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CLUES TO THE CLUES :
Act 1 : Q-Tip
Act 2 : Gang Gang Dance
THE WINNER :
There are two highest new entries this month at # 117 : Q-Tip and Gang Gang Dance. Therefore we have two winners : pop elton (Gang Gang Dance) and second time lucky SuperFurry (Q-Tip).
pop elton, your CD is on its way; SuperFurry, I need your mail adress to post your two CD´s (stefplu@hotmail.com).
THE 2008 EOY MEGA-CRITIC-CHART FOR THE UK :
The final position is followed by the adjusted score, then the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets. After the title you find the original entry date in brackets.
indicates a new-entry
indicates Peak Position
001. 77,55 - 88,57 (07) Bon Iver ´For Emma, Forever Ago´ (May)
002. 76,53 - 87,14 (07) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ´Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!´ (Feb)
002. 76,53 - 87,14 (07) Fleet Foxes ´Fleet Foxes´ (Jun)
002. 76,53 - 87,14 (07) TV On The Radio ´Dear Science´ (Sep)
005. 75,51 - 85,71 (07) The Hold Steady ´Stay Positive´ (Jul)
006. 74,49 - 84,29 (07) Hercules And Love Affair ´Hercules And The Love Affair´ (Mar)
006. 74,49 - 84,29 (07) Elbow ´The Seldom Seen Kid´ (Mar)
006. 74,49 - 84,29 (07) Portishead ´Third´ (Apr)
009. 73,86 - 86,00 (07) Amadou & Mariam ´Welcome To Mali´ (Nov)
010. 73,47 - 82,86 (07) Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´ (Aug)
011. 72,45 - 81,43 (07) British Sea Power ´Do You Like Rock Music´ (Jan)
011. 72,45 - 81,43 (07) The Bug ´London Zoo´ (Jul)
013. 72,41 - 93,33 (03) Plush ´Fed´ (Aug)
014. 71,43 - 80,00 (07) Vampire Weekend ´Vampire Weekend´ (Jan)
014. 71,43 - 80,00 (07) Joan As Police Woman ´To Survive´ (Jun)
016. 70,59 - 85,00 (04) Eliza Carthy ´Dreams Of Breathing Underwater´ (Jul)
017. 70,51 - 82,00 (05) Johnny Flynn ´A Larum´ (May)
017. 70,51 - 82,00 (05) Paul Weller ´22 Dreams´ (May)
017. 70,51 - 82,00 (05) Silver Jews ´Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea´ (Jun)
020. 70,46 - 80,00 (06) White Denim ´Workout Holiday´ (Jun)
020. 70,46 - 80,00 (06) Dodos ´Visiter´ (Jul)
020. 70,46 - 80,00 (06) Metallica ´Death Magnetic´ (Sep)
023. 70,41 - 78,57 (07) Neon Neon ´Stainless Style´ (Feb)
023. 70,41 - 78,57 (07) MGMT ´Oracular Spectacular´ (Mar)
025. 69,39 - 77,14 (07) These New Puritans ´Beat Pyramid´ (Jan)
025. 69,39 - 77,14 (07) Mystery Jets ´Twenty One´ (Mar)
025. 69,39 - 77,14 (07) R.E.M. ´Accelerate´ (Mar)
025. 69,39 - 77,14 (07) Sigur Ros ´Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum End´ (Jun)
025. 69,39 - 77,14 (07) Glasvergas ´Glasvegas´ (Sep)
030. 69,32 - 78,33 (06) Cass Mccombs ´Dropping The Writ´ (Feb)
030. 69,32 - 78,33 (06) Wild Beasts ´Limbo Panto´ (Jun)
030. 69,32 - 78,33 (06) Roots Manuva ´Slime & Reason´ (Aug)
030. 69,32 - 78,33 (06) David Holmes ´The Holy Pictures´ (Sep)
034. 69,23 - 80,00 (05) DeVotchKa ´A Mad And Faithful Telling´ (Mar)
034. 69,23 - 80,00 (05) Erykah Badu ´New Amerykah : Part One (4th World War) (Mar)
034. 69,23 - 80,00 (05) Teddy Thompson ´A Piece Of What You Need´ (Aug)
034. 69,23 - 80,00 (05) Fucked Up ´The Chemistry Of Modern Life´ (Oct)
038. 69,12 - 82,50 (04) Thea Gilmore ´Liejacker´ (May)
039. 68,37 - 75,71 (07) Los Campesinos! ´Hold On Now, Youngster´ (Feb)
039. 68,37 - 75,71 (07) The Raconteurs ´Consolers Of The Lonely´ (Mar)
039. 68,37 - 75,71 (07) The Breeders ´Mountain Battle´ (Apr)
042. 68,18 - 76,67 (06) Deerhunter ´Microcastle´ (Nov)
043. 67,95 - 78,00 (05) Cadence Weapon ´Afterparty Babies´ (Feb)
043. 67,95 - 78,00 (05) The Gutter Twins ´Saturnalia´ (Mar)
043. 67,95 - 78,00 (05) Sparks ´Exotic Creatures Of The Deep´ (May)
043. 67,95 - 78,00 (05) Deerhoof ´Offend Maggie´ (Oct)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Toumani Diabate ´The Mandé Variations´ (Feb)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Benga ´Diary Of An Afro Warrior´ (Mar)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Fuck Buttons ´Street Horrrsing´ (Mar)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Flight Of The Conchords ´Flight Of The Conchords´ (May)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy ´Lie Down In The Light´ (May)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Lil Wayne ´Tha Carter III´ (Jun)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Kasai All Stars ´In The 7th Moon …´ (Aug)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Randy Newman ´Harps And Angels´ (Aug)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Lindsey Buckingham ´Gift Of Screws´ (Sep)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Bellowhead ´Matachin´ (Oct)
