UPDATE : BEST ALBUMS OF 2006 (NOW 42 EOY-LISTS INCLUDED)
I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS NOT HENRIK´S
´ACCLAIMED MUSIC´-LIST. DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S LIST
EHICH IS BASED ONLY ON MUSIC CRITIC´S SCORES, I ALSO
INCLUDE READER´S/LISTENER´S EOY-POLLS AND SOME BLOGS.
THE FOLLOWING SCORES HAVE BEEN ADDED :
- AFTENPOSTEN
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
- COKEMACHINEGLOW
- DAGBLADET
- DAGSAVISEN
- DAILY CALIFORNIAN
- ELASTIC HEART
- EXCLAIM
- FACT MAGAZINE
- GORILLA VS BEAR
- INTRO CRITICS
- KINGBLIND
- LA BODEGA
- LES INROCKUPTIBLES
- MESH SAN FRANCISCO
- MOJO
- NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO LISTENERS
- NME
- OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY
- ONTOTHETRACKS
- PICADILLY RECORDS
- RUMORE
- SHAKING THROUGH
- THINGS I´D RATHER BE DOING
- TRUTH COMES IN BLOWS
- TUFTS OBSERVER
1 714 TV ON THE RADIO ´RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN´
2 578 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM...´
3 520 BOB DYLAN ´MODERN TIMES´
4 472 JOANNA NEWSOM ´YS´
5 413 CAT POWER ´THE GREATEST´
6 395 MIDLAKE ´THE TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER´
7 324 TOM WAITS ´ORPHANS : BRAWLERS,BAWLERS,BASTARDS´
8 323 THE DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´
9 314 NEKO CASE ´FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD´
10 313 HOT CHIP ´THE WARNING´
16 283 THE FLAMING LIPS ´AT WAR WITH THE MYSTICS´
17 276 BONNIE ´PRINCE´BILLY ´THE LETTING GO´
18 273 THE RACONTEURS ´BROKEN BOY SOLDIER´
19 263 BELLE & SEBASTIAN ´THE LIFE PURSUIT´
20 260 JOHNNY CASH ´AMERICAN V - A HUNDRED HIGHWAYS´
21 255 BAND OF HORSES ´EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME´
22 253 YO LA TENGO ´I AM NOT AFRAID OF...´
23 242 LILY ALLEN ´ALRIGHT, STILL´
24 232 GHOSTFACE KILLAH ´FISHSCALE´
25 231 ALI FARKA TOURE ´SAVANE´
26 222 THE HOLD STEADY ´BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA´
27 220 THE KNIFE ´SILENT SHOUT´
28 211 SONIC YOUTH ´RATHER RIPPED´
29 211 BEIRUT ´GULAG ORKESTAR´
30 205 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ´WE SHALL OVERCOME´
31 187 THE STROKES ´FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF EARTH´
32 185 DESTROYER ´DESTROYER´S RUBIES´
33 179 JENNY LEWIS & WATSON TWINS ´RABBIT FUR COAT´
34 179 MORRISSEY ´RINGLEADER OF THE TORMENTORS´
35 172 AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´
36 171 VETIVER ´TO FIND ME GONE´
37 161 THE RAPTURE ´PIECES OF THE PEOPLE WE LOVE´
38 160 BECK ´THE INFORMATION´
39 160 ESPERS ´ESPERS II´
40 159 JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ´FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS´
41 157 WOLFMOTHER ´WOLFMOTHER´
42 150 SCOTT WALKER ´THE DRIFT´
43 149 JUNIOR BOYS ´SO THIS IS GOODBYE´
44 148 M.WARD ´POST-WAR´
45 145 THE LONG BLONDES ´SOMEONE TO DRIVE YOU HOME´
46 144 SPANK ROCK ´YOYOYOYOYOYO´
47 143 SUFJAN STEVENS ´THE AVALNCHE´
47 143 MOGWAI ´MR.BEAST´
49 139 CLIPSE ´HELL HATH NO FURY´
50 132 LOVE IS ALL ´NINE TIMES THAT SAME SONG´
51 129 SCRITTI POLITI ´WHITE BREAD, BLACK BEER´
52 121 GRIZZLY BEAR ´YELLOW HOUSE´
53 121 THE KILLERS ´SAM´S TOWN´
54 120 THE STREETS ´HARDEST WAY TO MAKE AN EASY LIVIN´
55 117 THE ROOTS ´GAME THEORY´
56 114 MUSE ´BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS´
57 108 CONVERGE ´NO HEROES´
58 105 BUILT TO SPILL ´YOU IN REVERSE´
59 104 IRON MAIDEN ´A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH´
60 100 KASABIAN ´EMPIRE´
HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM THEIR 2005 SCORE :
65 POINTS FOR THE STROKES ´FIRST IMPRESSIONS...´
HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR 2005 SCORE :
95 POINTS FOR CLAP YOUR HANDS´... ´CLAP YOUR HANDS...
NOW : # 14
31 POINTS FOR ART BRUT ´BANG BANG ROCK´N´ROLL´
NOW : # 20
30 POINTS FOR BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ´BROKEN SOCIAL...´
NOW : # 24
7 POINTS FOR VITALIC ´OK COWBOY´
STILL # 74