What may or may not amount to my favorite 20 songs of 2007. The only ones that will likely not change under any circumstances are #1 and #2.

I really love/hate year-end lists. Here they are, anyway, in descending order:

20. Grand Ole Party – Look Out Young Son
19. Ryan Adams – Two
18. Marnie Stern – Every Single Line Means Something
17. The White Stripes – Rag and Bone
16. Thunder Power!!! – Sleep, Not Violence
15. Caribou – Melody Day
14. Architecture in Helsinki – Heart it Races
13. Baby Walrus – Red Horses
12. Kanye West – Can’t Tell Me Nothin’
11. Rilo Kiley – Smoke Detector and Fifteen (tied)
10. Panda Bear – Comfy in Nautica
9. The New Pornographers – Myriad Harbour and Go Places (tied)
8. Grizzly Bear – Knife
7. The Gossip – Your Mangled Heart
6. St. Vincent – Jesus Saves, I Spend
5. Feist – 1234
4. Arcade Fire – Antichrist Television Blues
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Down Boy
2. Beyoncé – Irreplaceable
1. M.I.A. – Paper Planes