CLUES TO THE CLUES :

Act 1 : Land Of Talk
Act 2 : Black Milk
Act 3 : Sparks
Act 4 : Max Tundra
Act 5 : Vivian Girls

THE WINNER :

The highest new entry this month is Black Milk at # 36. Nobody guessed that one right, so the CD went to the jackpot of Competition 4 (4 CDs of your own choice).

THE 2008 EOY MEGA-CRITIC-CHART FOR THE US :

The final position is followed by the adjusted score, then the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets. After the title you find the original entry date in brackets.

indicates a new-entry
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001. 76,16 - 86,63 (08 ) TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´ (Sep)

002. 74,11 - 83,75 (08 ) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´ (Apr)

003. 73,13 - 82,38 (08 ) Portishead ´Third´ (Apr)

004. 72,86 - 82,00 (08 ) Deerhunter ´Microcastle´ (Oct)

005. 72,35 - 82,57 (07 ) Fucked Up ´The Chemistry Of Modern Life´ (Oct)

006. 71,96 - 82,00 (07 ) Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´ (Jun)

007. 71,18 - 80,86 (07 ) Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And The Love Affair´ (Apr)

008. 70,88 - 80,43 (07 ) Los Campesinos! ´We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed´ (Nov)

009. 70,80 - 79,13 (08 ) The Hold Steady ´Stay Positive´ (Jun)

010. 70,45 - 78,63 (08 ) Gang Gang Dance ´Saint Dymphna´ (Oct)

011. 70,11 - 80,83 (06 ) Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah Part One (World War 4th)´ (Mar)

012. 70,10 - 79,29 (07 ) Why? ´Alopecia´ (Mar)

013. 69,57 - 80,00 (06 ) Juana Molina ´Un Dia´ (Oct)

014. 69,51 - 77,31 (08 ) Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´ (Feb)

015. 69,46 - 77,25 (08 ) Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´ (Jan)

016. 69,24 - 79,50 (06 ) Robyn ´Robyn´ (2005) (Apr)

017. 69,22 - 78,00 (07 ) The Mountain Goats ´Heretic Pride´ (Feb)

017. 69,22 - 78,00 (07 ) Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´ (Jun)

017. 69,22 - 78,00 (07 ) Marnie Stern ´This Is It & I Am It …´ (Oct)

020. 69,13 - 79,33 (06 ) Santogold ´Santogold´ (May)

021. 68,93 - 76,50 (08 ) The Breeders ´Mountain Battles´ (Apr)

022. 68,78 - 80,80 (05 ) Times New Viking ´Rip It Off´ (Feb)

023. 68,73 - 77,29 (07 ) No Age ´Nouns´ (May)

024. 68,66 - 80,60 (05 ) Randy Newman ´Harps And Angels´ (Aug)

025. 68,63 - 77,14 (07 ) Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´ (Feb)

026. 68,54 - 80,40 (05 ) The Music Tapes ´Music Tapes For Clouds & Tornadoes´ (Aug)

027. 68,53 - 77,00 (07 ) Silver Jews ´Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea´ (Jun)

027. 68,53 - 77,00 (07 ) High Places ´High Places´ (Sep)

029. 68,48 - 78,33 (06 ) Wire ´Object 47´ (Jul)

030. 68,33 - 83,00 (04 ) Torche ´Meanderthal´ (Jun)

031. 68,29 - 76,20 (05 ) Q-Tip ´The Renaissance´ (Nov)

032. 68,21 - 75,50 (05 ) Wolf Parade ´At Mount Zoomer´ (Jun)

033. 68,06 - 82,50 (04 ) Shugo Tokumaru ´Exit´ (Sep)

034. 68,04 - 77,67 (06 ) Lindstrom ´Where You Go I Go Too´ (Aug)

035. 67,93 - 79,40 (05 ) Leila ´Blood, Looms & Blooms´ (Aug)

036. 67,92 - 82,25 (04 ) Black Milk ´Tronic´ (Dec)

