28/02/2011 MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2011 So Far (With Competition)
UPDATE EOY-CHART 2010
With the additional February ratings there is a New Entry and a new Peak Position:
042. (053 ) 66,456692 - 77,87 (15 ) Robyn ´Body Talk´
EU : 045. 65,88 - UK : 138. 65,52 - US : 043. 67,93 - MC : 86
133. (000 ) 62,327586 – 80,64 (07 ) How To Dress Well ´Love Remains´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 026. 69,24 – MC : 83
CLUES TO THE CLUES
CD 1 Tennis - James Blake - Music = James Blake ´James Blake´
CD 2 Bright - Key - Eye = Bright Eyes ´The People´s Key´
CD 3 Trucker - Boots - Go-Go = Drive-By Truckers ´Go-Go Boots´
CD 4 PJ - England - Shake = PJ Harvey ´Let England Shake´
CD 5 Hardcore - Mog - Way = Mogwai ´Hardcore will Never Die, But You Will´
CD 6 Radiohead - Limbs - King = Radiohead ´The King Of Limbs´
CD 7 Smith Westerns - Dye - Blonde = Smith Westerns´Dye It Blonde´
CD 8 Yuck - Yuck - Yuck = Yuck ´Yuck´
THE WINNER
The third-highest New Entry is Radiohead´s ´The King of Limbs´ # 04.
Congratulations Penguin !!!
THE MEGA-CRITIC-CHART
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.
NEW ENTRY PEAK POSITION
001. (000 ) 73,037790 – 83,02 (24 ) PJ Harvey ´Let England Shake´
EU : 001. 70,45 – UK : 001. 79,55 – US : 002. 71,25 – MC : 88
002. (000 ) 69,535928 – 78,37 (23 ) James Blake ´James Blake´
EU : 002. 70,17 – UK : 011. 66,33 – US : 001. 71,96 – MC : 83
003. (001 ) 68,270348 – 76,19 (24 ) Iron & Wine ´Kiss Each Other Clean´
EU : 005. 66,49 – UK : 002. 71,59 – US : 007. 67,95 – MC : 78
004. (000 ) 67,153284 – 77,65 (17 ) Radiohead ´The King Of Limbs´
EU : 003. 67,42 – UK : 00000000 – US : 005. 69,02 – MC : 82
005. (005 ) 64,852941 – 80,30 (10 ) Destroyer ´Kaputt´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 004. 69,91 – MC : 83
006. (000 ) 64,846938 – 72,97 (19 ) Mogwai ´Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will´
EU : 011. 63,29 – UK : 005. 69,23 – US : 020. 63,24 – MC : 78
007. (002 ) 64,527559 – 74,60 (15 ) Wire ´Red Barked Tree´
EU : 024. 59,47 – UK : 004. 69,32 – US : 015. 65,28 – MC : 78
008. (000 ) 64,275700 – 77,77 (11 ) Rumer ´Seasons Of My Soul´ (2010 )
EU : 004. 67,15 – UK : .. (2010 ) .. – US : 00000000 – MC : 00
009. (000 ) 64,197080 – 72,88 (17 ) Drive-By Truckers ´Go-Go Boots´
EU : 007. 65,73 – UK : 016. 65,52 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77
010. (000 ) 63,865979 – 79,89 (09 ) Smith Westerns ´Dye It Blonde´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 003. 70,45 – MC : 83
011. (003 ) 63,266423 – 71,38 (17 ) Deerhoof ´Deerhoof Vs. Evil´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 014. 65,91 – US : 010. 66,82 – MC : 77
012. (000 ) 63,132716 – 69,34 (22 ) Bright Eyes ´The People´s Key´
EU : 009. 64,59 – UK : 007. 67,95 – US : 00000000 – MC : 70
013. (004 ) 63,053892 – 68,96 (23 ) The Decemberists ´The King Is Dead´
EU : 008. 65,22 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77
014. (000 ) 62,500000 – 78,75 (08 ) Hannah Peel ´Broken Wave´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 008. 68,37 – US : 00000000 – MC : 76
015. (000 ) 62,383177 – 74,09 (11 ) …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Death ´Tao Of The Dead´
EU : 019. 61,07 – UK : 003. 70,69 – US : 00000000 – MC : 77
016. (006 ) 62,329545 – 70,34 (16 ) Anna Calvi ´Anna Calvi´
EU : 015. 61,73 – UK : 018. 65,31 – US : 00000000 – MC : 79
