Årets 20 beste plater

1. Jamey Johnson- That Lonesome Song (Mercury/ Universal)
2. Ray LaMontagne- Gossip in the Grain (14th Floor records/ Warner)
3. Ingrid Olava- Juliet´s Wishes (Virgin/ EMI)
4. John Hiatt- Same Old Man (New West/ PlayGround)
5. Onkel Tuka- Hotell Hellman (NorskAmerikaner)
6. Marianne Faithfull- Easy Come Easy Go (Naïve/ PlayGround)
7. Matthew Sweet- Sunshine Lies (Shout Factory)
8. Rodney Crowell- Sex & Gasoline (Yep roc/ BonnierAmigo)
9. Pretenders- Break up the Concrete (Shangri-LA)
10. Daniel Lanois- Here is what is (Red Floor Records)
11. Brett Dennen-Hope for the Hopeless (Dualtone)
12. Mudcrutch (Reprise Records/ Warner)
13. Gary Louris- Vagabonds (Ryko/ BonnierAmigo)
14. Mavis Staples- Live/ Hope at the Hideout (Anti/ BonnierAmigo)
15. Jimmy Webb- Live and at Large (in the U.K) (The Jimmy Webb Company)
16. David Byrne & Brian Eno- Everything that happens will happen Today (Opal/ PlayGround)
17. Ida Jenshus- Color of the Sun (Mercury/ Universal)
18. Øystein Sunde- Meget i Sløyd (Spinner Records)
19. Ry Cooder- I, Flathead (Nonesuch/ Warner)
20. Jessica Lee Mayfield- With Blasphemy so Heartfelt (Munich/ PlayGround)

Årets 10 beste samlinger/ bokser

1. Bob Dylan- Tell Tale Signs (3CD/ DeLuxe Edition/ Columbia/ SonyBMG)
2. Take me to the River/ A Southern Soul Story 1961-1977 ( 3 CD/Kent/ BonnierAmigo)
3. Tom Russell- Veteran´s Day/ The Tom Russell Anthology (2 CD/ Shout Factory/ Musikkoperatørene)
4. Country & Western Hit Parade/ Dim Lights, Thick Smoke and Hillbilly Music 1945-1950 (6 enkeltCDer/ Bear Family Records/ BonnierAmigo)
5. Ry Cooder- Anthology/ the UFO has landed (2CD/ Rhino/ Warner)
6. Nina Simone- To be Free/ The Nina Simone Story (3 CD/ 1DVD/ RCA/ Legacy/ SonyBMG)
7. Roy Orbison- The Soul of Rock and Roll (4 CD/ Monument/ Orbison Records/ Legacy/ SonyBMG)
8. Diverse Artister- Lennart Persson Folk/ Rock (2 CD/ Amigo)
9. Diverse Artister- Mats Olsson Pubrock (2 CD/ Amigo)
10. Diverse Artister- Rock On (28 premium kutt fra platebutikken Rock On/ London)

Årets 10 beste gjenutgivelser
(Opprinnelig utgivelsår i parentes)

1. Warren Zevon- Warren Zevon (1976/ 2CD/ Asylum/ Rhino Records)
2. Johnny Cash- at Folsom Prison (1968/ 2CD/ 1 DVD/ Columbia/ Legacy/ SonyBMG)
3. Whiskeytown- Stranger´s Almanac (1997/ 2CD/ Deluxe Edition/ Geffen/ Universal)
4. Otis Redding/ Otis Blue (1965/ 2 CD/ Collector´s Edition/ Atco/ Rhino/ Warner)
5. Bobby Charles- Bobby Charles (1972/ Bearsville/ Rhino/ Warner)
6. Guy Clark- Old no1. (1974/ DBK Works)
7. Nick Lowe- Jesus of Cool (1978/ Proper/ BonnierAmigo)
8. Blondie- Parallel Lines (1978/ 2 CD/ DeLuxe Collectors Edition/ Capitol/ EMI)
9. Willie Nelson- Stardust (1978/ 2 CD/ Columbia Legacy/ SonyBMG)
10. Graham Nash- Songs for Beginners (1971/ CD/ DVD/ Atlantic/ Rhino/ Warner)