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Send us Fan MailIntro: No Flag5. All This Useless Beauty4. Alison3. Brilliant Mistake2. Pump It Up1. Radio, RadioOutro: No Action

Send us Fan MailIntro: Sunday's Best10. The Beat9. Man Out of Time8. Watching the Detectives7. Oliver's Army6. Accidents Will HappenOutro: Warm House (And an Hour of Joy)

Send us Fan MailIntro: Eisenhower Blues15. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea14. This Year's Girl13. Every Day I Write the Book12. Beaten to the Punch11. VeronicaOutro: Shipbuilding

Send us Fan MailIntro: Shallow Grave20. You Little Fool19. Mystery Dance18. White Knuckles17. Bullets for the New-Born King16. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and UnderstandingOutro: New Amsterdam

Send us Fan MailIntro: Unwanted Number25. I Hope You're Happy Now24. Uncomplicated23. Any King's Shilling22. Sour Milk Cow Blues21. Less Than ZeroOutro: You Left Me in the Dark

Send us Fan MailIntro: I Lost You30. The Spell That You Cast29. Deep Dark Truthful Mirror28. Beyond Belief27. Always26. The Other Side of SummerOutro: The Devil's Wife

Send us Fan MailIntro: Strange35. Secondary Modern34. Complicated Shadows33. Human Hands32. You Belong To Me31. Lipstick VogueOutro: Brown to Blue

Send us Fan MailIntro: Turpentine40. Magnificent Hurt39. Clubland38. Tokyo Storm Warning37. Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)36. Sulphur to SugarcaneOutro: Different Finger

Send us Fan MailIntro: 4545. I Want You44. Next Time Round43. I Dreamed of My Old Lover42. Refuse To Be Saved41. Lip ServiceOutro: Bedlam

Send us Fan MailIntro: Brief Time (N2)5. Simple (N3)4. Light (N2)3. My Friend My Friend (N9)2. What's Going Through Your Mind (N5)1. Dark Fuego (N4)Outro: Space Oddity (N1)

Send us Fan MailIntro: Welcome to the Working Week50. No Dancing49. Red Cotton48. Kinder Murder47. A Slow Drag with Josephine46. High FidelityOutro: Six Months in Kansas City (Liberty Street)

Send us Fan MailIntro: No Place To Go5. Go Your Own Way4. Rhiannon3. Dreams2. Tusk1. The ChainExtras: Hellhound On My Trail & Long Grey Mare (from Fleetwood Mac 1968), Sugar Daddy (from Fleetwood Mac 1975), Beautiful Child & Never Make Me Cry (from Tusk), Red Rover & Running Through the Garden (from Say You Will), Need Your Love So Bad & The Green Manalishi With the Two Prong Crown (Miscellaneous), Go Your Own Way (from Live 1980), Rhiannon & Dreams & Tusk (from The Dance), Keep Me There (from Rumours Super Deluxe), Lola My Love (from Buckingham Nicks), The Chain Demo (from Rumours Super Deluxe)Outro: Say GoodbyeShow note: Stevie had 2 lead vocals from the TOTGA picks, not 1. 

Send us Fan MailIntro: The Farmer's Daughter10. Steal Your Heart Away9. Never Going Back Again8. Say You Love Me7. Everywhere6. SongbirdExtras: Never Going Back Again Acoustic Duet (from Rumours Super Deluxe), Say You Love Me (from The Dance), Everywhere (from The Dance), Family Man (from Tango in the Night), Songbird Sessions Roughs & Outtakes (from Rumours Super Deluxe)Outro: Never ForgetShow note: Tracy meant to say Dennis Wilson, not Brian Wilson.

Send us Fan MailIntro: What's the World Coming To15. Bleed to Love Her14. Gypsy13. You Make Loving Fun12. Landslide11. Think About MeExtras: Only Over You (from Mirage), You Make Loving Fun Sessions Roughs & Outtakes (from Rumours Super Deluxe), Landslide (from Fleetwood Mac 1975)Outro: The World Keep On Turning

Send us Fan MailIntro: Love in Store20. Don't Stop19. Say You Will18. Monday Morning17. World Turning16. Over & OverExtras: Don't Stop (from The Dance), Monday Morning Early Take (from Fleetwood Mac 1975 Deluxe), World Turning Live (from Fleetwood Mac 1975 Deluxe)Outro: What Makes You Think You're the One

