A collection of lists from our friends at the Village Voice, LA Weekly, Nashville Scene and the rest of the VVM fam.Published on December 22, 2008
Westword’s Top 10 Indie Rock Albums: This year, America’s rock-and-roll nerds got put back in their place, and we are all benefited. TV On the Radio, Atlas Sound, Blitzen Trapper, and others.
Riverfront Times’ Top Ten Pop Songs: M.I.A., Coldplay, Chris Brown, and Duffy make the list.
Phoenix New Times’ Top 10 Metal Albums : In a year worthy of your rage, metal – from Metallica to Guns N’ Roses – delivered in spades.
Miami New Times’ Top 10 Latin Music Albums: From Buika to Orishas.
Houston Press’ Top 10 Reissues: Ranking the bes of what went around and came around again, from Willie Nelson’s Stardust to Billy Joel’s The Stranger.
LA Weekly’s Top 10 Dance Releases: The year’s finest anthems, both mixed and unmixed, from Sascha Funke to Santogold.
SF Weekly’s Top 10 Most Preposterous Rap Songs: We’re looking at you, Usher, Lil’ Wayne, and Fat Joe.
Top Ten Country Records: As usual, the best down-home music wasn’t found on the charts. From Hayes Carll to Lee Ann Womack.
