CLUES TO THE CLUES

CD 1 Hot Sauce – Beast - Boys = Beastie Boys ´Hot Sauce Committee Part 2´
CD 2 Wild Beast – Smother - Wild Beast = Wild Beasts ´Smother´
CD 3 Dance – Eye Contact – Gang = Gang Gang Dance ´Eye Contact´

THE WINNER

The Highest New Entry is Wild Beasts´ ´Smother´ at # 11.
Congratulations to Otisredding, who guessed the exact position.
Let me know by mail, which 2 CDs you would like.

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 ) 73,037790 – 83,02 (24 ) PJ Harvey ´Let England Shake´
EU : 002. 70,45 – UK : 001. 79,55 – US : 006. 71,25 – MC : 86

002. (002 ) 70,030864 – 79,50 (22 ) Lykke Li ´Wounded Rhymes´
EU : 004. 70,15 – UK : 038. 67,05 – US : 003. 72,45 – MC : 83

003. (003 ) 69,840116 – 78,44 (24 ) James Blake ´James Blake´
EU : 003. 70,17 – UK : 046. 66,33 – US : 002. 72,75 – MC : 81

004. (005 ) 69,819078 – 80,13 (20 ) tUnE-yArDs ´WHOKILL´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 002. 74,49 – US : 001. 74,64 – MC : 86

005. (008 ) 69,047619 – 79,47 (19 ) Bill Callahan ´Apocalypse´
EU : 001. 72,28 – UK : 00000000 – US : 020. 68,04 – MC : 75



006. (004 ) 69,029605 – 78,93 (20 ) Low ´C´Mon´
EU : 006. 68,11 – UK : 013. 70,41 – US : 016. 68,70 – MC : 80

007. (013 ) 68,926553 – 76,80 (26 ) Fleet Foxes ´Helplessness Blues´
EU : 007. 67,85 – UK : 022. 68,37 – US : 007. 70,80 – MC : 86

008. (006 ) 68,590116 – 76,65 (24 ) Radiohead ´The King Of Limbs´
EU : 011. 66,59 – UK : 006. 71,59 – US : 013. 69,02 – MC : 80

009. (012 ) 68,435374 – 78,53 (19 ) Smith Westerns ´Dye It Blonde´
EU : 039. 62,26 – UK : 006. 71,59 – US : 008. 70,45 – MC : 81

010. (007 ) 68,270348 – 76,19 (24 ) Iron & Wine ´Kiss Each Other Clean´
EU : 012. 66,49 – UK : 006. 71,59 – US : 022. 67,95 – MC : 77



011. (000 ) 67,834507 – 78,14 (18 ) Wild Beasts ´Smother´
EU : 015. 65,34 – UK : 002. 74,49 – US : 00000000 – MC : 86

012. (000 ) 67,627737 – 78,41 (17 ) Gang Gang Dance ´Eye Contact´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 027. 68,18 – US : 003. 72,45 – MC : 85

013. (009 ) 67,401574 – 79,47 (15 ) Elbow ´Build A Rocket Boys!´
EU : 016. 65,24 – UK : 009. 71,43 – US : 00000000 – MC : 83

014. (011 ) 67,371794 – 81,27 (13 ) Destroyer ´Kaputt´
EU : 014. 65,34 – UK : 00000000 – US : 011. 69,91 – MC : 84

015. (000 ) 67,040816 – 76,37 (19 ) Okkervil River ´I Am Very Far´
EU : 018. 64,79 – UK : 027. 68,18 – US : 021. 68,04 – MC : 79



016. (010 ) 66,666666 – 74,55 (22 ) TV On The Radio ´Nine Types Of Light´
EU : 044. 61,67 – UK : 022. 68,37 - US : 010. 70,27 – MC : 82

017. (014 ) 66,513605 – 75,55 (19 ) Kurt Vile ´Smoke Ring For My Halo´
EU : 031. 63,14 – UK : 038. 67,05 – US : 014. 68,93 – MC : 82

018. (015 ) 66,257485 – 73,61 (23 ) Panda Bear ´Tomboy´
EU : 010. 66,86 – UK : 00000000 – US : 035. 66,43 – MC : 77

019. (016 ) 66,093750 – 80,04 (12 ) Josh T. Pearson ´Last Of The Country Gentlemen´
EU : 005. 68,14 – UK : 005. 71,80 – US : 00000000 – MC : 76

020. (000 ) 65,159235 – 72,67 (21 ) Beastie Boys ´Hot Sauce Committee Part 2´
EU : 045. 61,64 – UK : 014. 69,39 – US : 038. 65,85 – MC : 84

021. (017 ) 65,039370 – 75,47 (15 ) Explosions In The Sky ´Take Care, Take Care, Take Care´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 027. 68,18 – US : 023. 67,84 – MC : 77

022. (018 ) 65,017605 – 73,69 (18 ) Drive-By Truckers ´Go-Go Boots´
EU : 009. 67,35 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 78