037. 67,72 - 77,17 (06 ) Ellen Allien ´Sool´ (May)

038. 67,68 - 79,00 (05 ) Future Of The Left ´Curses´ (2007) (Feb)

039. 67,65 - 75,71 (07 ) Destroyer ´Trouble In Dreams´ (Mar)

040. 67,56 - 78,80 (05 ) Kelley Polar ´I Need You To Hold On …´ (Apr)

040. 67,56 - 78,80 (05 ) Harvey Milk ´Life … The Best Game In Town´ (Sep)

042. 67,55 - 75,57 (07 ) Okkervil River ´The Stand Ins´ (Sep)

043. 67,50 - 64,50 (08 ) Magnetic Fields ´Distortion´ (Jan)

043. 67,50 - 76,83 (06 ) The Dodos ´Visiter´ (Apr)

043. 67,50 - 81,50 (04 ) Women ´Women´ (Oct)

046. 67,44 - 78,60 (05 ) Al Green ´Lay It Down´ (May)

047. 67,35 - 75,29 (07 ) R.E.M. ´Accelerate´ (Mar)

048. 67,32 - 74,25 (08 ) Deerhoof ´Offend Maggie´ (Oct)

049. 67,28 - 76,50 (06 ) Spiritualized ´Songs In A & E´ (May)

050. 67,26 - 85,67 (03 ) Vivian Girls ´Vivian Girls´ (Dec)

051. 67,26 - 75,14 (07 ) David Byrne / Brian Eno ´Everything That Happens …´ (Sep)

052. 67,22 - 81,00 (04 ) Los Campesinos! ´Hold On Now, Youngsters´ (Apr)

053. 67,17 - 76,33 (06 ) Calexico ´Carried To Dust´ (Sep)

054. 67,17 - 76,33 (06 ) El Guincho ´Alegranza´ (Oct)

055. 67,10 - 85,33 (03 ) The Bug ´London Zoo´ (Aug)

056. 67,95 - 77,80 (05 ) Max Tundra ´Parallax Error Beheads You´ (Dec)

057. 66,81 - 80,25 (04 ) Food For Animals ´Belly´ (Mar)

058. 66,71 - 77,40 (05 ) Flying Lotus ´Los Angeles´ (Jul)

059. 66,67 - 74,29 (07 ) Beach House ´Devotion´ (Feb)

059. 66,67 - 80,00 (04 ) Health ´Disco´ (Jun)

059. 66,67 - 80,00 (04 ) Jamey Johnson ´That Lonesome Song´ (Aug)

062. 66,41 - 75,17 (06 ) Matmos ´Supreme Balloon´ (May)

063. 66,39 - 79,50 (04 ) Eat Skull ´Sick To Death´ (Aug)

064. 66,37 - 73,86 (07 ) Islands ´Arm´s Way´ (May)

065. 66,30 - 75,00 (06 ) Alejandro Escovedo ´Real Animal´ (Jun)

066. 66,20 - 74,83 (06 ) Little Joy ´Little Joy´ (Nov)

067. 66,13 - 83,33 (03 ) Jonny Greenwood ´There Will Be Blood´ (Mar)

067. 66,13 - 83,33 (03 ) Karen Dalton ´Green Rocky Road´ (Jul)

069. 65,98 - 74,50 (06 ) Cut Copy ´In Ghost Colours´ (Apr)

070. 65,98 - 76,20 (05 ) Autechre ´Quaristice´ (Mar)

071. 65,97 - 78,75 (04 ) The Dutchess & The Duke ´She´s The Dutchess, He´s The Duke´ (Aug)

072. 65,88 - 73,24 (07 ) Black Mountain ´In The Future´ (Jan)

073. 65,80 - 72,13 (08 ) Beck ´Modern Guilt´ (Jul)

074. 65,78 - 73,00 (07 ) The Sea And Cake ´Car Alarm´ (Oct)

