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Act 1 : Roots Manuva
Act 2 : Dungen
Act 3 : Jim Noir
Act 4 : The Cool Kids
Act 5 : Peter Broderick
Act 6 : The Bronx
Act 7 : Grace Jones
Act 8 : Marnie Stern
THE WINNER :
# 75 in the EOY-Chart is Jim Noir. The winner is John. Congratulations ! 4 LP´s of his own choice have already been posted to him.
THE 2008 EOY MEGA-CRITIC CHART (COMBINED):
The final position is followed by the adjusted score, the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets. After the title you find the original entry date in brackets.
The scores in the second line are the individual positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current position in Henrik´s EOY-List.
indicates New Entry
indicates Peak Position
001. 76,56 - 88,06 (24 ) Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´ (Jun)
EU : 001. 79,83 - UK : 002. 76,53 - US : 006. 71,96 - ACC : 001
002. 74,07 - 83,69 (26 ) Portishead ´Third´ (Apr)
EU : 002. 74,48 - UK : 006. 74,49 - US : 003. 73,13 - ACC : 003
003. 73,30 - 82,62 (26 ) TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´ (Sep)
EU : 015. 69,16 - UK : 002. 76,53 - US : 001. 76,16 - ACC : 002
004. 73,15 - 82,40 (26 ) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´ (Feb)
EU : 009. 70,29 - UK : 002. 76,53 - US : 002. 74,11 - ACC : 008
005. 71,87 - 81,76 (23 ) Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´ (May)
EU : 011. 70,19 - UK : 001. 77,55 - US : 025. 68,63 - ACC : 005
006. 71,84 - 80,29 (25 ) The Hold Steady ´Stay Positive´ (Jul)
EU : 012. 70,14 - UK : 005. 75,51 - US : 009. 70,80 - ACC : 021
007. 70,89 - 79,94 (24 ) Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And Love Affair´ (Mar)
EU : 022. 68,23 - UK : 006. 74,49 - US : 007. 71,18 - ACC : 011
008. 70,63 - 78,89 (26 ) Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´ (Jan)
EU : 007. 70,97 - UK : 014. 71,43 - US : 015. 69,46 - ACC : 004
009. 70,12 - 81,13 (19 ) Randy Newman ´Harps And Angels´ (Aug)
EU : 004. 72,12 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 024. 67,08 - ACC : 065
010. 69,53 - 81,47 (17 ) Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´ (Jun)
EU : 006. 71,06 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 017. 69,22 - ACC : 012
011. 69,26 - 80,39 (18 ) Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)´ (Mar)
EU : 018. 68,60 - UK : 034. 69,23 - US : 011. 70,11 - ACC : 015
012. 69,07 - 77,70 (23 ) Deerhunter ´Microscastle´ (Oct)
EU : 037. 66,49 - UK : 042. 68,18 - US : 004. 72,86 - ACC : 010
013. 68,98 - 82,13 (15 ) Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´ (Sep)
EU : 003. 72,31 - UK : 025. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 013
014. 68,86 - 79,18 (19 ) Silver Jews ´Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea´ (Jun)
EU : 025. 68,03 - UK : 017. 70,51 - US : 027. 68,53 - ACC : 099
015. 68,36 - 79,59 (17 ) The Bug ´London Zoo´ (Jul)
EU : 047. 65,53 - UK : 011. 72,45 - US : 055. 67,10 - ACC : 023
016. 67,94 - 78,91 (17 ) Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´ (Mar)
EU : 062. 64,42 - UK : 006. 74,49 - US : 119. 64,15 - ACC : 009
017. 67,87 - 75,96 (23 ) The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of The Understatement´ (Apr)
EU : 005. 71,53 - UK : 084. 66,33 - US : 138. 63,80 - ACC : 017
018. 67,80 - 79,38 (16 ) Fucked Up ´The Chemistry Of Modern Life´ (Oct)
EU : 150. 60,95 - UK : 034. 69,23 - US : 005. 72,35 - ACC : 042
019. 67,66 - 78,47 (17 ) No Age ´Nouns´ (May)
EU : 019. 68,56 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 023. 68,73 - ACC : 018
020. 67,61 - 75,93 (22 ) Sigur Ros ´Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum´ (Jun)
EU : 013. 69,89 - UK : 025. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 020
