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UPDATE 26/12/07 : BEST ALBUMS OF 2007 (NOW 131 EOY-LISTS SUMMED UP)

DIFFERENT FROM HENRIK´S ´ACCLAIMED´- LIST WHICH IS BASED ON CRITICS´ SCORES ONLY,
I ALSO INCLUDE READER´S/LISTENER´S POLLS AND SOME BLOGS.

THE FOLLOWING EOY-LISTS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE THE LAST UPDATE :

- ABC NEWS
- ALLMUSIC EDITORS
- ALMOST COOL
- BASEMENT GALAXY
- BILLBOARD CRITICS
- BLENDER
- CHART ATTACK
- CMJ STAFF
- CULTURE BULLY
- DIGFI (SWEDEN)
- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
- GIGWISE
- HMV STAFF
- HOT PRESS (IRELAND)
- HUMO (NETHERLANDS)
- INDIEPOPROCK
- KALPORZ (ITALY)
- KERRANG
- LAUT CRITICS (GERMANY)
- LES CHOSES (FRANCE)
- LOST AT SEA
- LYDVERKETS (NORWAY)
- MILK FACTORY
- MUSIC AUSTRALIA GUIDE
- MUSIC OMH
- MUSIKBYRAN (SWEDEN)
- MUSIKKNYHETER (NORWAY)
- MUZIKALIA STAFF (SPAIN)
- MUZIKALIA READERS (SPAIN)
- NIALLER 9
- NO GOOD NEWS
- NO RIPCORD
- OOR (NETHERLANDS)
- PITCHFORK MEDIA
- POPTARTSSUCKTOASTED
- PRODUCT SHOP NYC
- REFINERY 29
- ROLLING STONE CRITICS (GERMANY)
- ROLLING STONES READERS (GERMANY)
- SOUND OPINIONS - JIM DE ROGATIS
- SOUND OPINIONS READERS
- SPEEDKILL
- TELEGRAPH (UK)
- TELETEXT PLANET SOUND
- THE MORNING NEWS
- THE WIRE
- TINY MIX TAPES
- TREBLE
- UNDERTONER (DANMARK)
- VISIONS CRITICS (GERMANY)
- WOXY

THE BOOMKAT-SCORES HAVE BEEN UPDATED

HAVE BEEN ADDED TO HER 2005 SCORE :

ROBYN ´ROBYN´: 77 POINTS (NOW #75)

HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THEIR 2006 SCORE :

DECEMBERISTS ´THE CRANE WIFE´: 77 POINTS (NOW #9)
HOLD STEADY ´BOYS AND GIRLS...´: 185 POINTS (NOW #11)
LILY ALLEN ´ALRIGHT,STILL´: 127 POINTS (NOW #19)
JARVIS COCKER ´JARVIS´: 17 POINTS (NOW #45)
PIPETTES ´WE ARE THE PIPETTES´: 20 POINTS (NOW #50)
LONG BLONDES ´SOMEONE...´: 6 POINTS (NOW #53)
SILVERSUN PICKUPS ´CARNAVAS´: 39 POINTS (NOW #63)
GOSSIP ´STANDING IN THE WAY...´: 53 POINTS (NOW #75)
FUJIA & MIYAGI ´TRANSPARENT...´: 50 POINTS (NOW #77)
COLD WAR KIDS ´ROBBERS AND...´: 119 POINTS (NOW #86)
ASOBI SEKSU ´CITRUS´: 14 POINTS (NOW #109)
FRATELLIS ´COSTELLO MUSIC´: 72 POINTS (NOW #110)
MALAJUBE ´TROMPE L´OEIL´: 40 POINTS (NOW #111)
HERMAN DUNE ´GIANT´: 13 POINTS (NOW #115)

AS THE ALBUMS FROM AMY WINEHOUSE AND PETER,BJORN & JOHN HAVE COLLECTED MORE POINTS SO FAR
IN 2007 THAN IN 2006, THEY HAVE BEEN MOVED (FOR THE MOMENT) TO THE 2007-EOY-LIST.

HAVE BEEN ADDED FROM THEIR 2006 SCORE :

AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´: 324 POINTS
PETER,BJORN&JOHN ´WRITER´S BLOCK´: 258 POINTS

145 101 THURSTON MOORE ´TREES OUTSIDE THE ACADEMY´ --
143 103 YEAH YEAH YEAHS ´IS IS´(EP) NE
143 103 BILL CALLAHAN ´WOKE ON A WHALEHEART´ --
141 104 NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB ´FANTASTIC PLAYROOM´ NE
141 104 1990S ´COOKIES´ NE

140 105 MACCABEES ´COLOUR IT IN´ NE
138 107 DEVASTATION ´YES U´ NE
138 107 DUNGEN ´TIO BITAR´ NE
137 108 KAISER CHIEFS ´YOURS TRULY,ANGRY MOB´ NE
136 109 EFTERKLANG ´PARADES´ NE

