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Albums

50 The Kooks - Inside In / Inside Out
49 Absentee - Schmotime
48 Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – The Chronicles of A Bohemian Teenager
47 Wolfmother – s/t
46 Semifinalists – s/t
45 Bob Dylan – Modern Times
44 Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Ballard of The Broken Seas
43 Beck – The Infromation
42 The Automatic – Not Accepted Anywhere
41 The Gossip – Standing In The Way of Control
40 Midlake – The Trials Of Van Occupanther
39 The Young Knives – Voices Of Animals and Men
38 Metric – Live It Out
37 Be Your Own Pet – s/t
36 Datarock – Datarock Datarock
35 Forward Russia – Give Me A Wall
34 Albert Hammond Jr. – Yours To Keep
33 The Bronx – s/t
32 Lily Allen – Alright, Still
31 The Sunshine Underground – Raise The Alarm
30 Cat Power – The Greatest
29 The Spinto Band – Nice and Nicely Done
28 Morrissey – Ringleader of The Tormentors
27 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! – s/t
26 Jarvis – That Jarvis Cocker Record
25 Mogwai – Mr Beast
24 Secret Machines – Ten Silver Drops
23 The Knife – Silent Shout
22 The Flaming Lips – At War With The Mystics
21 The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldiers
20 The Streets – The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
19 The Longcut – A Call And Response
18 The Rapture – Pieces of The People We Love
17 The Futureheads – News and Tributes
16 Amy Whinehouse – Back To Black
15 Thom Yorke – The Eraser
14 TV On The Radio – Return To Cookie Mountain
13 Panic! At The Disco – A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
12 The Killers – Sam's Town
11 Howling Bells – s/t
10 My Chemical Romance – Welcome To The Black Parade
09 Kasabian – Empire
08 The Strokes – First Impressions of Earth
07 The Long Blondes – Someone To Drive You Home
06 Gnarls Barkley – St. Elsewhere
05 CSS – Cansei De Ser Sexy
04 Hot Chip – The Warning
03 Muse – Black Holes and Revelations
02 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Show Your Bones
01 Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Singles

50 Larrikin Love – "Happy As Annie"
49 Pull Tiger Tail – "Animator"
48 The Young Knives – "She's Attracted To"
47 Howling Bells – "Setting Sun"
46 TV On The Radio – "Wolf Like Me"
45 Secret Machines – "Alone, Jealous and Stoned"
44 Regina Spektor – "Fidelity
43 The Rumple Strips – "Motorcycle"
42 Kelis – "Bossy"
41 The Sunshine Underground – "Put You In Your Place"
40 The Rapture – "Get Myself Into It"
39 The Strokes – "You Only Live Once"
38 Muse – "Knights Of Cydonia"
37 Panic! At The Disco – "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
36 Kasabian – "Empire"
35 Dan Sartain – "Replacement Man"
34 To My Boy – "I Am X-Ray"
33 Nelly Furtado – "Promiscuous"
32 Mates of State – "Fraud in the 80's"
31 Be Your Own Pet – "Adventure"
30 Ali Love – "K Hole"
29 The Dresden Dolls – "Back Stabber"
28 Hot Chip – "Boy From School"
27 Primal Scream – "Country Girl"
26 Maps – "Lost My Soul"
25 The Flaming Lips – "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song"
24 Lupe Fiasco – "Kick, Push"
23 Midlake – "Roscoe"
22 Muse – "Starlight"
21 Gnarls Barkley – "Smiley Faces"
20 Jarvis – "Running The World"
19 The Streets Ft, P . Doherty – "Prangin' Out"
18 Justice Vs Simian – "We Are Your Friends"
17 Klaxons – "Atlantis To Interzone"
16 The Holloways – "Generator"
15 The Long Blondes – "Once and Never Again"
14 The Raconteurs - "Steady, As She Goes"
13 Arctic Monkeys – "When The Sun Goes Down"
12 Metric – "Monster Hospital"
11 Klaxons - "Gravity's Rainbow"
10 Yeah Yeah Yeahs – "Cheated Hearts"
09 The View – "Wasted Little DJ's"
08 The Horrors – "Sheena Is A Parasite"
07 Amy Whinehouse – "Rehab"
06 CSS – "Let's Make Love and Listen To Death From Above"
05 Gnarls Barkley – "Crazy"
04 Muse – "Supermassive Black Hole"
03 The Gossip – "Standing In The Way Of Control"
02 Peter Bjorn and John ft. Victoria Bergsmen – "Young Folks"
01 Hot Chip – "Over and Over"

