2008 brought a lot of new (old) changes: a move, a job, a hike, and of course music. A full year, if not tumultuous. And it stirred the pot for more change in 2009 (a marathon, another mountain, and maybe a big music festival). Maybe it’s the inner Oprah coming out, but I am trying desperately to embrace change and become a better me. Which also means I will need to listen to a lot more music. Particularly stuff I know nothing about. I did not find nearly as many dogs last year as I should have. Well, not that I want to give in to purchasing bad music (see further down on the top sellers of last year) but I don’t experiment nearly enough. If I can commit to the Himalayas, the least I can do is buy more albums from rock bands with animal names (Foxes and Bears, oh my). So here’s to the never ending pursuit of musical perfection.
Oh, and here’s to a look back at 2008. The top selling album – who else but the original Cash Money Millionaire (not to be confused with a credit card millionare or a Madoff/Ponzi scheme millionaire). Notable mentions – Kid Rock. For real. Yeah, I didn’t know he had an album out either.
Top Ten Highest Selling Albums of 2008
Burn by Ray LaMontagne