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UPDATE 2008-CHART
With the additional February ratings the following Albums are New Entries or in Peak Position:
NEW ENTRY
PEAK POSITION
117. 62,319587 - 76,56 (09 ) Dave Rawlings Machine ´A Friend Of A Friend´
092. 63,098591 - 70,67 (18 ) Built To Spill ´There Is No Enemy´
070. 64,093137 - 78,75 (10 ) Memory Tapes ´Seek Magic´
066. 64,223484 - 73,47 (16 ) Local Natives ´Gorilla Manor´
061. 64,344262 - 75,00 (14 ) Taken By Trees ´East Of Eden´
057. 64,485981 - 78,18 (011 ) Real Estate ´Real Estate´
SPECIAL MENTIONS
The following CDs earn a special mention, as they are highly rated by the US-Critics, but their score is split between 2009 and 2010 :
70,83 Oneohtrix Point Never ´Rifts´
64,03 Pylon ´Chomp More´
62,58 Leyland Kirby ´Sadly The Future Is No Longer´
62,58 Talk Normal ´Sugarland´
THE CLUES
A Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
B Gil Scott-Heron
C Pantha Du Prince
D Field Music
E Thee Silver Mt. Zion
F Joanna Newsom
G Besnard Lakes
THE WINNER
There is no winner this month, as nobody guessed ´Ali & Toumani´ as the highest New Entry.
There are 3 CDs in the Jackpot for next month´s Competition.
THE MEGA-CRITIC-CHART
The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.
The scores after the title are the individual positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.
NEW ENTRY
PEAK POSITION
001. (001 ) 70,479651 - 79,35 (24 ) Beach House ´Teen Dream´
EU : 002. 67,08 - UK : 007. 67,35 - US : 001. 71,96 - MC : 82
002. (003 ) 68,926056 - 79,86 (18 ) Four Tet ´There Is Love In You´
EU : 013. 60,81 - UK : 006. 66,18 - US : 002. 70,24 - MC : 82
003. (014 ) 68,430232 - 76,42 (24 ) Yeasayer ´Odd Blood´
EU : 002. 70,15 - UK : 008. 70,41 - US : 014. 64,64 - MC : 78
004. (000 ) 68,284313 - 87,30 (10 ) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté ´Ali And Toumani´
EU : 014. 63,51 - UK : 002. 75,64 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
005. (000 ) 68,094262 - 81,54 (14 ) Pantha Du Prince ´Black Noise´
EU : 007. 65,54 - UK : 006. 70,59 - US : 005. 68,59 - MC : 84
006. (002 ) 68,093220 - 75,62 (25 ) Vampire Weekend ´Contra´
EU : 003. 67,95 - UK : 009. 69,39 - US : 007. 67,14 - MC : 81
007. (011 ) 67,892441 - 75,65 (24 ) Hot Chip ´One Life Stand´
EU : 004. 66,38 - UK : 009. 69,39 - US : 006. 68,39 - MC : 80
008. (008 ) 66,282051 - 79,31 (13 ) These New Puritans ´Hidden´
EU : 020. 61,44 - UK : 001. 76,14 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
009. (004 ) 66,267605 - 75,67 (18 ) Owen Pallett ´Heartland´
EU : 005. 66,14 - UK : 00000000 - US : 003. 70,49 - MC : 77
010. (007 ) 66,232394 - 75,61 (18 ) Lindström & Christabelle ´Real Life Is No Cool´
EU : 013. 63,62 - UK : 013. 68,37 - US : 008. 66,63 - MC : 82
011. (005 ) 66,033950 - 73,61 (22 ) Spoon ´Transference´
EU : 011. 63,79 - UK : 024. 65,91 - US : 004. 68,62 - MC : 80
012. (000 ) 65,771604 - 73,23 (22 ) Gil Scott-Heron ´I´m New Here´
EU : 027. 60,00 - UK : 003. 73,47 - US : 013. 64,91 - MC : 77
013. (006 ) 65,693430 - 75,29 (17 ) Laura Veirs ´July Flame´
EU : 008. 65,35 - UK : 0042. 71,43 - US : 00000000- MC : 79
014. (000 ) 64,534313 - 79,65 (10 ) Joanna Newsom ´Have One On Me´
EU : 009. 64,82 - UK : 00000000 - US : 020. 62,78 - MC : 82
015. (010 ) 63,873456 - 70,43 (22 ) Charlotte Gainsbourg ´IRM´ (2009 )
EU : 013. 63,72 - UK : 00000000 - US : 012. 65,44 - MC : 79
016. (000 ) 63,770491 - 74,00 (14 ) Field Music ´Field Music (Measure)´
EU : 029. 59,64 - UK : 007. 70,46 - US : 025. 60,42 - MC : 78
017. (009 ) 63,008982 - 68,89 (23 ) Midlake ´The Courage Of Others´
EU : 015. 62,89 - UK : 013. 68,37 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72
018. (000 ) 62,307692 - 72,15 (13 ) Retribution Gospel Choir ´2´