047. 67,65 - 80,00 (04) Johann Johannsson ´Fjordlandia´ (Nov)
058. 67,35 - 74,29 (07) Goldfrapp ´Seventh Tree´ (Feb)
058. 67,35 - 74,29 (07) Kathryn Williams & Neill Maccoll ´Two´ (Mar)
058. 67,35 - 74,29 (07) Foals ´Antidotes´ (Mar)
058. 67,35 - 74,29 (07) Micah P. Hinson ´& The Red Empire Orchestra´ (Jul)
058. 67,35 - 74,29 (07) Mogwai ´The Hawk Is Howling´ (Sep)
058. 67,35 - 74,29 (07) El Guincho ´Alegranza´ (Oct)
064. 67,24 - 83,33 (03) Earth ´The Bees Made Honey In The Lion´s Skull´ (Feb)
064. 67,24 - 83,33 (03) Sennen ´Where The Light Gets In´ (Jun)
064. 67,24 - 83,33 (03) Glass Candy ´B/E/A/T/B/O/X´ (2007) (Aug)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) Black Mountain ´In The Future´ (Jan)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) Lightspeed Champion ´Falling Off The Lavender Bridge´ (Jan)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) Mountain Goats ´Heretic Pride´ (Feb)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) The Long Blondes ´Couples´ (Apr)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) Spiritualized ´Songs In A & E´ (May)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) Mudhoney ´The Lucky Ones´ (Jun)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) The Week That Was ´The Week That Was´ (Aug)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) Friendly Fires ´Friendly Fires´ (Aug)
067. 67,05 - 75,00 (06) The Acorn ´Glory Hope Mountain´ (Oct)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Tegan & Sara ´The Con´(2007) (Mar)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Camille ´Music Hole´ (Apr)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Liam Finn ´I´ll Be Lightning´ (Jul)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) James Yorkstone ´When The Haar Rolls In´ (Sep)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Los Campesinos! ´We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed´ (Oct)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Eugene McGuinness ´Eugene McGuinness´ (Oct)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Okkervil River ´The Stand Ins´ (Oct)
076. 66,67 - 76,00 (05) Brightblack Morning Light ´Motion To Rejoin´ (Nov)
084. 66,33 - 72,86 (07) The Last Shadow Puppets ´The Age Of The Understatement´ (Apr)
084. 66,33 - 72,86 (07) Lykke Li ´Youth Novels´ (Jun)
084. 66,33 - 72,86 (07) The Black Keys ´Attack And Release´ (Jul)
084. 66,33 - 72,86 (07) Black Kids ´Partie Traumatic´ (Jul)
084. 66,33 - 72,86 (07) Black Affair ´Pleasure Pressure Point´ (Jul)
084. 66,33 - 72,86 (07) Metronomy ´Night Out´ (Sep)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Frightened Rabbit ´The Midnight Organ Fight´ (May)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Duels ´The Barbarians Move In´ (May)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Booka Shade ´The Sun & The Neon Light´ (May)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Health ´Disco´ (Aug)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Volcano! ´Paperwork´ (Sep)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Lindström ´Where You Go I Go Too´ (Sep)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Abe Vigoda ´Skeleton´ (Oct)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) Death Vessel ´Nothing Is Precious Enough For Us´ (Nov)
090. 66,18 - 77,50 (04) K-And-The-I??? ´Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow´ (Nov)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Pete & Pirates ´Little Death´ (Feb)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Sebastien Tellier ´Sexuality´ (Feb)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Jim Noir ´Jim Noir´ (Apr)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Martha Wainwright ´I Know You´re Married …´ (May)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Vetiver ´Thing Of The Past´ (May)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Leila ´Blood, Looms & Blooms´ (Jul)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Calexico ´Carried To Dust´ (Sep)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Kings Of Leon ´Only By The Night´ (Sep)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Ladyhawke ´Ladyhawke´ (Sep)
