My taste in music must be WAY out of sync, since I've only seen two albums posted that are locks for my end of year top ten list. There are a few others which have an outside chance of making the list, but it's still way too early to call the race with so much intriguing stuff still on deck for 2007.
For what it's worth, here are a few albums to consider...and I know I'm forgetting obvious stuff since I'm on travel and don't have access to my full library:
Locks:
The Ike Reilly Assassination, We Belong To The Staggering Evening (probably #1 as of this second)
Gui Boratto, Chromophobia
Apples in Stereo, New Magnetic Wonder
Lemongrass, Filmotheque
Ulrich Schnauss, Goodbye (for sentimental reasons)
Contenders:
Caribou, Andorra
Dinosaur Jr., Beyond
Bishop Allen, The Broken String
Kathy Diamond, Miss Diamond To You
Peel, Peel
Okkervil River, The Stage Names