(vorläufige) Halbjahresbilanz 2008 (Top 20):
01. Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Momofuku
02. The Mountain Goats – Heretic pride
03. Robert Forster – The Evangelist
04. Bon Iver – For Emma, forever ago
05. Nils Lofgren – The loner
06. Gary Louris – Vagabonds
07. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, dig!!!
08. Willard Grant Conspiracy – Pilgrim Road
09. The Duke Spirit – Neptune
10. Palodine – Garden of deceit
11. The Gutter Twins – Saturnalia
12. Malcolm Middleton – Sleight of heart
13. Allison Moorer – Mockingbird
14. The Black Crowes – Warpaint
15. The Raconteurs – Consolers of the lonely
16. Van Morrison – Keep it simple
17. John Hiatt – Same old man
18. Counting Crows – Saturday nights & sunday mornings
19. Drive-By Truckers – Brighter than creation’s dark
20. Foals – Antidotes
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