021. 67,61 - 81,69 (13 ) Amadou & Mariam ´Welcome To Mali´ (Nov)
EU : 039. 66,15 - UK : 009. 73,86 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 075
022. 67,45 - 78,12 (17 ) Q-Tip ´The Renaissance´ (Nov)
EU : 021. 68,25 - UK : 117. 65,39 - US : 031. 68,29 - ACC : 074
023. 67,38 - 76,90 (19 ) The Dodos ´Visiter´ (Jun)
EU : 055. 64,91 - UK : 020. 70,46 - US : 043. 67,50 - ACC : 058
024. 67,12 - 75,60 (21 ) Black Mountain ´In The Future´ (Jan)
EU : 023. 68,19 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 072. 65,88 - ACC : 066
025. 66,95 - 77,32 (17 ) Gang Gang Dance ´Saint Dymphna´ (Oct)
EU : 074. 63,75 - UK : 117. 65,39 - US : 010. 70,45 - ACC : 036
026. 66,90 - 74,54 (23 ) MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´ (Mar)
EU : 010. 70,24 - UK : 023. 70,41 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 006
027. 66,86 - 73,88 (25 ) Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´ (Jan)
EU : 043. 65,87 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 014. 69,51 - ACC : 019
028. 66,51 - 74,69 (21 ) The Gutter Twins ´Saturnalia´ (Mar)
EU : 016. 77,15 - UK : 043. 67,95 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
029. 66,43 - 73,26 (25 ) R.E.M. ´Accelerate´ (Mar)
EU : 071. 63,93 - UK : 025. 69,39 - US : 047. 67,35 - ACC : 046
030. 66,41 - 75,89 (18 ) Drive-By Truckers ´Brighter Than Creation´s Dark´ (Jan)
EU : 008. 70,70 - UK : 00000000 - US : 103. 64,71 - ACC : 049
031. 66,37 - 74,48 (21 ) Okkervil River ´The Stand Ins´ (Sep)
EU : 050. 65,30 - UK : 076. 66,67 - US : 041. 67,55 - ACC : 050
032. 66,20 - 75,56 (18 ) Los Campesinos! ´Hold On Now, Youngster´ (Feb)
EU: 077. 63,68 - UK : 039. 68,37 - US : 051. 67,22 - ACC : 048
033. 66,10 - 73,71 (22 ) Santogold ´Santogold´ (May)
EU : 028. 67,57 - UK : 00000000 - US : 020. 69,13 - ACC : 007
034. 65,92 - 77,75 (14 ) Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´ (Aug)
EU : 064. 64,28 - UK : 010. 73,47 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 027
035. 65,83 - 73,32 (22 ) Wolf Parade ´At Mount Zoomer´ (Jun)
EU : 026. 67,84 - UK : 00000000 - US : 031. 68,21 - ACC : 103
036. 65,77 - 75,41 (17 ) El Guincho ´Alegranza´ (Oct)
EU : 109. 62,38 - UK : 058. 67,35 - US : 052. 67,17 - ACC : 104
037. 65,70 - 77,36 (14 ) Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy ´Lie Down In The Light´ (May)
EU : 052. 65,18 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 104. 64,52 - ACC : 084
038. 65,69 - 82,00 (10 ) Johann Johannsson ´Fordlandia´ (Nov)
EU : 031. 67,02 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
039. 65,67 - 73,43 (21 ) The Black Keys ´Attack And Release´ (Apr)
EU : 034. 66,69 - UK : 084. 66,33 - US : 147. 63,59 - ACC : 121
040. 65,47 - 77,85 (13 ) Robert Forster ´The Evangelist´ (Apr)
EU : 025. 67,89 - UK : 109. 65,52 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
041. 65,46 - 72,77 (22 ) Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´ (Jun)
EU : 041. 65,90 - UK : 084. 66,33 - US : 130. 63,91 - ACC : 032
042. 65,42 - 75,44 (16 ) Lindstrom ´Where You Go I Go Too´ (Aug)
EU : 103. 62,60 - UK : 090. 66,18 - US : 034. 68,04 - ACC : 076
043. 65,34 - 72,59 (22 ) Joan As Police Woman ´To Survive´ (Jun)
EU : 145. 61,21 - UK : 014. 71,43 - US : 109. 64,51 - ACC : 126
044. 65,33 - 71,98 (24 ) The Breeders ´Mountain Battles´ (Apr)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 039. 68,37 - US : 021. 68,93 - ACC : 000
045. 65,33 - 74,71 (17 ) Why? ´Alopecia´ (Mar)
EU : 148. 61,06 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 012. 70,10 - ACC : 035
046. 65,33 - 79,82 (11 ) Opeth ´Watershed´ (Jun)
EU : 014. 69,56 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 088
047. 65,31 - 71,68 (25 ) Magnetic Fields ´Distortion´ (Jan)
EU : 027. 67,78 - UK : 00000000 - US : 043. 67,50 - ACC : 083
