I <3 Hype Machine.

Just when I thought http://hypem.com/ reached its peak of greatness, they went ahead and blew my mind when they posted full albums for the top 50 of the year!
http://hypem.com/zeitgeist/2008/albums

I have to say, I have a few problems with their order of "top 50" list, but none the less, this site is amazing.

My personal top 5 of 2008:

5. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue http://hypem.com/artist/Jenny%20Lewis/1/
4. MGMT - Oracular Spectacular http://hypem.com/artist/MGMT/1/
3. M83 - Saturdays=Youth http://hypem.com/artist/M83/1/
2. She & Him - Volume One http://hypem.com/artist/She%20&%20Him/1/
1. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago http://hypem.com/artist/Bon%20Iver/1/

Let's hope 2009 is just as musically excellent.