Top Songs & Albums of 2008

TOP SONGS OF 2008
# Title - Artist (Wks at #1)
1. New Soul - Naim Yael (5)
2. Mighty Storm - Duhks (4)
3. Burn You Up - Big Blue Ball (4)
4. Dirty City - Steve Windwood (4)
5. Anyone Who Had a Heart - Shelby Lynn (3)
6. It's Amazing - Jem (2)
7. Girls in their Summer Clothers – Bruce Springsteen (2)
8. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (1)
9. Be Ok - Ingrid Michaelson (1)
10. Hope - Jack Johnson (1)
11. Please Read the Letter - Robert Plant/Alison Krauss (1)
12. Don't Think I Don't Think About It - Darius Rucker
13. I Will Possess Your - Death Cab for Cutie (2)
14. Real Love - Lucinda Williams
15. Hologram - Katie Herzig (1)
16. Stay - Sugarland (1)
17. If I Had Eyes - Jack Johnson
18. Sing for You - Tracy Chapman
19. Violet Hill - Coldplay (2)
20. Nine In The Afternoon -Panic At The Disco
21. One of Those Days - Steve Cropper/Felix Cavaliere (3)
22. Gravedigger - Willie Nelson
23. Boots of Chinese Plastic - Pretenders
24. Shine - Anne Nalick
25. The Shock of the Lightning - Oasis
26. No Air - Rissi Palmer
27. Dream - Priscilla Ahn (1)
28. Salute Your Solution - Ranconteurs
29. Bottle It Up -Sara Bareilles
30. Black Fingernails Red Wine - Eskimo Joe
31. Mercy - Duffy (1)
32. Broken - Tiff Merritt
33. The Way I Am - Ingrid Michaelson (3)
34. Seventeen Forever - Metro Station
35. Last Name - Carrie Underwood (1)
36. Find Your Way Home - REO Speedwagon
37. Anyone Else But You - Cera & Page
38. I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
39. Listening to Levon - Marc Cohn
40. Where I Stood - Missy Higgins
41. Dreaming of You - Bob Dylan (1)
42. In My Arms - Teddy Thompson
43. You Dont Know Me - Ben Folds
44. Five Years Time - Noah and the Whale (1)
45. The Only One - The Cure
46. Strange Overtones - Byrne/Eno (2)
47. Realize - Colbie Cailat
48. Life in a Northern Town - Sugarland
49. Lake of Fire - Shaye
50. Apple of My Eye - Ali Slaight
51. For Every Drop - Sonya Kitchell
52. Peace Love & Happiness - G Love
53. Nine Lives - Def Leppard
54. Back When I Knew It All - Montgomery Gentry
55. Losing You - Blue Rodeo
56. Shattered - OAR (1)
57. Hollar Back - Lost Trailers (1)
58. Pork & Beans - Weezer
59. If I Were a Boy - Beyonce
60. Light Up The Sky - Yellowcard
61. I Feel It All - Feist
62. Busy Being Famous - Eagles
63. Chasing Pavements - Adele
64. Old Enough - Rancoueurs (1)
65. Working them Angels - Rush
66. Rich Woman - Robert Plant/Alison Krauss
67. Love is Noise - Verve
68. Funplex - B52's
69. Body Snatchers - Radiohead
70. Staying with Me - Los Lonely Boys
71. Better Get Living - Dolly Parton
72. Going Home - Brian Wilson (1
73. Only Heaven Knows - Kevin Ayers
74. I Still Want To Be Your Baby - Bettye Lavette
75. In My Arms - Plumb
76. Loud - Big & Rich
77. Im Not Jesus - Apocalyptica
78. We Crawl - Polyphonic Spree
79. Viva La Vida - Coldplay
80. Listen - Amos Lee
81. Out of Time - Jason Collett
82. Tall Trees - Matt Mays
83. Heart of the Matter - India Arie
84. A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
85. Saints of Los Angeles - Motley Crue
86. Lover Come Back - Van Morrison
87. House of Cards - Radiohead
88. Dont Do Me No Good - Gretchen Wilson
89. Suspicions - Tim McGraw
90. Use to Have a Raygun - Ben Sures
91. The Cheapest Key - Kathleen Edwards
92. Off The Hillbilly Hook - Trailer Choir
93. Sing the Changes - The Fireman
94. Say Hey - Spearhead
95. Say - John Meyer
96. Cry Cry - Heidi Newfield
97. Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen (1)
98. Lover of the Bayou - Mudcrutch
99. Still Alive - Lisa Miskovsky
100. Too Tough - Joe Jackson
100. Over And Out - Alkaline Trio


