 | Send Away the Tigers by Manic Street Preachers
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £2.38 Easily the Manic's strongest set for ages, this proved the Welsh indie veterans could still cut it after more than fifteen years
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 | Tangled Up by Girls Aloud
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.40 Best Pop album of the year, by a country mile; the Girls just keep getting better and better
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 | Once Upon a Time in the West by Hard-Fi
Buy new: £4.05 / Used from: £2.50 They seem to have fallen out of favour lately, but this is a great record which, like their excellent debut, proves they can turn out huge singalong tunes by the shedload
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 | Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna
Buy new: £7.05 / Used from: £5.19 I know everyone got sick of "ella ella ella" being No.1 for about 10 years, but this is an impressively varied collection of RnB goodness
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 | Twilight of the Innocents by Ash
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £2.49 Ash's new album was a commercial flop, but those who gave it a chance found the band in fine form, especially on the epic title track
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 | Blackout by Britney Spears
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.86 Definitely the biggest surprise of the year: sounding nothing like her previous material, it's a funky, sleazy, sexy electro winner
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 | Shock Value by Timbaland
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.40 It's not perfect, but there are enough great tracks here to satisfy any fan of the RnB genius
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 | The Trick To Life by The Hoosiers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.78 A barmy, irresistably hummable album with a sense of humour ; they've given the charts a welcome kick up the rear
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 | Trip The Light Fantastic by Sophie Ellis Bextor
Buy new: £1.97 / Used from: £1.98 Another pop gem, sadly overlooked by the public, this is a strong mix of diverse styles which Sophie lends her own touch of class to
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 | Scouting For Girls by Scouting For Girls
Buy new: £7.15 / Used from: £5.99 There's something about their brand of sunny pop that I just can't help liking (plus the lead singer is quite fit, which always helps...)
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