ALBUMS (descending points)
1. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
3. Feist - The Reminder
4. White Stripes - Icky Thump
5. Bettye LaVette - The Scene of the Crime
6. The National - Boxer
7. Against Me! - New Wave
8. Rogue Wave - Asleep at Heaven's Gate
9. The Rosebuds - Night of the Furies
10. Kelly Clarkson - My December

TRACKS
1. Miranda Lambert - Famous in a Small Town
2. Fall Out Boy - This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race
3. George Strait - How 'Bout Them Cowgirls
4. Arcade Fire - Intervention
5. Radiohead - Bodysnatchers
6. Foo Fighters - Long Road to Ruin
7. Paramore - For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic
8. LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum
9. Jimmy Eat World - Big Casino
10. Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun

COMMENTS
Single That Got Bumped By George Strait At The Last Minute:
Avril Lavigne, "Girlfriend"

Other Country Singles I'd Have Included If I Had Room, Because Country Kicked Pop's Ass This Year:
Carrie Underwood, "Before He Cheats"/"So Small"
Kenny Chesney, "Don't Blink"
Gary Allan, "Watching Airplanes"
Sugarland, "Stay"
Brad Paisley, "Online"
Jason Aldean, "Johnny Cash"
Keith Urban, "I Told You So"
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson, "Because of You"
LeAnn Rimes, "Nothin' Better to Do"

Albums I Planned To Include Until I Realized I Didn't Like Them As Much As I Meant To:
Spoon, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga"
New Pornographers, "Challengers"
Arcade Fire, "Neon Bible"
The Shins, "Wincing the Night Away"
Wilco, "Sky Blue Sky"
Radiohead, "In Rainbows"
Rilo Kiley, "Under the Blacklight"
Jimmy Eat World, "Chase This Light"
Kanye West, "Graduation"
Fall Out Boy, "Infinity On High"

and, most egregiously:
Bruce Springsteen, "Magic"

Albums I'm Going To Regret Not Putting On Here:
Okkervil River, "The Stage Names"
Foo Fighters, "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace"

Song I Just Didn't Like All That Much, Not Even When Mandy Moore Covered It:
Rihanna, "Umbrella"

Award For Outstanding Achievement In Dominating Radio With Two Singles Off An Album That Came Out In April 2006:
Pink

My Favorite Thing That Pisses Everyone Off:
Nickelback