099. 65,91 - 73,33 (06) Emiliana Torrini ´Me And Armini´ (Oct)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Health ´Health´ (Mar)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Robert Forster ´The Evangelist´ (Apr)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Get Well Soon ´Rest Now Weary Head, You Will Get Well Soon´ (Jun)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Emmylou Harris ´All I Intended To Be´ (Jun)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Vichy Government ´White Elephant´ (Aug)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Vessels ´White Fields And Open Devices´ (Aug)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) Rokia Traore ´Tchamantche´ (Sep)
109. 65,52 - 80,00 (03) James Yuill ´Turning Down Water For Air´ (Oct)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) The Heliocentrics ´Out There´ (2007) (Jan)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) The Boggs ´Forts´ (Feb)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) The Fall ´Imperial Wax Solvent´ (May)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) Death Cab For Cutie ´Narrow Stairs´ (Jun)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) The Walkmen ´You & Me´ (Oct)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) A Place To Bury Strangers ´A Place To Bury Strangers´ (2007) (Nov)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) Q-Tip ´The Renaissance´ (Dec)
117. 65,39 - 74,00 (05) Gang Gang Dance ´Saint Dymphna´ (Dec)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) Hot Chip ´Made In The Dark´ (Jan)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) Laura Marling ´Alas I Cannot Swim´ (Feb)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) The Young Knives ´Superabundance´ (Mar)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) Gnarls Barkley ´The Odd Couple´ (Apr)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) Beck ´Modern Guilt´ (Jul)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) Conor Oberst ´Conor Oberst´ (Jul)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) The Cool Kids ´The Bake Sale´ (Aug)
125. 65,31 - 71,53 (07) Peter Broderick ´Home´ (Nov)
133. 64,77 - 71,67 (06) Nada Surf ´Lucky´ (Feb)
133. 64,77 - 71,67 (06) Merz ´Moi Et Mon Cammion´ (Mar)
133. 64,77 - 71,67 (06) The Futureheads ´This Is Not The World´ (May)
133. 64,77 - 71,67 (06) Weezer ´Weezer (Red Album)´ (Jun)
133. 64,77 - 71,67 (06) She & Him ´Volume One´ (Jul)
133. 64,77 - 71,67 (06) Jaguar Love ´Take Me To The Sea´ (Aug)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) White Hinterland ´Phylactery Factory´ (Mar)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Why? ´Alopecia´ (Apr)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Was (Not Was) ´Boo!´ (Apr)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Headlights ´Some Racing, Some Stopping´ (Apr)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Four Tet ´Ringer´ (May)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Times New Viking ´Rip It Off´ (May)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) No Age ´Nouns´ (May)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Natacha Atlas & The Mazeeka Ensemble ´Ana Hina´ (Jun)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Cassandra Wilson ´Loverly´ (Jun)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Flying Lotus ´Los Angeles´ (Jun)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Ry Cooder ´I, Flathead´ (Jul)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Shearwater ´Rook´ (Jul)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Amanda Palmer ´Who Killed Amanda Palmer´ (Sep)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Dungen ´4´ (Oct)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Koushik ´Out My Window´ (Oct)
139. 64,71 - 75,00 (04) Underground Railroad ´Sticks & Stones´ (Oct)
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MEGA-CRITIC : Best Reviewed Albums Of 2008 (US)