023. (000 ) 64,880952 – 73,03 (19 ) Thurston Moore ´Demolished Thoughts´
EU : 019. 64,61 – UK : 032. 67,95 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77

024. (019 ) 64,846938 – 72,97 (19 ) Mogwai ´Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will´
EU : 030. 63,29 – UK : 018. 69,23 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77

025. (020 ) 64,696261 – 78,59 (11 ) Nicolas Jaar ´Space Is Only Noise´
EU : 041. 61,85 – UK : 00000000 – US : 026. 67,36 – MC : 86

026. (000 ) 64,577464 – 73,00 (18 ) Tyler The Creator ´Goblin´
EU : 028. 63,37 – UK : 00000000 – US : 018. 68,30 – MC : 73

027. (024 ) 64,572649 – 76,23 (13 ) The Unthanks ´Last´
EU : 049. 61,31 – UK : 015. 69,32 – US : 00000000 – MC : 81

028. (025 ) 64,559859 – 72,97 (18 ) J Mascis ´Several Shades Of Why´
EU : 008. 67,62 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 78

029. (021 ) 64,545454 – 74,00 (16 ) The Mountain Goats ´All Eternals Deck´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 008. 70,45 – MC : 77

030. (022 ) 64,527559 – 74,60 (15 ) Wire ´Red Barked Tree´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 015. 69,32 – US : 042. 65,28 – MC : 77

031. (023 ) 64,407894 – 71,90 (20 ) The Kills ´Blood Pressures´
EU : 026. 63,63 – UK : 00000000 – US : 043. 65,11 – MC : 76

032. (000 ) 64,233576 – 72,94 (17 ) Cass McCombs ´Wit´s End´
EU : 043. 61,70 – UK : 00000000 –US : 039. 65,69 – MC : 74

033. (026 ) 64,201030 – 80,61 (09 ) Tim Hecker ´Ravedeath, 1972´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 010. 70,59 – US : 00000000 – MC : 86

034. (030 ) 64,058641 – 70,71 (22 ) Foo Fighters ´Wasting Light´
EU : 035. 62,74 – UK : 00000000 – US : 028. 67,32 – MC : 78

035. (050 ) 64,015748 – 73,73 (15 ) Cat´s Eyes ´Cat´s Eyes´
EU : 033. 62,90 – UK : 022. 68,37 – US : 00000000 – MC : 00

036. (000 ) 63,970588 – 78,50 (10 ) EMA ´Past Lives Martyred Saints´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 011. 70,51 – US : 029. 66,94 – MC : 00

037. (000 ) 63,700787 – 73,20 (15 ) Austra ´Feel It Break´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 022. 68,37 – US : 00000000 – MC : 76

038. (027 ) 63,653846 – 74,58 (13 ) Paul Simon ´So Beautiful Or So What´
EU : 013. 65,52 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 86

039. (028 ) 63,637724 – 69,34 (22 ) Bright Eyes ´The People´s Key´
EU : 020. 64,59 – UK : 015. 69,32 – US : 00000000 – MC : 70

040. (031 ) 63,528037 – 76,32 (11 ) Metronomy ´The English Riviera´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 004. 73,86 – US : 00000000 – MC . 77

041. (029 ) 63,520408 – 70,92 (19 ) Yuck ´Yuck´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 015. 68,92 – MC : 81

042. (000 ) 63,506097 – 86,92 (06 ) The Weeknd ´House Of Balloons´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 012. 69,17 – MC : 89

043. (032 ) 63,459302 – 69,26 (24 ) The Decemberists ´The King Is Dead´
EU : 017. 65,22 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77

044. (033 ) 63,427835 – 78,81 (08 ) Julianna Barwick ´The Magic Place´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 037. 67,24 – US : 00000000 – MC : 82

045. (034 ) 63,391719 – 70,02 (21 ) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart ´Belong´
EU : 021. 64,43 – UK : 00000000 – US : 034. 66,61 – MC : 77

046. (035 ) 63,266423 – 71,38 (17 ) Deerhoof ´Deerhoof Vs. Evil´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 030. 66,86 – MC : 77

047. (036 ) 63,169642 – 74,58 (12 ) Akron/Family ´The Cosmic Birth And Journey Of
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 031. 66,85 – MC : 79

048. (038 ) 63,151408 – 70,75 (18 ) Anna Calvi ´Anna Calvi´
EU : 038. 62,35 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 80

049. (039 ) 63,058035 – 74,38 (12 ) Braids ´Native Speaker´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 019. 68,24 – MC : 76

050. (048 ) 62,943925 – 75,18 (110 ) Kode 9 & The Space Ape ´Black Sun´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 80

THE BUBBLERS

056. (000 ) 62,524509 – 75,55 (10 ) The Antlers ´Burst Apart´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 023. 67,84 – MC : 84

059. (000 ) 62,453271 – 74,23 (11 ) Kate Bush ´Director´s Cut´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 032. 67,95 – US : 00000000 – MC : 81

068. (000 ) 61,855670 – 75,56 (09 ) Dels ´Gob´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 042. 66,67 – US : 00000000 – MC : 79

