The 50 Best Albums of 2008

Angus and Malcolm Young have not strayed an inch from what they do best: brutal riffs, soccer-crowd choruses and lyrics about rattling bedposts. What sets it high above the last 20 years of average AC/DC records: Brendan O'Brien's muscular production and unexpected rhythm change-ups (see "Black Ice").

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David Byrne and Brian Eno EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS WILL HAPPEN TODAY Todo Mundo

It's the strongest song set either of these visionaries has released in ages, with floaty pop tunes that draw on gospel, disco, African music and hopeful observations about Where We're At Now. Call it "Life During Wartime 2.0."

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