P2 Best of 2007 (and more)

Here's a list of the best 2007 music as determined by Postcard 2 list folks.

Corrections and ideas for improvement are appreciated.

Further down on this page are a list of
2007 music that didn't make the list and
a list of 2007 reissues. Also see our
best-of lists for 1996-2006 and
new or upcoming 2008 music.

The Sadies at HSB

Here's what our compiler Al Kunz has to say: “We had a total of 36 voters this year and a total of 306 releases received votes. Those with fewer than 20 points are not included on the list. The numbers in the “Rank” column are as follows: First is the total number of points (1st place=20, 2nd=19...). All selections rated equally received 10.5 points each.

“The second figure is the number of first place votes. The third figure is the number of people who voted for a disc. Rankings are based on number of points with the number of first place votes being the first tie breaker and number of people voting for the disc the 2nd tie breaker. If there is still a tie then I ordered them alphabetically.”

P2 list member Jacquilynne Schlesier created three Amazon Listmania lists for the best of 2007 CDs:

Note: Roger Wallace's It's About Time and Asa Brebner's Abbey Lode are not on the Amazon lists because Amazon doesn't offer them.

No. Artist(s) Title Label Get Info Rank Listen to
1. Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Raising Sand Rounder myspace (158-1-10)  
2. Bruce Springsteen Magic Sony myspace (139-1-10) “Girls In Their Summer Clothes” or “Radio Nowhere”
3. Amy Winehouse Back to Black Universal Republic myspace (128-0-9) “Rehab” or “You Know I'm No Good”
4. Steve Earle Washington Square Serenade New West myspace (124-1-11)  
5. Dwight Yoakam Dwight Sings Buck New West myspace (104-0-7)  
6. Deadstring Brothers Silver Mountain Bloodshot myspace (101.5-1-8)  
7. Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings 100 Days, 100 Nights Daptone myspace (101-0-9)  
8. Kelly Willis Translated From Love Rykodisc myspace (98-1-6) “Don't Know Why”
9. Nick Lowe At My Age Yep Roc myspace (92.5-1-8) “Long Limbed Girl”
10. Wilco Sky Blue Sky Nonesuch myspace (92-2-7) “Side With the Seeds” or “One True Vine”
11. Eleni Mandell Miracle of Five Zedtone myspace (92-2-6) “Girls” or “Make-Out King”
12. Tommy Womack There, I Said It! Cedar Creek myspace (89-1-7)  
13. Eilen Jewell Letters From Sinners and Strangers Signature Sounds myspace (89-0-7)  
14. The Mendoza Line 30-Year Low Glurp lastfm (87-1-5) “Aspect of an Old Maid”
15. Levon Helm Dirt Farmer Vanguard myspace (80-1-6) “Feelin' Good” or “The Mountain”
16. Teddy Thompson Up Front and Down Low Verve Forecast myspace (79-0-6)  
17. Sam Baker pretty world BlueLimeStone Records myspace (75-1-5)  
18. Dale Watson From the Cradle to the Grave HYENA myspace (74-1-5)  
19. The Tripwires Makes You Look Around Paisley Pop myspace (72.5-1-5) “Big Electric Light”
20. Patty Griffin Children Running Through ATO myspace (70.5-0-5)  
21. John Fogerty Revival Fantasy myspace (66.5-1-6) “Creedence Song”
22. Andrew Bird Armchair Aprocypha Fat Possuml myspace 65.5-1-4) “Plasticities” or “Darkmatter”
23. Lucinda Williams West Lost Highway myspace (63-0-5)  
24. Patti Scialfa Play It as It Lays Sony lastfm (60-0-5)  
25. Miranda Lambert Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Sony myspace (59-1-6) “Famous in an Small Town”
26. The Sadies New Seasons Yep Roc myspace (56-0-4)  
27. Mavis Staples We'll Never Turn Back Anti myspace (52-0-6) “Down in Mississippi”
28. Bill Kirchen Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods Proper myspace (51-1-4) “Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods”
29. Porter Wagoner Wagonmaster Anti myspace (50.5-1-5) “My Many Hurried Southern Trips”
30. Two Cow Garage III Shelterhouse myspace (50.5-0-4) “Should've California” or “No Shame”
31. Elizabeth Cook Balls Thirty-One Tigers myspace (50-0-5)  
32. Chuck Prophet Soap and Water Yep Roc myspace (49.5-0-4)  
33. Lyle Lovett It's Not Big It's Large Lost Highway myspace (48-1-4)  
34. The Gourds Noble Creatures Yep Roc myspace (48-0-4)  
35. Mary Weiss Dangerous Game Norton myspace (45.5-1-4) “You're Never Gonna See Me Cry”
36. Dolly Varden The Panic Bell Undertow myspace (45.5-0-5)  
37. Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul Barsuk myspace (45-0-3)  
38. Joe Henry Civilians Anti myspace (45-0-3) “Our Song”
39. Ryan Adams Easy Tiger Lost Highway myspace 44.5-0-4) “I Taught Myself How To Grow Old” or “Two”