EU : 021. 61,31 - UK : 00000000 - US : 024. 61,34 - MC : 76
019. (000 ) 61,958762 - 75,78 (09 ) Thee Silver Mt. Zion ´Kollaps Tradixionales´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 016. 63,71 - MC : 00
020. (000 ) 61,410256 - 70,54 (13 ) Sade ´Soldier Of Love´
EU : 025. 60,32 - UK : 00000000 - US : 022. 62,50 - MC : 76
021. (000 ) 61,250000 - 68,56 (16 ) Lightspeed Champion ´Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 024. 65,91 - US : 028. 59,31 - MC : 72
022. (013 ) 61,030927 - 73,78 (09 ) Fool´s Gold ´Fool´s Gold´ (2009 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : 029. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
023. (000 ) 61,022727 - 68,19 (16 ) Los Campesinos! ´Romance Is Boring´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 010. 66,47 - MC : 75
024. (000 ) 60,982142 - 63,83 (12 ) Holly Miranda ´The Magician´s Private Library´
EU : 023. 60,60 – UK : 029. 64,77 – US : 00000000 – MC : 00
025. (000 ) 60,975609 - 80,00 (06 ) Frightened Rabbit ´The Winter Of Mixed Drinks´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 011. 69,23 – US : 00000000 – MC : 00
026. (000 ) 60,937500 - 70,42 (12 ) Shearwater ´The Golden Archipelago´
EU : 030. 59,60 – UK : 00000000 – US : 026. 60,28 – MC : 76
027. (000 ) 60,934579 - 71,27 (11 ) Lawrence Arabia ´Chant ´Darling´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 019. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - MC : 78
028. (000 ) 60,773195 - 73,22 (09 ) Jaga Jazzist ´One-Armed Bandit´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73
029. (000 ) 60,737704 - 68,71 (14 ) Tindersticks ´Falling Down A Mountain´
EU : 019. 61,73 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76
030. (000 ) 60,729927 - 67,29 (17 ) Delphic ´Acolyte´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 016. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 70
FURTHER EU-POSITIONS
010. (000 ) 64,26 The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project ´We Are Only Riders´
016. (012 ) 62,45 Get Well Soon ´Vexations´
016. (000 ) 62,45 Efterklang ´Magic Chairs´
018. (000 ) 61,83 Johnny Cash ´American VI : Ain´t No Grave´
022. (000 ) 60,96 Josh Rouse ´El Turista´
024. (014 ) 60,54 Motorpsycho ´Heavy Metal Fruit´
026. (000 ) 60,14 Pat Metheny ´Orchestrion´
028. (000 ) 59,76 White Rabbits ´It´s Frightening´
FURTHER UK-POSITIONS
005. (000 ) 70,69 The Knife ´Tomorrow, In A Year´
011. (005 ) 69,23 Eels ´End Times´
018. (000 ) 67,24 Polar Bear ´Peepers´
019. (010 ) 67,05 Erland & The Carnival ´Erland & The Carnival´
019. (000 ) 67,05 Fionn Regan ´The Shadow Of An Empire´
022. (000 ) 66,18 Errors ´Come Down With Me´
022. (000 ) 66,18 The Irrepressibles ´Mirror Mirror´
024. (000 ) 65,91 Corinne Bailey Rae ´The Sea´
027. (000 ) 65,52 Kathryn Williams ´The Quickening´
028. (013 ) 65,39 Chew Lips ´Unicorn´
FURTHER US-POSITIONS
009. (006 ) 66,59 Surfer Blood ´Astro Coast´
011. (000 ) 66,13 Allison Moorer ´Crows´
015. (000 ) 63,78 Xiu Xiu ´Dear God, I Hate Myself´
017. (000 ) 63,61 Scout Niblett ´The Calcination Of Scout Niblett´
018. (000 ) 63,06 Local Natives ´Gorilla Manor´(2009 )
019. (000 ) 62,90 Patty Griffin ´Downtown Church´
021. (009 ) 62,56 Gucci Mane ´The State vs. Radric Davis´
023. (000 ) 62,10 Malakai ´Ugly Side Of Love´(2009 )
027. (013 ) 59,89 Magnetic Fields ´Realism´
028. (000 ) 59,31 Johnny Cash ´American VI : Ain´t No Grave´
030. (000 ) 58,70 Massive Attack ´Heligoland´
NEW COMPETITION
Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest New Entry into next month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 31st) as well as its position (as a tie-breaker) and enter the chance to win three CDs of your choice.
