The top 10

I was hanging out with my friends Michael and Jacob this evening when we began discussing our 10 top favorite movies and our favorite actors. I was thinking about his all evening and I have compiled my top 10 list of actors/actresses, books, movies, albums, bands, solo artists, best albums of 2008, and the most disappointing albums of 2008.

Top 10 Movies

1. High Fidelity
2. Pulp Fiction
3. The Dark Knight
   
4. The Godfather part II
5. Dog Day Afternoon
6. American Beauty
7. Big Fish
   
8. The Blues Brothers
9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
   
10. Clerks

Top 10 Actors/Actresses

1. Al Pacino
2. Anna Paquin
   
3. Robert DeNiro
4. Kate Blanchett
   
5. Christian Bale
6. Maggie Gyllenhaal
   
7. Kevin Spacey
8. Scarlett Johansson
   
9. John Cusack
10. Zooey Deschanel

Top 10 books

1. Cormac McCarthy - The Road
   
2. High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - A Study in the Scarlet
   
4. Hunter S. Thompson -Hell's Angels
   
5. Gregory McDonald -Confess Fletch
   
6. Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion
7. Barack Obama -The Audacity of Hope
   
8. Douglas Adams - The Restraunt at the end of the Universe
9. George Carlin - When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
10. Stephen Colbert - I am America (and so can you)

Top 10 solo artists

1. David Bowie
2. Bruce Springsteen
3. John Lennon
4. Neil Young
5. Billy Bragg
6. Johnny Cash
7. Bob Dylan
8. Paul McCartney
   
9. Scott Walker
   
10. Paul Weller

Top 10 Bands

1. The Beatles
2. The Rolling Stones
   
3. Joy Division
4. The Smiths
5. Radiohead
6. The Clash
7. The Who
8. The Jam
9. R.E.M.
   
10. Wilco

Top 10 Albums

1. David Bowie - Low
2. The Beatles - Revolver
3. The Rolling Stones - Beggar's Banquet
4. The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
5. Joy Division - Closer
   
6. Weezer - Pinkerton
   
7. R.E.M. - Document
8. The Jam - All Mod Cons
9. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
10. Radiohead - Kid A

Top 10 Albums of 2008 (thus far)

1. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
2. The Last Shadow Puppets - Age of the understatement
   
3. R.E.M. - Accelerate
   
4. The Killers - Day and Age
5. The Secret Machines - S/T
   
6. Tv on the Radio - Dear Science,
   
7. Beck - Modern Guilt
   
8. The Verve - Forth
9. Bloc Party - Intimacy
10. The Raconteurs - Consolers of the Lonely

Top 5 Disappointments of 2008 (thus far)

1. We Are Scientist - Brain Thrust Mastery
2. Weezer - Red Album
3. Kaiser Chiefs - Off with Their Heads
4. Dirty Pretty Things - Romance at Short Notice
5. The Kooks - Konk

10 Things I Love

1. Aoife
   
2. Music
   
3. Batman
4. Coffee
5. Sherlock Holmes
   
6. Friends
   
7. Lazy Days
   
8. CNN
9. Driving
10. Family
    

10 Things I Hate

1. Goths
2. Modern American Punks
3. Constant Complainers
   
4. Cold and Rainy Weather
5. Bill O'Reilly
   
6. Neo Cons
   
7. Religious Fundamentalist
8. Nickelback
9. high gas prices
10. The Holiday Season