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UPDATE 2008-CHART :
With the additional February ratings the following Albums are New Entries or in Peak Position :
= New Entry
= Peak Position
101. 63,17 - 70,78 (18 ) School Of Seven Bells ´Alpinisms´
088. 63,65 - 74,58 (13 ) James Yorkston ´When The Haar Rolls In´
087. 63,66 - 72,53 (16 ) Ladyhawke ´Ladyhawke´
022. 67,54 - 78,16 (16 ) Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´
014. 69,02 - 81,38 (16 ) Amadou & Mariam ´Welcome To Mali´
CLUES TO ´THE CLUES´ :
Act 1 : M. Ward
Act 2 : Morrissey
Act 3 : Buraka Som Sistema
Act 4 : Dan Auerbach
Act 5 : Titus Andronicus
THE WINNER :
The highest New Entry is M. Ward at # 3.
Congratulations to ´noshowuntilnow´: You got that one right and are this month´s winner. Please post me your mail adress, so I can send you the CD (stefplu@hotmail.com).
THE MEGA-CRITIC CHART :
The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets, then the ajusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.
The scores after the title are the individual Top 30 positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.
= New Entry
= Peak Position
001. (001 ) 74,64 - 84,50 (26 ) Animal Collective ´Merriweather Post Pavillion´
EU : 01. 72,14 - UK : 01. 75,51 - US : 01. 77,32 - MC : 89
002. (002 ) 68,09 - 75,62 (25 ) Antony & The Johnsons ´The Crying Light´
EU : 02. 68,58 - UK : 02. 69,39 - US : 02. 66,34 - MC : 80
003. (000 ) 65,92 - 74,63 (19 ) M. Ward ´Hold Time´
EU : 03. 65,79 - UK : 05. 68,18 - US : 08. 63,91 - MC : 79
004. (003 ) 64,61 - 71,22 (23 ) Andrew Bird ´Noble Beast´
EU : 07. 63,19 - UK : 03. 69,32 - US : 19. 62,55 - MC : 79
005. (000 ) 64,16 - 71,17 (21 ) Morrissey ´Years Of Refusal´
EU : 10. 62,20 - UK : 13. 65,31 - US : 03. 65,98 - MC : 80
006. (004 ) 63,88 - 77,00 (11 ) The Phantom Band ´Checkmate Savage´
EU : 04. 64,68 - UK : 10. 65,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
007. (000 ) 63,38 - 73,32 (14 ) Dan Auerbach ´Keep It Hid´
EU : 11. 62,18 - UK : 05. 66,18 - US : 21. 62,44 - MC : 80
008. (000 ) 62,94 - 76,40 (10 ) Titus Andronicus ´The Airing Of Grievances´(2008 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : 17. 64,71 - US : ....2008.... - MC : 87
009. (000 ) 62,93 - 72,54 (14 ) Alela Diane ´To Be Still´
EU : 19. 60,18 - UK : 15. 64,77 - US : 09. 63,89 - MC : 81
010. (007 ) 62,49 - 67,90 (24 ) Bruce Springsteen ´Working On A Dream´
EU : 05. 64,37 - UK : 13. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72
011. (005 ) 62,11 - 71,11 (14 ) J.Tillman ´Vacilando Territory Blues´
EU : 14. 61,49 - UK : 10. 65,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73
012. (000 ) 61,70 - 75,22 (09 ) Harmonic 313 ´When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence´
EU : 08. 63,11 - UK : 15. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
013. (008 ) 61,51 - 68,17 (18 ) Telepathe ´Dance Mother´
EU : 16. 61,05 - UK : 22. 63,27 - US : 29. 59,68 - MC : 72
014. (000 ) 61,22 - 71,82 (11 ) Buraka Som Sistema ´Black Diamond´(2008 )
EU : 12. 61,64 - UK : ....2008.... - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
015. (009 ) 60,52 - 72,67 (09 ) James Yuill ´Turning Down Water For Air´
EU : 17. 60,96 - UK : ....2008.... - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
016. (000 ) 60,49 - 72,61 (09 ) Empire Of The Sun ´Walking On A Dream´
EU : 06. 63,99 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
017. (010 ) 60,12 - 64,70 (23 ) Lily Allen ´It´s Not Me, It´s You´
EU : 18. 60,52 - UK : 20. 64,29 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71
018. (000 ) 60,10 - 70,60 (10 ) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart ´The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 13. 62,93 - MC : 00
019. (006 ) 59,96 - 64,10 (25 ) Franz Ferdinand ´Tonight : Franz Ferdinand´
EU : 24. 57,70 - UK : 00000000 - US : 12. 63,14 - MC : 70
020. (000 ) 59,12 - 69,67 (09 ) Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 ´Goodnight Oslo´
