1. The Woods - Sleater-Kinney (14 points)
2. Picaresque - The Decemberists (12)
3. Get Behind Me Satan - The White Stripes (11)
4. I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning - Bright Eyes (11)
5. Devils and Dust - Bruce Springsteen (10)
6. I'm a Bird Now - Antony and the Johnsons (10)
7. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (9)
8. Arular - M.I.A. (9)
9. Illinois - Sufjan Stevens (8)
10. You Could Have It so Much Better - Franz Ferdinand (6)

If you don't know how it works, the scoring system is 100 total points divided among 10 albums, but you can't give more than 30 or less than five to any album on your list. If you can't add, that's not my problem.

The deadline is Jan. 14, and no, The Arcade Fire are not eligible. I'll add up the total votes at the end on Jan. 15.

Is Annie's Anniemal eligible?

Yes

Should I place my votes here or in an email?

right here on this very page

1. Annie- Anniemal (20)
2. Madonna- Confessions on a Dancefloor (15)
3. Gorillaz- Demon Days (12)
4. Franz Ferdinand- You Could Have It So Much Better (10)
5. Depeche Mode- Playing the Angel (9)
6. LCD Soundsystem- LCD Soundsystem (9)
7. New Order- Waiting for the Sirens' Call (
8. Wolf Parade- Apologies to Queen Mary (6)
9. Vive la Fête- Grand Prix (6)
10. Echo and the Bunnymen- Siberia (5)

Arg- darn smilies. New Order should get 8 points.

Do we have to do 10 albums? I don't think there were 10 albums this year I really loved.

1. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (16)
2. One Be Lo - S.O.N.O.G.R.A.M. (14)
3. Kanye West - Late Registration (13)
4. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (12)
5. Shakira - Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (10)
6. M.I.A. - Arular (9)
7. The Decemberists - Picaresque (8)
8. The Coral - The Invisible Invasion (7)
9. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (6)
10. System Of A Down - Mezmerize (5)

If Annie is eligible, are The Go! Team eligible?

What a fun idea!

1. Sufjan Stevens, ILLINOIS - 22
2. Sleater-Kinney, THE WOODS - 18
3. The New Pornographers, TWIN CINEMA - 13
4. Kanye West, LATE REGISTRATION - 10
5. Antony and the Johnsons, I AM A BIRD NOW - 9
6. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - 7
7. Low, THE GREAT DESTROYER - 6
8. M.I.A., ARULAR - 5
9. The White Stripes, GET BEHIND ME SATAN - 5
10. My Morning Jacket, Z - 5

1/ 'I Am A Bird Now' - Antony and The Johnsons {20}
2/ 'Demon Days' - Gorrliaz {12}
3/ 'Open Season' - British Sea Power {12}
4/ 'Alliagtor' - The National {10}
5/ 'Leaders Of The Free World' - Elbow {10}
6/ 'Coles Corner' - Richard Hawley {8}
7/ 'A Certain Trigger' - Maxïmo Park {9}
8/ 'Awfully Deep' - Roots Manuva {7}
9/ 'The Engineers' - The Engineers {6}
10/ 'Aerial' - Kate Bush {6}

1. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me, Satan (18)
2. Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise (16)
3. My Morning Jacket - Z (16)
4. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm (15)
5. Kanye West - Late Registration (8)
6. M.I.A. - Arular (6)
7. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (6)
8. Anthony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now (5)
9. Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (5)
10. Kate Bush - Aerial (5)

1 COCOROSIE 'NOAH'S ARK' (19)
2 DEVENDRA BANHART 'CRIPPLE CROW' (17)
3 THE WHITE STRIPES 'GET BEHIND ME SATAN' (14)
4 SIGUR ROS 'TAKK...' (12)
5 SURFJAN STEVENS 'ILLINOISE' (11)
6 KATE BUSH 'AERIAL' (10)
7 ANTONY & JOHNSONS 'I AM A BIRD NOW' (6)
8 SPOON 'GIMME FICTION' (4)
9 DECEMBERISTS 'PICARESQUE' (4)
10 VASHTI BUNYAN 'LOOKAFTERING' (3)

1.Demon Days - Gorillaz 26
2.Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now 14
3.Illinois - Sufjan Stevens 10
4.Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary 10
5.Sigur Rós - Takk... 9
6.Franz Ferdinand -You Could Have It So Much Better 9
7.Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft 6
8.Bloc Party - Silent Alarm 6
9.The Magic Numbers - The Magic Numbers 5
10.The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema 5

Sure, The Go! Team can be eligible. North American bias. Plus the American version had a couple of redone songs and a couple of new ones.

