Well, after much nudging from some of our writers, we have sucumbed to the annual bloodbath of "Best of the Year" mania, and present, without further comment, some of RootsWorld writers'

Lee Blackstone
W. Todd Dominey
Cliff Furnald
Paul Harding
Marty Lipp
Opiyo Oloya
Dwight Thurston

Some other best of the year charts:

• World Music Charts Europe (picks by European DJs)
  
• The Folk Roots Critics Poll (chosen by journalists, musicians, DJs and industry moguls from around the world)
  

We invite you to make your own comments and picks in our Guest Book. All that we ask is that you keep it brief, and do not vote for yourself or an artist you represent.