048. 65,24 - 71,58 (25 ) Cat Power ´Jukebox´ (Jan)
EU : 033. 66,72 - UK : 00000000 - US : 095. 64,90 - ACC : 115
049. 65,24 - 73,58 (19 ) Spiritualized ´Songs In A & E´ (May)
EU : 112. 62,19 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 049. 67,28 - ACC : 059
050. 65,20 - 71,52 (25 ) Beck ´Modern Guilt´ (Jul)
EU : 059. 64,65 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 073. 65,80 - ACC : 026
051. 65,05 - 73,29 (19 ) Los Campesinos! ´We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed´ (Nov)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 076. 66,67 - US : 008. 70,88 - ACC : 000
052. 65.04 - 75,47 (15 ) Al Green ´Lay It Down´ (May)
EU : 051. 65,29 - UK : 00000000 - US : 046. 67,44 - ACC : 095
053. 65,00 - 74,75 (16 ) Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´ (Mar)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 023. 70,41 - US : 112. 64,39 - ACC : 028
054. 64,98 - 76,11 (14 ) Elvis Costello And The Imposters ´Momofuku´ (May)
EU : 038. 066,17 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
055. 64,97 - 73,16 (19 ) Calexico ´Carried To Dust´ (Sep)
EU : 107. 62,46 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 053. 67,17 - ACC : 086
056. 64,96 - 76,92 (13 ) Flying Lotus ´Los Angeles´ (Jul)
EU : 082. 63,45 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 058. 66,71 - ACC : 060
057. 64,87 - 73,97 (17 ) The Acorn ´Glory Hope Mountain´ (Oct)
EU : 073. 63,80 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 131. 63,90 - ACC : 000
058. 64,79 - 74,41 (16 ) Sparks ´Exotic Creatures Of The Deep´ (Jun)
EU : 092. 63,02 - UK : 043. 67,95 - US : 115. 64,36 - ACC : 000
059. 64,78 - 77,58 (12 ) Ry Cooder ´I, Flathead´ (Jun)
EU : 020. 68,51 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
060. 64,72 - 74,93 (15 ) Wire ´Object 47´ (Jul)
EU : 089. 63,19 - UK : 00000000 - US : 029. 68,48 - ACC : 000
061. 64,72 - 73,22 (18 ) Cass Mccombs ´Dropping The Writ´ (Feb)
EU : 058. 64,65 - UK : 030. 69,32 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
062. 64,69 - 77,42 (12 ) The Gaslight Anthem ´The ´59 Sound´ (Sep)
EU : 034. 66,64 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 057
063. 64,67 - 78,55 (11 ) Earth ´The Bees Made Honey In The Lion´s Skull´ (Feb)
EU : 081. 63,51 - UK : 064. 67,24 - US : 122. 64,03 - ACC : 125
064. 64,59 - 72,58 (19 ) The Mountain Goats ´Heretic Pride´ (Feb)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 017. 69,22 - ACC : 000
065. 64,59 - 70,42 (26 ) Conor Oberst ´Conor Oberst´ (Aug)
EU : 040. 66,10 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 093
066. 64,56 - 72,53 (19 ) Deerhoof ´Offend Maggie´ (Oct)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 043. 67,95 - US : 048. 67,32 - ACC : 000
067. 64,53 - 78,27 (11 ) Frightened Rabbit ´The Midnight Organ Fight´ (Apr)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 090. 66,18 - US : 100. 64,76 - ACC : 070
068. 64,53 - 74,60 (15 ) Leila ´Blood, Looms And Blooms´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 035. 67,93 - ACC : 000
069. 64,48 - 70,75 (24 ) She & Him ´Volume One´ (Jul)
EU : 063. 64,31 - UK : 133. 64,77 - US : 111. 64,46 - ACC : 051
070. 64,36 - 71,48 (21 ) Death Cab For Cutie ´Narrow Stairs´ (May)
EU : 042. 65,89 - UK : 117. 65,39 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 037
071. 64,36 - 75,85 (13 ) Matmos ´Supreme Balloon´ (May)
EU : 076. 63,69 - UK : 00000000 - US : 062. 66,41 - ACC : 000
072. 64,29 - 74,20 (15 ) The Cool Kids ´The Bake Sale´ (Aug)
EU : 082. 63,45 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 133. 63,89 - ACC : 141
073. 64,27 - 75,69 (13 ) Roots Manuva ´Slime & Reason´ (Sep)
EU : 066. 64,15 - UK : 030. 69,32 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
