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UPDATE 18/12/07 : BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (NOW 80 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´- LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´ SCORES ONLY, I ALSO INCLUDE READERS´/LISTENERS` POLLS AND SOME BLOGS.

THE FOLLOWING EOY-LISTS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE :

- ADRESSA (NORWAY)
- ALTROCKER
- AMAZON.CO.UK CRITICS
- AV CLUB/THE ONION
- AVERSION
- BALTIMORE CITY PAPER
- BOWS AND ARROWS
- CRAZYMONK
- CHICAGO TRIBUNE
- DAGSAVISEN (NORWAY)
- DROWNED IN SOUND READERS
- ELASTIC HEART
- FACT MAGAZINE
- FILTER MAGAZINE
- HEAVEN (NETHERLANDS)
- KINGBLIND
- LA BODEGA
- LES INROCKUPTIBLES /FRANCE)
- MAGIC (FRANCE)
- MUSIKEXPRESS (GERMANY) READERS
- MSNBC
- NME
- POPMATTERS
- ROLLING STONE (US)
- SAN ANTONIO NEWS
- SLANT MAGAZINE
- SPEX (GERMANY) CRITICS
- SPEX (GERMANY) READERS
- SPIN
- STEREOGUM
- TIME MAGAZINE
- TRAVELER´S DIAGRAM
- TRUTH COMES IN BLOWS

THE FOLLOWING SCORES HAVE BEEN UPDATES :

- COKEMACHINEGLOW
- DUSTED MAGAZINE
- FASTNBULBOUS
- METACRITIC
- MUSICBOX
- ROUGH TRADE (NOW TOP 50)

HAVE BEEN ADDED TO HER 2005 SCORE :

ROBYN ´ROBYN´: 42 POINTS (NOW #79)

HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR 2006 SCORE :

DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´: 39 POINTS (NOW #9)
HOLD STEADY ´BOYS AND GIRLS...´: 185 POINTS (NOW #11)
LILY ALLEN ´ALRIGHT,STILL´: 118 POINTS (NOW #19)
JARVIS COCKER ´JARVIS´: 17 POINTS (NOW #45)
PIPETTES ´WE ARE THE PIPETES´: 20 POINTS (NOW #49)
LONG BLONDES ´SOMEONE...´: 6 POINTS (NOW #53)
GOSSIP ´STANDING IN THE WAY...´: 40 POINTS (NOW #78)
COLD WAR KIDS ´ROBBERS AND...´: 75 POINTS (NOW #98)
HERMAN DUNE ´GIANT´: 13 POINTS (NOW #115)
FRATELLIS ´COSTELLO MUSIC´: 56 POINTS (NOW #122)

AS THE ALBUMS FROM AMY WINEHOUSE AND PETER,BJORN & JOHN HAVE COLLECTED MORE POINTS SO FAR IN 2007 THAN
IN 2006, THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED (FOR THE MOMENT)TO THE 2007-EOY-LIST.

HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM THEIR 2005 SCORE :

AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´: 248 POINTS
PETER,BJORN & JOHN ´WRITER´S BLOCK´: 125 POINTS

105 100 ALELA DIANE ´THE PIRATE´S GOSPEL´ NE
104 101 THURSTON MOORE ´TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY´ NE
103 102 BETTYE LAVETTE ´THE SCENE OF THE CRIME´ NE
100 103 BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME ´COLORS´ --
100 103 BILL CALLAHAN ´WOKE ON A WHALEHEART´ NE

100 103 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS ´HEY VENUS´ NE
99 104 DINOSAUR JR. ´BEYOND´ NE
97 108 COMMON ´FINDING FOREVER´ NE
97 108 LIARS ´LIARS´ NE
96 109 MARK RONSON ´VERSION´ NE

95 111 NICK LOWE ´AT MY AGE´ NE
92 112 STARS OF THE LID ´AND THEIR REFINEMENT...´ --
92 112 YEASAYER ´ALL HOUR CYMBALS´ --
92 112 FIELD MUSIC ´TONES OF TOWN´ NE
91 114 EL-P ´I´LL SLEEP WHEN YOU ARE DEAD´ NE

90 117 MIKA ´LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION´ NE
89 119 SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO ´ATTACK DECAY...´ NE
87 122 DIZZEE RASCAL ´MATHS AND ENGLISH´ NE
87 122 PATRICK WATSON ´CLOSE TO PARADISE´ NE
86 123 FUTURE OF THE LEFT ´CURSES´ NE

85 125 STUDIO ´WEST COAST´ NE
84 126 DEERHOOF ´FRIEND OPPORTUNITY´ --
83 127 AGAINST ME! ´NEW WAVE´ --
82 128 ST.VINCENT ´MARRY ME´ NE
80 129 AVETT BROTHERS ´EMOTIONALISM´ NE

