers

The sophomore album for the folk band from Portland, Oregon. [Folk]

Roots Manuva by Slime & Reason

The fourth album for the rapper includes Metronomy as a guest artist. [Rap]

Added 28 September 2008:

Courtcase 2000 by Cats In Paris

The quartet from Manchester, England, releases its debut album. [Rock/Indie]

The Uglysuit by The Uglysuit

The debut album for the six-piece indie rock band from Oklahoma City. [Rock/Indie]

Letters From The Underground by Levellers

The ninth album for the UK rock group was also produced by the band. [Rock/Indie]

Added 26 September 2008:

Exit by Shugo Tokumaru

The latest album from the Japanese musician includes more than 50 instruments. [Rock/Indie/Pop]

Resurgam by Alias

The fifth album for the artist who most recently relocated from California back to his home state of Maine. [Rock/Rap/Alternative]

One Kind Favor by B.B. King

The blues legend releases his latest album produced by T Bone Burnett. [Blues]

Added 25 September 2008:

Friendly Fires by Friendly Fires

The debut full-length album for the British trio was self-produced. [Rock/Indie]

Earth Junk by Howling Hex

Neil Michael Hagerty's latest band releases its sixth album, which is only 33 minutes long. [Rock/Indie]

Now Or Heaven by The Broken West

The sophomore album for the indie rock band based in Los Angeles. [Rock/Indie]

Heavenly Bender by Sam Champion

No, it's not the "Good Morning America" weatherman singing, it's the sophomore album for the quartet of rockers from New York. [Rock/Indie]

Lunglight by The Shaky Hands

The debut full-length album for the Portland, Oregon-based indie rock band. [Rock/Indie]

Me And Armini by Emiliana Torrini

The latest album for the Icelandic singer was produced by Dan Carey [Rock/Alternative]

Added 24 September 2008:

Furr by Blitzen Trapper

The fourth album for the Portland, Oregon group is the first on the Sub Pop label. [Rock/Country/Alternative]

Motion To Rejoin by Brightblack Morning Light

The second album on Matador Records for the band based in New Mexico. [Rock/Indie]

High Places by High Places

The debut full length album for the Brooklyn, New York duo. [Rock/Electronic]

Big Bad World by Plain White T's

The fifth album for the rock band from Illinois, who's single 'Hey There Delilah' (off their 2005 album "All That We Needed" and re-released as a single in 2007) was nominated for a Grammy in 2008. [Rock/Alternative/Punk]

Added 23 September 2008:

Dear Science, by TV On The Radio

The fourth album for the New York band was produced by Dave Sitek. [Rock]

Loyalty To Loyalty by Cold War Kids

The sophomore album for the California indie rock band. [Rock/Indie]

Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon

The fourth album for the rock band from Tennessee was produced by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King. [Rock/Alternative]

Acid Tongue by Jenny Lewis

The latest solo album for the Rilo Kiley singer features guests such as Elvis Costello and Chris Robinson. [Rock/Indie]

The Hawk Is Howling by Mogwai

The sixth album for the Scottish rock band was produced by Andy Miller. [Rock/Experimental]

Doll Domination by Pussycat Dolls

The sophomore album for the dance pop group includes guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, R Kelly, Missy Elliot, and Polow da Don. [Dance/R&B/Pop]

Added 22 September 2008:

Feed The Animals by Girl Talk

The fourth album for the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, artist is made from samples from a diverse palette of artists, including Jay-Z, Britney Spears, The Velvet Underground, Roy Orbison, Megadeth, UGK, and The Cure. [Rock/Electronic]

Ladyhawke by Ladyhawke

The debut album for the New Zealander Pip Brown. [Rock/Indie]

Exit 13 by LL Cool J

The last album on the rapper's contract with Def Jam was originally to have featured songs produced by 50 Cent, but the album has only one song with him. [Rap]

Glasvegas by Glasvegas

The Scottish band's debut album was produced by Rich Costey and lead singer James Allen. [Rock/Indie]

Nights Out by Metronomy

The British electronic artist produced his sophomore album. [Electronic]

Added 18 September 2008:

Black Butterfly by Buckcherry

The rock band's fourth album includes a song released for the video game Rock Band. [Rock/Alternative]

Brass Knuckles by Nelly

The long-delayed fifth album for the rapper features guests such as Akon, Ashanti, Chuck D, Fergie, L.L. Cool J, R. Kelly, T.I., Rick Ross, and Snoop Dogg. [Rap]

The Way I See It by Raphael Saadiq

The fourth album for the R&B singer features artists such as Joss Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Jay-Z. [R&B/Soul]

Little Wild One by Joan Osborne

The latest album from the singer/songwriter from Kentucky was produced by Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff, and Rob Hyman. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 17 September 2008:

Wrecking Ball by Dead Confederate

The rock band from Georgia, releases its debut album. [Rock/Indie]

Who Killed Amanda Palmer by Amanda Palmer

The debut album for the Dresdan Dolls singer was produced with Ben Folds. [Rock/Alternative]

Learn To Live by Darius Rucker

The Hootie & the Blowfish singer's sophomore solo album was produced by Frank Rogers. [Rock/Alternative/Country]

The New Year by The New Year

The indie rock band started by ex-Bedhead members Matt and Bubba Kadane releases its third album. [Rock/Indie]
1 Steinski
What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
90
2 The Bug
London Zoo
90
3 TV On The Radio
Dear Science,
89
4 Plush
Fed
89
5 Bon Iver