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The 75 Best Albums of 2007

Based on charts published by: Blender, Mojo, NME, Paste, Pitchfork, Q, Rolling Stone, Spin & Uncut

Rank High Artist Album Score Lists
1 1 Radiohead In Rainbows 409 9
2 1 Arcade Fire Neon Bible 394 9
3 1 LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver 379 9
4 2 The White Stripes Icky Thump 343 9
5 1 M.I.A. Kala 337 8
6 2 Bruce Springsteen Magic 292 7
7 2 Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare 225 5
8 7 Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 214 6
9 12 Bright Eyes Cassadaga 209 8
9 4 Kanye West Graduation 209 5
11 5 Feist The Reminder 197 6
12 6 Kings of Leon Because of the Times 176 5
13 3 PJ Harvey White Chalk 174 5
14 8 The Shins Wincing the Night Away 171 5
15 3 Jay-Z American Gangster 164 4
16 8 Rilo Kiley Under the Blacklight 157 5
17 1 The National Boxer 156 5
18 7 The Hold Steady Boys and Girls in America 151 4
19 1 Klaxons Myths of the Near Future 150 4
20 3 Lil Wayne Da Drought 3 147 4
21 8 Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 145 4
21 5 The Good, The Bad and the Queen The Good, The Bad and the Queen 145 4
23 4 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raising Sand 142 4
24 1 Against Me! New Wave 138 3
25 7 Justice † 136 7
  1. Amy Winehouse -- Back to Black
  2. Battles -- Mirrored
  3. Wilco -- Sky Blue Sky
  4. Panda Bear -- Person Pitch
  5. Les Savy Fav -- Let's Stay Friends
  6. Björk -- Volta
  7. Iron & Wine -- The Shepherd's Dog
  8. of Montreal -- Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
  9. Rufus Wainwright -- Release the Stars
  10. Lily Allen -- Alright, Still...
  11. Miranda Lambert -- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  12. Band of Horses -- Cease to Begin
  13. Robert Wyatt -- Comicopera
  14. Grinderman -- Grinderman
  15. Neil Young -- Chrome Dreams II
  16. Black Lips -- Good Bad Not Evil
  17. Jens Lekman -- Night Falls Over Kortedala
  18. Babyshambles -- Shotter's Nation
  19. Queens of the Stone Age -- Era Vulgaris
  20. The Coral -- Roots & Echoes
  21. Okkervil River -- The Stage Names
  22. Ryan Adams -- Easy Tiger
  23. Interpol -- Our Love to Admire
  24. Andrew Bird -- Armchair Apocrypha
  25. The Cribs -- Man's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
  1. Foo Fighters -- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
  2. Devendra Banhart -- Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
  3. Beirut -- The Flying Club Cup
  4. Common -- Finding Forever
  5. Peter Bjorn & John -- Writer's Block
  6. Super Furry Animals -- Hey Venus!
  7. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists -- Living with the Living
  8. Animal Collective -- Strawberry Jam
  9. Field Music -- Tones of Town
  10. Gogol Bordello -- Super Taranta!
  11. The Dream -- Lovehate
  12. Biffy Clyro -- Puzzle
  13. Kaiser Chiefs -- Yours Truly, Angry Mob
  14. Manic Street Preachers -- Send Away the Tigers
  15. The Field -- From Here We Go Sublime
  16. Burial -- Untrue
  17. John Fogerty -- Revival
  18. Avett Brothers -- Emotionalism
  19. Lucinda Williams -- West
  20. No Age -- Weirdo Rippers
  21. Prince -- Planet Earth
  22. The Enemy -- We'll Live and Die In These Towns
  23. Joni Mitchell -- Shine
  24. Richard Hawley -- Lady's Bridge
  25. The Hives -- The Black And White Album

A little explanation:

Source: Stereogum's excellent collection of "Best Of..." lists

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