Breaking Benjamin: Phobia [Listen]
"I'm a big fan -- I love the songwriting," Daughtry says about the 2006 release from these Pennsylvania post-grungers. "The song 'Breath' is definitely awesome."

Otis Redding: "These Arms of Mine" [Listen]
"Before I got into rock, the stuff that got to me was good R&B," he says. Brent Smith from Shinedown recently turned him on to The Best of Otis Redding: "Absolutely amazing."

Our Lady Peace: Gravity [Listen]
Daughtry recently replaced his scratched or lost CDs by purchasing his old faves through iTunes. This 2002 disc from OLP was one of his first gets. The standout track: "Not Enough."