The White Stripes - Icky Thump: No album in 2007 elicited a stronger response from me as a listener than The White Stripes' Icky Thump. Upon first listen, I loved this album. I listened to it almost nonstop from the moment I got it and several tracks took a spot as my favorite song from the album. Although I had a strong positive reaction from the album, I couldn't bring myself to review it. I'm not exactly the biggest rock person, so quite frankly, I was a bit scared of sounding like an idiot in my review. Regardless, I loved damn near everything about this album from the sound of Jack White's guitar to the insanely catchy rhythms and wonderful songwriting. I usually shy away from picking a single "best" of anything. However, if I picked a "best" album, this would be it.

Lifesavas - Gutterfly: The Original Soundtrack: I had never heard of Lifesavas before I listened to Gutterfly. After I listened to it, I wondered why I hadn't. Inspired by blaxploitation films, this is an album that manages to have some social conscience and some fun at the same time. This is an album with one of the more heartfelt hip-hop songs of 2007 ("Long Letter") as well as great collaborations with Camp Lo, Fishbone, and George Clinton. I think it's probably one of the most underrated albums of 2007.

Those were my 10 favorites. Here are the ones that almost made it to the list:

Ledisi - Lost & Found: This songstress's major label debut is an excellent collection of smooth, understated R & B.

Redman - Red Gone Wild: I have to commend Redman for not only coming back after such a long hiatus but also for making an album that sounded like he never left.

Bjork - Volta: A glorious return to rhythm for Bjork but I have to admit that I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.

The Chemical Brothers - We Are The Night: This is a solid, enjoyable album and two of its tracks, "All Rights Reversed" and "Saturate," are among my favorite songs of 2007.

Yoko Kanno - CM Yoko: The fact that an album made up entirely of music composed for commercials almost made my list should say something about its quality.