TOP ALBUMS OF 2008

# Artist - Album Title (Wks at #1)
1 Robert Plant/Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (1)
2 Mike Oldfield - Music of the Spheres
3 Paul Weller - 22 Dreams (2)
4 Van Morrison - Keep It Simple
5 Solomon Burke - Like a Fire
6 Shelby Lynn - Just a Little Lovin (3)
7 Duhks - Fast Paced World (1)
8 Sharon Jones & Dap Kings - 100 Days 100 Nights
9 Rancoteurs - Consolers of the Lonely (5)
10 Randy Bachman/Burton Cummings - Jukebox
11 Emmylou Harris - All I Intend to Be (3)
12 Steve Winwood - Nine Lives (1)
13 Apocalyptica - Worlds Collide
14 Was (Not Was) - Boo!!! (1)
15 Blue Rodeo - Small Miracles (3)
16 Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere - Nudge It Up a Notch (2)
17 Liz Larin - Blue Circus Life (4)
18 Ray Davies - Working Mans Cafe (1)
19 Ry Cooder - I Flathead (3)
20 Dweezil Zappa - Zappa plays Zappa (4)
21 Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
22 Bravery - The Sun and The Moon Complete
23 East Village Opera Company - Olde School (3)
24 B for Bang - Across the Universe of Language (3)
25 Within Temptation - Black Symphony (3)
26 Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails Red Wine
27 Sara Bareilles - Little Voice
28 Damien Dempsey - To Hell or Barbados (2)
29 Todd Rundgren - Arena (2)
30 Annie Lennox - Songs of Mass Destruction
31 Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With The Blues
32 Al Green - Lay it Down
33 Lucinda Williams - Little Honey (1)
34 Jem - Down to Earth
35 Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun (2)
36 Colm Mac Con Iomaier - Cuinne an Ghiorria
37 Bob Dylan - Tell Tale Signs (1)
38 Little Feat - Join the Band (1)
39 Aimee Mann - @#%&! Smilers
40 Coldplay - Viva La Vida

Dec 27th 2008 (Final Chart of the Year)

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tw lw title - artist (wks on chart)
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1.(3)..Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen (5
2.(2)..Losing You - Blue Rodeo (8
3.(1)..Strange Overtones - Byrne/Eno (9
4.(8)..Arrepentido - Alex Cuba (4
5.(15)..The Show - Lenka Kripac (5
6.(11)..Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory (7
7.(7)..Sing for You - Tracy Chapman (11
8.(9)..Lollipop - Framing Hanley (7
9.(6)..Apple of My Eye - Ali Slaight (9
10.(10)..Still Alive - Lisa Miskovsky (7
11.(4)..In My Arms - Teddy Thompson (11
12.(23)..The Fear - Lily Allen (2
13.(5)..Mighty Storm - Duhks (12
14.(18)..Life Love & Laughter - Donavon Frankenreiter (5
15.(17)..Prospekt's March - Coldplay (5
16.(13)..For Every Drop - Sonya Kitchell (10
17.(25)..American Prayer - Dave Stewart (2
18.(24)..Bebe - Divine Brown (2
19.(12)..Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (13
20.(14)..Cry Cry - Heidi Newfield (9
21.(26)..C'mon C'mon - Def Leppard (2
22.(19)..Until The Day Is Done - R.E.M (4
23.(16)..Be Ok - Ingrid Michaelson (13
24.(27)..So What - Pink (2
25.(29)..Warwick Avenue - Duffy (5
26.(21)..Sing the Changes - The Fireman (11
27.(31)..Phone Song - Telluride (2
28.(22)..Shut Up & Let Me Go - The Ting Tings (7
29.(--)..(I Hope Your) Money (Keeps You Warm) - Vancougar (1
30.(30)..When I Dream of Michelangelo - Counting Crows (3
31.(--)..Off Of Wonderland - Jackson Browne (1
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ALBUM CHART
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tw lw title - artist (wks on chart)
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1.(1)..Within Temptation - Black Symphony (4
2.(2)..East Village Opera Company - Olde School (7
3.(4)..Neil Young - Sugar Mountain/Live at Cantebury House (4
4.(7)..The Kinks - Picture Book (2
5.(3)..Blue Rodeo - Blue Road (7
6.(9)..Jem - Down to Earth (9
7.(11)..Genesis - 1970-1975 (2
8.(5)..Lucinda Williams - Little Honey (9
9.(6)..Solomon Burke - Like a Fire (18
10.(8)..Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (11
11.(12)..Jane Birkin - enfants d'hiver (5
12.(13)..Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain (2
13.(--)..Seal - Soul (1

Video of the Month: Stand by Me

A message for the holiday season.

