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UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

THE WINNER :

As the highest New Entry this month was clear very early, I asked you to guess the exact position of TV On The Radio´s ´Dear Science´. Therefore this month´s winner is Andre. Your CD is ready to be sent. Please mail me your postal adress (stefplu@hotmail.com).

NEW COMPETITION RULES :

In the future you have to guess the highest New Entry AND it´s exact position (as a tiebreaker).

THE MEGA-CRITIC-CHARTS :

The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.

The scores after the title are the individual positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.

indicates a New Entry
indicates Peak Position

01. (01 ) 76,56 - 88,06 (24 ) Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´
EU : 01. 79,83 - UK : 02. 76,53 - US : 04. 71,96 - MC : 87

02. (02 ) 74,07 - 83,69 (26 ) Portishead ´Third´
EU : 02. 74,48 - UK : 05. 74,49 - US : 03. 73,13 - MC : 85

03. (03 ) 73,15 - 82,40 (26 ) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´
EU : 08. 70,29 - UK : 02. 76,53 - US : 02. 74,11 - MC : 87

04. (00 ) 72,28 - 82,82 (22 ) TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´
EU : 21. 67,91 - UK : 08. 73,86 - US : 01. 76,67 - MC : 91

05. (05 ) 71,87 - 81,76 (23 ) Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´
EU : 10. 70,19 - UK : 01. 77,55 - US : 19. 68,63 - MC : 89

06. (04 ) 71,84 - 80,92 (25 ) The Hold Steady ´Stay Positive´
EU : 11. 70,14 - UK : 04. 75,51 - US : 06. 70,80 - MC : 85

07. (06 ) 70,74 - 79,73 (24 ) Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And Love Affair´
EU : 23. 67,88 - UK : 05. 74,49 - US : 05. 71,18 - MC : 86

08. (07 ) 70,63 - 78,89 (26 ) Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´
EU : 06. 70,97 - UK : 13. 71,43 - US : 11. 69,46 - MC : 82

09. (09 ) 69,77 - 81,19 (18 ) Randy Newman ´Harps & Angels´
EU : 03. 72,12 - UK : 43. 67,65 - US : 40. 67,08 - MC : 85

10. (08 ) 69,53 - 81,47 (17 ) Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´
EU : 05. 71,06 - UK : 43. 67,65 - US : 13. 69,22 - MC : 82

11. (10 ) 69,26 - 80,39 (18 ) Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah : Part One (4th World War)´
EU : 15. 68,60 - UK : 32. 69,23 - US : 08. 70,11 - MC : 82

12. (11 ) 68,86 - 79,18 (19 ) Silver Jews ´Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea´
EU : 20. 68,03 - UK : 16. 70,51 - US : 20. 68,53 - MC : 78

13. (12 ) 67,94 - 78,91 (17 ) Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´
EU : 51. 64,42 - UK : 05. 74,49 - US : 94. 64,15 - MC : 82

14. (13 ) 67,87 - 75,96 (23 ) The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of The Understatement´
EU : 04. 71,53 - UK : 71. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

15. (14 ) 67,66 - 78,47 (17 ) No Age ´Nouns´
EU : 16. 68,56 - UK : 00000000 - US : 18. 68,73 - MC : 79

16. (15 ) 67,61 - 75,93 (22 ) Sigur Ros ´Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust´
EU : 12. 69,89 - UK : 23. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

17. (16 ) 67,44 - 79,53 (15 ) The Bug ´London Zoo´
EU : 56. 64,14 - UK : 12. 71,59 - US : 39. 67,10 - MC : 90

18. (17 ) 67,38 - 76,90 (19 ) The Dodos ´Visiter´
EU : 45. 64,91 - UK : 19. 70,46 - US : 33. 67,50 - MC : 83

19. (18 ) 67,12 - 75,60 (21 ) Black Mountain ´In The Future´
EU : 19. 68,19 - UK : 61. 67,05 - US : 55. 65,88 - MC : 79

20. (19 ) 66,90 - 74,54 (23 ) MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´
EU : 09. 70,24 - UK : 21. 70,41 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

21. (20 ) 66,86 - 73,88 (25 ) Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´
EU : 36. 65,87 - UK : 00000000 - US : 10. 69,51 - MC : 78

22. (21 ) 66,51 - 74,69 (21 ) The Gutter Twins ´Saturnalia´
EU : 14. 68,85 - UK : 40. 67,95 - US : 00000000 - MC : 80

23. (00 ) 66,50 - 82,09 (11 ) Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´
EU : 13. 69,41 - UK : 23. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 83

24. (22 ) 66,43 - 73,26 (25 ) R.E.M. ´Accelerate´
EU : 58. 63,93 - UK : 23. 69,39 - US : 36. 67,35 - MC : 79