073. 64,27 - 75,69 (13 ) Dungen ´4´ (Oct)
EU : 087. 63,33 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 097. 65,88 - ACC : 105
075. 64,10 - 74,57 (14 ) Jim Noir ´Jim Noir´ (May)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 077. 65,73 - ACC : 000
076. 64,09 - 72,71 (17 ) White Denim ´Workout Holiday / Exposion´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 020. 70,46 - US : 112. 64,39 - ACC : 043
077. 64,02 - 74,43 (14 ) Giant Sand ´proVISIONS´ (Sep)
EU : 057. 64,68 - UK : 00000000 - US : 090. 65,12 - ACC : 000
078. 63,98 - 72,53 (17 ) Beach House ´Devotion´ (Feb)
EU : 090. 63,09 - UK : 00000000 - US : 059. 66,67 - ACC : 063
079. 63,92 - 78,40 (10 ) Times New Viking ´Rip It Off´ (Feb)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 022. 68,78 - ACC : 108
080. 63,91 - 71,94 (18 ) Tindersticks ´The Hungry Saw´ (May)
EU : 045. 65,70 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 109
081. 63,87 - 70.74 (21 ) Metallica ´Death Magnetic´ (Sep)
EU : 118. 62,05 - UK : 020. 70,46 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 033
082. 63,82 - 73,40 (15 ) The Notwist ´The Devil, You & Me´ (Jun)
EU : 031. 67,02 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 131
083. 63,75 - 81.63 (08 ) Toumani Diabaté ´The Mandé Variations´ (Feb)
EU : 080. 63,51 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 087
084. 63.71 - 75,58 (12 ) The Week That Was ´The Week That Was´ (Oct)
EU : 106. 62,50 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
085. 63,70 - 70,18 (22 ) Foals ´Antidotes´ (Apr)
EU : 088. 63,31 - UK : 058. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 022
086. 63,62 - 73,07 (15 ) Blitzen Trapper ´Furr´ (Nov)
EU : 116. 62,12 - UK : 00000000 - US : 081. 65,69 - ACC : 092
087. 63,59 - 74,46 (13 ) Juana Molina ´Un Dia´ (Oct)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 013. 69,57 - ACC : 147
088. 63,58 - 70,00 (22 ) British Sea Power ´Do You Like Rock Music?´ (Jan)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 011. 72,45 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 040
089. 63,58 - 69,46 (24 ) Coldplay ´Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends´ (Jun)
EU : 091. 63,06 - UK : 00000000 - US : 144. 63,63 - ACC : 025
090. 63,57 - 75,33 (12 ) High Places ´High Places´ (Sep)
EU : 138. 61,31 - UK : 00000000 - US : 027. 68,53 - ACC : 096
091. 63,49 - 70,87 (19 ) Paul Weller ´22 Dreams´ (Jul)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 017. 70,51 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 067
092. 63,46 - 69,82 (22 ) Goldfrapp ´Seventh Tree´ (Feb)
EU : 142. 61,23 - UK : 058. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 071
093. 63,45 - 71,22 (18 ) Wild Beasts ´Limbo Panto´ (Nov)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 030. 69,32 - US : 091. 65,00 - ACC : 081
094. 63,42 - 73,39 (14 ) Ladyhawke ´Ladyhawke´ (Dec)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 072
095. 63,34 - 71,50 (17 ) American Music Club ´The Golden Age´ (Feb)
EU : 079. 63,59 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
096. 63,24 - 69,50 (22 ) My Morning Jacket ´Evil Urges´ (Jun)
EU : 061. 64,48 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 029
097. 63,21 - 74,67 (12 ) Emmylou Harris ´All I Intended To Be´ (Jun)
EU : 053. 65,00 - UK : 109. 65,52 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 148
098. 63,20 - 73,00 (14 ) Friendly Fires ´Friendly Fires´ (Oct)
EU : 102. 62,69 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 068
099. 63,19 - 72,33 (15 ) The Walkmen ´You & Me´ (Oct)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 117. 65,39 - US : 129. 63,92 - ACC : 062
100. 63,18 - 75,64 (11 ) Flight Of The Conchords ´Flight Of The Conchords´ (May)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 075. 65,76 - ACC : 090