Clues will be online on the 21st.
Good Luck !!!
With the additional February ratings the following Albums are New Entries or in Peak Position:
NEW ENTRY
PEAK POSITION
117. 62,319587 - 76,56 (09 ) Dave Rawlings Machine ´A Friend Of A Friend´
092. 63,098591 - 70,67 (18 ) Built To Spill ´There Is No Enemy´
070. 64,093137 - 78,75 (10 ) Memory Tapes ´Seek Magic´
066. 64,223484 - 73,47 (16 ) Local Natives ´Gorilla Manor´
061. 64,344262 - 75,00 (14 ) Taken By Trees ´East Of Eden´
057. 64,485981 - 78,18 (011 ) Real Estate ´Real Estate´
SPECIAL MENTIONS
The following CDs earn a special mention, as they are highly rated by the US-Critics, but their score is split between 2009 and 2010 :
70,83 Oneohtrix Point Never ´Rifts´
64,03 Pylon ´Chomp More´
62,58 Leyland Kirby ´Sadly The Future Is No Longer´
62,58 Talk Normal ´Sugarland´
THE CLUES
A Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
B Gil Scott-Heron
C Pantha Du Prince
D Field Music
E Thee Silver Mt. Zion
F Joanna Newsom
G Besnard Lakes
THE WINNER
There is no winner this month, as nobody guessed ´Ali & Toumani´ as the highest New Entry.
There are 3 CDs in the Jackpot for next month´s Competition.
THE MEGA-CRITIC-CHART
The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.
The scores after the title are the individual positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.
NEW ENTRY
PEAK POSITION
001. (001 ) 70,479651 - 79,35 (24 ) Beach House ´Teen Dream´
EU : 002. 67,08 - UK : 007. 67,35 - US : 001. 71,96 - MC : 82
002. (003 ) 68,926056 - 79,86 (18 ) Four Tet ´There Is Love In You´
EU : 013. 60,81 - UK : 006. 66,18 - US : 002. 70,24 - MC : 82
003. (014 ) 68,430232 - 76,42 (24 ) Yeasayer ´Odd Blood´
EU : 002. 70,15 - UK : 008. 70,41 - US : 014. 64,64 - MC : 78
004. (000 ) 68,284313 - 87,30 (10 ) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté ´Ali And Toumani´
EU : 014. 63,51 - UK : 002. 75,64 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
005. (000 ) 68,094262 - 81,54 (14 ) Pantha Du Prince ´Black Noise´
EU : 007. 65,54 - UK : 006. 70,59 - US : 005. 68,59 - MC : 84
006. (002 ) 68,093220 - 75,62 (25 ) Vampire Weekend ´Contra´
EU : 003. 67,95 - UK : 009. 69,39 - US : 007. 67,14 - MC : 81
007. (011 ) 67,892441 - 75,65 (24 ) Hot Chip ´One Life Stand´
EU : 004. 66,38 - UK : 009. 69,39 - US : 006. 68,39 - MC : 80
008. (008 ) 66,282051 - 79,31 (13 ) These New Puritans ´Hidden´
EU : 020. 61,44 - UK : 001. 76,14 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
009. (004 ) 66,267605 - 75,67 (18 ) Owen Pallett ´Heartland´
EU : 005. 66,14 - UK : 00000000 - US : 003. 70,49 - MC : 77
010. (007 ) 66,232394 - 75,61 (18 ) Lindström & Christabelle ´Real Life Is No Cool´
EU : 013. 63,62 - UK : 013. 68,37 - US : 008. 66,63 - MC : 82
011. (005 ) 66,033950 - 73,61 (22 ) Spoon ´Transference´
EU : 011. 63,79 - UK : 024. 65,91 - US : 004. 68,62 - MC : 80
012. (000 ) 65,771604 - 73,23 (22 ) Gil Scott-Heron ´I´m New Here´
EU : 027. 60,00 - UK : 003. 73,47 - US : 013. 64,91 - MC : 77
013. (006 ) 65,693430 - 75,29 (17 ) Laura Veirs ´July Flame´
EU : 008. 65,35 - UK : 0042. 71,43 - US : 00000000- MC : 79
014. (000 ) 64,534313 - 79,65 (10 ) Joanna Newsom ´Have One On Me´
EU : 009. 64,82 - UK : 00000000 - US : 020. 62,78 - MC : 82
015. (010 ) 63,873456 - 70,43 (22 ) Charlotte Gainsbourg ´IRM´ (2009 )
EU : 013. 63,72 - UK : 00000000 - US : 012. 65,44 - MC : 79
