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40. !!! - Louden Up Now

 

39. Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak

 

38. The Kleptones - A Night at the Hip Hopera
You couldn't buy the best mash-up album (or, for that matter, the best fan tribute to Queen); you could only download it for free here.

 

37. The Ex - Turn
For 30 years these Dutch anarchists have hoisted the flag for post-punk; finally, the music world caught up with them.

 

36. Animal Collective - Sung Tongs

 

35. Shelby Lynne - I Am Shelby Lynne

 

34. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
As someone who derided and mocked U2 ever since "War," I can understand why the haters might gag on the earnestness and sentimentality of Coldplay. But I'm older now, I'm in touch with my inner Supertramp fan, and I challenge you to name a more soaring pop song without a chorus (or even titular refrain) this decade than "Clocks."

 

33. D'Angelo - Voodoo

 

32. Dr. Dog - Easy Beat

 

31. Oakley Hall - Gypsum Strings

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