Below are the top 20 Orbitcast posts from 2007 in terms of unique visits to each article page. I'm not saying that these are the "best of" Orbitcast posts - hardly - just the ones that garnered the most attention around the interweb.

So without further adieu, the winners (in order) are:

1. Audio: Opie & Anthony comments that caused XM suspension
2. XM subscribers backlash over O&A suspension
3. Sirius renews contract with Bubba the Love Sponge
4. 25 years of music from The Howard Stern Show
5. OFFICIAL: Sirius and XM Announce Merger
6. Sirius Beats 6 Million Subscribers and First Cash-Flow Positive Quarter
7. CES: SiriusConnect SC-V1 Audio/Video Tuner (Sirius Backseat TV)
8. New Pioneer AVIC-D3 Unveiled
9. Sponsors pull advertising over O&A suspension
10. Did Opie & Anthony cross the line with Condi Rice?
11. Howard Stern engaged to Beth O
12. Not just Sirius: Bubba returns to Regular Radio
13. XM-Sirius Merger Plans to be Announced Today?
14. BREAKING: Is XM down?
15. BREAKING: XM suspends Opie and Anthony
16. CES: Bushnell ONIX 400 Weather Tracker
17. Report: DoJ Antitrust Chief to approve merger
18. Penny Crone, George Flowers Leave Howard 100 News
19. CES: XM's New Mini-Tuner Car Stereos
20. Arbitron ratings for Satellite Radio

It's amazing when you look back. All the crazy events that occured in such a short amount of time. For an industry that - in the grand scheme of things - is relatively small, satellite radio sure has its fair share of stories to tell.

Happy New Year everyone! See you "next year" (yuk yuk).

Back by popular demand, the XM Holiday Card Generator has returned. Headless snowman and all.

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