The Second Annual Hard Work Doesn’t Pay, Go Ahead and Touch the Cornballer Award for the Death of the American Dream

3-Way Tie: Guided by Voices: Let’s Go Eat the Factory, Guided by Voices: Class Clown Spots A UFO, and Guided by Voices: The Bears for Lunch

Yeah, those all came out this year. And they’re all pretty good, too. But will you see them on our list, or (most likely) anyone else’s? No, you probably will not.

R.I.P., America.