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I really like today's Top Five On Friday topic:

Top 5 albums you're glad that you bought this year (not necessarily new releases)

1) Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2) Her Infinite Variety: Celtic Women In Music and Song
3) How Will The Wolf Survive? by Los Lobos
4) Who's Next? by The Who
5) Very Best Of Roy Orbison by Roy Orbison

Now, just for fun, let's take a look at what all I've bought this year (I hope I don't forget anything!)

January:
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head

February:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

March:
Elvis Costello - Blood and Chocolate
Jonny Lang - Lie To Me

April:
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Roy Orbison - Very Best of Roy Orbison
Johnny Cash - Legend of Johnny Cash
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table and Dreaming
Sarah McLachlan - Bloom (bought for me)

May:
BeauSoleil - Live in Louisiana

June:
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam

July:
Metallica - Black Album
Incubus - Morning View
Her Infinite Variety: Celtic Women In Music and Song
Elvis Costello - The Delivery Man
The Who - Who's Next?

August:
Los Lobos - How Will The Wolf Survive?

September:
Audioslave - Revelations
Gaelic Storm - Gaelic Storm

By my count, that's nineteen CDs thus far this year!