Playing for Change

Dec 20th 2008 - Working on a Dream!!

The Song Chart
tw (lw)..title - artist >wks on chart

1.(1)..Strange Overtones - Byrne/Eno >8
2.(2)..Losing You - Blue Rodeo >7
3.(6)..Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen >4
4.(3)..In My Arms - Teddy Thompson >10
5.(4)..Mighty Storm - Duhks >11
6.(5)..Apple of My Eye - Ali Slaight >8
7.(7)..Sing for You - Tracy Chapman >10
8.(17)..Arrepentido - Alex Cuba >3
9.(12)..Lollipop - Framing Hanley >6
10.(10)..Still Alive - Lisa Miskovsky >6
11.(11)..Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory >6
12.(9)..Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon >12
13.(8)..For Every Drop - Sonya Kitchell >9
14.(13)..Cry Cry - Heidi Newfield >8
15.(22)..The Show - Lenka Kripac >4
16.(14)..Be Ok - Ingrid Michaelson >12
17.(23)..Prospekt's March - Coldplay >4
18.(21)..Life Love & Laughter - Donavon Frankenreiter >4
19.(25)..Until The Day Is Done - R.E.M >3
20.(20)..If I Were a Boy - Beyonce >10
21.(19)..Sing the Changes - The Fireman >10
22.(16)..Shut Up & Let Me Go - The Ting Tings >6
23.(--)..The Fear - Lily Allen >1
24.(--)..Bebe - Divine Brown >1
25.(--)..American Prayer - Dave Stewart >1
26.(--)..C'mon C'mon - Def Leppard >1
27.(--)..So What - Pink >1
28.(27)..Governmentalist - Joss Stone >3
29.(29)..Warwick Avenue - Duffy >4
30.(31)..When I Dream of Michelangelo - Counting Crows >2
31.(--)..Phone Song - Telluride >1




The Album Chart

tw.lw..artist - album >wks on chart
1.(1)..Within Temptation - Black Symphony >3
2.(2)..East Village Opera Company - Olde School >6
3.(3)..Blue Rodeo - Blue Road >6
4.(4)..Neil Young - Sugar Mountain/Live at Cantebury House >3
5.(8)..Lucinda Williams - Little Honey >8
6.(7)..Solomon Burke - Like a Fire >17
7.(--)..The Kinks - Picture Book >1
8.(5)..Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul >10
9.(6)..Jem - Down to Earth >8
10.(9)..Duhks - Fast Paced World >16
11.(--)..Genesis - 1970-1975 >1
12.(10)..Jane Birkin - enfants d'hiver >4
13.(--)..Ray Lamontagne - Gossip in the Grain >1

Dec 13th 2008

With nothing but Holiday remakes and disasters, only 1 new entry to the charts.


TW.LW...TITLE/ARTIST........(Wks on Chart)
1.(5)..Strange Overtones - D. Byrne/B. Eno (7
2.(2)..Losing You - Blue Rodeo (6
3.(7)..In My Arms - Teddy Thompson (9
4.(1)..Mighty Storm - Duhks (10
5.(3)..Apple of My Eye - Ali Slaight (7
6.(17)..Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen (3
7.(4)..Sing for You - Tracy Chapman (9
8.(6)..For Every Drop - Sonya Kitchell (8
9.(9)..Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (11
10.(10)..Still Alive - Lisa Miskovsky (5
11.(15)..Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory (5
12.(13)..Lollipop - Framing Hanley (5
13.(12)..Cry Cry - Heidi Newfield (7
14.(8)..Be Ok - Ingrid Michaelson (11
15.(11)..Change - Lenny Kravitz (5
16.(14)..Shut Up & Let Me Go - The Ting Tings (5
17.(28)..Arrepentido - Alex Cuba (2
18.(18)..Still This Love Goes On - Buffy Sainte Marie (6
19.(19)..Sing the Changes - The Fireman (9
20.(16)..If I Were a Boy - Beyonce (9
21.(23)..Life Love & Laughter - Donavon Frankenreiter (3
22.(24)..The Show - Lenka Kripac (3
23.(27)..Prospekt's March - Coldplay (3
24.(20)..See Fernando - Jenny Lewis (4
25.(31)..Until The Day Is Done - R.E.M (2
26.(26)..Best Damn Fool - Buddy Guy (3
27.(30)..Governmentalist - Joss Stone (2
28.(21)..Little Bit of Red - Serena Ryder (4
29.(29)..Warwick Avenue - Duffy (3
30.(22)..Unconditional - Simon Collins (8
31.(--)..When I Dream of Michelangelo - Counting Crows (1