40. Arcade Fire Neon Bible Merge myspace (44.5-0-3) “Keep the Car Running” or “Intervention”
41. Uncle Earl Waterloo, Tennessee Rounder / UMGD myspace (43-0-3) “Last Goodbye”
42. Sarah Borges Diamonds in the Dark Sugar Hill myspace (42-0-4) “The Day We Met”
43. Various Artists I'm Not There: Original Soundtrack Sony myspace
youtube 		(42-0-3)  
44. Bettye LaVette Scene of the Crime Anti myspace (41-0-3) “Talking Old Soilders”
45. Jon Byrd Byrd's Auto Parts Longleaf Pine myspace (39-0-4)  
46. Neil Young Chrome Dreams II Reprise myspace (39-0-3)  
47. Brandi Carlile The Story Sony myspace (38.5-0-4) “Josephine”
48. Jeremy Fisher Goodbye Blue Monday Wind-Up myspace (38-0-4)  
49. You Am I Convicts Yep Roc myspace (36-1-2) “Gunslingers” or “Secrets” or “It Ain't Funny How We Don't Talk Any More_”
50. Mark Ronson Version Red Int / Red Ink myspace (36-0-3) “Valerie”
51. Roger Wallace It's About Time Natchez Street myspace (35-0-2)  
52. Scott Miller and the Commonwealth Reconstruction Sugar Hill myspace (35-0-2) “Freedom's a Stranger”
53. Richard Thompson Sweet Warrior Shout Factory myspace (34-0-3) “Dad's Gonna Kill Me”
54. Feist Reminder Cherry Tree myspace (34-0-2) “1234”
55. Detroit Cobras Tied & True Bloodshot myspace (33-0-2) “As Long As I Have You”
56. Jon Rauhouse Steel Guitar Heart Attack Bloodshot myspace (32-0-4)  
57. Chris Knight The Trailer Tapes Thirty Tigers myspace (31-0-3)  
58. John Anderson Easy Money Warner Bros / WEA myspace (31-0-2)  
59. David Olney One Tough Town Red Parlor myspace (30-0-2)  
60. Ryan Bingham Mescalito Lost Highway myspace (30-0-2) “Dollar a Day”
61. The Broken West I Can't Go On, I'll Go On Merge myspace (29.5-0-2) “Down In The Valley”
62. M.I.A. Kala Interscope myspace (29.5-0-2) “World Town” or “Paper Planes,”
63. Mitch Easter Dynamico 125 Records myspace (29-1-2)  
64. John Starling and Carolina Star Slidin' Home Rebel myspace (29-0-2)  
65. The Mekons Natural Touch & Go myspace (29-0-2)  
66. Jim Lauderdale The Bluegrass Diaries Yep Roc myspace (28-1-2)  
67. Subdudes Street Symphony Back Porch myspace (28-0-2)  
68. John Mellencamp Freedom's Road Universal Republic myspace (27-0-2)  
69. Moot Davis Already Moved On Little Dog myspace (27-0-2)  
70. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists Living with the Living Touch & Go myspace (27-0-2) “The Sons of Cain” or “A Bottle of Buckie”
71. Norah Jones Not Too Late Blue Note myspace (26-0-4)  
72. Various Artists Song of America Split Rock Records/Thirty One Tigers myspace (26-0-3)  
73. Eliza Gilkyson Your Town Tonight Red House myspace (26-0-2)  
74. Foo Fighters Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace RCA myspace (26-0-2)  
75. Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet Rounder / UMGD myspace PR myspace TR (26-0-2)  
76. The Everybodyfields Nothing is Okay Ramseur myspace (25.5-0-3)  
77. Grand Champeen Dial "T" for This In Music We Trust myspace (25.5-0-2) “To the Ides” or “Nice of You to Join Us”
78. Otis Taylor Definition of a Circle Telarc myspace (25-1-2)  
79. Sunny Sweeney Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame Big Machine myspace (25-0-2)  
80. The Shins Wincing the Night Away Sub Pop myspace (25-0-2) “Phantom Limb” or “Australia”
81. Son Volt The Search Transmit Sound/Legacy myspace (24-0-3) “Methamphetamine” or “Highways and Cigarettes”
83. Nathan Hamilton Six Black Birds self-released myspace (24-0-2)  
84. Cornell Hurd Beyond the Purple Hills Behemoth myspace (22-0-2)  
85. Jeff Kanzler Black Top Road Buzz & Junk myspace (22-0-2)  
86. Richmond Fontaine Thirteen Cities Union myspace (22-0-2)  
87. Blitzen Trapper Wild Mountain Nation Lidkercow Ltd myspace (21.5-0-2) “Wild Mountain Nation”
88. Heavy Trash Going Way Out with Heavy Trash Yep Roc myspace (21-1-2)  
89. Robbie Fulks Revenge! Yep Roc myspace (21-0-4) “Mad About a Girl”
90. Bonnie Prince Billy The Letting Go (released 2006) Palace myspace (20-1-1)  
91. Ike Reilly Assassination We Belong to the Staggering Evening Rock Ridge myspace (20-1-1) “Valentines Day In Juarez”
92. Kevin Deal Roll Blind Nello myspace (20-1-1)  
83. Lisa Markley The Sky is Blue and Sometimes Cries Soona Songs myspace (20-1-1)  
94. Peter Case Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John Yep Roc myspace (20-1-1)  
95. Ron Block DoorWay Rounder myspace (20-1-1)  
96. Asa Brebner Abbey Lode Hi-N-Dry myspace (20-1-1)  
97. Bruce Springsteen, Sessions Band Live In Dublin Sony myspace (20-0-2)  

