Here she is, all wrapped up and ready for you during the holidays, the 97 Best of 2007, as determined by airplay here at the Future Of Rock N Roll. And you know what, it really does not differ that much from lots of critical lists I have seen. It is the 24th year we have done this, but this is officially the first time we are posting the listing here on The Futurist.

If you missed it, don’t worry, we will be replaying the countdown during the holidays.

97. Minus The Bear – Planet Of Ice
96. New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom
95. The Lodger – Grown Ups
94. Jens Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala
93. Sonde Lerche – Phantom Punch
92. The Apples In Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder
91. Ra Ra Riot – S/T EP
90. Imperial Teen – The Hair, The TV, The Baby & The Band
89. Jose Gonzalez – In Our Nature
88. Kevin Drew – Spirit If
87. Stateless – S/T
86. Robbers On High Street – Grand Animals
85. Maximo Park – Our Earthly Pleasures
84. Project Jenny, Project Jan – xoxoxoxoxoxo
83. Underworld – Oblivion With Bells
82. St. Vincent – Marry Me
81. The Go! Team - Proof Of Youth
80. A Place To Bury Strangers – S/T
79. Dntel – Dumb Luck
78. RJD2 – The Third Hand
77. Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
76. Arizona – Welcome Back Dear Children
75. Via Audio – saysomethingsaysomethingsaysomething
74. Matthew Dear – Deserter
73. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Some Loud Thunder
72. The Fiery Furnaces – Widow City
71. Jarvis Cocker – Jarvis
70. Frightened Rabbit – Sing The Greys
69. UNKLE – War Stories
68. Mother Mother – Touch Up
67. Dinosaur Jr. – Beyond
66. Stars – In Our Bedroom After The War
65. The Good, The Bad & The Queen – S/T
64. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Baby 81
63. Black Kids – Wizard Of Ahhs EP
62. Justice – †
61. Rilo Kiley – Under The Blacklight
60. Tegan and Sara – The Con
59. Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
58. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
57. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
56. Maps – We Can Create
55. Bjork – Volta
54. Cloud Cult – The Meaning Of 8
53. Matt Pond PA – Last Light
52. David Vandervelde – The Moonstation House Band
51. Jukebox The Ghost – S/T EP
50. Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer
49. The Cribs – Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever
48. The Fratellis – Costello Music
47. The Eames Era – Heroes & Sheroes
46. Wussy – Left For Dead
45. The Bees – Octopus
44. Pela – Anytown Graffiti
43. Les Savy Fav – Lets Stay Friends
42. Iron And Wine - The Shepherds Dog
41. The New Pornographers – Challengers
40. Palomar – All Things, Forests

39. Menomena – Friend & Foe
38. Andrew Bird – Armchair Apocrypha
37. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
36. Interpol – Our Love To Admire
35. Ted Leo / Pharmacists – Living With The Living
34. Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City
33. M.I.A. – Kala
32. !!! – Myth Takes
31. Mark Ronson – Version
30. The Seedy Seeds – Change States
29. Battles – Mirrored
28. Mobius Band – Heaven
27. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
26. Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
25. Pinback – Autumn Of The Seraphs
24. White Rabbits – Fort Nightly
23. Blonde Redhead – 23
22. Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
21. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
20. The Twilight Sad – 14 Autumns and 15 Winters
19. Art Brut – Its A Bit Complicated
18. Editors – An End Has A Start
17. Kenna – Make Sure They See My Face
16. Vampire Weekend – Blu CDR
15. The White Stripes – Icky Thump
14. Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
13. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
12. Radiohead – In Rainbows
11. Fujiya & Miyagi – Transparent Things
10. Okkervil River – The Stage Names
9. Band of Horses – Cease To Begin
8. Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
7. Working for a Nuclear Free City – Businessmen & Ghosts
6. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
5. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
4. Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
3. Peter Bjorn & John – Writers Block
2. Feist – The Reminder
1. The National – Boxer

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