016. (000 ) 63,770491 - 74,00 (14 ) Field Music ´Field Music (Measure)´
EU : 029. 59,64 - UK : 007. 70,46 - US : 025. 60,42 - MC : 78
017. (009 ) 63,008982 - 68,89 (23 ) Midlake ´The Courage Of Others´
EU : 015. 62,89 - UK : 013. 68,37 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72
018. (000 ) 62,307692 - 72,15 (13 ) Retribution Gospel Choir ´2´
EU : 021. 61,31 - UK : 00000000 - US : 024. 61,34 - MC : 76
019. (000 ) 61,958762 - 75,78 (09 ) Thee Silver Mt. Zion ´Kollaps Tradixionales´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 016. 63,71 - MC : 00
020. (000 ) 61,410256 - 70,54 (13 ) Sade ´Soldier Of Love´
EU : 025. 60,32 - UK : 00000000 - US : 022. 62,50 - MC : 76
021. (000 ) 61,250000 - 68,56 (16 ) Lightspeed Champion ´Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 024. 65,91 - US : 028. 59,31 - MC : 72
022. (013 ) 61,030927 - 73,78 (09 ) Fool´s Gold ´Fool´s Gold´ (2009 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : 029. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
023. (000 ) 61,022727 - 68,19 (16 ) Los Campesinos! ´Romance Is Boring´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 010. 66,47 - MC : 75
024. (000 ) 60,982142 - 63,83 (12 ) Holly Miranda ´The Magician´s Private Library´
EU : 023. 60,60 – UK : 029. 64,77 – US : 00000000 – MC : 00
025. (000 ) 60,975609 - 80,00 (06 ) Frightened Rabbit ´The Winter Of Mixed Drinks´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 011. 69,23 – US : 00000000 – MC : 00
026. (000 ) 60,937500 - 70,42 (12 ) Shearwater ´The Golden Archipelago´
EU : 030. 59,60 – UK : 00000000 – US : 026. 60,28 – MC : 76
027. (000 ) 60,934579 - 71,27 (11 ) Lawrence Arabia ´Chant ´Darling´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 019. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - MC : 78
028. (000 ) 60,773195 - 73,22 (09 ) Jaga Jazzist ´One-Armed Bandit´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73
029. (000 ) 60,737704 - 68,71 (14 ) Tindersticks ´Falling Down A Mountain´
EU : 019. 61,73 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76
030. (000 ) 60,729927 - 67,29 (17 ) Delphic ´Acolyte´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 016. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 70
FURTHER EU-POSITIONS
010. (000 ) 64,26 The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project ´We Are Only Riders´
016. (012 ) 62,45 Get Well Soon ´Vexations´
016. (000 ) 62,45 Efterklang ´Magic Chairs´
018. (000 ) 61,83 Johnny Cash ´American VI : Ain´t No Grave´
022. (000 ) 60,96 Josh Rouse ´El Turista´
024. (014 ) 60,54 Motorpsycho ´Heavy Metal Fruit´
026. (000 ) 60,14 Pat Metheny ´Orchestrion´
028. (000 ) 59,76 White Rabbits ´It´s Frightening´
FURTHER UK-POSITIONS
005. (000 ) 70,69 The Knife ´Tomorrow, In A Year´
011. (005 ) 69,23 Eels ´End Times´
018. (000 ) 67,24 Polar Bear ´Peepers´
019. (010 ) 67,05 Erland & The Carnival ´Erland & The Carnival´
019. (000 ) 67,05 Fionn Regan ´The Shadow Of An Empire´
022. (000 ) 66,18 Errors ´Come Down With Me´
022. (000 ) 66,18 The Irrepressibles ´Mirror Mirror´
024. (000 ) 65,91 Corinne Bailey Rae ´The Sea´
027. (000 ) 65,52 Kathryn Williams ´The Quickening´
028. (013 ) 65,39 Chew Lips ´Unicorn´
FURTHER US-POSITIONS
009. (006 ) 66,59 Surfer Blood ´Astro Coast´
011. (000 ) 66,13 Allison Moorer ´Crows´
015. (000 ) 63,78 Xiu Xiu ´Dear God, I Hate Myself´
