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JOSHUA RADIN
Latest release: "We Were Here" (Columbia)
1. Bob Dylan, "Modern Times" (Columbia).
2. Paul Simon, "Surprise" (Warner Bros).
3. Snow Patrol, "Eyes Open" (Interscope).
4. Badly Drawn Boy, "Born in the U.K." (Astralwerks).
5. Alexi Murdoch, "Time Without Consequence" (Zero Summer).
6. Brett Dennen, "So Much More" (Dualtone).
7. Regina Spektor, "Begin To Hope" (Sire).
8. Bright Eyes, "Noise Floor" (Saddle Creek").
9. Ray Lamontagne, "Till the Sun Turns Black" (RCA).
10. Kevin Devine, "Put Your Ghost To Rest" (Capitol).
JESSE HUGHES
Eagles Of Death Metal lead singer
Latest release: "Death by Sexy" (Downtown/Atlantic)
1. The Raconteurs, "Broken Boy Soldiers" (Third Man/V2).
2. Who Made Who, "Who Made Who" (Gomma).
3. The Strokes, "First Impressions of Earth" (RCA).
4. Justin Timberlake, "FutureSex/LoveSounds" (Jive).
5. Tenacious D, "The Pick of Destiny" (Epic).
OTEP
Latest release: "House of Secrets" (Capitol)
1. Tool, "10,000 Days" (Tool Dissectional/Volcano).
2. Slayer, "Christ Illusion" (American Recordings).
3. Gnarls Barkley, "St. Elsewhere" (Downtown/Atlantic).
4. Deftones, "Saturday Night Wrist" (Maverick).
5. Fiona Apple, "Extraordinary Machine" (Clean Slate/Epic).
GARY ALLAN
Latest release: "Tough All Over" (MCA Nashville)
1. Jim Lauderdale, "Country Super Hits, Vol. 1" (Yep Roc).
2. Tony Bennett, "Duets: An American Classic" (RPM/Columbia).
3. Nickelback, "All the Right Reasons" (Roadrunner).
4. Fugitive Glue, "Mateo" (Fugitive Glue).
5. Tom Petty, "Highway Companion" (American Recordings/Warner Bros.).
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JULIE ROBERTS
Latest release: "Men & Mascara" (Mercury Nashville)
1. Rascal Flatts, "Me and My Gang" (Lyric Street/Hollywood).
2. Rihanna, "A Girl Like Me" (Def Jam).
3. John Legend, "Once Again" (Columbia/Sony Urban).
4. Alan Jackson, "Precious Memories" (ACR/Arista Nashville).
5. Gnarls Barkley, "St. Elsewhere" (Downtown/Atlantic).
6. KT Tunstall, "Eye to the Telescope" (Virgin).
THE RED JUMPSUIT APPARATUS
Latest release: "Don?t You Fake It" (Virgin)
1. Underoath, "In Regards to Myself"
2. Mute Math, "Typical"
3. Breaking Benjamin, "Diary of Jane"
4. My Chemical Romance, "Welcome to the Black Parade"
5. Justin Timberlake, "FutureSex"
6. Justin Timberlake, "LoveSounds"
7. From First To Last, "Heroine"
8. Wolfmother, "Woman"
9. All American Rejects, "Move Along"
10. John Mayer, "Gravity"/"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"
DANIELLE PECK
Latest release: "Danielle Peck" (Big Machine)
In no particular order:
Keith Urban, "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing" (Capitol Nashville).
KT Tunstall, "Black Horse & the Cherry Tree"
Dierks Bentley, "Long Trip Alone" (Capitol Nashville).
Little Big Town, "Good As Gone"
Alan Jackson, "Like Red on a Rose" (Arista Nashville).
WILL PUGH
Cartel lead singer
Latest release: "Chroma" (Epic)
1. Justin Timberlake, "FutureSex/LoveSounds" (Jive). Killer melodies. Great performer.
2. John Mayer, "Continuum" (Columbia). Has sustain for days. Great songs, better guitar player. Awesome Hendrix cover.
3. My Chemical Romance, "The Black Parade" (Reprise). They're brilliant and brave.
4. John Legend, "Once Again" (Columbia/Sony Urban). "Heaven" makes me groove.
5. The Killers, "Sam's Town" (Island). Finally!
6. Bob Dylan, "Modern Times" (Columbia). Comeback of the year (as if he were gone).
7. The Format, "Dog Problems" (Nettwerk). Best version there is of this type of sound.
8. As Tall As Lions, "As Tall As Lions" (Triple Crown). Good friends. Better record. That's saying a lot.
9. The Mars Volta, "Amputechture" (Universal). "Viscera Eyes" will change your perspective on sh*t.
10. Muse, "Black Holes and Revelations" (Warner Bros.). Loved the last one.
Love the new one."
MATT HOOPES
Relient K guitarist
Upcoming release: "Five Score and Seven Years Ago" (Capitol)
1. House of Heroes, "Say No More" (Mono Vs. Stereo).
2. Johnny Cash, "American V: A Hundred Highways" (American Recordings/Lost Highway).
3. The Stills, "Without Feathers" (Vice).
4. Sufjan Stevens, "The Avalanche" (Asthmatic Kitty).
5. Muse, "Black Holes And Revelations" (Warner Bros.).
6. Anathallo, "Floating World" (Nettwerk).
7. Blackpool Lights, "This Town's Disaster" (Curb Appeal).
8. Ben Kweller. "Ben Kweller" (New West) 9. Keane, "Under the Iron Sea" (Interscope).
10. The Lonely Hearts, "Paper Tapes" (Tooth & Nail).
BART MILLARD
MercyMe vocalist
Latest release: "Coming Up To Breathe" (Ino/Columbia)
1. Dave Barnes, "Chasing Mississippi" (Ibands Music).
2. Leeland, "Sound of Melodies" (Essential Records).
3. The Fray, "How To Save a Life" (Epic).
4. Jet, "Shine On" (Atlantic).
5. John Mayer, "Continuum" (Columbia).
6. Copeland, "Eat, Sleep, Repeat" (The Militia Group).
7. Foo Fighters, "Skin and Bones" (Roswell/RCA).
8. Matt Wertz, "Everything in Between" (Handwritten Records).
9. Jonny Lang, "Turn Around" (A&M).
10. Robert Randolph & the Family Band, "Colorblind" (Warner Bros.).
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Jay-Z, Beck, Carrie Underwood, Josh Groban, members of Def Leppard and more share their faves of 2006.
The personal picks of the year's best from the Billboard staff and our worldwide freelance contributors.
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