EVERY YEAR ´BILLBOARD´ PRINTS OUT THE TOP 10 ALBUMS, CALCULATED ON THE BASE OF THEIR CRITICS´ TOP TEN CHARTS ... AND EVERY YEAR IN COUNTING OUT MYSELF (AS
I WANT TO HAVE THE TOP 50) I FIND OUT, THEY´RE WRONG
... SO THEY WRITE, A TOTAL OF 48 LISTS WERE SUBMITTED
AND THAT THEY ARE PRINTED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES ... BUT THERE ARE ONLY 45 LISTS PRINTED ... OKAY, SO YOU WOULD THINK I AM MISSING 3 CHARTS, AND THAT MAKES THE
DIFFERENCE, BUT SOME RECORDS ADD MORE POINTS THAN THE ONES PRINTED OUT IN THE TOP TEN, AND THE DECEMBERISTS
WITH A TOTAL OF 27 POINTS DO NOT EVEN FIGURE IN THEIR TOP TEN ...
ANYWAY, HERE THE TOP 50, ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS:
1 55 (7) TV ON THE RADIO ´RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN´
2 53 (7) GNARLS BARKLEY ´ST.ELSEWHERE´
3 50 (6) ARCTIC MONKEYS ´WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM...´
4 47 (6) BOB DYLAN ´MODERN TIMES´
5 48 (6) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ´WE SHALL OVERCOME´
6 36 (6) THE HOLD STEADY ´BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA´
7 34 (5) RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ´STADIUM ARCADIUM´
8 33 (5) DIXIE CHICKS ´TAKING THE LONG WAY
9 30 (5) TOM WAITS ´ORPHANS...´
10 28 (3) TOOL ´10´000 DAYS´
11 27 (5) THE DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´
12 27 (4) THE BEATLES ´LOVE´
13 23 (3) CORINNE BAILEY-RAE ´CORINNE BAILEY RAE´
14 22 (5) ALAN JACKSON ´LIKE RED ON A ROSE´
15 21 (4) JOANA NEWSOM ´YS´
16 21 (3) PEARL JAM ´PEARL JAM´
16 21 (3) JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ´FUTURESEX/LOVESOUND´
16 21 (3) NELLIE MC KAY ´PRETTY LITTLE HEAD´
19 20 (4) NEKO CASE ´FOX CONFESSOR...´
20 20 (3) THOM YORKE ´THE ERASER´
21 19 (3) HOT CHIP ´THE WARNING´
21 19 (3) COSTELLO/TOUSSAINT ´THE RIVER IN REVERSE´
23 19 (2) CALLE 13 ´CALLE 13´
23 19 (2) RICARDO ARJONA ´ADENTRO´
25 18 (3) JOHNNY CASH ´AMERICAN V - A HUNDRED MILES´
26 18 (2) THE KILLERS ´SAM´S TOWN´
26 18 (2) ROSANNE CASH ´BLACK CADILLAC´
28 17 (4) JENNY LEWIS & WATSON TWINS ´RABBIT FUR COAT´
29 17 (3) SONIC YOUTH ´RATHER RIPPED´
29 17 (3) CAT POWER ´THE GREATEST´
36 14 (3) PAUL SIMON ´SURPRISE´
36 14 (3) BAND OF HORSES ´EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME´
38 14 (2) SILVERSUN PICKUPS ´CARNAVAS´
38 14 (2) MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE ´THE BLACK PARADE´
38 14 (2) NEIL YOUNG ´LIVING WITH WAR´
38 14 (2) AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´
42 13 (3) ALABAMA ´SONGS OF INSPIRATION´
42 13 (3) BELLE & SEBASTIAN ´THE LIFE PURSUIT´
44 13 (2) RHYMEFEST ´BLUE COLLAR´
45 12 (2) THE PIPETTES ´WE ARE THE PIPETTES´
45 12 (2) SEAN LENNON ´FRIENDLY FIRE´
45 12 (2) BONNIE ´PRINCE´BILLY ´THE LETTING GO´
45 12 (2) MONTGOMERY GENTRY ´SOME PEOPLE CHANGE´
49 11 (3) DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS ´A BLESSING AND A CURSE´
50 11 (2) CANDI STATON ´HIS HANDS´
50 11 (2) SPARKLEHORSE ´DREAMT OF LIGHT YEARS...´
50 11 (2) ALAN JACKSON ´PRECIOUS MEMORIES´
