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30/06/07 : UPDATE : THE BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2007 SO FAR

THE REVIEWS/SCORES OF FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS/WEBSITES HAVE BEEN ADDED UP :

- COKEMACHINEGLOW
- DUSTED
- FASTNBULBOUS
- METACRITIC
- MUSICBOX
- MUSIK EXPRESS
- OBSERVER/GUARDIAN
- PITCHFORKMEDIA
- PLATTENTESTS
- PLAYLOUDER
- PREFIXMAG
- Q
- RATE YOUR MUSIC
- UNCUT

AS THE FOLLOWING ALBUMS ALREADY CHARTED IN THE 2006-EOY-LIST, THEY HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED :

(84 1188) COLD WAR KIDS ´ROBBERS & COWARDS´(# 139/06)
(66 1144) THE DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´(# 10/06)
(60 1116) PETER BJORN & JOHN ´WRITER´S BLOCK´(# 72/06)
(42 1039) AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´(# 63/06)

ALSO NOT INCLUDED, AS IT IS AN EP :

(74 1163) DEERHUNTER ´FLUORESCENT GREY´

WHICH IS THE BEST EP SO FAR FOLLOWED BY :

(1325) JOANNA NEWSOM ´AND THE Y´S STREET BAND´
(1457) JUNIOR BOYS ´DEAD HORSE´

90 1232 ALASDAIR ROBERTS ´THE AMBER GATHERERS´
89 1223 FALL OUT BOY ´INFINITY ON HIGH´
88 1220 RICHARD SWIFT ´DRESSED UP FOR THE LETDOWN´
87 1218 POP LEVI ´RETURN TO FORM BLACK MAGICK PARTY´
86 1208 PATTY GRIFFIN ´CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH´

85 1207 ELUVIUM ´COPIA´
84 1204 MATTHEW HERBERT ´SCORE´
83 1201 INTERPOL ´OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE´
82 1199 PAUL MC CARTNEY ´MEMORY ALMOST FULL´
81 1198 RY COODER ´MY NAME IS BUDDY´

80 1188 DIGITALISM ´IDEALISM´
79 1188 BORIS & MICHIO KURIHARA ´RAINBOW´
78 1185 NINE INCH NAILS ´YEAR ZERO´
77 1184 LAURA VEIRS ´SALTBREAKERS´
76 1184 MARISSA NADLER ´SONG 3 : BIRD ON THE WATER´

75 1175 THE EARLIES ´THE ENEMY CHORUS´
74 1172 RICKIE LEE JONES ´SERMON ON EXPOSITION BVD´
73 1167 KEREN ANN ´KEREN ANN´
72 1165 ELECTRELANE ´NO SHOUTS, NO CALLS´
71 1165 KLAXONS ´MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE´

70 1162 RICHARD THOMPSON ´SWEET WARRIOR´
69 1158 NOISETTES ´WHATßS THE TIME MR WOLF´
68 1158 DO MAKE SAY THINK ´YOU´RE A HISTORY IN RUST´
67 1155 MARNIE STERN ´IN ADVANCE OF THE BROKEN ARM´
66 1150 STARS OF THE LID ´AND THEIR REFINEMENT OF...´

65 1147 RYAN ADAMS ´EASY TIGER´
64 1144 BLOC PARTY ´A WEEKEND IN THE CITY´
61 1134 MALCOLM MIDDLETON ´A BRIGHTER BEAT´
61 1134 KAISER CHIEFS ´YOURS TRULY, ANGRY MOB´
61 1134 TINARIWEN ´AMAN IMAN : WATER IS LIFE´

60 1128 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB ´BABY 81´
59 1117 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME´
58 1113 THE ALIENS ´ASTRONOMY FOR DOGS´
57 1110 THE TWILIGHT SAD ´FOURTEEN AUTUMNS AND...´
56 1110 BESNARD LAKES ´ARE THE DARK HORSES´

54 1109 EDITORS ´AN END HAS A START´
54 1109 NICK LOWE ´AT MY AGE´
53 1108 DIZZEE RASCAL ´MATHS AND ENGLISH´
52 1107 LONEY DEAR ´LONEY, NOIR´
51 1106 JUSTICE ´CROSS SYMBOL´

50 1105 SOULSAVERS ´IT´S NOT HOW FAR YOU FALL...´
49 1103 ART BRUT ´IT´S A BIT COMPLICATED´
48 1092 NEIL YOUNG ´LIVE AT MASSEY HALL´
47 1085 THE CLIENTELE ´GOD SAVE THE CLIENTELE´
46 1084 THE APPLES IN STEREO ´NEW MAGNETIC WONDER´

45 1073 GHOST ´IN STORMY NIGHTS´
44 1058 AMON TOBIN ´FOLEY ROOM´
43 1055 THE RAKES ´TEN NEW MESSAGES´
42 1054 BILL CALLAHAN ´WOKE ON A WHALEHEART´
41 1027 GRUFF RHYS ´CANDYLION´

40 1027 POLE ´STEINGARTEN´
39 1016 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH ´SOME LOUD THUNDER´
38 1010 DÄLEK ´ABANDONED LANGUAGE´
37 1006 DUNGEN ´TIO BITAR´
36 1006 EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY ´ALL OF A SUDDEN...´

35 984 !!! ´MYTH TAKES´
34 972 DEERHUNTER ´CRYPTOGRAMS´
33 971 JAMIE T ´PANIC PREVENTION´
32 969 FROG EYES ´TEARS OF THE VALEDICTORIAN´
31 962 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ´RELEASE THE STARS´

30 959 MAXIMO PARK ´OUR EARTHLY PLEASURES´
29 945 THE GOOD,THE BAD AND THE ´QUEEN ´THE GOOD...´
28 900 EL-P ´I´LL SLEEP WHEN YOU ARE DEAD´
27 898 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ´ERA VULGARIS´
26 894 MODEST MOUSE ´WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP...´

25 881 MENOMENA ´FREIND & FOE´
24 849 WILCO ´SKY BLUE SKY´
23 847 GRINDERMAN ´GRINDERMAN´
22 836 VON SÜDENFED ´TROMATIC REFLEXXIONS´
21 826 LOW ´DRUMS AND GUNS´

20 820 BRIGHT EYES ´CASSADAGA´
19 805 FEIST ´THE REMINDER´
18 801 DEERHOOF ´FRIEND OPPORTUNITY´
17 800 THE WHITE STRIPES ´ICKY THUMP´
16 796 DINOSAUR JR. ´BEYOND´

15 779 FIELD MUSIC ´TONES OF TOWN´
14 772 THE SHINS ´WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY´
13 771 BLONDE REDHEAD ´23´
12 726 PATRICK WOLF ´THE MAGIC POSITION´
11 726 BJÖRK ´VOLTA´

10 696 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE´
9 692 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER´
8 644 OF MONTREAL ´HISSING FAUNA...´
7 594 KINGS OF LEON ´BECAUSE OF THE TIMES´
6 537 ANDREW BIRD ´ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA´

5 428 ELLIOTT SMITH ´NEW MOON´
4 402 PANDA BEAR ´PERSON PITCH´
3 376 ARCADE FIRE ´THE NEON BIBLE´
2 363 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ´SOUND OF SILVER´
1 337 BATTLES ´MIRRORED´

INDICATES ´NEW ENTRY´
INDICATES ´RE-ENTRY´
INDICATES ´CLIMBER´

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Re: 30/06/07 : UPDATE : THE BEST REVIEWED ALBUMS OF 2007 SO FAR

Isn't Pitchfork overrepresented? They're included in the MetaCritic score as well as added by their own score.

Nice to see Battles taking over #1.