101. 63,16 - 73,69 (13 ) Metronomy ´Nights Out´ (Oct)
EU : 067. 64,04 - UK : 084. 66,33 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 041
102. 63,14 - 76,80 (10 ) Cassandra Wilson ´Loverly´ (Jul)
EU : 094. 62,86 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
103. 63,13 - 70,72 (18 ) Be Your Own Pet ´Get Awkward´ (Mar)
EU : 056. 64,90 - UK : 00000000 - US : 150. 63,53 - ACC : 102
104. 63,12 - 72,86 (14 ) Destroyer ´Trouble In Dreams´ (Apr)
EU : 114. 62,16 - UK : 00000000 - US : 039. 67,65 - ACC : 000
105. 63,11 - 71,63 (16 ) Mudhoney ´The Lucky Ones´ (Jun)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 067. 67,05 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
106. 63,07 - 72,13 (15 ) The Young Knives ´Superabundance´ (Mar)
EU : 068. 64,04 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
107. 63,06 - 69,85 (20 ) Mogwai ´The Hawk Is Howling´ (Sep)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 058. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 073
108. 63,01 - 72,03 (15 ) Fuck Buttons ´Steet Horrrsing´ (Apr)
EU : 149. 61,01 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 030
109. 62,99 - 72,64 (14 ) Mystery Jets ´Twenty One´ (Apr)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 025. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 112
110. 62,99 - 85,50 (06 ) Eliza Carthy ´Dreams Of Breathing Underwater´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 016. 70,59 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
111. 62,97 - 75,23 (11 ) Micah P. Hinson ´& The Red Empire Orchestra´ (Jul)
EU : 098. 62,80 - UK : 058. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
112. 62,95 - 71,93 (15 ) Emiliana Torrini ´Me And Armini´ (Oct)
EU : 099. 62,77 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
113. 62,91 - 69,31 (21 ) Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan ´Sunday At Devil Dirt´ (May)
EU : 048. 65,49 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 132
114. 62,83 - 72,36 (14 ) Brightblack Morning Light ´Motion To Rejoin´ (Nov)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 076. 66,67 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
115. 62,81 - 63,92 (12 ) DeVotchKa ´A Mad And Faithful Telling´ (Mar)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 034. 69,23 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
116. 62,80 - 71,67 (15 ) Little Joy ´Little Joy´ (Nov)
EU : 140. 61,28 - UK : 00000000 - US : 066. 66,20 - ACC : 000
117. 62,78 - 77,56 (09 ) The Fall ´Imperial Wax Solvent´ (Jul)
EU : 072. 63,92 - UK : 117. 65,39 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 122
118. 62,78 - 73,00 (13 ) The Ruby Suns ´Sea Lion´ (May)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 099. 64,78 - ACC : 000
119. 62,75 - 72,21 (14 ) Bodies Of Water ´A Certain Feeling´ (Sep)
EU : 078. 63,63 - UK : 00000000 - US : 104. 64,52 - ACC : 000
120. 62,72 - 73,75 (12 ) Abe Vigoda ´Skeleton´ (Oct)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 090. 66,18 - US : 080. 65,69 - ACC : 000
121. 62,66 - 79,13 (08 ) Teddy Thompson ´A Piece Of What You Need´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 034. 69,23 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
122. 62,60 - 69,15 (20 ) Baby Dee ´Safe Inside The Day´ (Jan)
EU : 086. 63,36 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
123. 62,59 - 74,50 (11 ) James Yorkston ´When The Haar Rolls In´ (Sep)
EU : 084. 63,41 - UK : 076. 66,67 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
124. 62,58 - 68,26 (23 ) Gnarls Barkley ´The Odd Couple´ (Apr)
EU : 115. 62,15 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 146
125. 62,56 - 71,27 (15 ) The Roots ´Rising Down´ (Jun)
EU : 096. 62,82 - UK : 00000000 - US : 121. 64,13 - ACC : 000