Send us Fan MailIntro: Welcome to the Room... Sara25. Over My Head24. Morning Rain23. Second Hand News22. Hold Me21. Blue LetterExtras: Sometimes & Lay It All Down (from Future Games), Second Hand News Early Take (from Rumours Super Deluxe), Hold Me Early Version (from Mirage Deluxe)Outro: Wish You Were Here

Send us Fan MailIntro: Woman of 1000 Years30. Silver Springs29. Warm Ways28. Oh Well (Part 1)27. Bare Trees26. Walk a Thin LineExtras: Silver Springs (from Rumours Super Deluxe), The Ghost & Sentimental Lady (from Bare Trees)Outro: Jigsaw Puzzle Blues

Send us Fan MailIntro: She's Changing Me35. I Don't Want to Know34. Mystified33. Crystal32. Peacekeeper31. Eyes of the WorldExtras: Prove Your Love (from Heroes Are Hard to Find), I Don't Want to Know (from Live in Tuscaloosa Jan 28, 1975), Eyes of the World (from Mirage), Like Crying (from Then Play On)Outro: Rattlesnake Shake

Send us Fan MailIntro: Without Out40. Little Lies39. Storms38. Black Magic Woman37. Honey Hi36. Empire StateExtras: Black Magic Woman (by Santana) & Empire State Early Version (from Mirage Deluxe)Outro: Miss Fantasy

Send us Fan MailIntro: Seven Wonders45. Isn't It Midnight44. Coming Your Way43. Save Me a Place42. Thrown Down41. You and I (Full Version)Outro: Last Night

Send us Fan MailIntro: Angel (1974)50. Sad Angel49. Angel (1979)48. Albatross47. Spare Me a Little of Your Love46. Gold Dust WomanExtras: Gold Dust Woman Early Demo (from Rumours Super Deluxe Edition)Outro: Goodbye Angel

Send us Fan MailIntro: This is the Rock55. It Takes Time54. Future Games53. I Know I'm Not Wrong52. Sara51. That's Enough For MeExtras: One Together & Buddy's Song (from Kiln House), Future Games (from Live From the Record Plant)Outro: Cool Water

Send us Fan MailIntro: Save Me60. Although the Sun is Shining59. Come a Little Bit Closer58. Jewel Eyed Judy57. Heroes Are Hard to Find56. Temporary OneExtras: Skies the Limit & When the Sun Goes Down (from Behind the Mask), I Do (from Time)Outro: These Strange Times

Send us Fan MailIntro: Destiny Rules65. Silver Heels64. Remember Me63. I'm So Afraid62. Show Me a Smile61. Sunny Side of HeavenExtras: Dissatisfied & Night Watch (from Penguin), I'm So Afraid (from Fleetwood Mac 1975)Outro: That's Alright

Send us Fan MailIntro: Caroline70. Homeward Bound69. Big Love68. Station Man67. Book of Love66. HypnotizedExtras: Big Love (from The Dance), Hypnotized (from Live at the Record Plant), Believe Me & The City (from Mystery To Me)Outro: Tango in the Night

Send us Fan MailIntro: Brown Eyes75. Rollin' Man74. Just Crazy Love73. Come72. Revelation71. Child of MindExtras: Rollin' Man (from Shrine '69), Dust My Broom & Stop Messin' Round (from Mr. Wonderful)Outro: Oh Daddy

Send us Fan MailIntro: Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed PeasAlbum 2: Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan (1962)Song 1: Pretty Peggy-OSong 2: Gospel PlowSong 3: Baby, Let Me Follow You DownAlbum 1: For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver (2007)Song 1: Lump SumSong 2: BlindsidedSong 3: Re: StacksLink to For Emma, Forever Ago (Andrew's Mix)

Send us Fan MailIntro: Poker Face by Lady GagaAlbum 4: Electric Arguments by The Fireman (2008)Song 1: HighwaySong 2: Dance 'Til We're HighSong 3: Don't Stop RunningAlbum 3: Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins (1993)Song 1: HummerSong 2: MayonaiseSong 3: Luna

Send us Fan MailIntro: Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by BeyonceAlbum 6: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan (1963)Song 1: Bob Dylan's BluesSong 2: Bob Dylan's DreamSong 3: Honey, Just Allow Me One More ChanceAlbum 5: Modern Guilt by Beck (2008)Song 1: YouthlessSong 2: WallsSong 3: ReplicaLink to The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (Andrew's Mix)