072. (000 ) 61,463815 – 67,43 (20 ) Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi ´Rome´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 046. 66,33 – US : 00000000 – MC : 75

074. (000 ) 61,290987 – 69,68 (14 ) Friendly Fires ´Pala´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 032. 67,95 – US : 00000000 – MC : 73

077. (000 ) 61,159793 – 74,06 (09 ) 13 & God ´Own Your Ghost´
EU : 050. 61,28 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77

083. (000 ) 60,850515 – 74,50 (09 ) Death Cab For Cutie ´Codes And Keys´
EU : 022. 64,35 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 78

086. (000 ) 60,612745 – 71,65 (10 ) Planningtorock ´W´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 75

089. (000 ) 60,459770 – 76,00 (07 ) My Morning Jacket ´Circuital´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 046. 64,88 – MC : 78

FURTHER EU-POSITIONS

023. (018 ) 64,308510 The Low Anthem ´Smart Flesh´
024. (019 ) 64,153225 Rumer ´Seasons Of My Soul´ (2010 )
025. (020 ) 63,928571 The Haunted ´Unseen´
027. (041 ) 63,511904 Raveonettes ´Raven In The Grave´
029. (023 ) 63,346774 Twilight Singers ´Dynamite Steps´
032. (026 ) 62,916666 Bibio ´Mind Bokeh´
034. (030 ) 62,782258 Peter Bjorn And John ´Gimme Some´
036. (027 ) 62,587719 Wanda Jackson ´The Party Ain´t Over´
037. (028 ) 62,462686 The Vaccines ´What Did You Expect From The Vaccines ?´
040. (031 ) 61,904761 Frankie & The Heartstrings ´Hunger´
042. (034 ) 61,756756 Alexander ´Alexander´
046. (036 ) 61,488095 Charles Bradley ´No Time For Dreamning´
047. (000 ) 61,418918 Africa Hitech ´93 Million Miles´
048. (038 ) 61,403508 Adele ´21´
050. (041 ) 61,283783 Amon Amarth ´Surtur Rising´

FURTHER UK-POSITIONS

012. (010 ) 70,454545 Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XXX ´We´re New Here´
018. (015 ) 69,230769 …And You Will Know Us … ´Tao Of The Dead´
020. (000 ) 69,117647 PS I Love You ´Meet Me At The Muster Station´
021. (017 ) 68,965517 Earth ´Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1´
022. (018 ) 68,367346 Hannah Peel ´Broken Wave´
027. (021 ) 68,181818 Suuns ´Zeroes QC´ (2010 )
027. (021 ) 68,181818 The Joy Formidable ´The Big Roar´
032. (024 ) 67,948717 Bibio ´Mind Bokeh´
032. (000 ) 67,948717 Sarabeth Tucek ´Get Well Soon´
038. (026 ) 67,045454 Katy B ´On A Mission´
038. (026 ) 67,045454 Crystal Stilts ´In Love With Oblivion´
042. (030 ) 66,666666 Toro Y Moi ´Underneath The Pine´
042. (030 ) 66,666666 King Creosote & Jon Hopkins ´Diamond Mine´
042. (000 ) 66,666666 Three Trapped Tigers ´Route One Or Die´
046. (032 ) 66,326530 British Sea Power ´Valhalla Dancehall´
046. (032 ) 66,326530 The Strokes ´Angles´
046. (032 ) 66,326530 Erland & The Carnival ´Nightingale´
046. (032 ) 66,326530 Noah And The Whale ´Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down´

FURTHER US-POSITIONS

005. (022 ) 71,463414 Big K.R.I.T. ´Return Of 4Eva´
017. (000 ) 68,472222 Liturgy ´Aesthethica´
025. (018 ) 67,450980 Ghostface Killah ´Apollo Kids´ (2010 )
026. (019 ) 67,361111 Faust ´Something Dirty´
031. (000 ) 66,847826 Times New Viking ´Dancer Equired´
033. (026 ) 66,666666 Delicate Steve ´Wondervisions´
036. (029 ) 66,071428 Cut Copy ´Zonoscope´
037. (025 ) 65,833333 Demdike Stare ´Tryptich´
040. (031 ) 65,555555 Psychic Paramount ´II´
041. (032 ) 65,416666 Dirty Beaches ´Badlands´
044. (036 ) 65,098039 Toro Y Moi ´Underneath The Pine´
045. (037 ) 65,000000 Six Organs Of Admittance ´Asleep On The Floodplain´
047. (038 ) 64,512195 Twilight Singers ´Dynamite Steps´
048. (039 ) 64,509803 Tennis ´Cape Dory´
048. (039 ) 64,509803 Dirtbombs ´Party Store´
050. (041 ) 64,456521 The Joy Formidable ´The Big Roar´

047. (031 ) 64,861111 Johnny Cash ´Bootleg Vol.II : From Memphis To Hollywood´

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NEW COMPETITION

The Clues to the Mega-Critic-Competition June 2011 will be online on June 21st !

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