TOP 25 MP3 ALBUM DOWNLOADS

1. “Kala”/M.I.A. - M.I.A. stands for Sri Lankan pop singer Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, and helping to get her signature hooks out to a wider audience for her second album is mega-producer Timbaland.

2. “Let’s Get It On”/Marvin Gaye - 8 tracks by the R & B/soul legend.

3. “Mamma Mia! The Movie”/Soundtrack - Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski sing ABBA songs in Greece.

4. “Every Picture Tells A Story”/Rod Stewart - Do You Think I’m Sexy? singer still thinks he is.

5. “Viva La Vida”/Coldplay - The band’s usual formula gets a few tweaks on their fourth album.

6. “Seeing Sounds”/N.E.R.D - More of the retro band’s obsession with organic early 70s soul/funk/rock.

7. “Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash”/Johnny Cash - Features the country legend’s biggest hits like I Walk the Line, Folsom City Blues, and Ring of Fire.

8. “Playlist: The Very Best of Hall and Oates”/Daryl Hall & John Oates - 1980s big-hair duo still sounds better than a lot of more current artists.

9. “Playlist: The Very Best of Roy Orbison”/Roy Orbison - This icon set the standard still copied by most of today’s rockabilly or country rock artists.

10. “Conor Oberst”/Conor Oberst - The college age country rocker grows up.

11. “Harps and Angels”/Randy Newman - Singer-songwriter, best known now for his animated movie scores, returns to his 70s roots with his most political album.

12. “Narrow Stairs”/Death Cab For Cutie - The latest release from the fiercely loved indie-rock band, known for its emotional, experimental songs with slick production.

13. “Modern Guilt”/Beck - 10 new songs ranging in lyrical tone from introspection and social commentary to off the cuff wordplay and lighthearted humor.

14.”The Dark Knight”/Soundtrack - The movie is still racking up box office grosses, and fans are buying the album, making this one of the few film scores to achieve equal success to the movie.

15. “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.”/Jason Mraz - Classic Mraz with feel-good, enrapturing melodies designed to sweep listeners clean off their feet.

16. “Playlist: The Very Best of Miles Davis”/Miles Davis - The jazz trumpeter was one of the best instrumentalists ever, and this anthology contains his epic 14-minute Miles Runs the Voodoo Down.

17. “Playlist: The Very Best of Elvis Presley”/Elvis Presley - The King still lives.

18. “One Of The Boys”/Katy Perry - The cheeky songstress’ sharp witty pop-rock ode to neurotic ex-boyfriends, crazy road trips, and same sex experimentation (I Kissed A Girl).

19. “Superfly”/Soundtrack - Oldie movie anthology soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield still sells after nearly 30 years.

20. “Rockferry”/Duffy - The Welsh singer is the most appealing of the current glut of soul sirens.

21. “Fleet Foxes”/Fleet Foxes - Seattle-based group describe their own music as “baroque harmonic pop jams,” whatever that may be.

22. “Just A Little Lovin”/Shelby Lynne - The powerhouse chanteuse takes on the songs of Dusty Springfield.

23. “Breakout”/Miley Cyrus - The Disney tween success still wants broader audiences than just kids to love her. Not gonna happen.

24. “The Story”/Brandi Carlile - The up-and-coming Washington state singer goes acoustic on blues, country and folk tunes.

25. “Love On The Inside”/Sugarland - Emotional and even funny songs get lush orchestrations of strings and woodwinds.