25. (23 ) 66,41 - 75,89 (18 ) Drive-By Truckers ´Brighter Than Creation´s Dark´
EU : 07. 70,70 - UK : 00000000 - US : 81. 64,71 - MC : 83

26. (24 ) 66,20 - 75,56 (18 ) Los Campesinos! ´Hold On Now,Youngster´
EU : 63. 63,68 - UK : 37. 68,37 - US : 38. 67,22 - MC : 81

27. (40 ) 66,17 - 79,16 (13 ) Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´
EU : 53. 64,28 - UK : 09. 73,47 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

28. (25 ) 66,10 - 73,71 (22 ) Santogold ´Santogold´
EU : 26. 67,58 - UK : 00000000 - US : 15. 69,13 - MC : 77

29. (26 ) 65,83 - 73,32 (22 ) Wolf Parade ´At Mount Zoomer´
EU : 24. 67,84 - UK : 00000000 - US : 23. 68,21 - MC : 78

30. (27 ) 65,70 - 77,36 (14 ) Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy ´Lie Down In The Light´
EU : 42. 65,18 - UK : 43. 67,65 - US : 82. 64,52 - MC : 80

31. (28 ) 65,67 - 73,43 (21 ) The Black Keys ´Attack And Release´
EU : 30. 66,69 - UK : 71. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

32. (29 ) 65,47 - 77,85 (13 ) Robert Forster ´The Evangelist´
EU : 22. 67,89 - UK : 92. 65,52 - US : 00000000 - MC : 81

33. (37 ) 65,46 - 72,77 (22 ) Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´
EU : 34. 65,90 - UK : 71. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - MC : 76

34. (30 ) 65,33 - 71,98 (24 ) The Breeders ´Mountain Battles´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 37. 68,37 - US : 16. 68,93 - MC : 75

35. (31 ) 65,33 - 74,71 (17 ) Why? ´Alopecia´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 09. 70,10 - MC : 76

36. (32 ) 65,31 - 71,68 (25 ) Magnetic Fields ´Distortion´
EU : 25. 67,78 - UK : 00000000 - US : 33. 67,50 - MC : 79

37. (33 ) 65,24 - 71,58 (25 ) Cat Power ´Jukebox´
EU : 29. 66,72 - UK : 00000000 - US : 73. 64,90 - MC : 72

38. (34 ) 65,24 - 73,58 (19 ) Spiritualized ´Songs In A & E´
EU : 93. 62,19 - UK : 61. 67,05 - US : 37. 67,28 - MC : 76

39. (35 ) 65,20 - 71,52 (25 ) Beck ´Modern Guilt´
EU : 49. 64,65 - UK : 00000000 - US : 56. 65,80 - MC : 77

40. (36 ) 65,04 - 75,47 (15 ) Al Green ´Lay It Down´
EU : 41. 65,29 - UK : 00000000 - US : 35. 67,44 - MC : 81

41. (37 ) 65,00 - 74,75 (16 ) Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 21. 70,41 - US : 90. 64,39 - MC : 79

41. (37 ) 65,00 - 72,43 (21 ) Joan As Police Woman ´To Survive´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 13. 71,43 - US : 00000000 - MC 76

43. (00 ) 64,96 - 76,92 (13 ) Flying Lotus ´Los Angeles´
EU : 68. 63,45 - UK : 00000000 - US : 42. 66,71 - MC : 00

44. (41 ) 64,78 - 77,58 (12 ) Ry Cooder ´I, Flathead´
EU : 17. 68,51 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

45. (42 ) 64,72 - 74,93 (15 ) Wire ´Object 47´
EU : 75. 63,19 - UK : 00000000 - US : 21. 68,48 - MC : 77

46. (43 ) 64,72 - 73,22 (18 ) Cass Mccombs ´Dropping The Writ´
EU : 48. 64,68 - UK : 28. 69,32 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

47. (44 ) 64,67 - 78,55 (11 ) Earth ´The Bees Made Honey In The Lion´s Skull´
EU : 67. 63,51 - UK : 58. 67,24 - US : 96. 64,03 - MC : 00

48. (45 ) 64,59 - 72,58 (19 ) The Mountain Goats ´Heretic Pride´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 61. 67,05 - US : 13. 69,22 - MC : 74

49. (46 ) 64,59 - 70,42 (26 ) Conor Oberst ´Conor Oberst´
EU : 33. 66,10 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

50. (47 ) 64,53 - 78,27 (11 ) Frightened Rabbit ´The Midnight Organ Fight´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 77. 66,18 - US : 77. 64,76 - MC : 80

THE BUBBLERS :

