THE REVIEWS/SCORES OF FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS/WEBSITES HAVE BEEN ADDED UP :

- COKEMACHINEGLOW
- DUSTED
- FASTNBULBOUS
- METACRITIC
- MUSICBOX
- MUSIK EXPRESS
- OBSERVER/GUARDIAN
- PITCHFORKMEDIA
- PLATTENTESTS
- PLAYLOUDER
- PREFIXMAG
- Q
- RATE YOUR MUSIC
- UNCUT

AS THE FOLLOWING ALBUMS ALREADY CHARTED IN THE 2006-EOY-LIST, THEY HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED :

(66 979) COLD WAR KIDS ´ROBBERS & COWARDS´(# 139/2006)
(52 940) THE DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´(# 10/2006)
(49 923) PETER,BJORN&JOHN ´WRITER´S BLOCK´(# 72/2006)
(46 906) AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´(# 63/2006)

ALSO NOT INCLUDED, AS IT IS AN EP :

(59 957) DEERHUNTER ´FLUORESCENT GREY´

WHICH IS THE BEST EP SO FAR FOLLOWED BY :

( 1128) JOANNA NEWSOM ´AND THE Y´S STREET BAND´
( 1211) JUNIOR BOYS ´DEAD HORSE´

75 1026 PORCUPINE TREE ´FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET´
74 1022 ALASDAIR ROBERTS ´THE AMBER GATHERERS´
73 1022 THE FALL ´REFORMATION POST TLC´
72 1011 TRACEY THORN ´OUT OF THE WOODS´
71 1007 FALL OUT BOY ´INFINITY ON HIGH´

70 1007 LONEY DEAR ´LONEY, NOIR´
69 1004 RICKIE LEE JONES ´SERMON ON EXPOSITION BVD´
68 1000 POP LEVI ´RETURN TO FORM BLACK MAJICK PARTY´
67 999 HERBERT ´SCORE´
65 994 ELUVIUM ´COPIA´

65 994 PATTY GRIFFIN ´CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH´
64 991 LAURA VEIRS ´SALTBREAKERS´
63 991 CLIENETELE ´GOD SAVE THE CLIENETELE´
62 977 MARISSA NADLER ´SONGS III : BIRD ON THE WATER´
61 973 FROG EYES ´TEARS OF THE VALEDICTORIAN´

60 972 RICHARD SWIFT ´DRESSED UP FOR THE LEFTDOWN´
59 965 THE EARLIES ´THE ENEMY CHORUS´
58 964 MALCOLM MIDDLETON ´BRIGHTER BEAT´
57 961 NINE INCH NAILS ´YEAR ZERO´
56 954 DO MAKE SAY THINK ´YOU´RE HISTORY...´

55 950 BLOC PARTY ´A WEEKEND IN THE CITY´
54 945 STARS OF THE LID ´AND THEIR REFINEMENT...´
53 945 KAISER CHIEFS ´YOURS TRULY, ANGRY MOB´
52 944 MARNIE STERN ´IN ADVANCE OF THE BROKEN ARM´
51 940 TINARIWEN ´AMAN IMAN : WATER IS LIFE´

50 934 THE ALIENS ´ASTRONOMY FOR DOGS´
49 926 SOULSAVERS ´IT´S NOT HOW FAR YOU FALL...´
48 924 THE KLAXONS ´MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE´
47 920 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB ´BABY 81´
46 920 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME´

45 903 THE TWILIGHT SAD ´FOURTEEN AUTUMNS...´
44 903 GHOST ´IN STORMY NIGHTS´
43 895 NEIL YOUNG ´LIVE AT MASSEY HALL´
42 888 THE BEANRD LAKES ´...ARE THE DARK HORSE´
41 886 VON SÜDENFED ´TROMATIC REFLEXXIONS´

40 878 THE APPLES IN STEREO ´NEW MAGNETIC WONDER´
39 875 THE RAKES ´TEN NEW MESSAGES´
38 870 BILL CALLAHAN ´WOKE ON A WHALEHEART´
37 867 GRUFF RHYS ´CANDYLION´
36 864 AMON TOBIN ´FOLEY ROOM´

35 858 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH ´SOME LOUD THUNDER´
34 856 JAMIE T ´PANIC PREVENTION´
33 853 EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY ´ALL OF A SUDDEN´
32 847 POLE ´STEINGARTEN´
31 807 DÄLEK ´ABANDONED LANGUAGE´

30 805 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ´RELEASE THE STARS´
29 804 DEERHUNTER ´CRYPTOGRAMS´
28 800 THE GGOD, THE BAD AND THE QUEEN ´THE GOOD...´
27 792 MAXIMO PARK ´OUR EARTHLY PLEASURES´
26 768 WILCO ´SKY BLUE SKY´

25 755 EL-P ´I´LL SLEEP WHEN YOU´RE DEAD´
24 753 !!! ´MYTH TAKES´
23 733 MODEST MOUSE ´WE WERE DEAD BEFORE...´
22 725 MENOMENA ´FRIEND AND FOE´
21 712 FEIST ´THE REMINDER´

20 699 GRINDERMAN ´GRINDERMAN´
19 681 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER´
18 671 FIELD MUSIC ´TONES OF TOWN´
17 667 BRIGHT EYES ´CASSADAGA´
16 656 DINODAUR JR. ´BEYOND´

15 654 DEERHOOF ´FRIEND OPPORTUNITY´
14 647 LOW ´DRUMS AND GUNS´
13 639 BLONDE REDHEAD ´23´
12 633 THE SHINS ´WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY´
11 601 BJORK ´VOLTA´

10 600 PATRICK WOLF ´MAGIC POSITION´
9 570 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE´
8 533 ELLIOTT SMITH ´NEW MOON´
7 524 OF MONTREAL ´HISSING FAUNA...´
6 461 KINGS OF LEON ´BECAUSE OF THE TIMES´

5 457 ANDREW BIRD ´ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA´
4 441 BATTLES ´MIRRORED´
3 331 PANDA BEAR ´PERSON PITCH´
2 317 ARCADE FIRE ´THE NEON BIBLE´
1 305 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ´SOUND OF SILVER´

INDICATES ´CLIMBER´
INDICATES ´RE-ENTRY´
INDICATES ´NEW ENTRY´

NEXT UPDATE : JUNE 30TH

Great list once again, thanks. This has the makings of a very good year indeed.