It wouldn’t be New Years without a bunch of “Best Of” lists. Nor would it be New Years without “Worst Of” lists, like Cracked.com’s hilarious The Year in Douchebaggery - the 10 Biggest D-Bags of 2007.

To help musicphiles out, Largehearted Boy used his abnormally-sized heart to create a master list of music related Best of Lists.

For our part here at The Oxhorn, we’d like to contribute to the epidemic with a whittled down Best of the Best of Lists. A meta-list, of sorts.

A few of our own picks round out the bottom of the list.

2007

5. 9b.net’s Top 5 Albums
Simple, interesting, good music. Focused on a raw, Americana sound, 9 Bullets backs up their claims with plenty of songs to download. Special props for the Kenny Wayne Sheppard blues jams.

4. The Onion’s Least Essential Albums of 2007
In case you wanted to know what you shouldn’t spend your money on, The Onion drops a typically amusing list. If you purchased any of these albums, our apologies.

3. Get Big, Little Kid’s Top Songs
A great list of songs, some more off the beaten path than others. I like the choice of “Impossible Germany” as top song - it’s a real standout from Wilco’s Sky Blue Sky, an album that has, unfortunately, been buried over the year.

2. The Yellow Stereo’s Favorite Albums of 2007
Wide ranging, original, nice layout, characteristic of the fine qualities of the Yellow Stereo. Check out the tracks provided for download. But really, “In Rainbows” as #1? Was it REALLY that good???

1. Culture Bully’s Top 10 Music Videos of 2007
An engaging list of music + images, with all the videos embedded onto the page for your viewing pleasure. Standouts include “D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice, Aesop Rock’s “None Shall Pass” and the tongue-in-cheek Kanye West featuring Zach Galifianakis and Will Oldham “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.”

We liked a lot of the same songs everyone else did this year. But here are a few that seem to have slipped under the radar.

Download The Budos Band ’s “Chicago Falcon”

The perfect track for growing a mustache while chasing down fugitives (in the 1970s).

Download The Super Furry Animals’ “The Gift That Keeps Giving”

One of the many beautiful songs from “Hey Venus!” the new release from the criminally under-appreciated masters of pop music, the Super Fury Animals.

Download The Rosebuds’ “Get up Get Out”

Just a fun, fun song.

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The folks behind Mondo Vision, Luigi&Luigi - have stumbled upon the most exultant digital art form to date. The concept [video clips of musicians the world over spliced together to mix music and cultures] is simple enough, but used to amazing effect to create delicious sonic gumbo.

Mondovision = Worldvision (but sounds better in Italian)

The end result is a series of clips that leave no doubt the language of music is a unitary, all-encompassing art-form; that music and humanity are synonymous, and infinitely compatible across time and space. My favorite tracks are Chuckey’s Dream and My Sister The World, but head to Mondo Vision to check them all out.

Thanks to Paul at Aurgasm for the heads up on this.

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