53. (00 ) 64,46 - 77,00 (12 ) Roots Manuva ´Slime & Reason´
EU : 55. 64,15 - UK : 28. 69,32 - US : 00000000 - MC : 79

55. (56 ) 64,45 - 74,47 (15 ) Lindström ´Where You Go I Go Too´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 77. 66,18 - US : 26. 68,04 - MC : 82

56. (00 ) 64,44 - 72,78 (18 ) Calexico ´Carried To Dust´
EU : 89. 62,46 - UK : 83. 65,91 - US : 64. 65,61 - MC : 77

59. (96 ) 64,29 - 74,20 (15 ) The Cool Kids ´The Bake Sale´
EU : 68. 63,45 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 78

64. (00 ) 63,91 - 72,41 (17 ) Metallica ´Death Magnetic´
EU : 87. 62,66 - UK : 32. 69,23 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

66. (00 ) 63,81 - 74,07 (14 ) okkervil River ´The Stand Ins´
EU : 60. 63,86 - UK . 00000000 - US : 32. 67,55 - MC : 78

72. (88 ) 63,49 - 70,87 (19 ) Paul Weller ´22 Dreams´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 16. 70,51 - US : 00000000 - MC : 77

75. (00 ) 63,33 - 74,00 (13 ) Giant Sand ´proVISIONS´
EU : 47. 64,68 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

93. (00 ) 62,75 - 72,21 (14 ) Bodies Of Water ´A Certain Feeling´
EU : 64. 63,65 - UK : 00000000 - US : 82. 64,51 - MC : 74

FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :

18. (17 ) 68,27 Opeth ´Watershed´
27. (25 ) 67,50 Madrugada ´Madrugada´
28. (26 ) 67,02 The Notwist ´The Devil, You And Me´
31. (00 ) 66,42 Brian Wilson ´That Lucky Old Sun´
32. (30 ) 66,17 Elvis Costello & The Imposters ´Momofuku´
35. (32 ) 65,89 Death Cab For Cutie ´Narrow Stairs´
37. (34 ) 65,77 Willard Grant Conspiracy ´Pilgrim Road´
38. (35 ) 65,70 Tindersticks ´The Hungry Saw´
39. (00 ) 65,61 Ron Sexsmith ´Exit Strategy Of The Soul´
40. (36 ) 65,49 Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan ´Sunday At Devil Dirt´
43. (38 ) 65,00 Sascha Funke ´Mango´
43. (38 ) 65,00 Emmylou Harris ´All I Intended To Be´
46. (41 ) 64,90 Be Your Own Pet ´Get Awkward´
50. (45 ) 64,48 My Morning Jacket ´Evil Urges´

FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :

10. (09 ) 72,45 British Sea Power ´Do You Like Rock Music´
11. (10 ) 72,41 Plush ´Fed´
15. (14 ) 70,59 Eliza Carthy ´Dreams Of Breathing Underwater´
16. (15 ) 70,51 Johnny Flynn ´A Larum´
19. (19 ) 70,46 White Denim ´Workout Holiday´
23. (23 ) 69,39 These New Puritans ´Beat Pyramid´
23. (23 ) 69,39 Mystery Jets ´Twenty One´
28. (27 ) 69,32 Wild Beasts ´Limbo Panto´
28. (00 ) 69,32 David Holmes ´The Holy Pictures´
32. (29 ) 69,23 DeVotchKa ´A Mad And Faithful Telling´
32. (29 ) 69,23 Teddy Thompson ´A Piece Of What You Need´
36. (32 ) 69,12 Thea Gilmore ´Liejacker´
37. (33 ) 68,37 The Raconteurs ´Consolers Of The Lonely´
40. (36 ) 67,95 Cadence Weapon ´Afterparty Babies´
40. (36 ) 67,95 Sparks ´Exotic Creatures Of The Deep´
43. (39 ) 67,65 Toumani Diabaté ´The Mandé Variations´
43. (39 ) 67,65 Benga ´Diary Of An Afro Warrior´
43. (39 ) 67,65 Fuck Buttons ´Street Horrrsing´
43. (39 ) 67,65 Flight Of The Conchords ´Flight Of The Conchords´
43. (39 ) 67,65 Kasai All Stars ´In The 7th Moon ...´
43. (00 ) 67,65 James Yorkston ´When The Haar Rolls In´
43. (00 ) 67,65 Lindsey Buckingham ´Gift Of Screws´

FURTHER US-POSITIONS :

