As with the movies, I have a few CDs left to hear before compiling my year-end list. Specifically, I have the Allison Krauss/Robert Plant duets album and Rufus Wainwright’s Judy Garland concert album on the way from Amazon.com and I have to give another listen or two to Arcade Fire’s acclaimed Neon Bible, which I picked up last week.

The other albums vying for a spot on the list are the following (listed alphabetically by artist):

Lily Allen – Alright, Still
Feist – The Reminder
Fountains of Wayne – Traffic and Weather
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band – It’s Not Big It’s Large
M.I.A. – Kala
Paul McCartney – Memory Almost Full
Original Soundtrack – I’m Not There
Original Soundtrack – Once
Radiohead – In Rainbows
Josh Rouse – Country Mouse City House
Ron Sexsmith – Time Being
The Shins – Wincing Away the Night
Elliott Smith – New Moon
Spoon – Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Bruce Springsteen – Magic
Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars
The White Stripes – Icky Thump
Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Lucinda Williams – West
Amy Winehouse – Back to Black