Beat Authority Top Ten of 2008: The Lists

Thanks to Delaney Flushboy for his list, and thanks to all the listeners/blog readers for sending in your faves, too. Some of those are here.

You can still get your two cents in by posting a comment with your best music of 2008. Oh, and here's today's playlist.

David's Top Ten (links and commentary to follow):

1. Pimps of Joytime - High Steppin'
2. Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple
3. Nortec Collective's Bostich & Fussible - Tijuana Sound Machine
4. Toumast - Ishumar
5. Fort Knox Five - Radio Free DC
6. Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under
7. Alla - Es Tiempo
8. Grupo Fantasma - Sonidos Gold
9. Firewater - The Golden Hour
10. J-Live - Then What Happened?

Honorable Mention:

• Eli "Paperboy" Reed - Roll With You
• Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That S*** Gold

Lost at the end of 2007:

The Dynamics - Version Excursions

Best Compilations:

Jump Back: Imitations, Interpolations & the Inspiration of James Brown
I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed Putumayo's Latin Reggae

Now, from listeners...

Chris of Elizabethtown's Top Five Hip-Hop Albums for 2008:
1.) Kids in the Hall, "The In Crowd"
2.) Young JeeZy, "The Recession"
3.) Wu-Tang Clan, "8 Diagrams" (actually released in December 2007)
4.) Styles P, "Phantom Gangster Chonicles -- Vol. 1"
5.) Atmosphere, "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Pain That Shit Gold"

From Derek in Potsdam...
The Supreme Genius of King Khan and the Shrines, by King Khan and the Shrines
Plena el Salsero by Plena Libre
Dub Qawwali by Gaudi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
And, ohhhhhhhhhh, Grupo Fantasma. Saw them in Ottawa and, ohhhhhhhhh god.

From Dawn in Key West...
Michael Franti & Spearhead, All Rebel Rockers

From Kirsten in Burlington...
Santogold, Santogold.

Favorite songs from John in Westford, VT...
The Pinker Tones - Working Bees
She & Him - Why do you let me stay here
Sober Driver - Dengue Fever
Kuf Knotz and the Hustle - Run Wit Me
Nortec Collective - Brown Bike
Bajofondo - Pa' Bailar
I also really like the DJ Z-Trip Obama mix tape. It is not a radio edit (the intro) but it is really good to play loudly!