HITBOUND
Bebe - Divine Brown

ALBUM CHART

1.(3)..Within Temptation - Black Symphony (2
2.(1)..East Village Opera Company - Olde School (5
3.(2)..Blue Rodeo - Blue Road (5
4.(7)..Neil Young - Sugar Mountain/Live at Cantebury House (2
5.(5)..Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (9
6.(4)..Jem - Down to Earth (7
7.(8)..Solomon Burke - Like a Fire (16
8.(9)..Lucinda Williams - Little Honey (7
9.(6)..Duhks - Fast Paced World (15
10.(11)..Jane Birkin - enfants d'hiver (3
11.(10)..Ali Slaight - Trace the Stars (EP) (4
12.(12)..Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue (4
13.(13)..Enya - And Winter Came (4

Dec 6th 2008

Favorite Tracks

1 .(1)..Mighty Storm - Duhks (9
2 .(2)..Losing You - Blue Rodeo (5
3 .(5)..Apple of My Eye - Ali Slaight (6
4 .(3)..Sing for You - Tracy Chapman (8
5 .(10)..Strange Overtones - Byrne/Eno (6
6 .(4)..For Every Drop - Sonya Kitchell (7
7 .(26)..Working On A Dream - Bruce Springsteen (2
8 .(6)..Be Ok - Ingrid Michaelson (10
9 .(7)..Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (10
10.(16)..Still Alive - Lisa Miskovsky (4
11.(13)..Change - Lenny Kravitz (4
12.(15)..Cry Cry - Heidi Newfield (6
13.(21)..Lollipop - Framing Hanley (4
14.(17)..Shut Up & Let Me Go - The Ting Tings (4
15.(19)..Angels on the Moon - Thriving Ivory (4
16.(8)..If I Were a Boy - Beyonce (8
17.(9)..In My Arms - Teddy Thompson (8
18.(18)..Still This Love Goes On - Buffy Sainte Marie (5
19.(11)..Sing the Changes - The Fireman (8
20.(24)..See Fernando - Jenny Lewis (3
21.(22)..Little Bit of Red - Serena Ryder (3
22.(12)..Unconditional - Simon Collins (7
23.(27)..Life Love & Laughter - Donavon Frankenreiter (2
24.(31)..The Show - Lenka Kripac (2
25.(14)..Over And Out - Alkaline Trio (8
26.(29)..Best Damn Fool - Buddy Guy (2
27.(28)..Prospekt's March - Coldplay (2
28.(--)..Arrepentido - Alex Cuba (1
29.(30)..Warwick Avenue - Duffy (2
30.(--)..Governmentalist - Joss Stone (1
31.(--)..Until The Day Is Done - R.E.M (1


Favorite Albums (of the moment)

1.(1)..East Village Opera Company - Olde School (4
2.(2)..Blue Rodeo - Blue Road (4
3.(--)..Within Temptation - Black Symphony (1
4.(4)..Jem - Down to Earth (6
5.(3)..Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul (8
6.(6)..Duhks - Fast Paced World (14
7.(--)..Neil Young - Sugar Mountain/Live at Cantebury House (1
8.(10)..Solomon Burke - Like a Fire (15
9.(5)..Lucinda Williams - Little Honey (6
10.(8)..Ali Slaight - Trace the Stars (EP) (3
11.(11)..Jane Birkin - enfants d'hiver (2
12.(9)..Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue (3
13.(7)..Enya - And Winter Came (3