Via a posting on Idolator.com, here are BLENDER’s top 25 albums of 2007 (the extent of their list, apparently):
1. M.I.A., KALA
2. The Arcade Fire, NEON BIBLE
3. Lil Wayne, THE CARTER 3 SESSIONS
4. Kanye West, GRADUATION
5. Against Me!, NEW WAVE
6. Radiohead, IN RAINBOWS
7. The-Dream, LOVEHATE
8. Amy Winehouse, BACK TO BLACK
9. Miranda Lambert, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
10. Rilo Kiley, UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT
11. LCD Soundsystem, SOUND OF SILVER
12. Spoon, GA GA GA GA GA
13. Feist, THE REMINDER
14. The White Stripes, ICKY THUMP
15. Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, RAISING SAND
16. Jay-Z, AMERICAN GANGSTER
17. Bruce Springsteen, MAGIC
18. Justice, [CROSS]
19. Modest Mouse, WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP EVEN SANK
20. Brad Paisley, 5TH GEAR
21. Okkervil River, THE STAGE NAMES
22. Band of Horses, CEASE TO BEGIN
23. Lily Allen, ALRIGHT, STILL
24. Bright Eyes, CASSADAGA
25. Rihanna, GOOD GIRL GONE BAD
Yes, the album by hip-hopper The-Dream just came out. I presume the Lil Wayne album is a different release than DA DROUGHT 3.
That Lil Wayne release was planned for today, but I can't find it anywhere on Metacritic now.. weird that they've already heard it enough to include it that high.