DVD's of the year

1) Pixies - loudQUIETloud
2) Foo Fighters - Live London/Hollywood
3) Nirvana - Live! Tonight! Sold Out!
4) Walk The Line
5) Glastonbury
6) Arctic Monkeys - Scummy Man
7) Dirty Pretty Things - Puffing on A Coffin: Live At The Forum
8) My Morning Jacket - Okonokos
9) PJ Harvey - On tour
10) Maxïmo Park - Found ON Film

Games

1) Guitar Hero II
2) Gears of War
3) Dead Rising
4) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
5) Call of Duty 3
6) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
7) Locoroco
8) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
9) Singstar Rocks!
10) Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Books

1) Dirty Blonde - The Diaries of Courtney Love
2) The Libertines Bound Together
3) The Best of Smash Hits
4) Punk Rock: An Oral History
5) Dylan on Dylan
6) Redemption Song: The Definitive Biography of Joe Strummer
7) Pet Shop Boys Catalogue
8) Pete Doherty: My Prodigal Son
9) Popjustice books
10) Stand & Deliver: The Autobiography - Adam Ant

Comps

1) Oasis - 'Stop The Clocks'
2) PJ Harvey - Peel Sessions
3) Various Artists - Rough Trade 30 Years
4) The Clash - Singles
5) Various Artists - Digital Penetration
6) The La's - The La's At The BBC
7) Various Artists - CD86
8) The Charlatans - Forever
9) Various Artists - Kitsune Maison 2
10) various Artists - John Peel: Right Time, Wrong Speed

Reissues

1) Pulp - His 'n' Hers / Different Class / This Is Hardcore
2) Wire - Pink Flag
3) Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
4) The Cure - Head On The Door
5) The Jesus and Mary Chain - Pyschocandy
6) Brian Eno/David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
7) Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
8) Various - Forever Changing: The Golden sound of Elecktra Records
9) Julian Cope - Jehovakill
10) Monty Python - Various reissues

Lest We Forget

1990 Pills' N Thrills and Bellyaches
1991 Nevermind
1992 Copper Blue
1993 Debut
1994 Definitely Maybe
1995 Maxinquaye
1996 Odelay
1997 Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
1998 Deserter's Songs
1999 The Soft Bulletin
2000 Rated R
2001 Is This It
2002 A Rush Of Blood To The Head
2003 Elephant
2004 Franz Ferdinand
2005 Silent Alarm

Well, there you have it: NME has officially topped Q fro the worst list of teh year

Disagree, this list isn't all that but it's top 10 is so much better than Q's.

Nope its top 10 is just as bad.

It looks like the hype from Arctic Monkeys never died down. I took in all the praise earlier this year, and songs like ...Dance Floor and A Certain Romance hooked me and convined me to buy the album. But I've listened to it twice and "Whatever..." really doesn't have any staying power for me.

I don't recall many Monkeys defenders around here, but I'm interested in hearing how this record has become so acclaimed. Can anyone offer any ideas on how this album has had enough staying power to be #1 on at least a handful of lists I've seen on this site?

I'll echo the sentiments that records I've heard this year have been dissapointing. I was into Danielson and The Knife when I bought them, but they have become just interesting sounding records, nothing epic or worthy to be claimed my faves of the year.

I'll stop being so long-winded...

The NME was one of the biggest hypers of the Arctic Mongos so it's really no surprize that it topped their list. When the album came out NME declared it the 4th best UK album ever...

[Jonah] But I've listened to it twice and "Whatever..." really doesn't have any staying power for me.

Twice, eh?

OK, I might have listened to it 3 times... So should I give the album another go? Usually 2 or 3 times is enough to put the album on the top or bottom of my shelf. I've got other records to listen to, you know.

no junior boys :( i'm sorry. i'm in love with that album.