Music critic Jody Rosen of Slate.com visits Soundcheck
today to share his list of the best pop and rock music of 2008. Here are his lists for best albums and best singles [
listen to the episode here]:
Albums
1. Girl Talk, Feed the Animals
2. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
3. Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song
4. Calle 13, Los De Atrás Vienen Conmigo
5. Portishead, Third
6. Sugarland, Love On the Inside
7. Benji Hughes, A Love Extreme
8. TV On the Radio, Dear Science
9. The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale
10. Ashton Shepherd, Sounds So Good
Singles
1. Brad Paisley, "Waitin' On A Woman"
2. Lil Wayne, "Lollipop"
3. The Raveonettes, "Aly, Walk With Me"
4. Usher, "Moving Mountains"
5. Tricky, "Council Estate"
6. T-Pain feat. Lil Wayne, "Can't Believe It"
7. Beyoncé, "If I Were A Boy"
8. Lee Ann Womack, "Last Call"
9. The Ting Tings, "That's Not My Name"
10. Busy Signal, "Tic Toc"
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