075. 65,76 - 74,17 (06 ) Flight Of The Conchords ´Flight Of The Conchords´ (May)

075. 65,76 - 74,17 (06 ) Jamie Lidell ´Jim´ (Apr)

077. 65,73 - 75,80 (05 ) Subtle ´Exiting Arm´ (May)

077. 65,73 - 75,80 (05 ) Jim Noir ´Jim Noir´ (Apr)

079. 65,71 - 72,00 (08 ) Stephen Malkmus & The Jets ´Real Emotional Trash´ (Mar)

080. 65,69 - 78,25 (04 ) Abe Vigoda ´Skeleton´ (Sep)

081. 65,69 - 72,86 (07 ) Lucinda Williams ´Little Honey´ (Oct)

081. 65,69 - 72,86 (07 ) Blitzen Trapper ´Furr´ (Sep)

083. 65,65 - 82,33 (03 ) Paavoharju ´Laulu Laakson Kukista´ (Sep)

084. 65,59 - 72,71 (07 ) Raveonettes ´Lust Lust Lust´ (2007) (Feb)

085. 65,22 - 73,33 (06 ) Ra Ra Riot ´The Rhumb Line´ (Aug)

085. 65,22 - 73,33 (06 ) Evangelista ´Hello Voyager´ (Sep)

087. 65,16 - 81,33 (03 ) Wale ´The Mixtape About Nothing´ (Aug)

087. 65,16 - 81,33 (03 ) Yellow Swans ´At All Ends´ (Aug)

089. 65,14 - 77,25 (04 ) Kathleen Edwards ´Asking For Flowers´ (Mar)

090. 65,12 - 74,80 (05 ) Giant Sand ´Provisions´ (Sep)

091. 65,00 - 77,00 (04 ) Patti Smith & Kevin Shields ´The Coral Sea´ (Jul)

091. 65,00 - 74,60 (05 ) Damien Jurado ´Caught In The Trees´ (Oct)

091. 65,00 - 73,00 (06 ) Wild Beasts ´Limbo Panto´ (Nov)

091. 65,00 - 74,60 (05 ) Fireman ´Electric Arguments´ (Dec)

095. 64,90 - 71,71 (07 ) Cat Power ´Jukebox´ (Jan)

095. 64,90 - 71,71 (07 ) Shearwater ´Rook´ (Jun)

097. 65,88 - 74,50 (05 ) Dungen ´4´ (Nov)

098. 64,80 - 71,57 (07 ) Atlas Sound ´Let The Blind Leed Those Who Can See …´ (Feb)

099. 64,78 - 72,67 (06 ) The Ruby Suns ´Sea Lion´ (May)

100. 64,76 - 74,20 (05 ) Frightened Rabbit ´The Midnight Organ Fight´ (Apr)

100. 64,76 - 74,20 (05 ) Xiu Xiu ´Women As Lovers´ (Jan)

102. 64,72 - 76,50 (04 ) Azeda Booth ´In Flesh Tones´ (Sep)

103. 64,71 - 71,43 (07 ) Drive-By Truckers ´Brighter Than Creation´s Dark´ (Jan)

104. 64,52 - 80,00 (03 ) Clark ´Turning Dragon´ (Apr)

104. 64,52 - 80,00 (03 ) Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy ´Lie Down In The Light´ (Jul)

104. 64,52 - 73,80 (05 ) Lupe Fiasco ´The Cool´ (2007) (Jan)

104. 64,52 - 73,80 (05 ) Bodies Of Water ´A Certain Feeling´ (Jul)

104. 64,52 - 74,80 (05 ) Lambchop ´Oh (Ohio)´ (Oct)

109. 64,51 - 71,14 (07 ) Girl Talk ´Feed The Animals´ (Jun)

109. 64,51 - 71,14 (07 ) Joan As Police Woman ´To Survive´ (Jul)

111. 64,46 - 70,25 (08 ) She & Him ´Volume One´ (Mar)