EU : 30. 55,68 - UK : 00000000 - US : 23. 61,81 - MC : 80
021. (000 ) 59,12 - 68,60 (10 ) Telefon Tel Aviv ´Immolate Yourself´
EU : 27. 56,08 - UK : 00000000 - US : 26. 61,10 - MC : 75
022. (000 ) 58,97 - 68,30 (10 ) ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Death ´The Century Of Self´
EU : 15. 61,31 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71
023. (012 ) 58,87 - 68,10 (10 ) Dälek ´Gutter Tactics´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 24. 61,52 - MC : 74
024. (000 ) 58,80 - 66,42 (12 ) U2 ´No Line On The Horizon´
EU : 28. 56,06 - UK : 00000000 - US : 14. 62,90 - MC : 00
025. (000 ) 58,70 - 70,00 (08 ) Thursday ´Common Existence´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 24. 63,24 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71
025. (000 ) 58,70 - 70,00 (08 ) The Drones ´Havilah´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 20. 62,50 - MC : 80
027. (000 ) 58,23 - 72,50 (06 ) Woodpigeon ´Treasury Library Canada´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 21. 64,10 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
028. (011 ) 58,22 - 70,43 (07 ) Kreator ´Hordes Of Chaos´
EU : 09. 63,09 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00
029. (000 ) 58,11 - 66,55 (10 ) The Airborne Toxic Event ´The Airborne Toxic Event´(2008 )
EU : 00000000 - UK : 10. 65,39 - US : ....2008.... - MC : 58
030. (000 ) 57,90 - 64,75 (12 ) Phosphorescent ´To Willie´
EU : 0000000000 - UK : 05. 66,18 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75
FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :
013. (000 ) 61,55 Sophie Hunger ´Monday´s Ghost´
020. (000 ) 59,47 Anna Ternheim ´Leaving On A Mayday´(2008 )
021. (000 ) 58,62 A Camp ´Colonia´
021. (000 ) 58,62 Grand Duchy ´Petits Fours´
023. (000 ) 58,11 Cranes ´Cranes´(2008 )
025. (000 ) 57,45 Ben Kweller ´Changing Horses´
026. (000 ) 56,32 N.A.S.A. ´The Spirit Of Apollo´
029. (000 ) 55,85 Mando Diao ´Give Me Fire´
FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :
004. (000 ) 68,97 Oumou Sangare ´Seya´
008. (000 ) 65,91 Malakai ´Ugly Side Of Love´
009. (005 ) 65,52 The Shaky Hands ´Lunglight´ (2008 )
017. (000 ) 64,71 Ane Brun ´Changing Of The Season´(2008 )
017. (000 ) 64,71 Teitur ´The Singer´(2008 )
022. (009 ) 63,27 Emmy The Great ´First Love´
024. (009 ) 63,24 Cara Dillon ´Hill Of Thieves´
024. (000 ) 63,24 Jah Wobble & The Chinese Dub Orchestra ´Chinese Dub´
027. (000 ) 62,82 Keith ´Vice And Virtue´
028. (011 ) 62,50 Secret Machines ´Secret Machines´(2008 )
029. (013 ) 62,07 Darren Hayes & The Secondary Modern ´Pram Town´
029. (000 ) 62,07 Micachu ´Jewellery´
FURTHER US-POSITIONS :
004. (003 ) 64,67 Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´ (2008 )
005. (004 ) 64,46 A.C. Newman ´Get Guilty´
005. (000 ) 64,46 Black Lips ´200 Million Thousand´
007. (000 ) 64,17 Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´(2008 )
010. (000 ) 63,48 Iran ´Dissolver´
011. (000 ) 63,19 Heartless Bastards ´The Mountain´
015. (000 ) 62,81 Benjy Ferree ´Come Back To The Five And Dime´
016. (000 ) 62,74 Mountains ´Choral´
016. (000 ) 62,74 Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby ´Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby´
018. (000 ) 62,68 Jason Isbell & 400 Unit ´Jason Isbell & 400 Unit´
022. (000 ) 61,95 Loney Dear ´Dear John´
025. (008 ) 61,29 Anthony Hamilton ´the Point Of It All´(2008 )
027. (009 ) 60,83 Blackout Beach ´Skin Of Evil´
028. (010 ) 60,48 Charlie Louvin ´Sings Murder Ballads And Disaster Songs´(2008 )
029. (000 ) 59,68 William Elliott Whitmore ´Animals In The Dark´
COMPETITION :
Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest New Entry into next month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 31st) as well as its position (as a tie-breaker) and enter the chance to win that CD.
The Clues will be online on the 21st.
Good Luck !!!