It took longer than expected to be completed, but the results of Idolator.com's Jackin' Pop critics' poll are finally available at: http://www.idolator.com/jackinpop2006/

A reminder: Idolator is a music blog affiliated with Gawker.com. Last month, they announced this poll, edited by noted rock writer Michelangelo Matos, as a brazen attempt to supplant the Village Voice's Pazz & Jop poll, under the theory that thanks to the recent massive changes in ownership and personnel at the Voice the value of the 2006 poll would be severely compromised. Idolator sent out 1,500 ballots to print and online rock critics, and despite negative pressure from the Voice's corporate owners, they got 497 ballots back - a more-than-respectable total.

Henrik, I assume that you give a somewhat higher weight each year to the P&J poll, because of the numbers involved. It might not be a bad idea to do the same with this one.

The results page for the top albums poll has 1300 titles listed. Here are the top 100:

1. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain (1338 points in 125 votes)
2. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale (1247 points in 118 votes)
3. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America (1073 points in 95 votes)
4. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury (1057 points in 102 votes)
5. Joanna Newsom - Ys (883 points in 84 votes)
6. Bob Dylan - Modern Times (749 points in 70 votes)
7. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (623 points in 61 votes)
8. The Knife - Silent Shout (607 points in 56 votes)
9. Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood (588 points in 58 votes)
10. Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit (586 points in 54 votes)
11. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (571 points in 53 votes)
12. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped (565 points in 57 votes)
13. Hot Chip - The Warning (529 points in 54 votes)
14. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds (470 points in 44 votes)
15. Cat Power - The Greatest (444 points in 44 votes)
16. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife (434 points in 42 votes)
17. Girl Talk - Night Ripper (420 points in 38 votes)
18. Destroyer - Destroyer's Rubies (395 points in 37 votes)
19. Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat (387 points in 38 votes)
20. Jay Dee aka J Dilla - Donuts (384 points in 35 votes)
21. T.I. - King (367 points in 36 votes)
22. Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (364 points in 33 votes)
23. Scott Walker - The Drift (350 points in 31 votes)
24. Mastodon - Blood Mountain (342 points in 30 votes)
25. Tom Waits - Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards (341 points in 32 votes)
26. The Roots - Game Theory (326 points in 32 votes)
27. The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine (315 points in 29 votes)
28. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor (303 points in 33 votes)
29. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time (301 points in 31 votes)
30. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones (293 points in 31 votes)
31. Lily Allen - Alright, Still (291 points in 30 votes)
32. Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope (284 points in 28 votes)
33. The Coup - Pick a Bigger Weapon (276 points in 28 votes)
34. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House (274 points in 29 votes)
35. Dixie Chicks - Taking the Long Way (274 points in 26 votes)
36. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (271 points in 29 votes)
37. Scritti Politti - White Bread, Black Beer (259 points in 23 votes)
38. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar (235 points in 22 votes)
39. Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (228 points in 21 votes)
40. DJ Drama & Lil Wayne - Dedication 2 (226 points in 24 votes)
41. Love Is All - Nine Times That Same Song (226 points in 23 votes)
42. Liars - Drum's Not Dead (226 points in 20 votes)
43. Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye (218 points in 23 votes)
44. Thom Yorke - The Eraser (208 points in 22 votes)
45. Ornette Coleman - Sound Grammar (206 points in 19 votes)
46. Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther (200 points in 20 votes)
47. M. Ward - Post-War (181 points in 17 votes)
48. Peter, Bjorn & John - Writer's Block (175 points in 18 votes)
49. Burial - Burial (175 points in 15 votes)
50. The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers (174 points in 18 votes)
51. Ali Farka Toure - Savane (172 points in 17 votes)
52. Califone - Roots and Crowns (172 points in 16 votes)
53. CSS - Cansei De Ser Sexy (164 points in 17 votes)
54. Mission of Burma - The Obliterati (159 points in 15 votes)
55. Beck - The Information (157 points in 17 votes)
56. Brightblack Morning Light - Brightblack Morning Light (156 points in 15 votes)
57. Neil Young - Living with War (153 points in 15 votes)
58. Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet (151 points in 15 votes)
59. Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country (147 points in 14 votes)
60. Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (140 points in 14 votes)
61. Todd Snider - The Devil You Know (140 points in 13 votes)
62. Boris - Pink (137 points in 14 votes)
63. Spank Rock - YoYoYoYoYo (136 points in 13 votes)
64. Islands - Return to the Sea (134 points in 14 votes)
65. Tom Ze - Estudando O Pagode (134 points in 12 votes)
66. The Blow - Paper Television (133 points in 14 votes)
67. The Game - Doctor's Advocate (132 points in 15 votes)
68. Johnny Cash - American V: A Hundred Highways (130 points in 13 votes)
69. The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth (130 points in 13 votes)
70. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas (122 points in 12 votes)
71. Art Brut - Bang Bang Rock 'n' Roll (121 points in 11 votes)
72. Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That (120 points in 13 votes)
73. Herbert - Scale (113 points in 11 votes)
74. Danielson - Ships (111 points in 11 votes)
75. The Long Blondes - Someone to Drive You Home (111 points in 11 votes)
76. Ellen Allien and Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles (109 points in 12 votes)
77. Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds (108 points in 11 votes)
78. New York Dolls - One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even This (106 points in 9 votes)
79. Nas - Hip-Hop Is Dead (105 points in 9 votes)
80. The Black Angels - Passover (102 points in 11 votes)
81. Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah (100 points in 11 votes)
82. The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely (98 points in 9 votes)
83. Man Man - Six Demon Bag (97 points in 9 votes)
84. The Ark - State of the Ark (97 points in 8 votes)
85. Rosanne Cash - Black Cadillac (94 points in 9 votes)
86. Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming (92 points in 10 votes)
87. Muse - Black Holes & Revelations (92 points in 9 votes)
88. Comets on Fire - Avatar (91 points in 10 votes)
89. Drive-By Truckers - A Blessing and a Cruse (91 points in 10 votes)
90. Kelis - Kelis Was Here (90 points in 9 votes)
91. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (90 points in 7 votes)
92. Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam (89 points in 9 votes)
93. Wolfmother - Wolfmother (89 points in 9 votes)
94. Pernice Brothers - Live a Little (89 points in 8 votes)
95. Booka Shade - Movements (88 points in 9 votes)
96. Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra - Boulevard de l'Independence (87 points in 9 votes)
97. Be Your Own Pet - Be Your Own Pet (86 points in 9 votes)
98. Lindsey Buckingham - Under the Skin (86 points in 9 votes)
99. Juana Molina - Son (84 points in 9 votes)
100. The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love (84 points in 9 votes)

And here are the top 50 songs:

1. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (169 votes)
2. T.I. - What You Know (89 votes)
3. Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. - My Love (79 votes)
4. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man (51 votes)
5. TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me (49 votes)
6. Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland - Promiscuous (45 votes)
7. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack (35 votes)
7. The Raconteurs - Steady, as She Goes (35 votes)
8. Hot Chip - Over and Over (33 votes) 1 for Solid Groove Remix
10. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push (32 votes)
10. Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks (32 votes)
12. The Killers - When You Were Young (29 votes)
13. My Chemical Romance - Welcome to the Black Parade (28 votes)
14. Beyonce - Irreplaceable (26 votes)
14. Rihanna - SOS (26 votes)
16. Clipse - Wamp Wamp (What It Do) (24 votes)
17. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken (23 votes)
18. Kelis - Bossy (22 votes) 1 for Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix
19. Band of Horses - The Funeral (21 votes)
19. Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone - Ridin' (21 votes) 1 for NYPD Remix ft. Papoose & Jae Millz
19. Lily Allen - LDN (21 votes)
22. CSS - Let's Make Love (and Listen to Death From Above) (20 votes)
23. Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice (19 votes)
23. Junior Boys ft. Andi Toma - In the Morning (19 votes)
23. The Pipettes - Pull Shapes (19 votes)
26. Cassie - Me & U (18 votes)
26. Clipse - Mr. Me Too (18 votes)
26. Lily Allen - Smile (18 votes)
26. Nelly Furtado - Maneater (18 votes) 2 for remix ft. Lil Wayne
30. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor (17 votes)
30. Prince - Black Sweat (17 votes)
32. Beyonce - Ring the Alarm (16 votes)
32. LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 Nike/Original Run (16 votes)
32. The Knife - We Share Our Mother's Health (16 votes) 1 for Trentemoeller Remix
32. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (16 votes)
36. Cat Power - The Greatest (15 votes)
36. Rick Ross - Hustlin' (15 votes) 1 for remix ft. Jay-Z & Young Jeezy
38. Lady Sovereign - Love Me or Hate Me (14 votes) 2 for remix ft. Missy Elliott
38. The Hold Steady - Chips Ahoy! (14 votes)
40. Lil Wayne ft. Robin Thicke - Shooter (13 votes)
40. The Knife - Silent Shout (13 votes)
42. Cham - Ghetto Story (12 votes)
42. E-40 - Tell Me When to Go (12 votes)
42. Regina Spektor - Fidelity (12 votes) 1 for Infidelity; dbl chk
42. Ricardo Villalobos - Fizheuer Ziheuer (12 votes)
42. Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie (12 votes)
47. Beirut - Postcards From Italy (11 votes)
47. The Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations (11 votes)
47. The Thermals - A Pillar of Salt (11 votes)
50. Amy Winehouse - Rehab (10 votes)
50. Danielson - Did I Step on Your Trumpet? (10 votes)
50. Ghostface Killah ft. Ne-Yo - Back Like That (10 votes)
50. Midlake - Roscoe (10 votes)
50. Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (10 votes)
50. The Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control (10 votes) 3 for Soulwax Nite Version

I wholeheartedly endorse this poll. Not only because I voted in it, but also because I finished second in their critical alignment ratings. On second thought, perhaps that's not such a good thing ... never mind.

A question to Henrik: Will this poll be treated as the successor of the Village Voice poll?

I guess you can say that. It will be given a much higher weight than the other EOY lists, just as I did for Village Voice's Pazz&Jop poll.

Keep in mind, of course, that there is still going to be a P&J poll next month as well. If there is a groundswell of protest non-votes, as an NPR story about the Idolator poll implied, its value might indeed be severely compromised, but unless only 50 or so critics participate the poll should probably still be given its usual extra weight. It should be interesting to compare the two - although I suspect they'll probably look very much the same.

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