Top 10 albums

10. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

9. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

8. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

7. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

6. Phantom Buffalo – Take to the Trees

5. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

4. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

3. The fun part of the Beyonce record

2. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

1. The Mountain Goats – Heretic Pride

Best live performance

The Mountain Goats @ the Brooklyn Masonic Temple (w/John Oliver opening!)

Runner-up: the Mountain Goats @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

Honorable mentions: DraculaZombieUSA East Coast Annex, DraculaZombieUSA Yankee Ingenuity

Edited to add

Sources have informed me that DZUSA ECA did not, in fact, perform live in 2008. I counter that our ’07 gigs were memorable enough to carry over into another year.