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BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´-LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´SCORES ONLY, I ALSO INCLUDE READER´S/LISTENER´S EOY-POLLS AND SOME BLOGS :

THE FOLLOWING EOY-LISTS HAVE BEEN SUMMED UP :

- AMAZON EDITORS
- BOOMKAT
- COKEMACHINEGLOW
- DECIBEL MAGAZINE
- DUSTED MAGAZINE
- EXCLAIM!
- FAST´N´BULBOUS
- GAFFA (DENMARK)
- HARP MAGAZINE
- INSOUND
- LOS ANGELES TIMES (ANN POWER)
- METACRITIC
- MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO STAFF
- MUSIC-BOX
- PASTE MAGAZINE
- PICADILLY RECORDS
- PIERO SCARUFFI
- Q MAGAZINE
- RATE YOUR MUSIC
- ROUGH TRADE
- SONIC (SWEDEN)
- THE TIMES (LONDON)
- WXPN PHILADELPHIA STAFF
- STYLUS
- UNCUT

HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR 2006 SCORE :

DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´: 23 POINTS (STILL #10)
HOLD STEADY ´BOYS AND GIRLS...´: 87 POINTS (NOW #13)
LILY ALLEN ´ALRIGHT,STILL´: 47 POINTS (STILL #21)
JARVIS COCKER ´JARVIS´: 15 POINTS (NOW #45)
AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´: 121 POINTS (NOW #64)
LONG BLONDES ´SOMEONE...´: 3 POINTS (STILL #52)
PETER,BJORN&JOHN ´WRITER´S...´: 73 POINTS (NOW #64)

AND HERE THE TOP 50 OF 2007 SO FAR :

50 101 LES SAVY FAV ´LET´S STAY FRIENDS´
49 102 TED LEO & PHARMACISTS ´LIVING WITH THE LIVING´
48 102 INTERPOL ´OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE´
47 107 PATTY GRIFFIN ´CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH´
46 113 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ´ERA VULGARIS´

45 114 MIRANDA LAMBERT ´CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND´
44 116 CARIBOU ´ANDORRA´
43 116 BRIGHT EYES ´CASSADAGA´
42 117 JENS LEKMAN ´NIGHT FALLS OVER KORTEDALA´
40 119 !!! ´MYTH TAKES´

40 119 PATRICK WOLF ´THE MAGIC POSITION´
39 122 DEERHOOF ´FRIEND OPPORTUNITY´
38 125 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ´RELEASE THE STARS´
37 130 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME´
36 132 GRINDERMAN ´GRINDERMAN´

34 133 BJÖRK ´VOLTA´
34 133 OKKERVIL RIVER ´THE STAGE NAMES´
33 134 THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE QUEEN ´THE GOOD...´
32 142 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS ´CHALLENGERS´
31 145 ELLIOTT SMITH ´NEW MOON´

30 152 MODEST MOUSE ´WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP...´
29 153 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE´
28 158 MENOMENA ´FRIEND AND FOE´
27 164 RILO KILEY ´UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT´
26 168 BLONDE REDHEAD ´23´

25 175 BEIRUT ´THE FLYING CLUB CUP´
24 176 ROBERT WYATT ´COMICOPERA´
23 177 KANYE WEST ´GRADUATION´
22 179 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ´STRAWBERRY JAM´
21 180 BAND OF HORSES ´CEASE TO BEGIN´

20 184 OF MONTREAL ´HISSING FAUNA...´
19 187 P.J. HARVEY ´WHITE CHALK´
18 192 RYAN ADAMS ´EASY TIGER´
17 193 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ´MAGIC´
16 199 KINGS OF LEON ´BECAUSE OF THE TIMES´

15 203 BURIAL ´UNTRUE´
14 233 ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS ´RAISING SAND´
13 273 BATTLES ´MIRRORED´
12 287 THE SHINS ´WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY´
11 311 FEIST ´THE REMINDER´

10 312 THE WHITE STRIPES ´ICKY THUMP´
9 314 WILCO ´SKY BLUE SKY´
8 318 IRON & WINE ´THE SHEPHERD´S DOG´
7 443 SPOON ´GA GA GA GA GA´
6 478 M.I.A. ´KALA´

5 479 PANDA BEAR ´PERSON PITCH´
4 501 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER´
3 501 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ´SOUND OF SILVER´
2 528 RADIOHEAD ´IN RAINBOWS´
1 585 THE ARCADE FIRE ´NEON BIBLE´

AN UPDATE WILL FOLLOW MONDAY DECEMBER 11TH

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

SORRY, I MEAN ON MONDAY DECEMBER 10TH

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

Great job, Stefan! Good to see Sound of Silver in the top 5.

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

"MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO STAFF"

Why did you decide to include that? They aren't critics they're DJ's.

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

If you're going to include dj's my idol Rodney Bingenheimer has grown rather found of the new Hard-fi record and the new Switches record. Don't forget the mayor.

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

"DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´-LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´SCORES ONLY, I ALSO INCLUDE READER´S/LISTENER´S EOY-POLLS AND SOME BLOGS"

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

Wow. I generally agree with that list. Only a few are too low and a few are too high.

Of course, the weird eclectic albums haven't gotten their Hipfork boost yet, and the idiosyncratic pop albums haven't gotten their Popmatters boost yet.

Re: BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (25 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

Jigga and Beirut need more respect.