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Here are some 2007 releases which didn't make the best-of list, but were recommended on this other discussion lists, websites, or periodals. Check out the MySpace links for streaming audio and more information.

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No. Artist(s) Title Label More Listen to
> The 1990s Cold & Kind Parasol myspace  
> 500 Miles To Memphis Sunshine in a Shotglass Deep Elm myspace  
> 1900s Cold & Kind Parasol myspace  
> A.A. Bondy American Hearts Superphonic myspace  
> Abra Moore On the Way Sarathan myspace  
> Absentee Schmoetime (released 2006) Memphis Industries myspace  
> Adam Hood Different Groove Little Dog myspace  
> Adjagas Adjagas Ever myspace  
> Adrienne Young Room to Grow Addie Bell myspace  
> Aesop Rock None Shall Pass Def Jux myspace “The Next Big Thing”
> Alan Jackson, George Strait, Jimmy Buffet Live at Texas Stadium MCA Nashville myspace AJ myspace GS myspace JB  
> Albert Hammond Jr. Yours to Keep New Line myspace “In Transit”
> Alberta Cross The Thief and the Heartbreaker Geffen myspace  
> Amber Digby Here Come the Teardrops Heart Of Texas myspace  
> Antibalas Security Anti myspace  
> Apples in Stereo New Magnetic Wonder Simian myspace “Energy” or “Same Old Drag”
> Art Brut It's a Bit Complicated Downtown myspace  
> Audrey Auld Mezera Lost Men and Angry Girls Reckless myspace “Bolinas”
> Avett Brothers Emotionalism Ramseur myspace “Will You Return?” or “Weight Of Lies”
> Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Thing RCA myspace “Girlfriend”
> Baby Teeth The Simp Lujo myspace  
> The Bad Plus Prog Heads Up myspace  
> Band of Horses Cease to Begin Sub Pop myspace “Islands on the Coast” or “Is There A Ghost?”
> Barbara Manning Super Scissors Rainfall myspace  
> The Basement Illicit Hugs and Playground Thugs Velour myspace  
> Bat for Lashes Fur & Gold Caroline myspace  
> Bean Pickers Union Potlatch Charles Melchin myspace  
> Ben Bedford Lincoln's Man Butterchine Music myspace  
> Beirut The Flying Club Cup BA DA BING myspace  
> The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse Jagjaguwar myspace “Disaster”
> Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band Bill Emerson and the Sweet Dixie Band Rebel myspace  
> Bill Hearne's Roadhouse Revue Heartaches & Honky-Tonks Frogville myspace  
> Billy Joe Shaver Everybody's Brother or Storyteller: Live at the Bluebird 1992 Sugar Hill myspace  
> Bishop Allen The Broken String Dead Oceans myspace “Like Castanets” or “Down in the Valley”
> Bjork Volta Atlantic WEA myspace  
> Black Francis Bluefinger Cooking Vinyl myspace “Thresehold Apprehension”
> The Blakes The Blakes label myspace  
> Blue Rodeo Small Miracles Telesoul myspace  
> Bob Brozman Orchestra Lumi?re World Music Network myspace  
> Bob Delevante Columbus And The Colossal Mistake Relay Station myspace  
> artist Forts Gigantic myspace  
> BrakesBrakesBrakes The Beatific Visions Rough Trade myspace  
> Brian Setzer and the Nashvillains Red Hot & Live! Surfdog myspace  
> Bright Eyes Cassadaga Saddle Creek myspace “Four Winds”
> British Sea Power Krakenhaus? (EP) Rough Trade myspace  
> Broken Family Band Hello Love Track & Field myspace  
> Bruce Robison It Came from San Antonio Premium myspace  
> The Budos Band The Budos Band II Daptone myspace  