135 110 SUPERSILENT ´8´ NE
133 114 BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME ´COLORS´ --
133 114 PORCUPINE TREE ´FEAR OF A BLANK PLANET´ NE
132 115 AEROGRAMME ´MY HEART HAS A WISH...´ NE
131 117 MARNIE STERN ´IN ADVANCE OF THE BROKEN...´ NE

130 119 ELECTRELANE ´NO SHOUTS NO CALLS´ NE
129 120 BIFFY CLYRO ´PUZZLE´ NE
128 121 THE GO! TEAM ´PROOF OF YOUTH´ NE
127 122 MAPS ´WE CAN CREATE´ NE
126 123 FIELD MUSIC ´TONES OF TOWN´ --

125 125 PHAROAHE MONCH ´DESIRE´ NE
123 127 KATE NASH ´MADE OF BRICKS´ NE
123 127 BETTYE LAVETTE ´THE SCENE OF THE CRIME´ --
122 129 AVETT BROTHERS ´EMOTIONALISM´ --
119 130 JAMES BLACKSHAW ´THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING´ NE

119 130 HOLY FUCK ´LP´ NE
119 130 MANU CHAO ´LA RADIOLINA´ NE
118 131 PANTHA DU PRINCE ´THIS BLISS´ --
116 132 DIGITALISM ´IDEALISM´ NE
116 132 RICARDO VILLALOBOS ´FABRIC 36´ NE

115 135 TEGAN & SARA ´THE CON´ NE
113 138 AKRON/FAMILY ´LOVE IS SIMPLE´ NE
113 138 KEVIN DREW ´SPIRIT IF´ NE
112 141 EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY ´ALL OF A SUDDEN...´ NE
111 142 BARONESS ´RED ALBUM´ NE

109 143 LUCINDA WILLIAMS ´WEST´ NE
109 143 NO AGE ´WEIRDO RIPPERS´ NE
108 149 VON SÜDENFED ´TROMATIC REFLEXXIONS´ NE
107 151 GRAVENHURST ´THE WESTERN LANDS´ --
106 152 ALELA DIANE ´THE PIRATE´S GOSPEL´

105 154 NICK LOWE ´AT MY AGE´ --
103 155 BRITNEY SPEARS ´BLACKOUT´ NE
103 155 LOW ´DRUMS AND GUNS´ NE
101 160 MIKA ´LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION´ --
101 160 DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN ´IRE WORKS´ NE

100 168 PATTY GRIFFIN ´CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH´ --
99 170 TED LEO & PHARMACISTS ´LIVING WITH...´ --
97 171 DIRTY PROJECTORS ´RISE ABOVE´ NE
97 171 ST.VINCENT ´MARRY ME´ --
96 172 THE CORAL ´ROOTS AND ECHOES´ --

95 174 MATTHEW DEAR ´ASA BREED´ NE
94 176 STARS ´IN OUR BEDROOM AFTER THE WAR´ --
93 179 FUTURE OF THE LEFT ´CURSES´
91 182 YEASAYER ´ALL HOUR CYMBALS´
91 182 NEIL YOUNG ´CHROME HEARTS II´ --

89 183 JOSH RITTER ´THE HISTORICAL CONQUESTS...´ --
89 183 PATRICK WATSON ´CLOSE TO PARADISE´
88 185 COMMON ´FINDING FOREVER´
86 186 SHOUT OUT LOUDS ´OUR ILL WILLS´ NE
86 186 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS ´HEY VENUS´ ++

85 188 STUDIO ´WEST COAST/YEARBOOK 1´
84 193 DIZZEE RASCAL ´MATHS AND ENGLISH´
82 194 RICHARD HAWLEY ´LADY´S BRIDGE´
82 194 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS ´A PLACE TO...´ --
81 197 SUNSET RUBDOWN ´RANDOM SPIRIT LOVER´ NE

80 200 JESU ´CONQUEROR´ --
79 204 DAN DEACON ´SPIDERMAN OF THE RINGS´ NE
78 205 EL-P ´I´LL SLEEP WHEN YOU ARE DEAD´ ++
77 208 SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO ´ATTACK DECAY´ ++
76 210 ROISIN MURPHY ´OVERPOWERED´ NE

75 212 LIL WAYNE ´DA DROUGHT 3´
74 216 AGAINST ME! ´NEW WAVE´
73 217 STARS OF THE LID ´AND THEIR REFINEMENT...´ ++
72 219 NINE INCH NAILS ´YEAR ZERO´
71 221 MARK RONSON ´VERSION´ ++

