Best Cds of 2007; Best music videos of 2007

Best Music of 2007 Lists

1. AV Club Top 25

Top three are Arcade Fire, The National and Radiohead. List has mp3s for a song from each pick.

2. Exclaim Magazine

Canadian magazine that breaks down the best into eight different categories. Eclectic to say the least. Top three in the Pop Rocks category are Battles, Arcade Fire and Caribou.

3. Guardian’s 2007’s best albums

Short list with short writeups but with interesting blog comments following. Top three are LCD Soundsystem, Radiohead and Hold Steady.

4. Metacritic Best 30

Its a cool list but this is more of an aggregator than a primary source. Top three are Burial, The Field and Radiohead.

5. Rolling Stone’s Top 50

As to be expected a tamer list. Top three are M.I.A., Bruce Springsteen and JayZ. A song from each pick is available to listen to.

6. Slate’s Best Music of 2007

Not a list but a free form discussion from a number of music critics.

7. National Public Radio’s Top 25

In total a pretty good list. Top three are Radiohead, Arcade Fire and Feist.

8. Pitchfork Top 50

Yes, they are a little pretentious but nicely detail writeups and a very interesting list. Top three are Panda Bear, LCD Soundsystem and M.I.A.

9. Times Online Best of 2007

Quite the whacky but entertaining lists with critics starting with a little music of the year sort of passage followed by a single pick.

Best Music Videos of 2007 Lists

1. Best Music Videos of 2007 - various year’s end lists from Antville

If you don’t know antville yet they are a very cool source of unusual music videos.

2. Director File: 10 Best Music Videos

Don’t know who these guys are but here you go.

3. Pitchfork’s Top 50 Music Videos

And again the precious longwinded lads with their picks of the year.