UPDATE 2008-CHART :

With the additional March ratings the following Album is in Peak Position :

075. 64,17 - 71,92 (19 ) Marianne Faithfull ´Easy Come Easy Go´

CLUES TO ´THE CLUES´:

Act 1 : Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy
Act 2 : Marissa Nadler
Act 3 : Neko Case
Act 4 : Fever Ray
Act 5 : DM Stith
Act 6 : Mastodon
Act 7 : Yeah Yeah Yeahs

THE WINNER :

Nobody guessed the highest New Entry right which is Mastodon ´Crack The Skye´. Two CDs are in the jackpot for next month´s winner.

THE MEGA-CRITIC-CHART :

The current position is followed by last month´s position in brackets, then the adjusted score, followed by the average rating and the number of reviews in brackets.

The scores after the title are the individual Top 50 positions/adjusted scores for Europe, the UK and the US, followed by the current Metacritic score.

= New Entry
= Peak Position

001. (001 ) 74,642857 – 84,50 (26 ) Animal Collective ´Merriweather Post Pavillion´
EU : 02. 72,14 - UK : 01. 75,51 - US : 01. 77,32 - MC : 89

002. (000 ) 69,098360 – 83,29 (14 ) Mastodon ´Crack The Skye´
EU : 01. 73,33 - UK : 00000000 - US : 04. 68,06 - MC : 80

003. (002 ) 68,093220 – 75,62 (25 ) Antony & The Johnsons ´The Crying Game´
EU : 04. 68,58 - UK : 06. 69,39 - US : 08. 66,34 - MC : 80

004. (000 ) 68,009868 – 77,38 (20 ) Fever Ray ´Fever Ray´
EU : 06. 66,90 - UK : 08. 69,23 - US : 03. 68,43 - MC : 83

005. (003 ) 67,197452 – 75,71 (21 ) M. Ward ´Hold Time´
EU : 05. 68,55 - UK : 09. 68,18 - US : 11. 64,71 - MC : 80

006. (000 ) 67,008928 – 81,75 (12 ) Yeah Yeah Yeahs ´It´s Blitz !´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 05. 70,51 - US : 02. 70,76 - MC : 81

007. (000 ) 65,782312 – 74,42 (19 ) Neko Case ´Middle Cyclone´
EU : 13. 68,85 - UK : 19. 65,91 - US : 06. 67,65 - MC : 79

008. (000 ) 65,549242 – 75,66 (16 ) DM Stith ´Heavy Ghost´
EU : 10. 64,31 - UK : 06. 69,39 - US : 44. 61,94 - MC : 83

009. (004 ) 65,348837 – 72,00 (24 ) Andrew Bird ´Noble Beast´
EU : 16. 63,19 - UK : 03. 71,43 - US : 38. 62,55 - MC : 79

010. (005 ) 65,334302 – 71,98 (14 ) Morrissey ´Years Of Refusal´
EU : 15. 63,44 - UK : 25. 65,31 - US : 05. 68,04 - MC : 78

011. (000 ) 65,238853 – 72,79 (21 ) Bonnie ´Prince´ Billy ´Beware´
EU : 03. 69,88 - UK : 00000000 - US : 28. 63,26 - MC : 75

012. (000 ) 64,914529 – 76,85 (13 ) PJ Harvey & John Parish ´A Woman A Man Walked By´
EU : 19. 62,74 - UK : 02. 71,59 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

013. (008 ) 64,848484 – 74,50 (16 ) Titus Andronicus ´The Airing Of Grievances´ (2008 )
EU : 21. 62,31 - UK : 32. 64,71 - US : ....2008.... - MC : 84

014. (007 ) 64,361313 – 73,15 (17 ) Dan Auerbach ´Keep It Hid´
EU : 11. 64,17 - UK : 17. 66,18 - US : 28. 63,26 - MC : 80

