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Rihanna, Good Girl Gone Bad. That's a bad-ass album. She's crushing it right now. That song "Umbrella" is sick. I don't know who wrote that song, but it's great. Aside from that, the whole album is good.

Young Jeezy, The Inspiration. He's holding it down man. He's got the Midas touch right now; all of his songs are like gold.

Jay-Z, American Gangster. This album is just ridiculous. Everybody in the world knows that Jay-Z is the hottest rap act in the world right now. He owns hip-hop and since Biggie and Tupac are gone, somebody's gotta own it.

Guitarist Jon Wilkins has had a whirlwind year. As a member of South Florida indie darlings the Postmarks, he was on the road for most of 2007 pushing his band's self-titled debut album. Lucky for him, constant touring also means finding lots of new record stores and under-the-radar releases.

"Most of my picks are from the various tours I've been on this year, exploring new record stores and meeting other musicians with great recommendations," he says. "The Jonny Greenwood mix for Trojan is my favorite. And I've been a big fan of Mavis Staples and all the women of soul like Esther Phillips and Betty Wright.

"As for pop music, it was an amazing year, most notably the Clientele record. Touring with the Apples [in Stereo] really got me into their latest and also turned me on to Aqueduct, both incredibly great records and the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. And I can't help but put John Ralston's record on there. I really do listen to it and it will always be special to me."

Trojan Records, Jonny Greenwood Is The Controller

Mavis Staples, We'll Never Turn Back

John Ralston, Sorry Vampire

The Clientele, God Save The Clientele

The Apples in Stereo, New Magnetic Wonder

Aqueduct, Or Give Me Death

Sondre Lerche, Phantom Punch

Jason Falkner, I'm OK, You're OK

The High Llamas, Can Cladders

Josh Rouse, Country Mouse, City House

Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba shares his un-annotated top ten:

John Ralston, Sorry VampireSpoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga GaBruce Springsteen, MagicSay Anything, In Defense of the GenreAgainst Me!, New WaveKanye West, GraduationMotion City Soundtrack, Even If It Kills MeMinus The Bear, Planet of IceChuck Ragan, Los FelizAlbert Hammond, Jr., Yours To Keep

— Jonathan Cunningham

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