1. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink..
2. Beck - Sea Change
3. Eminem - The Eminem Show
4. And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
5. Koufax - Social Life
6. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs...
7. N.E.R.D. - In Search Of...
8. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
9. Missy Elliot - Under Construction
10. Eels - Souljacker
11. Ed Harcourt - Here Be Monsters
12. Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights
13. Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
14. Sleater-Kinney - One Beat
15. Sigur Ros - ( )
16. The Anniversary - Your Majesty
17. Elbow - Asleep in the Back
18. Bright Eyes - Lifted
19. Doves - The Last Broadcast
20. DJ Shadow - The Private Press
21. The Vines - Highly Evolved
22. Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way
23. Ben Kweller - Sha Sha
24. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Behind
25. Starsailor - Love is Here

In recent years past, music has been left searching for the next great discovery. Though all it seems to find are poignant moments in music left to be remembered. This year provided us with a slew of great sounds that are forever burned into our memories. Here is a list of the most profound and influential music of this year: