I've been staring at this list for two weeks now--moving things here and there. I did my best--revealed some guilty pleasures. Best discovery this year: The change machine in grocery stores can pay you in itunes vouchers (I have a degree in creative writing--thusly I am very poor). Without further ado, here's my big ole mason jar of change from 2008...

1. THOSE DANCING DAYS - In Our Space Hero Suits

2. BON IVER - For Emma, Forever Ago

3. BLITZEN TRAPPER - Furr

4. MATES OF STATE - Re-Arrange Us

5. CUT COPY - In Ghost Colours

6. GIRL TALK - Feed the Animals

7. TV ON THE RADIO - Dear Science

8. CSS - Donkey

9. THE TING TINGS- We Started Nothing

10. SHE & HIM - Volume One

11. TILLY AND THE WALL - o (& Beat Control EP)

12. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Vampire Weekend

13. OF MONTREAL - Skeletal Lamping

14. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH - Shallow Graves

15. FLEET FOXES - Fleet Foxes

16. TYLER RAMSEY - A Long Dream About Swimming Across the Sea

17. FOALS - Antidotes

18. NATALIE PORTMAN'S SHAVED HEAD - Glistening Pleasure

19. ALPHABEAT- This is Alphabeat

20. MASON PROPER - Olly Oxen Free

21. LIL WAYNE - Tha Carter III

22. THE WATSON TWINS - Fire Songs

23. MARNIE STERN - This Is it and I Am it and You...

24. BUFFALO KILLERS - Let It Ride

25. THE NOTWIST - The Devil, You + Me

26. TITUS ANDRONICUS - The Airing of Grievances

27. MAN MAN - Rabbit Habits

28. BRITISH SEA POWER - Do You Like Rock Music?

29. CONOR OBERST - Conor Oberst

30. THE HIDERS - Penny Harvest Field

31. DE NOVO DAHL - Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound

32. THE DEARS - Missiles

33. ELVIS COSTELLO - Momofuku

34. M83 - Saturdays = Youth

35. DAVID BANNER - The Greatest Story Ever Told

36. SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN - Pershing

37. JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD - With Blasphemy So Heartfelt

38. Q-TIP - The Renaissance

39. THE WALKMEN - You & Me

40. JENNY LEWIS - Acid Tongue

41. JAY REATARD - Singles 06-07

42. EMMYLOU HARRIS - All I Intended To Be

43. ISLANDS - Arm's Way

44. THE WHIGS - Mission Control

45. WALE - Mixtape About Nothing

46. BECK - Modern Guilt

47. WOLF PARADE - At Mount Zoomer

48. PORTISHEAD - Third

49. LADYTRON - Verocifero

50. T.I. - Paper Trail