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UPDATE : BEST ALBUMS 0F 2005 (NOW 33 LISTS COMBINED)

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS NOT HENRIK'S
'ACCLAIMED MUSIC'-LIST. DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK'S LIST
WHICH IS BASED ONLY ON MUSIC CRITIC'S SCORES I ALSO CALCULATE READER'S/LISTENER'S POLLS AND SOME BLOGS.

FOLLOWING SCORES HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LAST LIST :

BLABBERMOUTH - CRAZYMONK - DECIBEL - EXPRESSEN (SWEDEN) - GAFFA (DANMARK) - HEAVEN (HOLLAND) -
INDIE INTERVIEWS - KINGBLIND - LES INROCKUPTIBLES
(FRANCE) - LORD OF METAL - MOJO - NME - PRODUCT
SHOP NY - Q - RUMORE (ITALY) - SCARUFFI - SPEEDKILL -
TRIPLE J STAFF (AUSTRALIA) - UNRESTRAINED (CANADA)

THE CORRECTIONS AFTER THE UPDATE OF A NEW LIST BY
'RATE YOUR MUSIC' ALSO HAVE BEEN MADE :

THE TOP 50 AS OF DECEMBER 7TH :

1 647 ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS : 'I AM A BIRD NOW'
2 645 SURFJAN STEVENS : 'ILLINOISE'
3 527 BLOC PARTY : 'SILENT ALARM'
4 439 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM : 'LCD SOUNDSYSTEM'
5 421 M.I.A. : 'ARULAR'

6 411 FRANZ FERDINAND : 'YOU COULD HAVE IT...'
7 379 GORILLAZ : 'DEMON DAYS'
8 374 KANYE WEST : 'LATE REGISTRATION'
9 325 THE WHITE STRIPES : 'GET BEHIND ME SATAN'
10 317 BRIGHT EYES : 'I'M WIDE AWAKE IT'S MORNING'

11 290 THE MAGIC NUMBERS : 'THE MAGIC NUMBERS'
12 275 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE : 'FEELS'
13 257 MY MORNING JACKET : 'Z'
14 252 DEVENDRA BANHART : 'CRIPPLE CROW'
15 246 SIGUR ROS : 'TAKK...'

16 235 WOLF PARADE : 'APOLOGIES TO THE QUEEN MARY'
17 230 KATE BUSH : 'AERIAL'
18 224 SPOON : 'GIMME FICTION'
19 220 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE : 'PLANS'
20 209 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH : 'CLAP YOUR HANDS...'

21 201 KAISER CHIEFS : 'EMPLOYMENT'
21 201 THE RAKES : 'CAPTURE/RELEASE'
23 189 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT : 'WANT TWO'
24 184 SLEATER-KINNEY : 'THE WOODS'
25 182 THE MARS VOLTA : 'FRANCES THE MULE'

26 175 ANDREW BIRD : 'MYSTERIOUS PRODUCTION OF EGGS'
27 173 OPETH : 'GHOST REVERIES'
28 172 RICHARD HAWLEY : 'COLES CORNER'
29 168 MAXIMO PARK : 'A CERTAIN TRIGGER'
30 165 RY COODER : 'CHAVEZ RIVINE'

31 161 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN : 'DEVILS & DUST'
32 160 BLACK MOUNTAIN : 'BLACK MOUNTAIN'
33 156 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS : 'TWIN CINEMA'
34 155 ART BRUT : 'BANG ABNG ROCK & ROLL'
35 148 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE : 'BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE'

36 145 PAUL MC CARTNEY : 'CHAOS AND CREATION...'
37 142 BOARDS OF CANADA : 'THE CAMPFIRE HEADPHASE'
38 140 SYSTEM OF A DOWN : 'MEZMERIZE'
38 140 COLDPLAY : 'X & Y'
40 135 NEIL YOUNG : 'PRAIRIE WIND'

41 134 AMADOU & MARIAM : 'DIMANCHE A BAMAKO'
41 134 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE : 'LULLABIES...'
43 133 BOB DYLAN : 'NO DIRECTION HOME : SOUNDTRACK'
44 130 THE DECEMBERISTS : 'PICARESQUE'
45 128 VASHTI BUNYAN : 'LOOKAFTERING'

46 127 ISOLEE : 'WE ARE MONSTER'
46 127 OASIS : 'DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH'
48 125 FIONA APPLE : 'EXTRAORDINARY MACHINE'
49 122 RICHARD SWIFT : 'THE NOVELIST/WALKING..'
49 122 THE NATIONAL : 'ALLIGATOR'

419 ARCADE FIRE : 'FUNERAL'
HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR 2004 SCORE
AND BRINGS THEM TO THE 3RD POSITION
BEHIND FRANZ FERDINAND AND THE STREETS

NEXT UPDATE ON DECEMBER 14TH

Re: UPDATE : BEST ALBUMS 0F 2005 (NOW 33 LISTS COMBINED)

YOU COULD HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER is doing remarkably well on critics' lists. The parallels between Franz and the Strokes are fascinating - perceived instant-classic debut somewhat overrated on Acclaimed Music as a top 100 album, followed by a perceived disappointment of a follow-up that will probably nevertheless ride continuing goodwill toward the band in general to a position on AM somewhere in the 600-800 range.

Re: UPDATE : BEST ALBUMS 0F 2005 (NOW 33 LISTS COMBINED)

Yes, I find critics odd. The FF second album is quite lacklustre.

Re: UPDATE : BEST ALBUMS 0F 2005 (NOW 33 LISTS COMBINED)

Thanks Stefan, great job!

It looks like there will be a race between Antony and Sufjan, although I think that Sufjan will take home the race after more US lists have been added.