80 129 STARS ´IN OUR BEDROOM AFTER THE WAR´ NE
79 130 LIL WAYNE ´DA DROUGHT 3´ NE
78 131 PANTHA DU PRINCE ´THIS BLISS´ NE
77 132 GRAVENHURST ´THE WESTERN LANDS´ NE
76 133 THE BESNARD LAKES ´...ARE THE DARK HORSE´ --

75 134 THE TWILIGHT SAD ´FOURTEEN AUTUMNS...´
74 135 RICHARD HAWLEY ´LADY´S BRIDGE´ NE
73 144 TED LEO & PHARMACISTS ´LIVING WITH THE LIVING´
71 152 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS ´A PLACE TO...´ NE
71 152 NINE INCH NAILS ´YEAR ZERO´ NE

70 153 THE CORAL ´ROOTS AND ECHOES´ NE
68 155 PATTY GRIFFIN ´CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH´
68 155 JOSH RITTER ´THE HISTORICAL CONQUESTS...´ NE
67 160 NEIL YOUNG ´CHROME DREAMS II´ --
66 162 MAVIS STAPLES ´WE´LL NEVER TURN BACK´ NE

65 165 EDITORS ´AN END HAS A STARS´ NE
64 169 BLACK LIPS ´GOOD BAD NOT EVIL´
63 173 DEERHUNTER ´CRYPTOGRAMS´ --
62 174 JESU ´CONQUEROR´
61 183 FOO FIGHTERS ´ECHOES,SILENCE,PATIENCE & GRACE´

60 189 TOCOTRONIC ´KAPITULATION´ NE
59 192 ELLIOTT SMITH ´NEW MOON´
58 198 JAMIE T ´PANIC PREVENTION´
57 207 BABYSHAMBLES ´SHOTTER´S NATION´ NE
56 209 JAY-Z ´AMERICAN GANGSTER´

55 211 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ´ERA VULGARIS´
54 213 DEVENDRA BANHART ´SMOKEY ROLLS DOWN...´
53 223 TINARIWEN ´AMAN IMAN : WATER IS LIFE´
52 235 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS ´CHALLENGERS´
50 236 MIRANDA LAMBERT ´CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND´

50 236 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME´
49 245 MAXIMO PARK ´OUR EARTHLY PLEASURES´ NE
48 256 !!! ´MYTH TAKES´ --
47 257 LES SAVY FAV ´LET´S STAY FRIENDS´
46 260 BLONDE REDHEAD ´23´ --

45 263 BJÖRK ´VOLTA´ --
43 271 PATRICK WOLF ´THE MAGIC POSITION´
43 271 OKKERVIL RIVER ´THE STAGE NAMES´
42 276 RYAN ADAMS ´EASY TIGER´
41 298 MENOMENA ´FRIEND OR FOE´

40 299 CARIBOU ´ANDORRA´
38 313 ANDREW BIRD ´ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA´
38 313 PETER,BJORN & JOHN ´WRITER´S BLOCK´ NE
37 319 JENS LEKMAN ´NIGHT FALLS OVER KORTEDALA´
36 325 INTERPOL ´OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE´

35 341 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ´RELEASE THE STARS´
34 349 BRIGHT EYES ´CASSADAGA´ ++
33 350 BLOC PARTY ´A WEEKEND IN THE CITY´ ++
32 353 GRINDERMAN ´GRINDERMAN´
31 367 RILO KILEY ´UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT´

30 393 MODEST MOUSE ´WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP...´
29 404 BAND OF HORSES ´CEASE TO BEGIN´
28 407 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ´MAGIC´
27 414 BEIRUT ´THE FLYING CLUB CUP´
26 436 ROBERT WYATT ´COMICOPERA´

25 462 KLAXONS ´MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE´ ++
24 499 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE´
23 521 KINGS OF LEON ´BECAUSE OF THE TIMES´
22 531 ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS ´RAISING SAND´
21 532 THE GOOD,THE BAD & THE QUEEN ´THE GOOD...´

20 555 OF MONTREAL ´HISSING FAUNA...´
19 599 BURIAL ´UNTRUE´
18 608 JUSTICE ´CROSS´
17 619 THE SHINS ´WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY´
16 643 IRON & WINE ´THE SHEPHERD´S DOG´

15 660 KANYE WEST ´GRADUATION´
14 666 WILCO ´SKY BLUE SKY´
13 679 P.J. HARVEY ´WHITE CHALK´
12 694 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ´STRAWBERRY JAM´
11 738 THE WHITE STRIPES ´ICKY THUMP´

10 821 SPOON ´GA GA GA GA GA´
9 833 FEIST ´THE REMINDER´
8 866 BATTLES ´MIRRORED´
7 876 AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´ NE
6 960 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER´

5 1020 PANDA BEAR ´PERSON PITCH´
4 1301 M.I.A. ´KALA´
3 1535 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ´SOUND OF SILVER´
2 1562 RADIOHEAD ´IN RAINBOWS´
1 1628 THE ARCADE FIRE ´NEON BIBLE´

NE INDICATES NEW ENTRY
-- INDICATES BIGGEST LOSERS
++ INDICATES BIGGEST CLIMBERS

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