017. (000 ) 62,291666 – 70,28 (16 ) Twilight Singers ´Dynamite Steps´
EU : 013. 61,89 – UK : 00000000 – US : 016. 64,51 – MC : 73
018. (000 ) 62,187500 – 72,75 (12 ) Yuck ´Yuck´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 023. 62,50 – US : 008. 67,72 – MC : 80
019. (000 ) 62,153284 – 69,59 (17 ) Cut Copy ´Zonoscope´
EU : 00000000 – UK : 00000000 – US : 014. 66,07 – MC : 74
020. (000 ) 61,798780 – 82,25 (06 ) Lykke Li ´Wounded Rhymes´
EU : 006. 65,89 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 00
021. (000 ) 61,730769 – 71,12 (13 ) The Low Anthem ´Smart Flesh´
EU : 010. 64,31 – UK : 023. 62,50 – US : 00000000 – MC : 80
022. (007 ) 61,709401 – 71,08 (13 ) Joan As Policewoman ´The Deep Field´
EU : 023. 60,00 – UK : 019. 65,31 – US : 00000000 – MC : 75
023. (000 ) 61,597938 – 75,00 (09 ) Akron/Family ´S/T II : The Cosmic Birth And Journey OfShinju TNT´
EU : 025. 59,46 – UK : 00000000 – US : 011. 66,85 – MC : 81
024. (000 ) 61,544117 – 73,55 (10 ) Charles Bradley ´No Time For Dreaming´
EU : 017. 61,49 – UK : 00000000 – US : 018. 63,75 – MC : 82
025. (000 ) 61,149635 – 67,97 (17 ) Wanda Jackson ´The Party Ain´t Over´
EU : 012. 62,59 – UK : 00000000 – US : 00000000 – MC : 67
FURTHER EU-POSITIONS
014. (000 ) 61,85 Nicolas Jaar ´Space Is Only Noise´
016. (004 ) 61,54 Adele ´21´
018. (008 ) 61,37 Phoenix Foundation ´Buffalo´ 020. (000 ) 60,89 Marianne Faithfull ´Horses And High Heels´ 021. (000 ) 60,24 Hercules & Love Affair ´Blue Songs´ 022. (000 ) 60,11 Gruff Rhys ´Hotel Shampoo´
FURTHER UK-POSITIONS
005. (000 ) 69,23 Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XXX ´We´re New Here´
009. (003 ) 68,18 Suuns ´Zeroes QC´ (2010 )
009. (003 ) 68,18 The Joy Formidable ´The Big Roar´
011. (006 ) 66,33 British Sea Power ´Valhalla Dancehall´
013. (007 ) 66,18 Gang Of Four ´Content´
014. (008 ) 65,91 Fujiya & Miyagi ´Ventriloquizzing´ 016. (000 ) 65,52 Gregg Allman ´Low County Blues´ 020. (000 ) 64,77 Frankie & The Heartstrings ´Hunger´ 020. (000 ) 64,77 Esben And The Witch ´Violet Cries´ 022. (000 ) 64,71 Toro Y Moi ´Underneath The Pine´ 023. (000 ) 62,50 Adele ´21´ 023. (000 ) 62,50 Seefeel ´Seefeel´
FURTHER US-POSITIONS
006. (003 ) 68,24 Braids ´Native Speaker´
009. (004 ) 67,45 Ghostface Killah ´Apollo Kids´ (2010 ) 012. (000 ) 66,77 Demdike Stare ´Tryptich´
013. (008 ) 66,67 Delicate Steve ´Wondervisions´
017. (009 ) 64,51 Tennis ´Cape Dory´ 018. (000 ) 63,75 Danielson ´Best Of Gloucester County´ 021. (000 ) 63,23 Tim Hecker ´Ravedeath, 1972´ 022. (000 ) 62,90 Six Organs Of Admittance ´Asleep On The Floodplain´ 022. (000 ) 62,90 Lucinda Williams ´Blessed´ 024. (000 ) 62,83 Dirtbombs ´Party Store´ 025. (000 ) 62,42 Julianna Barwick ´The Magic Place´
THE TOP 5 NEW ENTRIES
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MARCH-PREVIEW
R.E.M. ´Unberlin´ from ´Collapse Into Now´
NEW COMPETITION
The Mega-Critic-Competition March 2011 will be online on March 21st.
Good Luck !!!
Re: 28/02/2011 MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2011 So Far (With Competition)
Sad to see Nicolas Jaar falling by the wayside as James Blake gets so many accolades. Both are exciting, young electronic musicians but Jaar has the superior debut album. Also, I'm very surprised at how difficult it's been for Destroyer to get reviewed in the UK and Europe. You'd think those areas would be fans of Bejar.