70 232 BLACKLIPS ´GOOD BAD NOT EVIL´
69 238 ELLIOTT SMITH ´NEW MOON´ --
68 247 DEVENDRA BANHART ´SMOKEY ROLLS DOWN...´ --
66 256 THE BESNARD LAKES ´...ARE THE DARK HORSE´ ++
66 256 MAVIS STAPLES ´WE´LL NEVER TURN BACK´

65 262 DINOSAUR JR. ´BEYOND´ ++
64 263 DEERHOOF ´FRIEND OPPORTUNITY´ ++
63 267 LIARS ´LIARS´ ++
62 284 TOCOTRONIC ´KAPITULATION´
61 297 FOO FIGHTERS ´ECHOES,SILENCE,PATIENCE & GRACE´

60 299 THE TWILIGHT SAD ´FOURTEEN AUTUMNS...´ ++
59 309 BABYSHAMBLES ´SHOTTER´S NATION´
58 321 JAY-Z ´AMERICAN GANGSTER´
57 326 MIRANDA LAMBERT ´CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND´
56 327 RYAN ADAMS ´EASY TIGER´ --

55 357 JAMIE T ´PANIC PREVENTION´
54 360 EDITORS ´AN END HAS A START´ ++
53 361 TINARIWEN ´AMAN IMAN : WATER IS LIFE´
52 364 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS ´CHALLENGERS´
51 371 QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ´ERA VULGARIS´

50 374 !!! ´MYTH TAKES´
49 376 MAXIMO PARK ´OUR EARTHLY PLEASURES´
48 393 PATRICK WOLF ´THE MAGIC POSITION´
47 400 MENOMENA ´FRIEND OR FOE´
46 426 BJÖRK ´VOLTA´

45 428 LES SAVY FAV ´LET´S STAY FRIENDS´
44 438 DEERHUNTER ´CRYPTOGRAMS´ ++
43 476 ANDREW BIRD ´ARMCHAIR APOCRYPHA´
42 479 THE FIELD ´FROM HERE WE GO SUBLIME´
41 484 CARIBOU ´ANDORRA´

40 493 RILO KILEY ´UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT´
39 498 RUFUS WAINWRIGHT ´RELASE THE STARS´
38 540 BLONDE REDHEAD ´23´
37 544 PETER,BJORN&JOHN ´WRITER´S BLOCK´
36 583 BLOC PARTY ´A WEEKEND IN THE CITY´

35 605 GRINDERMAN ´GRINDERMAN´
34 615 BRIGHT EYES ´CASSADAGA´
33 625 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ´MAGIC´
32 643 BAND OF HORSES ´CEASE TO BEGIN´
31 652 MODEST MOUSE ´WE WERE DEAD BEFORE THE SHIP...´

30 654 ROBERT WYATT ´COMICOPERA´
29 673 INTERPOL ´OUR LOVE TO ADMIRE´
28 682 OKKERVIL RIVER ´THE STAGE NAMES´ ++
27 690 JENS LEKMAN ´NIGHT FALLS OVER KORTEDALA´ ++
26 694 BEIRUT ´THE FLYING CLUB CUP´

25 718 ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS ´RAISING SAND´
24 767 KLAXONS ´MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE´
23 817 THE GOOD,THE BAD & THE QUEEN ´THE GOOD...´
22 849 IRON AND WINE ´THE SHEPHERD´S DOG´
21 853 ARCTIC MONKEYS ´FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE´

20 871 KINGS OF LEON ´BECAUSE OF THE TIMES´
19 943 KANYE WEST ´GRADUATION´
18 974 OF MONTREAL ´HISSING FAUNA...´
17 978 THE SHINS ´WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY´
16 1032 BURIAL ´UNTRUE´´

15 1037 JUSTICE ´CROSS´
14 1054 P.J. HARVEY ´WHITE CHALK´
13 1112 WILCO ´SKY BLUE SKY´
12 1125 THE WHITE STRIPES ´ICKY THUMP´
11 1162 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ´STRAWBERRY JAM´

10 1202 AMY WINEHOUSE ´BACK TO BLACK´
9 1330 SPOON ´GA GA GA GA GA´
8 1465 FEIST ´THE REMINDER´
7 1543 BATTLES ´MIRRORED´
6 1625 THE NATIONAL ´BOXER´

5 1680 PANDA BEAR ´PERSON PITCH´
4 2084 M.I.A. ´KALA´
3 2532 LCD SOUNDSYSTEM ´SOUND OF SILVER´
2 2638 THE ARCADE FIRE ´NEON BIBLE´
1 2721 RADIOHEAD ´IN RAINBOWS´

NE INDICATES NEW ENTRY
-- INDICATES BIGGEST LOSERS
++ INDICATES BIGGEST CLIMBERS

NEXT UPDATE : 02/01/08

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!