015. (024 ) 63,982035 – 70,30 (23 ) U2 ´No Line On The Horizon´
EU : 18. 62,69 - UK : 12. 67,35 - US : 39. 62,45 - MC : 72

016. (006 ) 63,705357 – 75,58 (12 ) The Phantom Band ´Checkmate Savage´
EU : 08. 64,68 - UK : 28. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

017. (009 ) 63.602362 – 73,03 (15 ) Alela Diane ´To Be Still´
EU : 22. 62,29 - UK : 28. 64,77 - US : 21. 63,89 - MC : 75

018. (000 ) 63,224299 – 75,73 (11 ) Marissa Nadler ´Little Hells´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 10. 67,65 - US : 42. 62,08 - MC : 00

019. (000 ) 62,500000 – 68,69 (21 ) Peter Doherty ´Grace / Wastelands´
EU : 20. 62,54 - UK : 12. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73

020. (010 ) 62,132768 – 67,18 (25 ) Bruce Springsteen ´Working On A Dream´
EU : 09. 64,37 - UK : 25. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - MC : 72

021. (012 ) 63,125000 – 74,50 (12 ) Harmonic 313 ´When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence´
EU : 17. 63,11 - UK : 25. 65,31 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

022. (011 ) 62,110655 – 71,11 (14 ) J. Tillman ´Vacilando Territory Blues´
EU : 29. 61,49 - UK : 23. 65,39 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73

023. (000 ) 61,902173 – 77,38 (08 ) Micachu ´Jewellery´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 15. 66,67 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

024. (000 ) 61,885245 – 70,71 (14 ) Black Lips ´200 Million Thousand´
EU : 45. 57,98 - UK : 45. 63,24 - US : 14. 64,46 - MC : 77

025. (000 ) 61,869158 – 73,09 (11 ) Dan Deacon ´Bromst´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 19. 65,91 - US : 20. 63,90 - MC : 76

026. (000 ) 61,837606 – 71,31 (13 ) Pet Shop Boys ´Yes´
EU : 12. 64,14 - UK : 42. 63,27 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

027, (013 ) 61,802721 – 68,26 (19 ) Telepathe ´Dear Mother´
EU : 30. 61,05 - UK : 42. 63,27 - US : 00000000 - MC : 69

028. (000 ) 61,401869 – 72,18 (11 ) Elvis Perkins ´Elvis Perkins In Dearland´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 38. 63,79 - US : 40. 62,39 - MC : 76

029. (000 ) 61,383928 – 71,25 (12 ) A.C. Newman ´Get Guilty´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 14. 64,46 - MC : 72

030. (018 ) 61,316964 – 71,13 (12 ) The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart ´The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart´
EU : 24. 61,82 - UK : 00000000 - US : 33. 62,93 - MC : 75

031. (016 ) 61,240157 – 69,03 (15 ) Empire Of The Sun ´Walking On A Dream´
EU : 14. 63,84 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

032. (014 ) 61,214953 – 71,82 (11 ) Buraka Som Sistema ´Black Diamond´ (2008 )
EU : 27. 61,64 - UK : ....2008.... - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

033. (000 ) 61,032608 – 75,38 (08 ) Bill Callahan ´Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

034. (000 ) 60,983606 – 69,14 (14 ) Röyksopp ´Junior´
EU : 48. 57,60 - UK : 38. 63,79 - US : 27. 63,29 - MC : 78

035. (000 ) 60,729927 – 67,29 (17 ) The Decemberists ´The Hazards Of Love´
EU : 47. 57,70 - UK : 12. 67,35 - US : 00000000 - MC : 73

036. (000 ) 60,555555 – 69,00 (13 ) Handsome Furs ´Face Control´
EU : 38. 59,26 - UK : 00000000 - US : 34. 62,75 - MC : 68

037. (015 ) 60,515463 – 72,67 (09 ) James Yuill ´Turning Down Water For Air´ (2008 )
EU : 31. 60,96 - UK : ....2008.... - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

