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Ëó÷øåå óøåäøåãî ãîäà
06.01.2009
 êàíóí ïðàçäíîâàíèÿ Ðîæäåñòâà è Íîâîãî ãîäà áîëüøèíñòâî ìóçûêàëüíûõ ñàéòîâ çíàêîìÿò ñâîèõ ÷èòàòåëåé ñ ïðîèçîøåäøèìè çà ãîä äîñòèæåíèÿìè â îáëàñòè ìóçûêè, ïóáëèêóþò òàê íàçûâàåìûå òîïû. Ìû ðåøèëè ñîáðàòü â îäíîì ìåñòå ñïèñêè ëó÷øèõ ïàóýð-ïîï àëüáîìîâ çà ãîä èç ðàçëè÷íûõ èñòî÷íèêîâ.
Ýòî íåïðîñòîå è ïîä÷àñ íåîáúåêòèâíîå äåëî - ïûòàòüñÿ îïðåäåëèòü ëó÷øèõ. Âêóñû äàæå ó ëþáèòåëåé îïðåäåëåííîé ìóçûêè ðàçíûå. Âçãëÿä íà ïàóýð-ïîï òîæå íåîäèíàêîâûé, ÷òî â î÷åðåäíîé ðàç ïîêàçàëè îãëàøåííûå ðåçóëüòàòû ãîäà.
Îäíàêî ñìååì ïðåäïîëîæèòü, ÷òî íå ó âñåõ áûëà âîçìîæíîñòü îòñëåäèòü âñ¸, ÷òî ïîäàðèë ïàóýð-ïîï ñëóøàòåëÿì â ýòîì ãîäó, ðàâíî êàê è ó íàñ íå áûëî âîçìîæíîñòè ïåðåñëóøàòü áóêâàëüíî âñ¸. Íåñìîòðÿ íà òî, ÷òî ñòèëü power-pop íå ÿâëÿåòñÿ ìàññîâî âîñòðåáîâàííûì, îí èìååò áîãàòóþ ìóçûêàëüíóþ ïàëèòðó, ïîýòîìó, îçíàêîìèâøèñü ñ èòîãàìè ãîäà, âû îùóòèòå, êàêîå îãðîìíîå êîëè÷åñòâî çàìåòíûõ àëüáîìîâ áûëî èçäàíî òîëüêî çà îäèí 2008 ãîä. Òàêæå ïðè æåëàíèè âû ñìîæåòå ñðàâíèòü íûíåøíèå äîñòèæåíèÿ ñ òåì, ÷òî áûëî ñîçäàíî ïðåäñòàâèòåëÿìè ýòîãî æàíðà â ïðîøëûå äåñÿòèëåòèÿ.

Èñòî÷íèê: Absolute Powerpop
Íà÷íåì ñ èçâåñòíîãî ëþáèòåëÿì æàíðà ïàóýð-ïîï áëîãà Absolute Powerpop. Çà ïðîøåäøèé ãîä åãî àâòîð Ñòèâ ïåðåñëóøàë òàêîå êîëè÷åñòâî äèñêîâ, êîòîðîå, íàâåðíîå, íè êîìó è íå ñíèëîñü. Ñ äåêàáðÿ îí ñòàë íåáîëüøèìè ïîðöèÿìè ïóáëèêîâàòü ñâîé «Ðîæäåñòâåíñêèé ïàðàä». Åñòü çäåñü è ïîäáîðêà ëó÷øèõ ïåñåí ãîäà, è òîï-125 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ, à åùå – òîï-10 EP-àëüáîìîâ è òîï-25 àëüáîìîâ ãîäà (àâòîð îòìå÷àåò, ÷òî â íåì ìíîãî îäíîèìåííûõ àëüáîìîâ, ÷òî ñâèäåòåëüñòâóåò î íåìàëîì êîëè÷åñòâå äåáþòíûõ ïëàñòèíîê â ýòîì ãîäó).
Òîï ëó÷øèõ ïåñåí 2008 ãîäà (The Absolute Powerpop Top Songs of 2008)
Thank You – Andy Reed
Cold Summer – Kai Reiner
No Way Out – Jim Boggia
Mars Theme – Patrick Leonard
I Know Nothing Anymore – Dave Marsh
Can't Make My Heart Behave – The Karg Bros.
My Sweet Tragedy – Harvey Barham
Blue As The Sky – Tyler Burkum
Funny Girl – Detlef Zoo
Garden Home – The Revisionists
Quarterback Lover – Jeff Bruckner
Dedicated – John McKenna
Bad One Gets Away – The Pacific
Hardly Enough – Waz
Getting It Down – Frisbee
Stepping Out of Jersey – Ben Sadock
While I Sleep – Transmission Fields
Without love – BrownLine Fiasco
Heaven – Mikal Blue
The Weight Of Her – Butch Walker
Ocean City – The Shimshaws
No Guarantees – The Rationales
Freeway – Aimee Mann
Explode Tonight – Heap
Just Got Robbed – Greater Good
The Present, Tense – The Rip Off Artists
All or Nothing – Derby
As My Own – Derby
Blind Man's Blue – Edward Rogers
If Ya Can't Get a Girl – The Sons of York
Mr. Imaginary Friend – Adrian Bourgeois
Here We Go Again – The Galaxies
Steal It – Scott Murray
So Far – Scott Murray
Long Walk Home – American Mars
Static Reaction – Ted Lukas
Playback – Cameron Dobb
Dear Diane – The Pinder Brothers
Water Blue – The Goldbergs
Yes I Know – Higgins
Summer Rain – The Lackloves
Digging The Fault Line – Brent Cash
Do What You Have to Do – Calico Brothers
That Girl Is Gonna Kill You – Jim Matio
The Strawberry Blonde – Mike Viola
Air I'm Breathing – Todd Herfindal
I Didn't Know – The Humming Field
My Love Save the Day – Kevin Bents
Production City – The Whigs
Òîï-125 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ (Absolute Powerpop)