017. (000 ) 63,61 Scout Niblett ´The Calcination Of Scout Niblett´
018. (000 ) 63,06 Local Natives ´Gorilla Manor´(2009 )
019. (000 ) 62,90 Patty Griffin ´Downtown Church´
021. (009 ) 62,56 Gucci Mane ´The State vs. Radric Davis´
023. (000 ) 62,10 Malakai ´Ugly Side Of Love´(2009 )
027. (013 ) 59,89 Magnetic Fields ´Realism´
028. (000 ) 59,31 Johnny Cash ´American VI : Ain´t No Grave´
030. (000 ) 58,70 Massive Attack ´Heligoland´
NEW COMPETITION
Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest New Entry into next month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 31st) as well as its position (as a tie-breaker) and enter the chance to win three CDs of your choice.
Clues will be online on the 21st.
Good Luck !!!
Feb 28th, 2010 - 1:19 PM
Wow i really thought Newsom's would be placed higher. So many great reviews, maybe it's because the british and international press just started to review it now. Who knows? I just know that i hope she make a good jump next time! 
HRS
Wow i really thought Newsom's would be placed higher. So many great reviews, maybe it's because the british and international press just started to review it now. Who knows? I just know that i hope she make a good jump next time! 
Oh, I'm sure it will. It hasn't even been released in the U.K. yet, and keep in mind that it JUST came out in the last week of the month. Look at how far Yeasayer and Hot Chip jumped between Jan. and Feb. - look for Newsom to do pretty much the same thing for March.
Harold Wexler
HRS
Wow i really thought Newsom's would be placed higher. So many great reviews, maybe it's because the british and international press just started to review it now. Who knows? I just know that i hope she make a good jump next time!
Oh, I'm sure it will. It hasn't even been released in the U.K. yet, and keep in mind that it JUST came out in the last week of the month. Look at how far Yeasayer and Hot Chip jumped between Jan. and Feb. - look for Newsom to do pretty much the same thing for March.
Just following up on this. Now that the U.K. reviews are coming in, the picture's considerably clearer: the Metascore is now 84, with 26 reviews factored in. I would hazard a guess that HAVE ONE ON ME might jump up as high as #2 when we do this again at the end of March, and maybe even all the way to the top if it matches TEEN DREAM's number of reviews (35) and the score stays high.
Harold Wexler
Harold Wexler
HRS
Wow i really thought Newsom's would be placed higher. So many great reviews, maybe it's because the british and international press just started to review it now. Who knows? I just know that i hope she make a good jump next time!
Oh, I'm sure it will. It hasn't even been released in the U.K. yet, and keep in mind that it JUST came out in the last week of the month. Look at how far Yeasayer and Hot Chip jumped between Jan. and Feb. - look for Newsom to do pretty much the same thing for March.
Just following up on this. Now that the U.K. reviews are coming in, the picture's considerably clearer: the Metascore is now 84, with 26 reviews factored in. I would hazard a guess that HAVE ONE ON ME might jump up as high as #2 when we do this again at the end of March, and maybe even all the way to the top if it matches TEEN DREAM's number of reviews (35) and the score stays high.
May God listen to you Harold!
Loving that album! Go Joanna!