126. 62,50 - 78,75 (08 ) Health ´Disco´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 090. 66,18 - US : 059. 66,67 - ACC : 000
127. 62,42 - 71,64 (14 ) Cut Copy ´In Ghost Colours´ (May)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 069. 65,98 - ACC : 016
128. 62,42 - 68,88 (20 ) These New Puritans ´Beat Pyramid´ (Jan)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 025. 69,39 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 117
129. 62,41 - 73,17 (12 ) Ellen Allien ´Sool´ (May)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 037. 67,72 - ACC : 000
130. 62,39 - 72,31 (13 ) Cadence Weapon ´Afterparty Babies´ (Mar)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 043. 67,95 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
131. 62,35 - 69,91 (17 ) Grace Jones ´Hurricane´ (Dec)
EU : 093. 62,95 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 101
132. 62,30 - 69,03 (19 ) Lupe Fiasco ´The Cool´ (2007) (Jan)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 104. 64,52 - ACC : 000
133. 62,30 - 71,43 (14 ) Shearwater ´Rook´ (Jul)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 139. 64,71 - US : 095. 64,90 - ACC : 053
134. 62,25 - 67,78 (23 ) Brian Wilson ´That Lucky Old Sun´ (Sep)
EU : 024. 68,06 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
135. 62,21 - 70,67 (15 ) Atlas Sound ´Let The Blind Leed Those Who Can See …´ (Mar)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 098. 64,80 - ACC : 080
136. 62,20 - 69,25 (18 ) Autechre ´Quaristice´ (Mar)
EU : 120. 61,89 - UK : 00000000 - US : 070. 65,98 - ACC : 000
137. 62,19 - 67,96 (22 ) Of Montreal ´Skeletal Lamping´ (Oct)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 044
138. 62,19 - 72,75 (12 ) Peter Broderick ´Home´ (Dec)
EU : 133. 61,55 - UK : 125. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
139. 62,17 - 76,22 (09 ) Marnie Stern ´This Is It & I Am It …´ (Dec)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 017. 69,22 - ACC : 000
140. 62,14 - 71,85 (13 ) Sun Kil Moon ´April´ (May)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
141. 62,13 - 83,17 (06 ) Plush ´Fed´ (2002) (Dec)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 013. 72,41 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
142. 62,11 - 74,70 (10 ) Pete & The Pirates ´Little Death´ (Apr)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
143. 62,08 - 69,94 (16 ) Duke Spirit ´Neptune´ (May)
EU : 111. 62,23 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 140
144. 62,06 - 74,60 (10 ) Liam Finn ´I´ll Be Lightning´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 076. 66,67 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
145. 62,00 - 73,36 (11 ) Jonny Greenwood ´There Will Be Blood´ (2007) (Jan)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 067. 66,13 - ACC : 000
146. 62,01 - 70,93 (14 ) Vetiver ´Thing Of The Past´ (Jun)
EU : 094. 62,86 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
147. 61,97 - 67,91 (21 ) Martha Wainwright ´I Know You´re Married …´ (Jun)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 099. 65,91 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
148. 61,87 - 73,09 (11 ) Kelley Polar ´I Need You To Hold On …´ (Aug)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 040. 67,56 - ACC : 114
149. 61,86 - 75,56 (09 ) Lindsey Buckingham ´Gift Of Screws´ (Oct)
EU : 00000000 - UK : 047. 67,65 - US : 00000000 - ACC : 000
150. 61,82 - 69,50 (16 ) Islands ´Arm´s Way´ (Aug)
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THE JANUARY COMPETITION :
The year already starts quite promising with new CDs by Animal Collective, Antony & The Johnsons, Andrew Bird, Franz Ferdinand, A.C. Newman, Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band.
