Playlouder - Music is the Network

Here are my top 20 albums of the year. Some of them might have been 2006. Bite me.

1. The Good, The Bad and the Queen: The Good, The Bad and the Queen

Damon Albarn proves once again that he's better at this than anyone one else.

2. Grinderman: Grinderman

This year belonged to the eponymously titled album by the look of things. Half the Bad Seeds pretend to be another band. The other Bad Seeds are probably fucked off to miss out on this one

3. Mika: Life In Cartoon Motion

I'm kinda sick of it now, but it was all I was playing back in January. I wasn't in the best way back in January, admittedly

4. Sophie Ellis Bextor: Trip the Light Fantastic

Underated and brilliantly executed gay pop offering from the posh Blue Peter spawn.

5. Bright Eyes: Cassadaga

Well written and beautifully produced album that will appreciate with time

6. Lethal Bizzle: Back To Bizznizz

Bizzle Bizzle! Lethal proved he was the UK's best MC while becoming a token black poster boy for indie kids everywhere

7. Rufus Wainwright: Release The Stars

The Judy Garland tribute act also made his own best record yet

8. Feist: The Reminder

A gentle reminder of Feist's class. Completely gorgeous

9. Von Sudenfed: Preperations

Bound for seemingly the first time, Mark E Smith kowtowed and made his finest contribution to music since The Real New Fall LP

10. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver

Never a fan of LCD when all around me said things like "what's the fucking matter with you boy?" I definitely saw what all the fuss was about here

11. MIA: Kala

MIA managed to make a record something like the first, yet somehow like nothing else. How did she manage that?

12. The White Stripes: Icky Thump

Old Grumpy Big Cock's most bananas contribution yet. Long may he go crackers

13. Future of the Left: Curses

Like Mclusky but more taught and fierce, if that's possible

14. Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position

Not as good as Lycanthropy, but one of the most interesting major releases of 2007

15. The Rakes: Ten New Messages

A stealthy, occasionally moving record that nobody seemed to get. Shame. Still, the third record is shaping up nicely if their recent live set at Cynthia's Robot Bar is anything to go by. Not that it's called that anymore

16. Simon Bookish: Trainwreck/Raincheck

Nobody really heard it, but the time I clocked it on the stereo I was dead impressed I'm telling you. Well worth watching live too

17. Kanye West - Graduation

There I was hoping 50 would kick his white christian ass, and then Kanye proved why he's so hot right now, producing the most mourish pop moments of the year

18. Bishi: Nights At The Circus

A cornucopia of fresh sounds and ideas

19. Art Brut - It's a Bit Complicated

With the loss of Chris Chinchilla, one of the band's creative forces, Art Brut got over the second album curse with a record of heartfelt and witty tracks that helped them further break America and conquer Germany. It still seems funny

20. Dizzee Rascal: Maths + English

Prone to some unneccessary misogyny on this outing, but Dylan still made a rock record better than most rock bands

PS: The bold and itallics don't appear to be working properly