Awww, the Best-Of list. Everybody longs to have the definitive outlook, but nobody ever gets it right. So here’s what we will be doing: We will be analyzing the year end lists of some other "reputable" music publications, I’ll sort of edit them accordingly to fit my preferences, and then play those songs on the Snobcast. Then you, the reader, can tell me what you think should stay; what should go; and what should be added or subtracted from the list/playlist. In the end we will have compiled the definitive Best of 2007 list.Three weeks into our experiment and Jason Isbell is still the highest voted. Everybody agreed that the Arctic Monkeys didn't deserve to be on the list. The big fight seems to be surrounding Animal Collective and Panda Bear. Some, well most, people love them, while others say they're over hyped so maybe this week you can actually explain why (or why not) they should be on the Best-Of list.

RIP Stylus
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So this list isn't all that different at first glance. We still have LCD Soundsystem at #1 (WTF!!). We've gone from bad to worse at #2 with Miranda Lambert replacing Arctic Monkeys. But then they put Lil Wayne above Kanye, at #4 no less, and all your expectations go out the window. OK, maybe that's an over statement, but it is nice to see rappers (El-P, Devin the Dude, UGK) make the list who aren't named West. Aside from Spoon, The National, M.I.A, Arcade Fire, the rest of the list is filled out with unique choices, at least compared to what we've seen from Harp or Paste. Other notable inclusions, to me anyway: #31 Menomena, #31 Patrick Wolf, #38 Tinariwen.
Here's their list:

50 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
49 Paramore - Riot!
48 Monkey Swallows the Universe - The Casket Letters
47 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
46 The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
45 Strategy - Future Rock
44 Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses
43 Basteroid - Upset Ducks
42 Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante
41 Andy Palacio & The Garfuna Collective - Wátina
40 Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss
39 UGK - Underground Kings
38 Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life
37 Devin The Dude - Waitin' to Inhale
36 Marnie Stern - In Advance Of The Broken Arm
35 Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
34 Dungen - Tio Bitar
33 Stars Of The Lid - And The Refinement Of Their Decline
32 Low - Drums and Guns
31 Menomena - Friend and Foe
30 El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
29 Electrelane - No Shouts No Calls
28 A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal
27 Of Montreal - Oh Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26 Kathy Diamond - Miss Diamond to You

25 Battles - Mirrored
24 Studio - West Coast
23 !!! - Myth Takes
22 Deepchord Presents Echospace - The Coldest Season
21 Caribou - Andorra
20 Dalek - Abandoned Language
19 Liars - Liars
18 Justice - Cross
17 Grinderman - Grinderman
16 The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
15 The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
14 Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
13 Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
12 Phosphorescent - Pride
11 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10 Radiohead - In Rainbows
09 The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
08 M.I.A. - Kala
07 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06 Kanye West - Graduation
05 The National - The Boxer
04 Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
03 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
02 Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
01 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
Here's my songs:

1. "North America Walk It Out (UNK Soundsystem) (UNK vs LCD Soundsystem)" The Hood Internet The Mixtape Volume One
2. "Cant No Nigga " LIL WAYNE Da Drought 3
3. "Fake Empire" The National Boxer
4. "Stronger " Kanye West Graduation
5. "Jimmy" M.I.A. Kala
6. "Keep The Car Running " The Arcade Fire Neon Bible
7. "One Minute To Midnight" Justice †
8. "B-Boy Battles (Mos Def vs Battles) " The Hood Internet The Mixtape Volume One
9. "EMG" El-P I'll Sleep When You're Dead
10. "Ghostship " Menomena Friend And Foe
11. "Accident And Emergency" Patrick Wolf The Magic Position
12. "Little Girl Gone" Devin The Dude Ft. Lil' Wayne, Bun-B, Tami Latrell & Tony Mac Waitin' To Inhale
13. "Int'l Players Anthem (I Choose You)" UGK featuring OutKast UGK (Underground Kingz)
14. "When Under Ether" PJ Harvey White Chalk
15. "Carrots " Panda Bear Person Pitch
16. "Dress Blues " Jason Isbell Sirens of the Ditch
17. "Lucky Ones " Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew Spirit If...
18. "Merrymaking At My Place " Calvin Harris I Created Disco
19. "Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo " Jens Lekman Night Falls Over Kortedala