P.S. You do have to score ten albums, otherwise your top albums will receive an unfair amount of points compared to everyone else's.

And Stefan needs to repost his list. 5 points is the minimum for an album.

My Top ten is found in the first ten positions here:
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/GeirH/my_top_40_albums_of_2005

The Annie album was not released outside Norway in 2004, was it?

Anyway, it is in my 2004 list, and probably would have made quite the Top 10 in my 2005 list anyway.

1. Illinois - Sufjan Stevens (20)
2. LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (13)
3. Bang Bang Rock & Roll - Art Brut (11)
4. Silent Alarm - Bloc Party (10)
5. Alligator - The National (10)
6. The Needle Was Traveling - Tarwater (10)
7. I'm a Bird Now - Antony and the Johnsons (9)
8. Descended Like Vultures - Rogue Wave (6)
9. Leaders of the Free World - Elbow (6)
10. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (5)

I sorta feel like I'm cheating including both Annie and The Go! Team, but what the heck -- it was a pretty weak year.

01. Sufjan Stevens / Illinois [17 pts]
02. Lightning Bolt / Hypermagic Mountain [16 pts]
03. The Go! Team / Thunder, Lightning, Strike [14 pts]
04. Sleater-Kinney / The Woods [11 pts]
05. Annie / Anniemal [9 pts]
06. The Fiery Furnaces / EP [8 pts]
07. Kanye West / Late Registration [8 pts]
08. Eels / Blinking Lights and Other Revelations [6 pts]
09. Common / Be [6 pts]
10. Super Furry Animals / Love Kraft [5 pts]

CHART ADAPTED TO THE RULES :

1 COCOROSIE 'NOAH'S ARK' (19)
2 DEVENDRA BANHART 'CRIPPLE CROW' (17)
3 THE WHITE STRIPES 'GET BEHIND ME SATAN' (14)
4 SIGUR ROS 'TAKK...' (11)
5 SURFJAN STEVENS 'ILLINOISE' (10)

6 KATE BUSH 'AERIAL' ( 8)
7 ANTONY & JOHNSONS 'I AM A BIRD NOW' ( 6)
8 SPOON 'GIMME FICTION' ( 5)
9 DECMERISTS 'PICARESQUE' ( 5)
10 VASHTI BUNYAN 'LOOKAFTERING' ( 5)

1. My Morning Jacket - "Z" (16)
2. Hal - s/t (14)
3. Mercury Rev - "The secret migration" (13)
4. Richard Swift - "The novelist/Walking without effort" (12)
5. The Go! Team - "Thunder, lightning, strike" (10)
6. Queens Of The Stone Age - "Lullabies to paralyze" (9)
7. Franz Ferdinand - "You could have it so much better" (8)
8. Richard Hawley - "Coles corner" (7)
9. Paul McCartney - "Chaos and creation in the backyard" (6)
10.Antony & The Johnsons - "I am a bird now" (5)

I hate to say it but the new Mariah Carey is topping a lot of year ends lists. That proves just how dreadful this year was in music. I'm sure she'll be in the top 20. I hope Sigor Ros, Ladytron and Art Brut are in the top 20. Lately you critics are ignoring my faves. What's wrong with you? Where are all the Rodney Bingenheimer bands. Rodney hated synths just like me.

1. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (18)
2. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - s/t (13)
3. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (11)
4. The Decemberists - Picaresque (11)
5. The Go!Team - Thunder, Lightning, Strike (11)
6. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (8)
7. Annie - Anniemal (8)
8. Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (8)
9. Broken Social Scene - s/t (6)
10.Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It So Much Better (6)

Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart (20)
Pernice Brothers - Discover a Lovelier Your (15)
The Fall - Fall Heads Roll (15)
The Decemberists - Picaresque (15)
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday (10)
The Books - lost and safe (5)
LCD Soundsystem - s/t (5)
New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (5)
The Bats - At the National Grid (5)
The Mendoza Line - Full of Light and Full of Fire (5)

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (30)
Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations (14)
Elbow - Leaders of the Free World (11)
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (10)
Low - The Great Destroyer (8)
My Morning Jacket - Z (7)
Sigur Ros - Takk… (5)
Supergrass - Road To Rouen (5)
Oneida - The Wedding (5)
Kate Bush - Aerial (5)

Since this list seems to be running out of steam, I'm moving the due date up to Jan. 7. I'll post the results shortly afterwards.

1. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (17)
2. New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (15)
3. Beck - Guero (12)
4. Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary (11)
5. Broken Social Scene - s/t (10)
6. Idiot Pilot - Strange We Should Meet Here (9)
7. Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs (8)
8. Xiu Xiu - La Foret (7)
9. Gorillaz - Demon Days (6)
10. Low - The Great Destroyer (5)

www.angelfire.com/indie/enigmatichowler/reviews

1. Wolfmother - Wolfmother (20)
2. Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft (16)
3. Devendra Banheart - Cripple Crow (14)
4. Smog - A River Ain't Too Much To Love (10)
5. M.I.A. - Arular (9)
6. Ryan Adams - Cold Roses (8)
7. Sleater-Kinney - The Woods (7)
8. Boards Of Canada - The Campfire Headphase (6)
9. Patrick Wolf - Wind In The Wires (5)
10. Brakes - Give Blood (5)

1. Supergrass - Road To Rouen (20)
2. The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike (18)
3. Porcupine Tree - Deadwing (17)
4. Texas - Red Book (10)
5. The Fall - Fall Heads Roll (10)
6. Gorillaz - Demon Days (5)
7. Low - The Great Destroyer (5)
8. Super Furry Animals - Love Kraft (5)
9. British Sea Power - Open Season (5)
10. Bonnie Prince Billy/Matt Sweeney - Superwolf (5)

1) M.I.A. - Arular (16)
2) Common - Be (13)
3) Anthony Hamilton - Ain't Nobody Worryin' (12)
4) Kanye West - Late Registration (12)
5) Shakira - Fijacion Oral Volume 1 (12)
6) Young Jeezy - Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 (10)
7) Mars Volta - Frances The Mute (8)
8) Mitchell Brothers - A Breath Of Fresh Attire (7)
9) LCD Soundsystem - LCD Soundsystem (5)
10) Danger Doom - The Mouse & The Mask (5)

I look forward to the sum up of these ballots.

Unfortunately, I couldn't participate myself. I am so behind. The only thing I know is that Sufjan would have gotten 30 points from me, and The Magic Numbers is currently number 2 in my list.

Would it be possible for me to submit a revamped list? I got 2 albums over the holidays that I actually would put in at Nos. 1 and 2, and have helped remove some of the disappointment I had over the last year. If it's too much of a pain, not to worry -- they probably wouldn't appear on the final list, anyway.

1)Sigor Ros- Takk (23)
2)the Cocteau Twins-Lullibies to Violane (20)
3)Sleater-Kinney-the Woods (12)
4)the Go! Team-Thunder Lightning Strike (8)
5)Art Brut- Bang! Bang! Rock & Roll (7)
6)the White Stripes-Get Behind Me Satan (7)
7)Kate Bush-Aerial (6)
8)Ladytron-? (6)
9)Fiona Apple(6)
10)the Artic Monkeys-? (5)

Go ahead sonofsam.

Since I've been busy and sick, I won't do the final numbers until the original date I mentioned, which was the 14th of January. That will be the deadline.

Go ahead sonofsam.

Since I've been busy and sick, I won't do the final numbers until the original date I mentioned, which was the 14th of January. That will be the deadline.

Awesome! Just ignore my 1st list. This new list may seem somewhat of a waste, as the new entries will probably get few other points, but it's much more honest. Here goes:

01. Konono No. 1 / Congotronics [17 pts]
02. Edan / Beauty and the Beat [17 pts]
03. Sufjan Stevens / Illinois [13 pts]
04. Lightning Bolt / Hypermagic Mountain [10 pts]
05. The Go! Team / Thunder, Lightning, Strike [9 pts]
06. Sleater-Kinney / The Woods [8 pts]
07. Annie / Anniemal [8 pts]
08. The Fiery Furnaces / EP [7 pts]
09. Kanye West / Late Registration [6 pts]
10. Super Furry Animals / Love Kraft [5 pts]