> Buffalo Tom Three Easy Pieces New West myspace  
> Burning Brides Hang Love Modern Art myspace “Zero One Zero One”
> Cadillac Sky Blind Man Walking Skaggs Family myspace  
> Calexico Toolbox self-released myspace “Waitomo”
> Caribou Andorra Merge myspace  
> Carolyn Mark Nothing is Free Mint Records myspace  
> Centro-matic Operation Motorcide EP Houston Party myspace “Atlanta” or “Circuits and Circuses”
> Charlie Louvin Charlie Louvin Tompkins Square myspace  
> Charlie Sizemore Good News Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> Cherryholmes Cherryholmes II: Black and White Skaggs Family myspace  
> Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez Live from the Ruhr Triennale MRI Associated myspace CR myspace CT  
> Chris Bathgate A Cork Tale Wake Quite Scientific myspace  
> Christ on Parade Sounds of Nature Neurot myspace  
> The Clientele God Save the Clientele Merge myspace  
> Corb Lund Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! Stony Plain myspace clip  
> Corinne West Second Sight Make myspace “Roses To Rust” or “Lost & Found”
> Cowboy Junkies At the End of Paths Taken Zoe myspace  
> Crowded House Time on Earth ATO myspace  
> Dale Watson The Little Darlin' Sessions Koch myspace  
> Danni Leigh Masquerade of a Fool AGR Television    
> Dappled Cities Granddance Dangerbird myspace  
> Dave Gleason's Wasted Days Just Fall to Pieces Well Worn myspace  
> David Ball Heartaches by the Number Shanachie myspace  
> David Bromberg Try Me One More Time Appleseed Records myspace  
> David Childers and the Modern Don Juans Burning In Hell Little King myspace  
> David Serby Another Sleepless Night self-released myspace  
> David Vandervelde The Moonstation House Band Secretly Canadian myspace “Nothin' No”
> Dax Riggs We Sing of Only Blood or Love Fat Possuml myspace  
> Dean and Britta Back Numbers Rounder myspace  
> Debbie Davies Blues Blast Telarc myspace  
> Dee Dee Bridgewater Red Earth: A Malian Journey Emarcy / UMGD myspace  
> Deep Dark Woods Hang Me Oh Hang Me Black Hen Music myspace  
> Deerhoof Friend Opportunity Kill Rock Stars myspace  
> The Derailers Under the Influence of Buck Palo Duro myspace  
> Dexateens Hardwire Healing Skybucket myspace “What Money Means” or “Neil Armstrong”
> ByrdJones (Diana Jones, Jonathan Byrd) Radio Soul self-released myspace  
> Dinosaur, Jr Beyond Fat Possuml myspace “This Is All I Came To Do”
> Dion Son of Skip James Verve Forecast    
> Dogs Tall Stories From Under the Table Weekender myspace  
> Dollar Store Money Music Bloodshot myspace  
> Dolorean You Can't Win Yep Roc myspace  
> Donnas Bitchin' Purple Feather myspace  
> Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver More Behind the Picture Than the Wall Rounder / UMGD myspace  
> The Duke Spirit Ex Voto EP Love Token LLP myspace “Lassoo”
> Dr. Dog We All Belong Park the Van myspace “My Old Ways” or “Alaska”
> Dropkick Murphys The Meanest of Times Born & Bred Records myspace  
> Dry Branch Fire Squad Thirtieth Anniversary Special Rounder / UMGD lastfm  
> Doug Spartz The One Who's Leavin' Great North Music/DMG myspace  
> The Earlies The Enemy Chorus Secretly Canadian myspace  
> Earlimart Mentor Tormentor Shout Factory myspace “Everybody Knows Everybody”
> Earth Hibernaculum Southern Lord myspace  
> Eddie Vedder et al Music for the Motion Picture Into the Wild J-Records myspace  
