16/11/2011 Mega-Critic-Chart: Best Reviewed Albums Of 2011, so far
The best albums of 2011 (update november, 16)
“The ratings come from a formula that includes a) average of ratings from different sources and b) numbers of magazines that rated the album.
The magazines I used for the ratings were:
USA: All Music Guide; AV Club; Cokemachineglow; One Thirty BPM;Pitchforkmedia, Popmatters, Rolling I Stone, Slant, Spin, Tinymixtapes
UK: Drowned In Sound, The Guardian, Music OMH, NME, No Ripcord
EUR: Gaffa; Nojesguiden; Plattentests
SPA: Playgrounmag; Mondosonoro; Jenesaispop”
This update includes these new magazines: Humo (Belgium); Sentire Ascoltare (Italy); Stroria Della Musica (Italy)
The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets.
The final numbers is the average rating and number of reviews in brackets (over 25) New entry or Re entry
Out: Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1
Saigon: The Greatest Story Never Told
Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What
Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise
My Morning Jacket: Circuital
Yuck: Yuck
Wild Flag: Wild Flag
50 (43) - Julianna Barwick: The Magic Place – 77,0 (15)
49 (RE) - Beastie Boys: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two - 77,1 (23)
48 (38) - Iceage: New Brigade - 77,2 (15)
47 (NE) - Laura Marling: A Creature I Don't Know - 77,3 (19)
46 (37) - Big K.R.I.T.: Return of 4Eva - 77,3 (7)
45 (RE) - Beirut: The Rip Tide - 77,4 (25)
44 (46) - Radiohead: The King of Limbs - 77,4 (24)
43 (45) - Elbow: Build A Rocket Boys! - 77,6 (17)
42 (35) - The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck - 77,6 (19)
41 (48) - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Belong - 77,7 (25)
40 (34) - Gillian Welch: The Harrow And The Harvest - 77,8 (10)
39 (36) - Katy B: On a Mission - 77,9 (20)
38 (32) - Björk: Biophilia - 78,4 (24)
37 (41) - Arctic Monkeys: Suck It and See - 78,7 (23)
36 (27) - Kurt Vile: Smoke Ring For My Halo – 79,0 (23)
35 (NE) - A Winged Victory for the Sullen: A Winged Victory for the Sullen – 79,0 (7)
34 (31) - TV on the Radio: Nine Types of Light - 79,1 (24)
33 (33) - Feist: Metals - 79,1 (22)
32 (NE) - Drake: Take Care - 79,3 (12)
31 (29) - Mastodon: The Hunter - 79,3 (17)
30 (30) - The Antlers: Burst Apart - 79,3 (21)
29 (26) - Panda Bear: Tomboy - 79,4 (24)
28 (NE) - Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica - 79,5 (15)
27 (28) - Wilco: The Whole Love - 79,8 (25)
26 (24) - Iron & Wine: Kiss Each Other Clean - 79,9 (25)