038. (000 ) 60,490196 – 71,40 (10 ) Casiotone For The Painfully Alone ´Advance Base Battery Life´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 28. 64,77 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

039. (000 ) 60,287356 – 75,57 (07 ) These Are Powers ´All Aboard Future´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 38. 63,79 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

040. (017 ) 60,119760 – 64,70 (23 ) Lily Allen ´It´s Not you, It´s Me´
EU : 33. 60,52 - UK : 34. 64,29 - US : 00000000 - MC : 71

041. (019 ) 59,957627 – 64,10 (25 ) Franz Ferdinand ´Tonight : Franz Ferdinand´
EU : 46. 57,70 - UK : 00000000 - US : 31. 63,14 - MC : 70

042. (025 ) 59,639175 – 70,78 (09 ) The Drones ´Havilah´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 17. 64,27 - MC : 76

043. (000 ) 59,487179 – 67,08 (13 ) Loney Dear ´Dear John´
EU : 35. 60,00 - UK : 00000000 - US : 43. 61,95 - MC : 72

044. (028 ) 59,402173 – 71,63 (08 ) Kreator ´Hordes Of Chaos´
EU : 07. 64,71 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 00

045. (021 ) 59,392523 – 68,27 (11 ) Telefon Tel Aviv ´Immolate Yourself´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 47. 61,52 - MC : 75

045. (023 ) 59,392523 – 68,27 (11 ) Dälek ´Gutter Tactics´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 47. 61,52 - MC : 74

047. (000 ) 59,313725 – 69,00 (10 ) Lamb Of God ´Wrath´
EU : 32. 60,71 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 74

048. (022 ) 59,124087 – 64,71 (17 ) …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Death ´The Century Of Self´
EU : 25. 61,73 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 68

049. (020 ) 59,123711 – 69,67 (09 ) Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 ´Goodnight Oslo´
EU : 00000000 - UK : 00000000 - US : 46. 61,81 - MC : 77

050. (000 ) 59,015748 – 65,27 (15 ) Vetiver ´Tight Knit´
EU : 38. 59,26 - UK : 00000000 - US : 00000000 - MC : 75

FURTHER EU-POSITIONS :

023. (000 ) 62,16 Mono ´Hymn To The Immortal Wind´
026. (000 ) 61,73 Airborne Toxic Event ´The Airborne Toxic Event´
028. (013 ) 61,55 Sophie Hunger ´Monday´s Ghost´
034. (000 ) 60,04 The Whitest Boy Alive ´Rules´
036. (021 ) 59,74 A Camp ´Colonia´
037. (020 ) 59,47 Anna Ternheim ´Leaving On A Mayday´ (2008 )
040. (000 ) 59,15 Aidan Moffat & The Best-Ofs ´How To Get To Heaven From Scotland´
041. (000 ) 59,05 The Rakes ´Klang´
042. (000 ) 58,72 William Elliott Whitmore ´Animals In The Dark´
043. (021 ) 58,62 Grand Duchy ´Petrits Fours´
044. (023 ) 58,11 Cranes ´Cranes´ (2008 )
049. (025 ) 57,54 Ben Kweller ´Changing Horses´
050. (000 ) 57,34 Mongrel ´Better Than Heavy´

FURTHER UK-POSITIONS :

