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PopMatters best of 2005

They've also got top-10 lists for jazz, country and electronica, and top-20 list for metal.

http://www.popmatters.com/music/best2005/index.shtml

50: Vashti Bunyan, Lookaftering
49: Seu Jorge, The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
48: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, At Carnegie Hall
47: Doves, Some Cities
46: The Go-Betweens, Oceans Apart
45: The Mendoza Line, Full of Light and Full of Fire
44: The National, Alligator
43: The Magic Numbers, The Magic Numbers
42: Akron/Family, Akron/Family
41: Jamie Lidell, Multiply
40: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Naturally
39: Kathleen Edwards, Back to Me
38: Supergrass, Road to Rouen
37: Silver Jews, Tanglewood Numbers
36: System of a Down, Mezmerize
35: The Mars Volta, Frances the Mute
34: Kate Bush, Aerial
33: Queens of the Stone Age, Lullabies to Paralyze
32: Curumin, Achados e Perdidos
31: The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan
30: Animal Collective, Feels
29: Devendra Banhart, Cripple Crow
28: Editors, The Back Room
27: Babyshambles, Down in Albion
26: Opeth, Ghost Reveries
25: Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine
24: Lucinda Williams, Live at the Fillmore
23: Gorillaz, Demon Days
22: The Mountain Goats, The Sunset Tree
21: Elbow, Leaders of the Free World
20: Bright Eyes, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
19: Sigur Ros, Takk
18: Kanye West, Late Registration
17: Beck, Guero
16: Wolf Parade, Apologies to the Queen Mary
15: Blackalicious, The Craft
14: Bloc Party, Silent Alarm
13: My Morning Jacket, Z
12: Common, Be
11: Architecture in Helsinki, In Case We Die
10: The Decemberists, Picaresque
9: Okkervil River, Black Sheep Boy
8: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
7: The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday
6: Andrew Bird, Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs
5: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
4: M.I.A., Arular
3: Antony and the Johnsons, I Am a Bird Now
2: Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
1: The New Pornographers, Twin Cinema

Re: PopMatters best of 2005

First I was pleased to see at least one source showing some interest in jazz and country, but then I realised that the best jazz/electronica/country album is only regarded as number 48 overall?!?