> El-P El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead Definitive Jux myspace  
> Elana James Elana James self-released myspace  
> Electrelane No Shouts No Calls Too Pure myspace  
> Elliott Smith New Moon Kill Rock Stars myspace  
> Elvis Perkins Ash Wednesday Xl Recordings myspace  
> Emily Barker Photos Fires Fables Iguana myspace  
> Emma Pollock Watch the Fireworks 4AD myspace “Acid Test”
> Eric Taylor Hollywood Pocketknife Blue Ruby myspace  
> Exploding Star Orchestra We Are All From Somewhere Else Thrill Jockey myspace  
> artist There's No Captain on This Cruise and We Don't Serve Orange Juice EP Cloudberry myspace  
> artist Everything Last Winter Atlantic WEA myspace “Song For The Fields”
> The Felice Brothers Tonight at the Arizona Loose myspace  
> Fionn Regan The End of History Lost Highway myspace  
> The Floorbirds Field Recordings self-released myspace  
> Floratone (Matt Chamberlain, Bill Frisell, Tucker Martine, Lee Townsend) Floratone Blue Note myspace  
> Fratellis Costello Music Cherry Tree myspace “Flathead”
> Freedy Johnston My Favorite Waste of Time self-released myspace  
> Future Clouds and Radar Future Clouds and Radar The Star Apple myspace “Hurricane Judy” or “Build Havana” or “Drugstore Bust”
> The Gaslights 16 Addresses Church Mouse myspace  
> Gerald Collier How Can There Be Another Day? In Music We Trust myspace  
> Girls, Guns, and Glory Pretty Little Wrecking Ball Pilotwhale myspace  
> Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Once (soundtrack) Columbia myspace “Falling Slowly”
> Glossary The Better Angels of Our Nature Undertow myspace “Little Caney” or “Blood on the Knobs”
> Gogol Bordello Super Taranta Side One Dummy myspace  
> The Gougers A Long Day for the Weathervane self-released myspace  
> Grace Potter and the Nocturnals This is Somewhere Hollywood myspace  
> Graham Parker Don't Tell Columbus Bloodshot myspace  
> Grant Lee Phillips Strangelet Zoe myspace  
> Grasstowne The Road Headin' Home Pinecastle myspace  
> Greencards Viridian Dualtone Music Group myspace  
> Great Lake Swimmers Ongiara Nettwerk myspace “Your Rocky Spine”
> Grinderman Grinderman Anti myspace  
> Gruff Rhys Candylion Team Love myspace “Painting People Blue”
> Gurf Morlix Diamonds to Dust Blue Corn myspace  
> Ha Ha Tonka Buckle in the Bible Belt Bloodshot myspace  
> Hacienda Brothers Music For Ranch And Town (limited edition) self-released myspace  
> Hackensaw Boys Look Out Nettwerk myspace  
> The Haints Battle of Wounded Heart Green Door myspace  
> Handsome Furs Plague Park Sub Pop myspace  
> Hard Fi Once Upon a Time In the West Atlantic WEA myspace  
> The Heroes are Horses Vacancy Corner Room myspace  
> The Hives Black And White Album A&MOctone myspace  
> Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying Damaged Goods myspace  
> Hunger Mountain Boys Live & Early Studio Duets self-released myspace  
> Ian Moore To Be Loved Justice myspace  
> I'm From Barcelona Let Me Introduce My Friends Mute myspace “The Painter”
> Infamous Stringdusters Fork in the Road Sugar Hill myspace  
> The Innocence Mission We Walked in Song Badman myspace  
> JJ Grey & Mofro Country Ghetto Alligator myspace  
> Jackson Taylor Dark Days Smith Entertainment myspace  
> Jake Hooker The Outsider Startex myspace  
> James Blackshaw The Cloud Of Unknowing Tompkins Square myspace “Run