112. 64,39 - 73,60 (05 ) Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´ (Apr)

112. 64,39 - 73,60 (05 ) Quiet Village ´Silent Movie´ (Jun)

112. 64,39 - 73,60 (05 ) White Denim ´Exposion´ (Nov)

115. 64,36 - 79,67 (03 ) Sparks ´Exotic Creatures Of The Deep´ (Dec)

116. 64,31 - 75,75 (04 ) Hauschka ´Ferndorf´ (Oct)

117. 64,19 - 79,33 (03 ) Prodigy ´H.N.I.C., Pt.2´ (May)

117. 64,19 - 79,33 (03 ) Studio ´Yearbook 2´ (Aug)

119. 64,15 - 73,20 (05 ) Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´ (May)

119. 64,15 - 73,20 (05 ) Parts & Labor ´Receivers´ (Oct)

121. 64,13 - 71,67 (06 ) The Roots ´Rising Down´ (May)

122. 64,03 - 79,00 (03 ) Earth ´The Bees Made Honey In The Lion´s Skull´ (Mar)

123. 64,03 - 75,25 (04 ) The Chap ´Mega Breakfast´ (Aug)

123. 64,03 - 75,25 (04 ) The Rumble Strips ´Girls And Weather´ (Sep)

125. 64,02 - 71,50 (06 ) Land Of Talk ´Some Are Lakes´ (Dec)

126. 64,02 - 73,00 (05 ) Thao ´We Brave Bee Stings And All´ (Mar)

126. 64,02 - 73,00 (05 ) Nine Inch Nails ´The Slip´ (Jun)

126. 64,02 - 73,00 (05 ) Crystal Stilts ´Alight Of Night´ (Oct)

129. 63,92 - 70,29 (07 ) The Walkmen ´You & Me´ (Aug)

130. 63,91 - 71,33 (06 ) Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´ (Aug)

131. 63,90 - 72,80 (05 ) Jason Collett ´Here´s To Being Here´ (Feb)

131. 63,90 - 72,80 (05 ) The Acorn ´Glory Hope Mountain´ (Oct)

133. 63,89 - 75,00 (04 ) Bun B ´II Trill´ (Jun)

133. 63,89 - 75,00 (04 ) The Cool Kids ´The Bake Sale´ (Sep)

133. 63,89 - 75,00 (04 ) Delta Spirit ´Ode To Sunshine´ (Oct)

136. 63,87 - 78,67 (03 ) Horse Feathers ´House With No Home´ (Oct)

136. 63,87 - 78,67 (03 ) Wetnurse ´Invisible City´ (Dec)

138. 63,80 - 71,17 (06 ) The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of The Understatement´ (May)

139. 63,78 - 72,60 (05 ) The Kills ´Midnight Boom´ (Mar)

139. 63,78 - 72,60 (05 ) Luomo ´Convivial´ (Dec)

141. 63,71 - 78,33 (03 ) The Herbaliser ´Same As It Never Was´ (Jun)

142. 63,66 - 72,40 (05 ) Chad Van Gaalen ´Soft Airplane´ (Nov)

142. 63,66 - 72,40 (05 ) Wilderness ´(K)no(w)here´ (Dec)

144. 63,63 - 69,86 (07 ) Coldplay ´Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends´ (Jun)

145. 63,61 - 74,50 (04 ) Ponytail ´Ice Cream Spiritual´ (Jul)

145. 63,61 - 74,50 (04 ) DJ / Rupture ´Uproot´ (Oct)

147. 63,59 - 70,83 (06 ) The Black Keys ´Attack And Release´ (Apr)

147. 63,59 - 70,83 (06 ) Aimée Mann ´@#%&*! Smiles´ (Jun)

149. 63,55 - 78,00 (03 ) Titus Andronicus ´Airing Of Grievances´ (Jun)

150. 63,53 - 69,71 (07 ) Be Your Own Pet ´Get Awkward´ (Apr)

TOMORROW :

MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 (Combined)