According to my last.fm charts, these are my most listened to artists and songs from 2008.

Top 20 Artists 2008

  1. Nuuro
  2. Radiohead
  3. Nightwish
  4. Fall Out Boy
  5. Coheed & Cambria
  6. The Weakerthans
  7. Sufjan Stevens
  8. Good Charlotte
  9. Yellowcard
  10. Metric
  11. Gnarls Barkley
  12. The Juliana Theory
  13. Matchbox Twenty
  14. Anberlin
  15. 宇多田ヒカル
  16. Starflyer 59
  17. Acid House King
  18. Thom Yorke
  19. New Found Glory
  20. The Rolling Stones

Top 10 9 Songs 2008

  1. Nightwish – Amaranth
  2. 宇多田ヒカル – Beautiful World
  3. 宇多田ヒカル – Kiss & Cry
  4. 宇多田ヒカル – HEART STATION
  5. 宇多田ヒカル – Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
  6. Driving East – Beat It
  7. Nightwish – Cadence of Her Last Breath
  8. Nightwish – The Poet And The Pendulum
  9. 宇多田ヒカル – Stay Gold

The obvious trend this year is my fascination with foreign artists. The top four artists this year consist of Nuuro (Venezuelan electronica), Radiohead (British alternative-rock), Nightwish (Finnish orchestra-metal), and 宇多田ヒカル/”Utada Hikaru” (Japanese pop).

Towards the end of the year I acquired a lot of music through good deals on Amazon MP3 via a partnership with AbsolutePunk.net to provide “Cheap Music” from recommended bands.

Through the deals, I got good prices and picked up albums from City & Colour, Lydia, The Graduate, Anberlin, and Fall Out Boy.

I started of 2009 by picking up Astronautalis – “Pomegranate,” and albums from Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, and Snow Patrol.

My eMusic subscription kicked back in after Christmas and I grabbed albums from Brave Saint Saturn, Nightwish, and Pinback.

What do I expect for 2009?
I’m diving back into the pop-punk/indie scene music through AbsolutePunk’s recommendations and getting exposure to a lot of music I wouldn’t otherwise have time to track down myself. I expect that to continue.

I’m also buying a lot more digital music as stores are realizing they can sell more for cheaper prices. With my 120gb iPod, I can hold A LOT of music without taking up any extra space on my bedroom shelves. I still prefer to have the case, but if the price is $3.99 on sale vs. $9.99 or $14.99, digital will win my heart.

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