07. (06 ) 70,48 GAS ´Nah und Fern´
12. (11 ) 69,24 Robyn ´Robyn´ (2005)
17. (16 ) 68,78 Times New Viking ´Rip It Off´
22. (21 ) 68,33 Torche ´Meanderthal´
24. (00 ) 68,17 High Places ´High Places´
25. (00 ) 68,06 Shugo Tokumaru ´Exit´
27. (24 ) 67,72 Ellen Allien ´Sool´
28. (25 ) 67,68 Matmos ´Supreme Balloon´
29. (26 ) 67,65 Destroyer ´Trouble In Dreams´
30. (27 ) 67,56 Kelley Polar ´I Need You To Hold On ...´
30. (00 ) 76,56 Harvey Milk ´Life ... The Best Game In Town´
41. (36 ) 66,81 Food For Animals ´Belly´
43. (38 ) 66,67 Beach House ´Devotion´
43. (38 ) 66,67 Health ´Disco´
45. (40 ) 66,53 The Music Tapes ´Music Tapes For Clouds & Tornadoes´
46. (41 ) 66,39 Eat Skull ´Sick To Death´
47. (42 ) 66,37 Islands ´Arm´s Way´
48. (43 ) 66,30 Alejandro Escovedo ´Real Animal´
49. (44 ) 66,25 Leila ´Blood, Looms And Blooms´
50. (45 ) 66,13 Jonny Greenwood ´Let There Be Blood´
50. (45 ) 66,13 Karen Dalton ´Green Rocky Road´

ENJOY !!

Clues for next month´s competition on the 22nd, deadline will be the 25th.
Next update on October 31st.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Yoohooo, great!

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

October Winner: Deerhunter - Microcastle

Though I expect Department of Eagles and Annuals to also get very high praise.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Have a feeling it will be Lucinda Williams's Little Honey next month.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

I'll tip Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul, highest new entry at #13.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

I guess it is still a bit early to tip ... especially when you haven't even heard the album yet.

October is usually quite an active month with lots of (good) releases, so let's just see what goodies are coming to us.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Yep, I think it's going to be a relatively unknown band. October brings a lot of indie releases since college stations start charting again. Maybe that's a coincidence but it seems like September and October along with January bring a lot of great college rock releases.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

First, congratulations to TV On The Radio.

Secondly, I'm disappointed at the critics. I firmly believe that Dear Science is the best album of the year so far, or at least tied with Fleet Foxes. Those European critics brought it down. Hopefully, later updates will bring its ranking higher.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

I think TV On The Radio will wind up #1, but that guy who said there wouldn't be enough reviews in yet was right.

Deerhunter is already getting hyped so it's definitely a possibility, but I'm going to go with Of Montreal, because they'll get reviews faster.

And for tiebreaker, #12.

If Lucinda Williams' new album is as good as World Without Tears, it might be the highest new entry, but if it's only as good as West, it'll be a bit lower.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

I'm that guy who said there wouldn't be enough review.
Anyway, looking at the scores, I guess even with more reviews Fleet Foxes seems out of reach.

So my bet is that on Mega critic, Fleet Foxes will end first, but TV on the Radio will get their revenge with EOY lists.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

hello - im a keen reader but this is my first (of hopefully many if time allows) post on the forum. i think (and hope) it will be of montreal - at number 13.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Is it true Late of the Pier and Glasvegas aren't even releasing their records in the States til January? Weak! No wonder people stoped buying cds. Who'd pay $40 just to get something on import when they can get it for free on limewire?

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

According to Amazon the Glasvegas album is coming out in the U.S. next week.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

I get my imports on Amazon used for under $20, sometimes under $10.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Deerhunter
20

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Fucked Up - "Chemistry Of Common Life"
at #19

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

I just wanted to say:

I really admire STEFAN for regularly creating and updating mega-critic every month, for I don't know how long it has been now. I mean, something he didn't even have to do. It's Henrik's site, after all. But STEFAN took it upon himself to add this excellent feature, and he has continued to diligently update it, finding all the pertinent data and always trying to be as updated as possible.

As a result, I use STEFAN's mega-critic as my primary source for new music. Yes, that means I use this more than metacritic.com now. I find that, overall, STEFAN stays more up to date than the editors of metacritic. And, most importantly, STEFAN is more thorough, adding 200 EOY lists into his calculations in November-January. This is not an easy job at all, and I admire STEFAN for being able to not just begin doing it, but having the work ethic to continue doing it, for a long time now.

I just want STEFAN to know that there are people out there, like me, who pay attention to every one of his updates, who consider this feature a great help to us. I hope he knows that all of his efforts aren't going to waste.

Thank you, STEFAN, and keep up the great work.


Oh, and my guess: Deerhoof, at number 22.

Re: UPDATE : 01/10/08 : MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 So Far (With Competition)

Deerhunter #18