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UPDATE 2008-CHART :
With the additional January ratings the following Albums are New Entries or in Peak Position:
= New Entry
= Peak Position
141. 62,18 - 69,22 (18 ) Eagles Of Death Metal ´Heart On´
133. 62,34 - 73,04 (12 ) Marianne Faithfull ´Easy Come Easy Go´
129. 62,46 - 73,25 (12 ) Fennesz ´Black Sea´
111. 62,98 - 70,47 (18 ) Grace Jones ´Hurricane´
082. 63,82 - 73,40 (15 ) Friendly Fires ´Friendly Fires´
061. 64,73 - 72,40 (20 ) Deerhoof ´Offend Maggie´
052. 65,11 - 74,94 (16 ) Leila ´Blood, Looms And Blooms´
048. 65,27 - 75,19 (16 ) The Cool Kids ´The Bake Sale´
035. 65,95 - 75,71 (17 ) Lindstrom ´Wherever You Go I Go Too´
016. 68,12 - 81,57 (14 ) Amadou & Mariam ´Welcome To Mali´
011. 69,35 - 78,50 (22 ) Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´
CLUES TO ´THE CLUES´ :
Act 1 : Andrew Bird
Act 2 : James Yuill
Act 3 : J. Tillman
Act 4 : Antony & The Johnsons
Act 5 : Telepathe
Act 6 : Franz Ferdinand
Act 7 : Animal Collective
THE WINNER :
Three people got the Top 3 right : nicolas - Penguin - pop elton (Sorry ´noshowuntilnow´: Your entry came too late)
The winner (sorted out by the lucky draw) is nicolas. Please post me your mail adress and choice among the Top 3, so I can send you your CD (stefplu@hotmail.com).
THE MEGA-CRITIC CHART :
The current position is followed by the adjusted score, 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.
All Albums are New Entries
001. 74,64 - 84,50 (26 ) Animal Collective ´Merriweather Post Pavillion´
EU : 01. 72,14 - UK : 01. 75,51 - US : 01. 77,32 - MC : 91
002. 67,75 - 75,44 (24 ) Antony & The Johnsons ´The Crying Light´
EU : 02. 68,58 - UK : 02. 69,39 - US : 02. 65,00 - MC : 80
003. 62,44 - 71,07 (15 ) Andrew Bird ´Noble Beast´
EU : 11. 56,49 - UK : 03. 67,95 - US : 06. 62,55 - MC : 79
004. 62,34 - 78,38 (08 ) The Phantom Band ´Checkmate Savage´
EU : 05. 61,89 - UK : 06. 64,71 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
005. 61,85 - 72,13 (12 ) J.Tillman ´Vacilando Territory Blues´
EU : 06. 61,49 - UK : 06. 64,71 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73
006. 61,12 - 65,94 (24 ) Franz Ferdinand ´Tonight : Franz Ferdinand´
EU : 08. 60,31 - UK : 00000000 - US : 05. 63,14 - MC : 70
007. 60,91 - 66,58 (20 ) Bruce Springsteen ´Working On A Dream´
EU : 03. 64,88 - UK : 00000000 - US : 13. 57,77 - MC : 72
008. 60,22 - 69,08 (12 ) Telepathe ´Dance Mother´
EU : 09. 59,47 - UK : 11. 62,50 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
009. 60,16 - 73,38 (08 ) James Yuill ´Turning Down Water For Air´(2008 )
EU : 07. 60,32 - UK : ....2008.... - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
010. 59,94 - 74,71 (07 ) Lily Allen ´It´s Not Me, It´s You´
EU : 10. 57,16 - UK : 04. 67,24 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
011. 58,22 - 70,43 (07 ) Kreator ´Hordes Of Chaos´
EU : 04. 63,09 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
012. 57,82 - 69,43 (07 ) Dälek ´Gutter Tacticts´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 07. 61,71 - MC : 75
013. 57,38 - 64,36 (11 ) Mr. Oizo ´Lambs Anger´(2008 )
EU : ....2008.... - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
014. 56,65 - 68,17 (06 ) Susanna ´Flowers Of Evil´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
015. 55,36 - 61,56 (09 ) The Bird And The Bee ´Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 15. 55,37 - MC : 74
FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :
012. 55,41 The Rifles ´Great Escape´
013. 55,00 Neal Casal ´Roots & Wings´
014. 54,64 Nickel Eye ´The Time Of The Assassins´
015. 46,79 Scott Weiland ´Happy In Galoshes´(2008 )
FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :
005. 65,52 The Shaky Hands ´Lunglight´(2008 )
008. 63,79 The Airborne Toxic Event ´The Airborne Toxic Event´(2008 )
009. 63,24 Cara Dillon ´Hill Of Thieves´
009. 63,24 Emmy The Great ´First Love´
011. 62,50 Secret Machines ´Secret Machines´(2008 )
013. 62,07 Baskery ´Fall Among Thieves´(2008 )
013. 62,07 Harmonic 313 ´When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence´
013. 62,07 Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern ´Pram Town´
FURTHER US-POSITIONS :
003. 64,67 Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´(2008 )
004. 64,46 A.C. Newman ´Get Guilty´
008. 61,29 Anthony Hamilton ´The Point Of It All´(2008 )
009. 60,97 Blackout Beach ´Skin Of Evil´
010. 60,48 Charlie Louvin ´Sings Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs´(2008 )
011. 60,16 Matt & Kim ´Grand´
012. 58,23 Cut Off Your Hands ´You & I´
014. 56,45 Keyshia Cole ´A Different Me´(2008 )
COMPETITION :
Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest New Entry to next month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 28th) as well as its position (as a tie-breaker) and enter the chance to win that CD.
Clues will be online on the 21st.
Good Luck !!!