Send a textIntro: Gives You Hell by The All-American RejectsAlbum 8: Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney (2007)Song 1: Vintage ClothesSong 2: That Was MeSong 3: Feet in the CloudsAlbum 7: At War With the Mystics by The Flaming Lips (2006)Song 1: The Sound of FailureSong 2: It Overtakes MeSong 3: Haven't Got a Clue

Send a textIntro: You Found Me by The FrayAlbum 10: Now You Know by Doug Martsch (2002)Song 1: GoneSong 2: Heart (Things Never Shared)Song 3: StayAlbum 9: I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers (2009)Song 1: January WeddingSong 2: Tin ManSong 3: It Goes On and On

Send a textIntro song: Use Somebody by Kings of LeonAlbum 12: Okemah and the Melody of Riot by Son Volt (2005)Song 1: Bandages & ScarsSong 2: Endless WarSong 3: Chaos StreamsAlbum 11: Rubber Factory by The Black Keys (2004)Song 1: When the Lights Go OutSong 2: LengthsSong 3: Till I Get My Way

Send a textIntro: My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly ClarksonAlbum 14: Imagine by John Lennon (1971)Song 1: Jealous GuySong 2: I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier MamaSong 3: Oh My LoveAlbum 13: Say You Will by Fleetwood Mac (2003)Song 1: What's the World Coming ToSong 2: IllumeSong 3: Everybody Finds Out

Send a textIntro: Party in the U.S.A. by Miley CyrusAlbum 16: Live at the BBC by The Beatles (1994)Song 1: I'll Be On My WaySong 2: The Honeymoon SongSong 3: I Just Don't UnderstandAlbum 15: Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake (1969)Song 1: River ManSong 2: Day is DoneSong 3: Fruit Tree

Send a textIntro: Fireflies by Owl CityAlbum 18: Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear (2009)Song 1: Southern PointSong 2: Fine For NowSong 3: ForegroundAlbum 17: Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers (2000)Song 1: Mass RomanticSong 2: The Slow Descent into AlcoholismSong 3: The Mary Martin Show

Send a textIntro: Chicken Fried by Zac Brown BandAlbum 20: Fearless by Taylor Swift (2008)Song 1: White HorseSong 2: Forever & AlwaysSong 3: ChangeAlbum 19: Keep It Like a Secret by Built to Spill (1999)Song 1: The PlanSong 2: SidewalkSong 3: Bad LightHow I Got This List:Recap: In 2007, I decided to make a list of my favorite 20 albums that year. The list included albums that I discovered that year and loved (whether they were new albums that were released that year or were older albums that were new discoveries for me). The list of my favorite albums that year became like a musical journal for me of what I spent that year listening to the most. The list that I made in 2007 inspired me to create lists for 1990-1999 and also 2000-2006 (to the best of my recollection). I have also made a list every year since then. I have previously counted down my 20 favorite albums from 1990-1999 (March 2024), 2000-2006 (April 2024), 2007 (Nov 2024), and 2008 (Nov 2025) - so go check those out if interested. I have featured some of these albums previously on my podcast, especially during my favorite Albums Countdown series that I did in 2021. 15 of the 20 albums on this list showed up on my Album Countdown; for comparison: my first list had 17, my second list had 13, my third list had 12, and my fourth list had 14. 3 of the 15 albums on this 2009 list were in my Top 20 of my Albums ranking, and 8 of the 15 were in my Top 100. Even though I have featured several of these albums previously on my podcast, I will not repeat any songs that have been played previously, so you will be getting fresh songs! Also, for this series, I am not going to consult any websites to talk about these albums, so no “research”. I'm just going to share what I remember about the album from that time and also maybe how I feel about it now. A quick word about my Album rankings: My original Top 250 Albums list was made at the beginning of 2021 (and counting down that list was the main reason I launched this podcast in March 2021). However, I did a complete overhaul of my rankings at the tail end of 2023. So I will mention both rankings at times. Also before we start, I want to briefly describe my process for preparing these episodes: For each album, I would listen to the songs again, narrowing them down to my three “current” favorites. Then I would listen to my three favorites again, jotting down anything that struck me.

Send a textIntro: I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) by Harry James and His Orchestra (1944)5. Paper Doll by The Mills Brothers (1942)4. Riders in the Sky by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra (1949)3. Swinging on a Star by Bing Crosby (1944)2. Sentimental Journey by Doris Day (1945)1. White Christmas by Bing Crosby (1942)

Send a textIntro: Cruising Down the River by Russ Morgan and His Orchestra (1949)10. I'll Never Smile Again by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra (1940)9. Nature Boy by Nat "King" Cole (1948)8. Don't Fence Me In by Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters (1944)7. Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1941)6. Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore (1948)

Send a textIntro: Blues in the Night by Woody Herman and His Orchestra (1941)15. You'll Never Know by Frank Sinatra (1943)14. Pistol Packin' Mama by Bing Crosby (1943)13. Moonlight Cocktail by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1941)12. Till the End of Time by Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra (1945)11. Frenesi by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (1940)

Send a textIntro: Besame Mucho by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1943)20. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy by The Andrews Sisters (1941)19. Take the "A" Train by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (1941)18. Stardust by Artie Shaw (1941)17. I've Heard That Song Before by Harry James and His Orchestra (1942)16. Rum & Coca-Cola by The Andrews Sisters (1944)

Send us a textIntro: Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) by Tex Williams (1947)25. (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1942)24. I'll Be Seeing You by Bing Crosby (1944)23. As Time Goes By by Dooley Wilson (1942)22. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry (1949)21. God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday (1942)

Send us a textIntro: Fling Your Head (N1)5. Mercury (N1)4. My Friend My Friend (N4)3. Life Saving Gun (N3)2. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing (N4)1. Ruby Waves (N2)Outro: Simeon (N3)

Send us a textIntro: Some Enchanted Evening by Perry Como (1949)30. Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) by Peggy Lee (1947)29. The Gypsy by The Ink Spots (1946)28. 'Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk (1947)27. A Night in Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie (1944)26. Near You by Francis Craig (1947)

Send us a textIntro: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! by Vaughn Monroe (1945)35. In the Mood by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1939)34. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire by The Ink Spots (1941)33. I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover by Art Mooney (1948)32. Ballerina by Vaughn Monroe (1947)31. Amapola by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1941)

Send us a textIntro: The Anniversary Song by Al Jolson (1946)40. Tuxedo Junction by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (1940)39. Jingle Jangle Jingle by Kay Kyser and His Orchestra (1942)38. The Christmas Song by Nat "King" Cole (1946)37. Open the Door, Richard by Count Basie and His Orchestra (1947)36. You Always Hurt the One You Love by The Mills Brothers (1944)

Send us a textIntro: On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe by Johnny Mercer (1944)45. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) by Frankie Laine (1949)44. This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie (1945)43. Twelfth Street Rag by Pee Wee Hunt (1948)42. Lover Man by Billie Holiday (1945)41. Body and Soul by Coleman Hawkins (1939)

Send us a textIntro: Mule Train by Tennessee Ernie Ford (1949)50. When You Wish Upon a Star by Cliff Edwards (1940)49. Prisoner of Love by Perry Como (1946)48. Peg O' My Heart by The Harmonica's (1947)47. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Postive by Johnny Mercer (1944)46. Heartaches by Ted Weems and His Orchestra (1938)

Send us a textIntro: Stormy Weathers by Ethel Waters (1933)5. Strange Fruit by Billy Holiday (1939)4. Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway (1931)3. Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson (1937)2. God Bless America by Kate Smith (1939)1. Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (1939)Outro: Wabash Cannonball by Roy Acuff (1936)

Send us a textIntro: If I Didn't Care by The Ink Spots (1939)10. All or Nothing at All by Frank Sinatra (1939)9. Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) by Benny Goodman (1937)8. Begin the Beguine by Artie Shaw (1938)7. Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) by The Carter Family (1935)6. Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller (1939)Outro: Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington (1931)

Send us a textIntro: Tea For Two by Marion Harris (1925)5. Rhapsody in Blue by Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (1924)4. My Blue Heaven by Gene Austin (1927)3. Ol' Man River by Paul Robeson (1928)2. Ain't Misbehavin' by Fats Waller (1929)1. Swanee by Al Jolson (1920)Outro: Someone to Watch Over Me by Gertrude Lawrence (1927)

Send us a textIntro: Quadrophonic Toppling (N2)5. Bathtub Gin (N2)4. Theme From the Bottom (N1)3. Tweezer (N4)2. Piper (N4)1. Wolfman's Brother (N1)Outro: Cream (N4)