Guess the Top 3 for the first Mega-Critic Chart of 2009 (Online January 31st). Clues will be given on the 21st.
Good Luck !!!
Thanks again Stefan for the LP's and also for continuing to run this, it really adds a whole new element to this site!
For those who want to know I picked Kid A, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Elliott Smith's Either/Or and Band of Horses' Everything All the Time. A couple that I needed to replace and a couple that I've meaning to pick up for years. I'm really excited to get them! Thanks Stefan!
Also, I'm glad to see Fleet Foxes trumped everything in the combined charts. That and The Week That Was were far ahead of the pack this year in my book.
Stefan, one minor correction: the Fucked Up album is actually titled THE CHEMISTRY OF COMMON LIFE.
Interesting list, especially in comparison with the EOY list Henrik is compiling.
Hmm, my guess was Dungen, just next to #75... well, better luck next time.
Congratulations, John, and good LP choices! And I second your comments on Fleet Foxes (without any doubt my #1) and The Week That Was (haven't submitted my pazz&jop list yet, but in top 10 for sure).
Eh. I have Fleet Foxes in my top twenty. It has a lot of really nice melodies but I don't see how it stands out from the pack. Maybe it has something to do with my being more influenced by strong instrumentals, but Frightened Rabbit doesn't have them either and their album is way more catchy to me.
I'm surprised to see MGMT so high on Henrik's year end list. They strike me as one of those bands for depressed teenagers who want something other than mainstream but don't want to look very hard.
I think a lot of people don't get that Time To Pretend is making fun of the scene and see it as an anthem instead.
I just picked up Oracular Spectacular. I'm unimpressed. Time To Pretend is a good song, but by far the weakest critically acclaimed album of the year.
I'd just like to thank you for your work every month bringing us the best albums so far.
keep it up!
I disagree with you BillAdama. I think "Oracular spectacular" is one of the few album from 2008 that acctully gets the complete listen through every time i play it. This is the big problem i have with a few of the other albums with a lot of high list positions. "Dear science" is an album that i have given plenty of chances this year and there are good songs there. But every time i get two or three songs into it i become indifferent to the album and start to find it boring. It does not matter were on the album i start. The Hold steady, Sigur Ros and Hot chip all makes me feel the same. Most of these are bands from which i have previous albums and appriciates very much. For me MGMT is something new which i prefer to these other bands that just have not delivered albums this year matching there previous stuff. From them it has been more of the same, but with less quality.
I have one issue with the acclaim given to MGMT. Why this focus on "Time to pretend". The song does not get a podium possision from me on the album.
Guesses for top 3 Albums January 2009:
1. "Merriweather Post Pavilion" - Animal Collective
2. "Fantasy Black Channel" - Late of the Pier
3. "The Airing of Grievances' - Titus Andronicus
Guesses
1. Animal Collective - Meriweather Post Pavilion
2. Antony & The Johnsons - The Crying Light
3. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast