The oldest trick in journalism is padding late December issues with plenty of "Best of the Year" lists. But which of these lists were the crème de la crème this time 'round? Continuing our beloved annual tradition, Exurban League presents...

THE BEST 'BEST OF 2008' LISTS OF 2008 LIST!

10. Roger Ebert's 20 Best Films of 2008. You might have seen one or two.

9. PopSci's Best of What's New 2008. Come for the Bamboo Builder; stay for the Moog Guitar video.

8. Athlist's Top Mustached American of the Year. Alas, my recent tonsorial enthusiasms have disqualified me.

7. The Big Picture's The Year 2008 in Photographs. (Be sure to click through parts 2 and 3.)

6. Fineman PR's Top 10 Public Relations Blunders of 2008. I'm sure that lavish AIG party seemed like a great idea at the time.

5. The Smoking Gun's Top 20 Mug Shots of 2008. Crude, rude yet totally predictable. But how could they forget Kumari, UA's most famous beauty queen?

4. Autoblog's Top 10 Least Stolen Vehicles. When will a Buick earn some felonious love?

3. Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2008. I only have four of the Top Ten? Good thing I got some iTunes gift cards.

2. Fox News' Top Ten Crazy Global Warming Claims of 2008. The science is settled: We will all become cannibals.

And, the winner is...

1. Exurban League's Best ‘Best of 2008’ Lists of 2008 List. Obv.

(The Best ‘Best of 2007’ Lists of 2007 List here)

UPDATE: Many thanks to Jonah and welcome to all Corner denizens!