1. Greg Pope – Popmonster
2. Clint Sutton – Clint Sutton
3. Adrian Whitehead – One Small Stepping Man
4. Cliff Hillis – The Long Now
5. Pale Hollow – Pale Hollow
6. Derby – Posters Fade
7. Andy Reed – Fast Forward
8. Todd Herfindal – Collective
9. Rob Bonfligio – Bring on the Happy
10. Bryan Estepa – Sunday Best
11. The Galaxies – Here We Go!
12. Adrian Bourgeois – Adrian Bourgeois
13. Scott's Garage – Scott's Garage
14. John McKenna – Stone Cold Summer
15. The Favorites – Bright Nights, Bright Lights
16. Tyler Burkum – Darling, Maybe Someday
17. The Meadows – First Nervous Breakdown
18. Scott Murray – Vinyl Generation
19. The Afternoons – Sweet Action
20. The Goldbergs – Under the Radar
21. Mike Viola – Lurch
22. Ike – Where to Begin
23. The Smith Bros – Restless
24. Pugwash – Eleven Modern Antiquities
25. The Offbeat – The Offbeat
26. Frisbee – ReDISCOVERY
27. Waz – The Sweet Bye and Bye
28. Hotel Lights – Firecracker People
29. The Well Wishers – Jigsaw Days
30. The Baseball Project – Frozen Ropes & Dying Quails, Vol. 1
31. Tom Fuller Band – Abstract Man
32. Roger Joseph Manning Jr – Catnip Dynamite
33. Jeff Bruckner – Take Me to the West Coast
34. Three Hour Tour – B Side Oblivion
35. Foxboro Hot Tubs – Stop, Drop & Roll!
36. Shake Some Action! – Sunny Days Ahead
37. Jim Boggia – Misadventures in Stereo
38. Ted Lukas – Misled
39. Patrick Leonard – Being the Beginning
40. Poplord – Full/Filled
41. Attic Lights – Friday Night Lights
42. Smash Palace – Everybody Comes and Goes
43. Class Three Overbite – Horses for Courses
44. The Explorers Club – Freedom Wind
45. American Mars – Western Sides
46. Butch Walker – Sycamore Meadows
47. Brent Cash – How Will I Know If I'm Awake?
48. The Respectables – Sibley Gardens
49. Kevin Bents – The Means
50. In Elvis Garage – Winning by Cheating
51. Josh Fix – Free at Last
52. Jack McManus – Either Side of Midnight
53. Old 97s – Blame it on Gravity
54. Karg Bros – What We Do to Ourselves
55. Dave Dill – Follow the Summer
56. The Wellingtons – Heading North for the Winter
57. The Lackloves – Cathederal Square Park
58. The Pinder Bros – Ordinary Man
59. The Major Labels – Aquavia
60. Mikal Blue – Gold
61. The Rip Off Artists – Esque
62. David Dewese – Make the Best of It
63. Birdwatchers of America – There Have Been Sightings
64. The Fauves – When Good Times Go Good
65. The General Store – Mountain Rescue
66. The Shimshaws – Ear to the Wire
67. Hello from Reno – Hello from Reno
68. The Revisionists – The Revisionists
69. Brownline Fiasco – Superstar
70. Edward Rogers – You Haven't Been Where I've Been
71. Nada Surf – Lucky
72. Sheboygan – It's OK Say Yes
73. Elvis Costello & the Impostors – Momofoku
74. Magdalena – Magdalena
75. Codaphonic – The Ballad of Codaphonic
76. Heap – Oddball
77. Danna & the Changes – Consonant Cacaphony
78. Craig Marshall – Point of View
79. The Fools – 10
80. Fawkes – Curiosity and Consequence
81. Kai Reiner – Kai Reiner
82. R.E.M. – Accelerate
83. Charley Dush – September's Sun
84. Secret Powers – Explorers of the Polar Eclipse
85. The Riffbrokers – Weight of Line and Intersection
86. The Eisenhowers – Film Your Own Atrocities
87. Junebug – Fifth
88. It's Over – That Girl
89. Shane Barry & the Distractions – Radio Friction
90. The Jellybricks – Goodnight to Everyone
91. The Greater Good – Shake Til I Let You Go
92. The Squires of the Subterrain – Feel The Sun
93. The Humming Field – The Humming Field
94. The Romeo Flynns – Pictures of You
95. Par Basset – In The Summertime
96. Jeff Larson – Left of a Dream
97. Warren Pash – Plastic Rulers
98. Cameron Dobb – The Ride
99. High on Stress – Cop Light Parade
100. Dropkick – Dot the I
101. Geoff Smith – Ones and Os
102. Paul Collins Beat – Ribbon of Gold
103. Monkeeman – Life in the Backseat
104. Allen Devine – POPortunity
105. Wilder Embry – Wilder Embry's Squander
106. Army Navy – Army Navy
107. The Kickbacks – Even the Blues
108. Trevor Alguire – Thirty Year Run
109. The Offramps – Split the Difference
110. National Era – Stereo
111. Dave Marsh – The True Love Rules
112. The Dress Whites – My God, The Shame
113. Dave Foster – Blue Circle
114. Frank Barajas – Better Times
115. Stratocruiser – Egg Shells
116. Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
117. Even Elroy – No More Rainbows
118. Bryan Scary & The Shredding Tears – Flight of the Knife
119. Tom Alford – Second Foundation
120. The Primary 5 – High Five
121. Higgins – Z's
122. The Telepathic Butterflies – Breakfast in Suburbia
123. Sugar High – Let the Sunshine Out
124. The Black Mollys – Ignorance is Bliss
125. Jets Under Fire – Kingdoms
Top-10 EP-àëüáîìîâ 2008 ãîäà (Absolute Powerpop)
1. Justin Kline – Six Songs
2. David Kitchen – Underground
3. Calico Brothers – God Left Town
4. Michael Carpenter & The Cuban Heels – New Dog, Old Tricks
5. Sofa City Sweetheart – Sofa City Sweetheart
6. The Brixton Riot – Sudden Fiction
7. Cartographer – Cartographer
8. Jeff Michael Band – The Other Side
9. The Rationales – The Going & The Gone
10. Tim Halperin – You are the Moon
Òîï–25 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ 2008 ãîäà (Absolute Powerpop)
1. Clint Sutton – Clint Sutton
2. Pale Hollow – Pale Hollow
3. Adrian Bourgeois – Adrian Bourgeois
4. Scott's Garage – Scott's Garage
5. The Galaxies – Here We Go!
6. The Afternoons – Sweet Action
7. Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – Catnip Dynamite
8. Pugwash – Eleven Modern Antiquities
9. The Goldbergs – Under The Radar
10. Ted Lukas – Misled
11. The Meadows – First Nervous Breakdown
12. Mike Viola – Lurch
13. Three Hour Tour – B Side Oblivion
14. The Cheeksters – Movers and Shakers
15. In Elvis Garage – Winning by Cheating
16. Scott Murray – Vinyl Generation
17. Dave Dill – Follow The Summer
18. The General Store – Mountain Rescue
19. Kevin Bents – The Means
20. Nada Surf – Lucky
21. Codaphonic – The Battle of Codaphonic
22. Sheboygan – It's OK Say Yes
23. Ike – Where to Begin
24. The Pinder Brothers – Ordinary Man
25. Captain Wilberforce – Everybody Loves a Villain

Èñòî÷íèê: Powerpopaholic
Âåäóùèé äðóãîãî èçâåñòíîãî áëîãà Powerpopaholic ñ÷èòàåò, ÷òî 2008 ãîä ñòàë âïîëíå óäà÷íûì ãîäîì äëÿ æàíðà power-pop. Îáëàäàòåëåì ïåðâîãî ìåñòà è êðàñíîãî ÿðëû÷êà ñòàëà ãðóïïà The Smith Bros.  ñåíòÿáðå, ñðàçó ïîñëå âûõîäà àëüáîìà, àâòîð áëîãà óæå íå ñîìíåâàëñÿ, ÷òî ðàáîòà ìóçûêàíòîâ âîéäåò â òîï-10 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ 2008 ãîäà è ÷òî âûõîä àëüáîìà – ýòî ðàäîñòíîå ñîáûòèå äëÿ ïîêëîííèêîâ òàêèõ ãðóïï êàê Velvet Crush è Posies. Òåïåðü ñìîòðèòå êîìó åùå äîñòàëèñü ÿðëû÷êè ïîáåäèòåëåé 2008 ãîäà.
Òîï-10 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ 2008 ãîäà (Powerpopaholic)
1. The Smith Bros. – Restless
2. The Explorers Club – Freedom Wind
3. Mike Viola – Lurch
4. Josh Fix – Free At Last
5. The Wellingtons – Heading North For The Winter
6. Pugwash – Eleven Modern Antiquities
7. Julie Ocean – Long Gone And Nearly There
8. The Goldbergs – Under the Radar
9. Greg Pope – Popmonster
10. Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears – Flight of The Knife

Èñòî÷íèê: Awmusic.ca
Mp3-áëîã, êîòîðûé îáíîâëÿåòñÿ èç Òîðîíòî, ïðåäñòàâèë ñâîé òîï-5 ëó÷øèõ ïàóýð-ïîï àëüáîìîâ. Ýòî, ïîæàëóé, ñàìûé îðèãèíàëüíûé ðåéòèíã, ïîñêîëüêó íè îäèí èç ýòèõ àëüáîìîâ íå óïîìèíàåòñÿ íè â îäíîì èç öèòèðóåìûõ íàìè òîïîâ.
Òîï-5 ëó÷øèõ ïàóýð-ïîï àëüáîìîâ (Awmusic)
1. The Maine – Can't Stop, Won't Stop (July 8, 2008)
2. Cute Is What We Aim For – Rotation (June 24, 2008)
3. Forever The Sickest Kids – Underdog Alma Mater (April 1, 2008)
4. Jack's Mannequin – The Glass Passenger (September 20, 2008)
5. My Favorite Highway – How To Call a Bluff (July 22, 2008)

Èñòî÷íèê: Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide (The Ultimate Power Pop Guide)
Åñëè ãîâîðèòü î íåòëåííûõ ïðîèçâåäåíèÿõ æàíðà ïàóýð-ïîï, òî ñòîèò íåïðåìåííî ðàññêàçàòü î òîì, ÷òî â ïðîøåäøåì ãîäó áûëà ïðåäïðèíÿòà î÷åðåäíàÿ ïîïûòêà íàçâàòü ëó÷øèõ ïðåäñòàâèòåëåé ñòèëÿ ïàóýð-ïîï çà âñþ åãî èñòîðèþ.  2008 ãîäó âûøåë ïóòåâîäèòåëü ïî ýòîìó æàíðó, ïîëó÷èâøèé «ëåæàùåå íà ïîâåðõíîñòè» íàçâàíèå – Shake some action: the ultimate power pop guide. Ìóçûêàëüíûì ïðèëîæåíèåì ê êíèæêå ñòàë ñáîðíèê èç 200 ëó÷øèõ, ïî ìíåíèþ Äæîíà Áîðàêà (John M. Borack), ïåñåí.
Shake Some Action: 200 Greatest Power Pop Albums
1 – Raspberries – Starting Over (1974)
2 – Big Star – #1 Record / Radio City (1992) [Compilation]/Includes #1 Record & Radio City
3 – Shoes – Present Tense / Tongue Twister (1988) [Compilation]/Includes Present Tense & Tongue Twister
4 – Cheap Trick – In Color (1977)
5 – 20/20 – 20/20 / Look Out! (1995) [Compilation]/Includes 20/20 & Look Out!
6 – Chris Von Sneidern – Big White Lies (1994)
7 – Tommy Keene – Songs from the Film (1986)
8 – The Orange Humble Band – Assorted Creams (1998)
9 – Adam Schmitt – World So Bright (1991)
10 – The Beat – The Beat (1979)
11 – DM3 – Road to Rome (1996)
12 – Badfinger – Wish You Were Here (1974)
13 – The Toms – The Toms (1979)
14 – Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend (1991)
15 – The Someloves – Something or Other (1989)
16 – Game Theory – Big Shot Chronicles (1986)
17 – Nick Lowe – 16 All-Time Lowes (1984) [Compilation]
18 – Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw (1982)
19 – Material Issue – Freak City Soundtrack (1994)
20 – Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers (2003)
21 – Dwight Twilley Band – Sincerely (1976)
22 – The Smithereens – Especially for You (1986)
23 – Flamin' Groovies – Shake Some Action (1976)
24 – The Rooks – Encore Echoes (2000) [Compilation]
25 – The Spongetones – Beat & Torn (1994) [Compilation]
26 – Cotton Mather – Kontiki (1997)
27 – The Knack – Get the Knack (1979)
28 – The Scruffs – Wanna Meet the Scruffs? (1977)
29 – Velvet Crush – Free Expression (1999)
30 – Eugene Edwards – My Favorite Revolution (2005)
31 – Emitt Rhodes – Emitt Rhodes (1970)
32 – Utopia – Utopia (1982)
33 – Chris Stamey – Fireworks (1991)
34 – The Records – Crashes (1980)
35 – The Plimsouls – The Plimsouls...Plus (1992)
36 – The Rubinoos – Paleophonic (1998)
37 – Bill Lloyd – Set to Pop (1994)
38 – The Merrymakers – Bubblegun (1998)
39 – Jimmy Silva – Heidi [as Jimmy Silva and the Goats] (1991)
40 – The Shazam – The Shazam (1997)
41 – The Heats – Smoke (1998) [Compilation]
42 – The Greenberry Woods – Big Money Item (1995)
43 – Myracle Brah – Life on Planet Eartsnop (1998)
44 – Mark Johnson – 12 in a Room (1992)
45 – Splitsville – The Complete Pet Soul (2001)
46 – The Late Show – Portable Pop (1980)
47 – Phil Seymour – Phil Seymour (1981)
48 – Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings – Love Songs to Myself (1999)
49 – The Cheepskates – It Wings Above (1988)
50 – XTC – Upsy Daisy Assortment (1997) [Compilation]
51 – Bobby Sutliff – Only Ghosts Remain (1987)
52 – Pezband – Pezband (1977)
53 – The dB's – Like This (1984)
54 – The Barracudas – Drop Out (1982)
55 – The Romantics – The Romantics (1979)
56 – David Grahame – Toy Plane (1998)
57 – Richard Lloyd – Alchemy (1979)
58 – Squeeze – Argybargy (1980)
59 – Off Broadway – On (1979)
60 – Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix (1995)
61 – Squire – Big Smashes (1992) [Compilation]
62 – The Windbreakers – Time Machine (1982-2002) (2003) [Compilation]
63 – Mockingbirds – Mockingbirds (1996)
64 – Jellyfish – Spilt Milk (1993)
65 – The Lolas – Something You Oughta Know (2004)
66 – Green – Green (1986)
67 – The Shivvers – Lost Hits From Milwaukee's First Family of Powerpop, 1979-82 (2006) [Compilation]
68 – LMNOP – elemen opee elpee (1986)
69 – The Innocents – No Hit Wonders From Down Under (2001) [Compilation]
70 – Flying Color – Flying Color (1987)
71 – Sex Clark Five – Strum & Drum (1987)
72 – Rick Springfield – Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982)
73 – The Beatifics – How I Learned To Stop Worrying (1996)
74 – Todd Rundgren – Something / Anything? (1972)
75 – Brad Jones – Gilt Flake (1996)
76 – Candy – Whatever Happened to Fun (1985)
77 – Cliff Hillis – Be Seeing You (2002)
78 – Nick Heyward – The Apple Bed (1998)
79 – Richard X. Heyman – Living Room!! (1988)
80 – Swag – Catch-All (2000)
81 – The Secrets* – The Secrets* (1983)
82 – Cherry Twister – At Home With Cherry Twister (1999)
83 – Feel – Feel (2002)
84 – Parthenon Huxley – Deluxe (1995)
85 – The Posies – Dear 23 (1990)
86 – Receiver – Inspiration Overload (2001)
87 – Michael Guthrie Band – Direct Hits (1981)
88 – Gigolo Aunts – Pacific Ocean Blues (2002)
89 – Kyle Vincent – Kyle Vincent (1997)
90 – Jeffrey Foskett – Thru My Window (1996)
91 – The Singles – Better Than Before (2003)
92 – Redd Kross – Show World (1997)
93 – sparkle*jets u.k. – Bamboo Lounge (2001)
94 – The Keys – The Keys Album (1981)
95 – Wonderboy – Napoleon Blown Apart (1997)
96 – Wondermints – Wondermints (1995)
97 – Doug Powell – Curiouser (1998)
98 – Chris Bell – I Am the Cosmos (1992)
99 – Idle Wilds – Dumb, Gifted, and Beautiful (1995)
100 – Brendan Benson – One Mississippi (1996)/101 – Stars on Mars – Poster (1993)
102 – The Blow Pops – American Beauties (1994)
103 – Fools Face – Fools Face (2002)
104 – The Model Rockets – Tell the Kids the Cops Are Here (2002)
105 – Loud Family – Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things (1993)
106 – The Bongos – Numbers With Wings / Beat Hotel (1992) [Compilation]/Includes Numbers With Wings & Beat Hotel
107 – The Rutles – The Rutles (1978)
108 – Eric Carmen – Eric Carmen (1975)
109 – Darin Murphy – Solitarium (1999)
110 – Nick Gilder – City Nights (1978)
111 – The Elvis Brothers – Movin' Up and Adventure Time (1995) [Compilation]/Movin' Up & Adventure Time
112 – Clovis Roblaine – The Clovis Roblaine Story (1979)
113 – Cloud Eleven – Terrestrial Ballet (2004)
114 – Scott McCarl – Play On (1998)
115 – The Vandalias – Mach V (1995)
116 – Martin Luther Lennon – Music for a World Without Limitations (1996)
117 – The Liverpool Echo – The Liverpool Echo (1973)
118 – Jupiter Affect – Instructions for the Two Ways of Becoming Alice (2000)
119 – Richard Barone – Primal Dream (1990)
120 – The Tories – Wonderful Life (1997)
121 – Yankee Rose – Yankee Rose (1980)
122 – Van Duren & Tommy Hoehn – Hailstone Holiday (2000)
123 – The Pinkees – The Pinkees (1982)
124 – Gin Blossoms – New Miserable Experience (1992)
125 – The Lackloves – Star City Baby (2002)
126 – Three Hour Tour – 1969 (1996)
127 – The Three O'Clock – Arrive Without Travelling (1985)
128 – R.F. and the Radar Angels – Picture of Linda (1982)
129 – Jason Falkner – Necessity: The 4-Track Years (2001)
130 – Tim Cullen – Fun Razor (2004)
131 – The Hudson Brothers – So You Are a Star: The Best of the Hudson Brothers (1995) [Compilation]
132 – The Cryers – The Cryers (1978)
133 – The Pop – The Pop (1977)
134 – Numbers – Add Up (1980)
135 – The Tickets – The Tickets (2006) [Compilation]
136 – Dancing Hoods – 12 Jealous Roses (1986)
137 – Swinger – Half Day Road (1996)
138 – The Bad Examples – Bad is Beautiful (1990)
139 – The Mockers – The Lonesome Death of Electric Campfire (2005)
140 – The Moberlys – Seattle-New York-Los Angeles (2001) [Compilation]
141 – Artful Dodger – Rave On (1980)
142 – Owsley – Owsley (1999)
143 – The Click Five – Greetings From Imrie House (2005)
144 – Chopper – Slogans and Jingles (1993)
145 – The Orgone Box – The Orgone Box (2001)
146 – Blue – Blue (1973)
147 – Blondes – Swedish Heat (2003)
148 – The Patriots / The Chicaynes – Pharaoh's Land / Second Thoughts (1986)
149 – The Cowsills – Global (1998)
150 – The Mice – For Almost Ever Scooter (2004) [Compilation]
151 – Tal Bachman – Tal Bachman (1999)
152 – The Sun Sawed in 1/2 – Fizzy Lift (1997)
153 – Jack Lee – Jack Lee (1985)
154 – Bronco Bullfrog – Oak Apple Day (2004)
155 – Beagle – Sound on Sound (1992)
156 – Jensen Bell – Modern Dating Tips (2005)
157 – Kenny Howes – Kenny Howes' Second Album (1996)
158 – The Searchers – The Sire Sessions: Rockfield Recordings 1979-80 (1997) [Compilation]
159 – The Dons – Dawn of The Dons (2002)
160 – The Pleasers – Thamesbeat (1996) [Compilation]
161 – Teen Machine – After School Special (2000)
162 – Hawks – Hawks (1981)
163 – D.L. Byron – This Day and Age (1980)
164 – Tommy Hoehn – Losing You to Sleep (1978)
165 – Dodgy – Free Peace Sweet (1996)
166 – E.I.E.I.O. – That Love Thang (1988)
167 – Enuff Z'nuff – 1985 (1994)
168 – Einstein's Sister – Learning Curves (1999)
169 – The Roswells – The Roswells (1997)
170 – The Sneetches – Blow Out the Sun (1994)
171 – The Nines – Wonderworld of Colourful (1998)
172 – Matt Bruno – Punch and Beauty (2000)
173 – Soul Engines – Closer Still (2002)
174 – Thurman – Lux (1995)
175 – The Masticators – Masticate! (2000)
176 – Ian North – Neo (1979)
177 – Lisa Mychols – Lost Winter's Dream (1990)
178 – The Wannadies – Aquanautic (1992)
179 – The Yum Yums – Singles'n'Stuff (2001) [Compilation]
180 – The Brotherhood of Lizards – Lizardland (1989)
181 – The Semantics – Powerbill (1993)
182 – The Loveless [USA NY] – A Tale of Gin and Salvation (1995)
183 – Farrah – Me Too (2004)
184 – Bloody Chicletts – Presenting... (1997)
185 – Blue Ash – Around Again: A Collection of Rarities From The Vault 1972-79 (2004) [Compilation]
186 – The Tremblers – Twice Nightly (1980)
187 – The Candyskins – Fun? (1993)
188 – Red Letter Day – Red Letter Day (1996)
189 – E – A Man Called E (1992)
190 – Beat Rodeo – Staying Out Late w/ The Beat Rodeo (1984)
191 – Carpet Frogs – Frog Curry (1994)
192 – Brainpool – Stay Free (1996)
193 – Liquor Giants – Something Special for the Kids (1998)
194 – Richard Barone – Nuts And Bolts (with James Mastro) (1983)
195 – Pendletones – Nothing Happened, You Just Got a Little Bit Older (2005)
196 – Winnerys – ... And the Winnerys (2003)
197 – Buster – Buster (1977)
198 – Barry Holdship Four – The Jesse Garon Project (1997)
199 – Chewy Marble – Bowl of Surreal (2001)
200 – The Waking Hours – The Good Way (2003)

Èñòî÷íèê: Shake Some Action
Òåì, êòî íå çíàåò, îòêóäà ïîøëè òîï-ëèñòû, áëîã Shake Some Action (÷àñòî óïîòðåáèìîå âûðàæåíèå, êîãäà ðå÷ü çàõîäèò î power pop) îáúÿñíèë, ÷òî îäíèì èç ïåðâûõ àâòîðèòåòíûõ ìóçûêàëüíûõ ñïèñêîâ áûë ñïèñîê NME (New Musical Express) – «Writers all time top 100», ïîÿâèâøèéñÿ â 1974 ãîäó. Çàòåì Ãðåã Øîó (Greg Shaw) ñîñòàâèë ñâîé «Bomp! List» èç ìóçûêè Power Pop è èñïîëíèòåëåé Íîâîé âîëíû, à åùå ïîçæå Äæîí Áîðàê ïîäãîòîâèë ñâîé ñïèñîê «Shake Some Action» (ñì. âûøå).
Íåñìîòðÿ íà òî, ÷òî àâòîð áëîãà Shake Some Action âî ìíîãîì ñîãëàñåí è íå ñîáèðàåòñÿ ñïîðèòü ñ Äæîíîì Áîðàêîì, òåì íå ìåíåå, îí ïðåäëîæèë ñâîèì ÷èòàòåëÿì ñîñòàâèòü ñîáñòâåííûé âàðèàíò ñïèñêà Shake Some Action, è âîò ÷òî èç ýòîãî ïîëó÷èëîñü.
Òîï-200 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ çà èñòîðèþ power-pop (áëîã Shake Some Action)
1. Big Star – #1 Record
2. The Beat – The Beat
3. Jellyfish – Spilt Milk
4. Flamin' Groovies – Shake Some Action
5. Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
6. Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
7. The Shoes – Present Tense
8. The Knack – Get the Knack
9. Cotton Mather – Kontiki
10. 20/20 – 20/20
11. Plimsouls – Everywhere At Once
12. Cheap Trick – In Color
13. Dwight Twilley – Sincerely
14. Jason Falkner – Author Unknown
15. Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw
16. Material Issue – International Pop Overthrow
17. Big Star – Radio City
18. Greenberry Woods – Rapple Dapple
19. Tommy Keene – Songs From The Film
20. Spongetones – Beat and Torn
21. Cheap Trick – Heaven Tonight
22. DM3 – Road to Roam
23. The Records – Shades In Bed
24. The Raspberries – Starting Over
25. matthew sweet – 100% Fun
26. Jellyfish – Bellybutton
27. Greenberry Woods – Big Money Item
28. Merrymakers – Bubblegun
29. The Records – Crashes
30. Dirty Looks – Dirty Looks
31. Smithereens – Especially For You
32. Flying Color – Flying Color
33. Myracle Brah – Life On Planet Eartsnop
34. Badfinger – No Dice
35. The Grays – Ro Sham Bo
36. The dB's – Stands for Decibels
37. Velvet Crush – Teenage Symphonies to God
38. The Nerves – The Nerves
39. The Shoes – Tongue Twister
40. Dwight Twilley – Twilley Don't Mind
41. Fountains of Wayne – Utopia Parkway
42. Plimsouls – The Plimsouls
43. DM3 – 1 times, 2 times, 3 red light
44. Cherry Twister – At Home With Cherry Twister
45. XTC – Black Sea
46. Cheap Trick – Cheap Trick
47. Material Issue – Destination Universe
48. Hoodoo Gurus – Mars Needs Guitars
49. Off Broadway – On
50. Owsley – Owsley
51. Tommy Keene – Places That Are Gone
52. The Beatles – Rubber Soul
53. The Someloves – Something Or Other
54. The Sorrows – Teenage Heartbreak
55. The Rubinoos – The Rubinoos
56. Elvis Costrello – This Years Model
57. Any Trouble – Where Are All the Nice Girls?
58. The Three O'Clock – 16 Tambourines
59. The Jam – All Mod Cons
60. Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque
61. The Shoes – Black Vinyl Shoes
62. Adam Daniel – Blue Pop
63. Sugarbomb – Bully
64. Jason Falkner – Can You Still Feel
65. Posies – Dear 23
66. P. Hux – Deluxe
67. The Raspberries – Fresh
68. Posies – Frosting On The Beater
69. The Insiders – Ghost On The Beach
70. The Chevelles – Girl God
71. Jules and the Polar Bears – Got No Breeding
72. The Exploding Hearts – Guitar Romantic
73. The Heats – Have An Idea
74. Superdrag – Head Trip in Every Key
75. Shame Idols – I Got Time
76. Superdrag – In The Valley Of Dying Stars
77. Nick Lowe – Jesus of Cool
78. The Last – L.A. Explosion
79. Nick Lowe – Labour Of Lust
80. The Bittersweets – Lesson One
81. The Wondermints – Mind If We Make Love 2 U
82. The Rosenbergs – Mission: You
83. Sloan – Never Hear The End Of It
84. Plimsouls – One Night In America
85. IKE – Parallel Universe
86. Pezband – Pezband
87. Redd Kross – Phaseshifter
88. The Semantics – Powerbill
89. Wunderlust – Prize
90. The Ramones – Rocket To Russia
91. Rockpile – Seconds Of Pleasure
92. The Red Button – She's About to Cross My Mind
93. The Raspberries – Side 3
94. The Idea – Sideways Smile
95. The Lolas – Silver Dollar Sunday
96. Silver Sun – Silver Sun
97. Star Collector – Songs For The Whole Family
98. Badfinger – Straight Up
99. Enuff Z'Nuff – Strenght
100. The Dickies – Stukas Over Disneyland
101. The Yums Yums – Sweet As Candy
102. The Keys – The Keys
103. The Chevelles – The Kids Ain't Hip
104. The Ramones – The Ramones
105. The Romantics – The Romantics
106. David Grahame – Toy Plane
107. The Hormones – Where old ghosts meet
108. The Wondermints – Wondermints
109. The Honey Dogs – 10000 Years
110. Paul Westerberg – 14 Songs
111. Montrose Avenue – 30 Days Out
112. Squeeze – 45's and Under
113. Sloan – A Sides Win
114. The Numbers – Add Up
115. Fountains of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers
116. Great Buildings – Apart From The Crowd
117. Van Durian – Are You Serious
118. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – Armed Forces
119. Badfinger – Ass
120. Orange Humble Band – Assorted Creams
121. Cheap Trick – At Budokan
122. NRBQ – At Yankee Stadium
123. The Hudson Brothers – Ba Fa
124. MC5 – Back In The USA
125. The Rubinoos – Back To The Drawing Board
126. David Grahame – Beatle School Graduate
127. The Singles – Better Than Before
128. Chris Von Sneidern – Big White Lies
129. Matthew Sweet – Blue Sky On Mars
130. Screaming Tribesmen – Bones & Flowers
131. Green Pajamas – book of hours
132. Johnsons – Break Tomorrows Day
133. Self – Breakfast With Girls
134. Flashcubes – Bright Lights
135. D B Cooper – Buy American
136. Rooney – Calling the World
137. The Cars – Candy-O
138. The Rezillos – Can't Stand
139. The Mcelroy Brothers – Can't You See Me Smiling
140. The Raspberries – Capitol Collector's Series
141. Dukes of Stratosphere (XTC) – Chips from the chocolate fireball
142. Code Blue – Code Blue
143. Carolina Liar – Coming to Terms
144. The Feelies – Crazy Rhythms
145. The Rubinoos – Crimes Against Music
146. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes
147. The Dangtrippers – Days Between Stations
148. Kellys Heels – Dig In!
149. DM3 – Dig it the Most
150. FINGERPRINTZ – DISTINGUISHING MARKS
151. The Sports – Don't Throw Stones
152. Green Day – Dookey
153. Posies – Dream all Day
154. The Barracuddas – Drop Out
155. Pugwash – Earworm
156. Jason Falkner – Eloquence
157. Emitt Rhodes – Emitt Rhodes
158. The Ramones – End of the century
159. Sussex – Ends and Means
160. Cosmic Rough Riders – Enjoy The Melodic Sunshine
161. Even – Even
162. The Only Ones – Even Serpents Shine
163. Liquor Giants – Every Other Day At a Time
164. Candy Butchers – Falling Into Place
165. Feel – Feel
166. Bill Lloyd – Feeling The Elephant
167. Marshall Crenshaw – Field Day
168. Sun Sawed in 1/2 – Fizzy Lift
169. Gigilo Aunts – Flippin' Out
170. Contrast – Forget To Tell The Time
171. Material Issue – Freak City Soundtrack
172. Game Theory – Game Theory
173. Gary Myrick & The Figures – Gary Myrick & The Figures
174. The High Llamas – Gideon Gaye
175. The Dictators – Go Girl Crazy
176. Chris Von Sneidern – Go!
177. The Shazam – Godspeed The Shazam
178. Mike VIola and the Candy Butchers – Hang On MIke
179. Primtons – Happy All The Time
180. Marvelous 3 – Hey!
181. You and I – Houry Daily
182. The Bats – How Pop Can You Get
183. The Undertones – Hypnotised
184. Sunnyboys – Individuals
185. Receiver – Inspiration Overload
186. Loud Family – Interbabe Concern
187. Sam Lloyd – It Wings Above
188. The Proof – It's Safe
189. Pugwash – Jollity
190. Cavedogs – Joy Rides for Shut-Ins
191. Flamin' Groovies – Jumping in the Night
192. Fortunate Sons – Karezza
193. Cockeyed Ghost – Keep Yourself Amused
194. Sparks – Kimono My House
195. Michael Carpenter – KingsRdWorks
196. Pezband – Laughing In the Dark
197. The Fags – Light 'em Up
198. Magic Christian – Limited edition authorized bootleg
199. Numbles – LMNOP
200. Joe Jackson – Look Sharp

Èñòî÷íèê: Power Pop Show
«Âñåì èçâåñòíî, êàêîå âíèìàíèå, êàêèå ñïîðû è êàêîé áîëüøîé áàçàð âûçûâàþò âñåâîçìîæíûå ðåéòèíãè è õèò-ïàðàäû» – ãîâîðèòñÿ íà ñàéòå àìåðèêàíñêîé ðàäèî-ïðîãðàììû Power Pop Show. Êàê è â ïðîøëîì ãîäó, àâòîð è âåäóùèé ïàóýð-ïîï øîó Äæåô ñíîâà ïðåäëàãàåò òîï-200, íàçûâàÿ åãî äîâîëüíî-òàêè «íåïðîñòûì èññëåäîâàíèåì».
Power Pop òîï-200
1. Big Star – #1 Record/Radio City
2. Cheap Trick – Heaven Tonight
3. The Beat – s/t
4. The Knack – Get The Knack
5. The Posies – Dear 23
6. Jellyfish – Bellybutton
7. The Records – s/t
8. 20/20 – s/t
9. Fountains of Wayne – s/t
10. Redd Kross – Phaseshifter
11. Sloan – One Chord to Another
12. Matthew Sweet – 100% Fun
13. Plimsouls – s/t
14. The Shoes – Black Vinyl Shoes
15. Badfinger – Wish You Were Here
16. Cheap Trick – Dream Police
17. Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque
18. Jellyfish – Spilt Milk
19. Material Issue – International Pop Overthrow
20. Buzzcocks – A Different Kind Of Tension
21. Nick Lowe – Labour Of Lust
22. The Posies – Frosting On The Beater
23. Jason Falkner – Can You Still Feel?
24. The Three O'Clock – 16 Tambourines
25. The Raspberries – Starting Over
26. The Vapors – New Clear Days
27. The Flamin' Groovies – Shake Some Action
28. Dwight Twilley – Sincerely
29. The dB's – Stands For Decibels
30. Cotton Mather – Kontiki
31. Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
32. Squeeze – East Side Story
33. The Romantics – s/t
34. The Rubinoos – s/t
35. Silver Sun – s/t
36. Bram Tchaikovsky – Stange Man, Changed Man
37. The Sweet – Desolation Boulevard
38. Game Theory – Big Shot Chronicles
39. Robyn Hitchcock – Fegmania
40. Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True
41. Marshall Crenshaw – s/t
42. Rockpile – Seconds Of Pleasure
43. The Nerves – s/t
44. Velvet Crush – Teenage Symphonies To God
45. Owsley – s/t
46. The Gladhands – La Di Da
47. The Shazam – Godspeed The Shazam
48. TSAR – s/t
49. Splitsville – Repeater
50. Superdrag – Head Trip In Every Key
51. Super Deluxe – Famous
52. The Lemonheads – It's A Shame About Ray
53. Fountains Of Wayne – Utopia Parkway
54. Jason Falkner – Presents Author Unknown
55. Imperial Drag – s/t
56. Linus Of Hollywood – Your Favorite Record
57. The Merrymakers – Bubblegun
58. The Grays – Ro Sham Bo
59. Eric Voeks – Sandbox
60. Wondermints – s/t
61. Cherry Twister – At Home With
62. Myracle Brah – Life On Planet Eartsnop
63. Wanderlust – s/t
64. Teenage Fanclub – Grand Prix
65. The Rembrandts – LP
66. The Jam – Sound Affects
67. The Police – Zenyatta Mondatta
68. The Pretenders- Learning To Crawl
69. Rooks – s/t
70. The Hummingbirds – Love Buzz
71. Stone Roses – s/t
72. XTC – Oranges & Lemons
73. The Smithereens – Especially For You
74. Hoodoo Gurus – Mars Needs Guitars
75. Split Enz – Time and Tide
76. Lets Active – Big Plans For Everybody
77. Weezer – blue album
78. The Nines – Properties Of Sound
79. Dodgy – Homegrown
80. Gigolo Aunts – Minor Chords & Major Themes
81. Beagle – Sound On Sound
82. Supergrass – Life On Other Planets
83. The Minders – Hooray For Tuesday
84. Bay City Rollers – Rollin'
85. The Nazz – Nazz Nazz
86. Emmit Rhodes – s/t
87. Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos
88. P. Hux – Deluxe
89. Chris Von Sneidern – Wood & Wire
90. Phil Seymour – s/t
91. The Toms s/t
92. The Scruffs – Wanna Meet The Scruffs?
93. Tommy Keene – The Real Underground
94. Tommy Hoehn – Losing You To Sleep
95. The Undertones – s/t
96. The Chords – s/t
97. Joe Jackson – Look Sharp!
98. The Churchills – You Are Here
99. The Rosenbergs – Mission: You
100. Sugarbomb – Bully
101. The Orange Peels – Square
102. Frisbie – Subversive Sounds Of Love
103. Sloan – Navy Blues
104. Sugar – Copper Blue
105. The Lolas – Silver Dollar Sunday
106. The Beatifics – The Way We Never Were
107. The Blondes – Swedish Heat
108. The Model Rockets – Tell The Kids The Cops Are Here
109. Orange Humble Band – Assorted Creams
110. Eggstone – Somersault
111. The Wannadies – Be A Girl
112. The Orgone Box – s/t
113. Brendan Benson – Lapalco
114. Odds – Nest
115. The Darling Buds – Pop Said
116. The Bangles – All Over The Place
117. Pezband – s/t
118. Fotomaker – s/t
119. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – s/t
120. The Motors- Motors 1
121. Off Broadway – On
122. The Sugarplastic – s/t
123. Ben Folds – Rockin' The Suburbs
124. Bleu – Redhead
125. Bill Lloyd – Set to Pop
126. Eddie & The Hot Rods – Life On The Line
127. Graham Parker – Squeezing Out Sparks
128. The Spongetones – Oh Yeah!
129. The Connells – One Simple Word
130. Grapes of Wrath – Treehouse
131. Blue Ash – Front Page News
132. Artful Dodger – s/t
133. Fastball – All The Pain Money Can Buy
134. Gin Blossoms – New Miserable Experience
135. Greenberry Woods – Big Money Item
136. The Tories – Wonderful Life
137. Letters To Cleo – Go!
138. The Gripweeds – House Of Vibes
139. Bronco Bullfrog – Oak Apple Day
140. Cast – All Change
141. Dukes Of Stratosphere – Psonic Psunspot
142. The Bongos – Number With Wings
143. Grass~Show – Something Smells Good In Stinkville
144. XTC – Wasp Star: Apple Venus2
145. Beggars – s/t
146. Urge Overkill – Saturation
147. Guided By Voices – Isolation Drills
148. Nada Surf – Let Go
149. Flashing Lights – Where The Change Is
150. The Only Ones – s/t
151. Swag – Catch All
152. The Fastbacks – The Question Is No
153. The Muffs – s/t
154. Young Fresh Fellows – The Men Who Loved Music
155. The Minus Five – Down With Wilco
156. Flop – Whenever You're Ready
157. The Primitives – Lovely
158. Mighty Lemon Drops – World Without End
159. LMNOP – s/t
160. Candy – Whatever Happened To Fun
161. Utopia – Deface The Music
162. Flashcubes – Bright Lights Anthology
163. Blake Babies – Sunburn
164. Adam Daniel – Blue Pop
165. New Pornographers – The Electric Version
166. Rooney – s/t
167. Fools Face – s/t
168. Shooting Star – s/t
169. The Diggers – Mount Everest
170. Ash – 1977
171. Apples In Stereo – Tone Soul Evolution
172. Richard X. Heyman – Cornerstone
173. Jon Brion – Meaningless
174. Eugene Edwards – My Favorite Revolution
175. Walter Clevenger & The DK – Love Songs To Myself
176. Tiny Volcano – s/t
177. Arlo – Stab The Unstoppable Hero
178. OK GO – s/t
179. The Fags – Light Em Up
180. The Wildhearts – Must Be Destroyed
181. Soundtrack Of Our Lives – Behind The Music
182. Green & Yellow TV – Sinister Barrier
183. Ultimate Fakebook – Open Up and Say Awesome
184. The Windbreakers – A Different Sort
185. The Sneetches – Sometimes That's All We Have
186. Kyle Vincent – s/t
187. The Sighs – What Goes On
188. Fuzzbubble – s/t
189. Starbelly – Lemon Fresh
190. Ice Cream Hands – Memory Lane Traffic Jam
191. The Caulfields – Whirligig
192. Wisely – Go!
193. Poole – Amongwhomweshine
194. Adventures Of Jet – Part 3: Coping With Insignificance
195. The Elms – Big Surprise
196. This Perfect Day – C-60
197. Shonen Knife – s/t
198. The High Dials – War of the Waking Phantoms
199. Winnerys – Daily Urban Times
200. Valley Lodge – s/t

Èñòî÷íèê: Power pop review
«Âñåãäà íåïðîñòî ñâåñòè âñåõ ëó÷øèõ çà 12 ìåñÿöåâ àðòèñòîâ â îäèí èòîãîâûé ñïèñîê çà êîíêðåòíûé ãîä. Òåì íå ìåíåå, ìû ïîïûòàëèñü ýòî ñäåëàòü» – ïèøåò åäèíñòâåííàÿ, ïî íàøåé èíôîðìàöèè, ïðåäñòàâèòåëüíèöà ïðåêðàñíîãî ïîëà, êîòîðàÿ âåäåò áëîã, ïîñâÿùåííûé power-pop. – «Íàäååìñÿ, ÷òî åñòü àðòèñòû èëè ãðóïïà â ýòîì ñïèñêå, êîòîðûé çàñòàâÿò âàñ èçó÷àòü äàëüøå è èñêàòü ñâîþ ìóçûêó.  2009 ãîäó ÿ ñ íåòåðïåíèåì æäó íîâûõ îòêðûòèé, íîâûõ powerpop ãðóïï è ñëåäóþùèé ìåæäóíàðîäíûé ôåñòèâàëü International Pop Overthrow Festival â Ëèâåðïóëå».
