And now, in the same vein as Scott's blog, the top 10 albums I bought this year (because the albums I bought that came out this year were all disappointing, with few exceptions, and the exceptions aren't worth mentioning); there should be absolutely no surprises on this list. I could have included plenty of other albums (I bought hundreds) but it would be lying. So, truly the best albums I bought this year:

Morrissey, Bona Drag
Yo La Tengo, Electro Pura
Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
Belle and Sebastian, Lazy Line Painter Jane EP collection
Modest Mouse, Building Nothing out of Something
The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground
Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs

There is no tenth, because I can't think of one without looking at everythng I bought this year, and that's probably a good way to judge. These albums are the ones which have stayed with me, which I have listened to for longer than the week after I bought them, which I will continue to listen to for a long time. It's a boring list, but it's as accurate as I can make it. I would most likely have been able to include the Beat Happening box set if I hadn't lent it to a friend soon after getting to Santa Fe. I really haven't spent any time with it.