Top 5 Records “Boxer,” The National (Beggars Banquet) “In Rainbows,” Radiohead (N/A) “Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum) “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga,” Spoon (Merge) “23,” Blonde Redhead (4AD) —Tom Lynch
Top 5 Local Records “Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum) “The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir,” The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Bloodshot) “Brighton, MA,” Brighton, MA (Loose Tooth) “Fresh Rot,” Mannequin Men (Flameshovel) “Devastator,” STAR (Lovely Rebel) —Tom Lynch
Top 5 Records “Pavarotti: The Studio Albums,” Luciano Pavarotti (Decca) “When the Soul is Settled: Music Of Iraq,” Rahim Al Haj & Souhail Kaspar, (Smithsonian Folkways) “Afriki,” Habib Koité & Bamada, (Cumbancha) “Indian Summer,” Dave Brubeck, (Telarc) “Beethoven Complete Symphonies,” Sir Georg Solti & the Chicago Symphony (Decca) —Dennis Polkow
Top 5 Records “Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum) “Ash Wednesday,” Elvis Perkins (XL) “The Reminder,” Feist (Interscope) “Sound of Silver,” LCD Soundsystem (DFA) “The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir,” The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (Bloodshot) —K. Tighe
Top 5 Records “Mirrored,” Battles (Warp) “Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?” Of Montreal (Polyvinyl) “Sound of Silver,” LCD Soundsystem (DFA) “Armchair Apocrypha,” Andrew Bird (Fat Possum) “Untrue,” Burial (Hyperdub) —Noah Levine
Top 5 Records “White Chalk,” PJ Harvey (Island) “The Good, The Bad & The Queen,” The Good, The Bad & The Queen (EMI) “Tromatic Reflexxions,” Von Sudenfed (Domino) “Happy Birthday,” Modeselektor (Bpitchcontrol) “None Shall Pass,” Aesop Rock (Def Jux) —Brad Knutson
Top 5 Electronic Records “Sound of Silver,” LCD Soundsystem (DFA) “From Here We Go Sublime,” The Field (Kompakt) “Andorra,” Caribou (Merge) “†,” Justice (Ed Banger) “Digital Shades: Volume 1,” M83 (Mute) —Tom Lynch
Top 5 Electronic Records “Untrue,” Burial (Hyperdub) “Chromophobia,” Gui Boratto (Kompakt Germany) “†,” Justice (Ed Banger) “From Here We Go Sublime,” The Field (Kompakt) “Tromatic Reflexxions,” Von Sudenfed (Domino) —Noah Levine
Top 5 Hip-Hop Records “Kala,” M.I.A. (Interscope) “Graduation,” Kanye West (Island Def Jam) “8 Diagrams,” Wu-Tang Clan (SRC/Universal Motown/Loud) “The Big Doe Rehab,” Ghostface Killah (Def Jam) “American Gangster,” Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella) —Tom Lynch
Top 5 Shows Sonic Youth, Pitchfork Music Festival Daft Punk, Lollapalooza Yo La Tengo, Lakeshore Theater Smoosh, Empty Bottle Andrew Bird, Riviera Theatre —Tom Lynch
Top 5 Shows Daft Punk, Lollapalooza Peter Bjorn & John, Empty Bottle TV On The Radio, Metro Fujiya & Miyagi, Empty Bottle Of Montreal, Pitchfork Music Festival —Duke Shin
Top 5 Classical Concerts Placido Domingo, Ravinia Riccardo Chailly, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Victoria Mullova all-Bach, Mandel Hall Juilliard Quartet, Complete Bartok Quartets Vermeer Quartet, Seven Last Words of Christ —Dennis Polkow
Top 5 Club Nights Switch, Smart Bar Ed Banger/Throne of Blood Lollapalooza After Party, Green Dolphin Radio Soulwax Presents 2manydjs & Nite Versions Live, Metro Booka Shade, Funky Buddha Lounge Tiga, Smart Bar —Duke Shin
Top 5 Wish-I-Made-It Regrets Claude Vonstroke, Smart Bar Joakim, Empty Bottle Sonic Youth, Pitchfork Jamie Lidell, Pitchfork Chromeo, Empty Bottle —Duke Shin
Top 5 Rainy-Day Electronic Tracks “Whitmey Na,” Raz Ohara (Kindisch) “Deserter” (Four Tet Remix), Matthew Dear (Ghostly International) “Floating” (Prins Thomas Diskomiks), Jape (Marine Parade) “Prism #1” (Prince Language Remix), Stateless (K7 Records) “The City, The Airport” (CSS Remix), Lonely Dear (Something In Contruction) —Duke Shin
Top 5 Left-Field Electronic Tracks “Thou Shalt Always Kill,” Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip (Lex Records) “Applejuice,” Krazy Bladhead (Ed Banger Records) “Tomcat” (Mock’s Mod Mix), Mock & Toof (Tiny Sticks Records) “Lonely Planet,” Shit Robot (DFA) “Start Being Nicer” (Tomorrow Mix By P.E.T.), Torpedo Boyz (Sounds From The Roof) —Duke Shin
Top 5 Dance Tracks “Itchy Dog,” Jesse Rose (Dubsided) “Moan” (Radio Slave’s Remix For K), Trentemoller (Poker Flat) “Whizkid” (Jacob London Urincontrol Mix), Style Of Eye (Bump Music) “Yes Yes Y’all feat. Roxanne Shante” (Sinden Baile Funk Mix), Mekon (PIAS/Wall Of Sound) “Jam On It” (DJ T Remix), Newcleus (Deeplay Soultec) —Duke Shin
Top 5 Dance Cuts “D.A.N.C.E.,” Justice “Beautiful Life‚” Gui Boratto “Get Innocuous‚” LCD Soundsystem “You Know I’m No Good‚”Amy Winehouse “Flooded‚” Von Sudenfed —Noah Levine
Top 5 Music DVDs Sir Georg Solti: The Maestro (Decca) Duke Ellington Live in ’58 (Jazz Icons) 3 Penny Opera (Criterion Collection) John Coltrane Live in ’60, ’61 & ’65 (Jazz Icons) Sarah Vaughan Live in ’58 & ’64 (Jazz Icons) —Dennis Polkow
Top 5 Bands That Sing in Languages Other Than English Aleks & the Drummer Sin Orden Condenada Right Eye Rita Brilliant Pebbles —ELR
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