Arcade Fire, THE SUBURBS
The National, HIGH VIOLET
Kanye West, MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY
Beach House, TEEN DREAM
501-1000:
LCD Soundsystem, THIS IS HAPPENING
Janelle Monae, THE ARCHANDROID
Deerhunter, HALCYON DIGEST
Caribou, SWIM
Big Boi, SIR LUCIOUS LEFT FOOT: THE SON OF CHICO DUSTY
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, BEFORE TODAY
The Black Keys, BROTHERS
1001-2000:
Joanna Newsom, HAVE ONE ON ME
Flying Lotus, COSMOGRAMMA
Vampire Weekend, CONTRA
Sufjan Stevens, THE AGE OF ADZ
Sleigh Bells, TREATS
Gorillaz, PLASTIC BEACH
Robyn, BODY TALK
Four Tet, THERE IS LOVE IN YOU
These New Puritans, HIDDEN
Foals, TOTAL LIFE FOREVER
2001-3000:
Yeasayer, ODD BLOOD
Gil Scott-Heron, I’M NEW HERE
Best Coast, CRAZY FOR YOU
Grinderman, GRINDERMAN 2
MGMT, CONGRATULATIONS
Titus Andronicus, THE MONITOR
Swans, MY FATHER WILL GUIDE ME UP A ROPE TO THE SKY
Gonjasufi, A SUFI & A KILLER
Warpaint, THE FOOL
Pantha Du Prince, BLACK NOISE
John Grant, QUEEN OF DENMARK
The Walkmen, LISBON
Twin Shadow, FORGET
Bubblers:
Neil Young, LE NOISE
Erykah Badu, NEW AMERYKAH, PT. 2: RETURN OF THE ANKH
The Roots, HOW I GOT OVER
Hot Chip, ONE LIFE STAND
Crystal Castles, CRYSTAL CASTLES [II]
The Tallest Man on Earth, THE WILD HUNT
Laura Marling, I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN
Salem, KING NIGHT
Owen Pallett, HEARTLAND
No Age, EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Surfer Blood, ASTRO COAST
Mount Kimbie, CROOKS & LOVERS
Tame Impala, INNERSPEAKER
Emeralds, DOES IT LOOK LIKE I’M HERE?
Spoon, TRANSFERENCE
Robert Plant, BAND OF JOY
Avi Buffalo, AVI BUFFALO
Jamey Johnson, THE GUITAR SONG
I should also note that four of the albums (John Grant, Mount Kimbie, Tame Impala, and Emeralds) do not have Metacritic scores. They all had 40+ points on the spreadsheet, and I didn't want to punish them unfairly, so I assigned each of them a score of 70 to compensate. (I know Henrik has a method of dealing with factors like this as well, although his is obviously a little more sophisticated...)
I would also point out that Anais Mitchell - Hadestown has the highest score of the year on Any Decent Music, which is another Metacritic-style site, even though it doesn't have a score on Metacritic.
Of course I'm not sure enough critics have actually heard it for it to make the list. At least not for a few more years.
I would also point out that Anais Mitchell - Hadestown has the highest score of the year on Any Decent Music, which is another Metacritic-style site, even though it doesn't have a score on Metacritic.
Of course I'm not sure enough critics have actually heard it for it to make the list. At least not for a few more years.
I look at ADM way more than Metacritic these days. Metacritic's redesign was awful in my opinion, and I hate how their charts are always clogged up with reissues at the top. ADM corresponds more with my taste as well.
