honorable mentions:

Ineligible releases:

rYan's top 50 albums of 2007

50. Pharoahe Monch
Desire
[SRC/Universal/Motown;2007]

49. Muscles
Guns Babes Lemonade
[Modular; 2007]

48. St. Vincent
Marry Me
[Beggars Banquet; 2007]

47. Eluvium
Copia
[Temporary Residence; 2007]

46. Burial
Untrue
[Hyperdub; 2007]

45. Alaska in Winter
Dance Party in the Balkans
[Regular Beat Recording Co.; 2007]

44. Bowerbirds
Hymns for a Dark Horse
[Burly Time; 2007]

43. Okkervil River
The Stage Names
[Jagjaguwar; 2007]

42. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
100 Days, 100 Nights
[Daptone; 2007]

41. Björk
Volta
[Atlantic; 2007]

40. Black Moth Super Rainbow
Dandelion Gum
[Graveface; 2007]

39. The Octopus Project
Hello, Avalanche
[Peek-A-Boo; 2007]

38. Múm
Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
[FatCat; 2007]

37. Andrew Bird
Armchair Apocrypha
[Fat Possum; 2007]

36. Amon Tobin
The Foley Room
[Ninja Tune; 2007]

35. Uncle Tony's Coloring Book
[NJT;2007]

34. Efterklang
Parades
[Leaf Label; 2007]

33. Cinematic Orchestra
Ma Fleur
[Ninja Tune/Domino; 2007]

32. Justice
†
[Ed Banger/Because/Vice; 2007]

31. Frog Eyes
Tears of the Valedictorian
[Absolutely Kosher; 2007]

30. Explosions in the Sky
All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
[Temporary Residence; 2007]

29. Of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
[Polyvinyl; 2007]

28. No Age
Weirdo Rippers
[Fat Cat; 2007]

27. The Berg Sans Nipple
Along the Quai
[Team Love; 2007]

26. Madlib
Beat Konducta, Vol. 3-4: Beat Konducta in India
[Stones Throw; 2007]

25. Radical Face
Ghost
[Morr; 2007]

24. Dr. Dog
We All Belong
[Park the Van; 2007]

23. Rosie Thomas
These Friends of Mine
[Nettwerk; 2007]

22. El-P
I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
[Def Jux; 2007]

21. Digitalism
Idealism
[Astralwerks; 2007]

20. M.I.A.
Kala
[XL/Interscope; 2007]

19. The Go! Team
Proof of Youth
[Sub Pop; 2007]

18. Band of Horses
Cease to Begin
[Sub Pop; 2007]

17. Barr
Summary
[5 Rue Christine; 2007]

16. Radiohead
In Rainbows
[self-released; 2007]

15.
James Blackshaw
The Cloud of Unknowing
[Tompkins Square; 2007]

14. Dizzee Rascal
Maths + English
[XL; 2007]

13. CocoRosie
The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn
[Touch & Go; 2007]

12. Dan Deacon
Spiderman of the Rings
[Carpark; 2007]

11. Panda Bear
Person Pitch
[Paw Tracks; 2007]

10. Meg Baird
Dear Companion
[Drag City; 2007]

9. Iron & Wine
The Shepherd's Dog
[Sub Pop; 2007]

8. Jens Lekman
Night Falls Over Kortedala
[Service/Secretly Canadian; 2007]

7. Secret Mommy
Plays
[Ache; 2007]

6. LCD Soundsystem
Sound of Silver
[DFA/EMI; 2007]

5. Murderbot
Ruff In The Bunny Fizness
[Dead Homies; 2007]

4. Battles
Mirrored
[Warp; 2007]

3. Patrick Wolf
The Magic Position
[Loog; 2007]

2. Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam
[Domino; 2007]

1. Beirut
The Flying Club Cup
[Ba Da Bing!; 2007]