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).

Orbitcast Radio was a complete hit, and did 10-times better than I ever could have expected. Thank you all for who called in, participated in the chat room (which is still booming right now as I write this), and especially who listened in.

This will definitely be an ongoing weekly show, and obviously I'll need to make it longer. Let's try 1-hour next time and see how it goes.

If you want to download the show, click here for the streaming or MP3 version. Or if you want, subscribe to the RSS feed so you can download it as a podcast.

Or try out the player below:

Again, thanks all for the incredible debut show, and feel free to comment here on your thoughts (such as: a better day/time, topics, criticism, etc.).

UPDATE: Here's a direct link to the MP3 file.

Before I kick off Orbitcast Radio today, I also wanted to announce that nominations for the 2007 Orbitcast Awards (aka "The Orbies") are now open.

This is entirely a People's Voice award. There's no editorial influence or bias here. The channels, shows, on-air hosts, and everything else selected here is 100% powered by you.

Categories include:

• Best Comedy Talk Show
• Best Kept Secret on Satellite Radio
• Best Music Show
• Most Creative Music Channel
• ...and much much more

I figure that since everyone else can have their own awards "show" - the satellite radio industry deserves one as well. There's some amazing talent coming from those birds, and it's about time that everyone on both Sirius and XM gets recognition for all their hard work and effort.

Nominations are open now, head on over and submit your favorites today.

[2007 Orbitcast Awards]