Ëó÷øèå powerpop àëüáîìû 2008 ãîäà (Power pop review)
1. Adrian Bourgeois – Adrian Bourgeois
2. Sloan – Parallel Play
3. Third of Never – Moodring
4. Gurus – Now
5. Roger Joseph Manning – Catnip Dynamite
6. Junipers – Cut Your Key
7. Liam Finn – I'll be Lightning
8. Julie Ocean – Long Gone and Nearly There
9. Galaxies – Here We Go
10. The Quarter After – Changes Near
11.Explorers Club – Freedom Wind
12. Class Three Overbite – Horses For Courses
13. Feeling – Join With Us
14. Ike – Where To Begin
15. Presidents of the USA – These Are The Good Times People
16. The Major Labels – Aquavia
17. Raconteurs – Consoler of the Lonely
18. Scott Murray – Vinyl Generation
19. Greg Pope – Popmonster
20. Lund Bros – Songbook IV
Ïåðåèçäàíèå ãîäà (Power pop review)
Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue
Ëó÷øèå ñáîðíèêè 2008 ãîäà (Power pop review)
Goo Goo Dolls – Greatest Hits Volume 2
VA – International Pop Overthrow Volume 11
Gripweeds – Infinite Soul (Best of The Gripweeds)
Linus of Hollywood – Attractive Singles
Òîï-10 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ ãîäà (PowerPop Overdose)
1. Arms and Legs – Everything Is Gonna Be Okay
2. Everyone Loves a Villain – Captain Wilberforce
3. Cheeksters – Movers and Shakers
4. Junipers – Cut Your Key
5. The Young Knives – Superabundance
6. Even – Even
7. The Orchid Highway – The Orchid Highway
8. Pete & the Pirates – Little Death
9. Julie Ocean – Long Gone and Nearly There
10. Deep Sea Arcade – Crouch End

Èñòî÷íèê: Power pop station
Òîï-100 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ ãîäà, ñîñòàâëåííûé àâòîðîì áðàçèëüñêîãî áëîãà.
Òîï-100 ëó÷øèõ àëüáîìîâ ãîäà (Power pop station)
1. Same Old Story – LANNIE FLOWERS
2. Popmonster – GREG POPE
3. Backward Forever – ANY VERSION OF ME
4. Army Navy – ARMY NAVY
5. On A Happy Note… – LEAVE
6. Esque – THE RIP OFF ARTISTS
7. Under The Radar – THE GOLDBERGS
8. Jet Sounds – PRIVATE JETS
9. Kai Reiner – KAI REINER
10. How Will I Know If I'm Awake – BRENT CASH
11. High Five – THE PRIMARY 5
12. B Side Oblivion – THREE HOUR TOUR
13. Acima Da Chuva – VOLVER
14. Feel The Sun – SQUIRES OF THE SUBTERRAIN
15. Fifth – JUNEBUG
16. Restless – THE SMITH BROS.
17. Heading North For The Winter – THE WELLINGTONS
18. Where Is Matthew Smith? – BUBBLEGUM
19. Point Of View – CRAIG MARSHALL
20. Make The Best Of It – DAVID DEWESE
21. Patchwork – DROPKICK
22. Houses & Homes – THE BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS
23. Cathedral Square Park – THE LACKLOVES
24. Sunshine Lies – MATTHEW SWEET
25. One Small Stepping Man – ADRIAN WHITEHEAD
26. Full/Filled – POPLORD
27. Beatlesque One – ALAN BERNHOFT
28. Our Life – CHERRYSTONE
29. Off The Radar – ALLY KERR
30. Adrian Bourgeois – ADRIAN BOURGEOIS
31. Distant Drumming – THE BRILLIANT MISTAKES
32. The World Famous Hat Trick – VIBEKE
33. Fast Forward – ANDY REED
34. In Rhi-Fi – THE RHINOS
35. Modulations – CHEWY MARBLE
36. Transatlantic Suicide – CRASH STREET KIDS
37. Heaven Is – ?YVIND ANDER
38. Breakfast In Suburbia – TELEPHATIC BUTTERFLIES
39. Long Gone And Nearly There – JULIE OCEAN
40. Friday Night Lights – ATTIC LIGHTS
41. Lurch – MIKE VIOLA
42. Grand Archives – THE GRAND ARCHIVES
43. Efecto Domin? – CHETES
44. Take Me To The West Coast – JEFF BRUCKNER
45. Sunday Best – BRYAN STEPA
46. Sibley Gardens – THE RESPECTABLES
47. Bring On The Happy – ROB BONFIGLIO
48. Dot The I – DROPKICK
49. The Offbeat – THE OFFBEAT
50. Jigsaw Days – THE WELL WISHERS
51. Clint Sutton – CLINT SUTTON
52. Follow The Summer – DAVE DILL
53. Silvervine – AFTER PILOT
54. Here We Go – THE GALAXIES
55. Goodnight To Everyone – THE JELLYBRICKS
56. Addicted To You – SECRET BEAUTY CREAM
57. Mosque Alarm Clock – THE DOLL TEST
58. Car Guitar Star – DANIEL WYLIE
59.Life In The Backseat – MONKEEMAN
60. Sweet Action – THE AFTERNOONS
61. Horses For Courses – CLASS THREE OVERBITE
62. That Evil Drone – THE RESONARS
63. Winning By Cheating – IN ELVIS GARAGE
64. Eleven Modern Antiquities – PUGWASH
65. Ribbon Of Gold – PAUL COLLINS BEAT
66. Girls Aliens Food – THE SIMPLE CARNIVAL
67. Born Radical – FRIENDLY FOES
68. Catnip Dynamite – ROGER MANNING JR.
69.Pequenas Coisas Me Fazem Feliz – RADIOTAPE
70. Diska – BOMBONES
71. Insomniac's Almanac – THE CAMPBELL APARTMENT
72. Wet Behind The Ears – THE BRASS BUTTONS
73. Stick With It – SUZY & LOS QUATTRO
74. Johnny Cake And Moon Pies – MARMALADE ARMY
75. Pop Explosion – JEREMY
76. Ground Floor Man – THE MOP TOPS
77. Late Night Shift – INSANITY WAVE
78. Summerdew Avenue – THE PENELOPES
79. Snap, Crackle, Power Pop – THE MONTGOMERY CLIFFS
80. Baby Shakes – BABY SHAKES
81. Through The Eyes – THE NAOMI STAR
82. Baby Warfare – DELETED WAVEFORM GATHERINGS
83. Dig The New Sounds Of – TENNISCOURTS
84. Freedom Wind – THE EXPLORERS CLUB
85. Mountain Rescue – THE GENERAL STORE
86. Alto Disco – AIRBAG
87. Misled – TED LUKAS
88. It's Ok Say Yes – SHEBOYGAN
89. Like The Sun – LOLAS
90. Underworld – PICKPOCKETS
91. Too Clever By Half – THE SPONGETONES
92. Better Times – FRANK BARAJAS
93. Whatever Rhymes With Baby – YUM YUMS
94. Misadventures In Stereo – JIM BOGGIA
95. Cut Your Key – THE JUNIPERS
96. SheBANG! – KELLY JONES
97. Everybody's Fault But Ours – THE POPRAVINAS
98. Whatever Happened To… – THE SLIGSBY HORNETS
99. It Used To Feel So Good – ANDERS ELOWSSON
100. Poportunity – ALLEN DEVINE
Òîï-10 EP-àëüáîìîâ 2008 ãîäà (Power pop station)
1. Midnight Cemetery Rendezvous – RADIO DAYS
2. The 4th Italian – MIRACLE MAN
3. Lemon Pop – COOPER
4. Tempo – DAYSLEEPERS
5. Armchair Oracles – ARMCHAIR ORACLES
6. Transparent Dayze – ANGEL KAPLAN
7. The Going And The Gone – THE RATIONALES
8. Let It Split – THE SCHOOL
9. The Chemistry Set – THE CHEMISTRY SET
10. Six Feet Under – MEEK
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