004. (004 ) 70,59 Oumou Sangare ´Seya´
010. (000 ) 67,65 Super Furry Animals ´Dark Days / Light Years´
015. (017 ) 66,67 Teitur ´The Singer´ (2008 )
017. (006 ) 66,18 Phosphorescent ´To Willie´
019. (008 ) 65,91 Malakai ´Ugly Side Of Love´
022. (009 ) 65,52 The Shaky Hands ´Lunglight´ (2008 )
023. (010 ) 65,39 The Airborne Toxic Event ´The Airborne Toxic Event´
028. (000 ) 64,77 Marianne Faithfull ´Easy Come Easy Go´ (2008 )
032. (017 ) 64,71 Ane Brun ´Changing Of The Season´ (2008 )
035. (021 ) 64,10 Woodpigeon ´Treasury Library Canada´
035. (000 ) 64,10 Grammatics ´Grammatics´
035. (000 ) 64,10 N.A.S.A. ´The Spirit Of Apollo´
038. (000 ) 63,79 Sunny Days Sets Fire ´Summer Palace´
042. (022 ) 63,27 Emmy The Great ´First Love´
045. (024 ) 63,24 Cara Dillon ´Hill Of Thieves´
045. (024 ) 63,24 Jah Wobble & The Chinese Dub Orchestra ´Chinese Dub´
045. (024 ) 63,24 Thursday ´Common Existence´
045. (029 ) 63,24 Darren Hayman & The Secondary Modern ´Pram Town´
045. (000 ) 63,24 Crystal Stilts ´Alight Of Night´ (2008 )

FURTHER US-POSITIONS :

007. (000 ) 66.46 The-Dream ´Love vs. Money´
009. (000 ) 65,00 Swan Lake ´Enemy Mine´
010. (000 ) 64,86 Tim Hecker ´An Imaginary Country´
012. (004 ) 64,67 Glasvegas ´Glasvegas´ (2008 )
013. (000 ) 64,58 Ida Maria ´Fortress Round My Heart´ (2008 )
016. (000 ) 64,31 Mirah ´(A)Spera´
018. (007 ) 64,17 Late Of The Pier ´Fantasy Black Channel´ (2008 )
019. (000 ) 64,03 Harlem Shakes ´Technicolor Health´
022. (000 ) 63,75 Extra Golden ´Thank You Very Quickly´
023. (015 ) 63,59 Benjy Ferree ´Come Back To The Five And Dime´
024. (010 ) 63,48 Iran ´Dissolver´
025. (000 ) 63,47 Jeremy Jay ´Slow Dance´
026. (000 ) 63,39 Madlib ´Beat Konducta Vol. 5 & 6´
030. (011 ) 63,19 Heartless Bastards ´The Mountain´
032. (000 ) 63,07 Gui Boratto ´Take My Breath Away´
035. (016 ) 62,74 Mountains ´Choral´
035. (016 ) 62,74 Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby ´Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby´
037. (018 ) 62,68 Jason Isbell & 400 Unit ´Jason Isbell & 400 Unit´
041. (000 ) 62,10 Bell Orchestre ´As Seen Through Windows´
045. (000 ) 61,86 Wavves ´Wavves´
049. (025 ) 61,29 Anthony Hamilton ´The Point Of It All´ (2008 )
049. (000 ) 61,29 Buddy & Julie Miller ´Written In Chalk´
049. (000 ) 61,29 Julie Doiron ´I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day´
049. (000 ) 61,29 Omar Rodriguez Lopez ´Old Money´

COMPETITION :

Guess (Deadline = 25th) the highest New Entry into next month´s Mega-Critic-Chart (Publication = 30th) as well as its position (as a tie-breaker) and enter the chance to win that CD & a CD of your choice.

The Clues will be online on the 21st.

Good Luck !!!

Stefan, while I have no doubt that Antony does indeed know all there is to know about the crying game, the title of his album is actually THE CRYING LIGHT.

I think The Drones's Havilah was first released in 2008 (Maybe just in Austrailia, but still).

Well, at least Neko Case at #7 I had guessed right

harold - hahaha

yeah Harold, that was perfect.

I somehow have 15 out of the top 17. Even though I based my purchases far more on recommendations, hearing samples on Myspace pages, and previous output than critics.

The way MPP is already being exalted, I wonder if there's any chance of anything catching it. Maybe Dylan or Grizzly Bear. Or isn't Sufjan releasing something this year?