""Kid A" immerses listeners in an ocean of unparalleled musical depth. It is, without question, the first truly groundbreaking album of the 21st century." -Billboard
1741/35/30467.5/12
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
#2
Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
"Complex and dangerously catchy, lyrically sophisticated and provocative, noisy and somehow serene, Wilco's aging new album is simply a masterpiece; it is equally magnificent in headphones, cars and parties.... No one is too good for this album; it is better than all of us." -Pitchfork
1348/28/18872/6
#3
Radiohead- In Rainbows
"It's true that we've come to expect a certain level of genius from this band, but when they actually exceed expectations, as they do here, it's a clear sign that Radiohead will continue to reinvent themselves and drop more jaws along the way." -NOW Magazine
1152/31/17856/2
#4
Arcade Fire- Funeral
""Funeral" is the sort of perfectly-realised record you'd hope from a band at the top of their game. For a debut release it's unmatched in recent years. Hearing it is to wake from a black and white slumber and to view the world in widescreen Technicolour." -DotMusic
1048/22/11528
#5
Sufjan Stevens- Come on Feel the Illinoise
"From its framing gimmick and its anti-folk folk songwriting to its he-has-to-be-kidding song titles and its show-offy instrumentation, Illinois should reduce to a simple stunt performance. That it's pop-art of the highest caliber, instead, cements Stevens as one of the most vital voices in music today." -Slant Magazine
968/19/9196/2
#6
Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavilion
"MPP had aura to burn long before most of us heard it, but now those of us who have heard it and do love it know that this music will not be content to stand idle on the margins of tuneless hype. Time may very well lend Merriweather Post Pavilion a legend extraordinary enough to faithfully capture its myriad treasures." -No Ripcord
738/18/6642
#7
Dave Matthews- Some Devil
Pitchfork: N/A
"By far the best showcase for Dave Matthews' seductive, haunting and deep warble. " -E! Online
596/21/6258
#8
Sigur Rós- ( )
"Some of the most evocative music of this century." -Alternative Press
694/15/5205/2
#9
My Morning Jacket- Z
Pitchfork: 7.6 (link broken)
"Z is their OK Computer, an album of scope and resonance that lasts far longer than its 40-minute run-time." -Alternative Press
672/15/5040
#10
Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam
"Rare is the album that's able to expand an established band's fan base while completely satisfying the cult of early flag planters, but Strawberry Jam has that chance." -Prefix Magazine
742/13/4823
#11
Bon Iver- For Emma, Forever Ago
"For Emma, Forever Ago is such a hermetically sealed, complete and satisfying album, the prospect of a follow-up--of a life for Vernon beyond the wilderness, even - seems merely extraneous." -Uncut
601/15/4507.5
#12
The Strokes- Is This It?
"''Is This It'' bows down before all the trademarks of pre-1977 rock: off-kilter guitar solos, half-buried vocals (à la ''Louie, Louie''), attitude-heavy slurring (by singer Julian Casablancas), primitive tom-tom rhythms (shades of the Velvets' Moe Tucker), and the raw, muddy sonics of garage-band 45s." -EW
586/14/4102
#13
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals- Cold Roses
"It's safe to say that Cold Roses is the record many fans have been waiting to hear -- a full-fledged, unapologetic return to the country-rock that made his reputation when he led Whiskeytown." -AMG
602/12/3612
#14
Radiohead- Hail to the Thief
"For its moments of gravity and excellence, Hail to the Thief is an arrow pointing toward the clearly darker, more frenetic territory the band have up to now only poked at curiously." -Pitchfork
440/16/3520
#15
Dave Matthews Band- Busted Stuff
Pitchfork: N/A
"A masterwork filled with heavy violins, silky woodwinds, a driving soprano sax, a haunting bass guitar, and expert melding of jazz and rock, with Latin beats and bluesy overtones." -PopMatters
413/17/3510/1
#16
The Flaming Lips- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
"A perfect synthesis of modern studio manipulation and old-time pop craftsmanship, shattering all notions of what pop music can, or for that matter, should be." -Splendid
557/12/3342
#17
Dave Matthews Band- Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Pitchfork: N/A
"What makes Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King the Dave Matthews Band's richest, and quite possibly best, album is the implicit message that all the love and loss can be felt and shared through the music, that the creation of the music itself is the reason why they're here--and that's not just a moving tribute to LeRoi Moore, it's a reason for the band to keep moving on." -AMG
358/18/3222/1
#18
Ryan Adams- Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker is loose, open, and heartfelt in a way Whiskeytown's admittedly fine albums never were, and makes as strong a case for Adams' gifts as anything his band ever released." -AMG
Metacritic: N/A
Heartbreaker is loose, open, and heartfelt in a way Whiskeytown's admittedly fine albums never were, and makes as strong a case for Adams' gifts as anything his band ever released." -AMG
516/12/3096
#19
Radiohead- Amnesiac
"A sonic extravaganza for effects-loving headphone devotees, Amnesiac is another Radiohead effort that requires a bit of a leap to get into but is pretty unforgettable once you're there." -Wall of Sound
462/13/3003
#20
The National- Boxer
"To be succinct and frank, Boxer is superb. Not only did The National create a startling, astonishing work of genius but they also crafted an album that is one beautiful piece of art." -Delusions of Adequacy
498/12/2988/1
#21
The Antlers- Hospice
"Hospice succeeds by conveying deeply personal traumas as universally appreciable truths, until one man's lonely, painful catharsis transmogrifies into something panoramic and shared by all." -musicOMH.com
497/12/2982
#22
The Mars Volta- De-Loused in the Comatorium
"An audacious, bold and provocative artistic statement, an album that raises the bar for any rock band who aspire to re-writing the rulebook." -Q Magazine
534/11/2937/1
#23
Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to the Head
"Fierce and noble and fragile and genuinely moving, 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' is a lovely furnace of searing goodness made by some wonderful contradictory bastards." -Playlouder
412/14/2884
#24
Arcade Fire- Neon Bible
"The Canadian septet are the greatest art rock group since Talking Heads stopped making sense."- Observer Music Monthly
452/11/2486
#25
Grizzly Bear- Yellow House
"The melodies are entrancing, made even more intriguing by their submergence within the reverb, together resulting in an album whose scope and sound are impossible to ignore."- cokemachineglow
409/11/2249.5/1
#26
Wilco- A Ghost Is Born
"On almost every level, Jeff Tweedy and Co. have concocted the perfect follow-up to an epochal, career-defining record--taking greater risks and yielding deeper rewards--and finding more challenging ways to channel pain that just won't quit."- Stylus
408/11/2244
#27
LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
"It's a straight-up masterpiece, blending indie-rock attitude and clattering dance beats with lethal sardonic humor. "- Hartford Courant
446/10/2230
#28
Modest Mouse- The Moon & Antarctica
"For the first time, Modest Mouse craft an album, not a collection of songs. That they manage to go beyond any other rock band out there is staggering.... OK Computer must be mentioned, for Modest Mouse just got invited to the same club."- Pitchfork
393/11/2161.5
#29
The White Stripes- Elephant
"Laced with enough blue-eyed longing to make the most diehard Gram Parsons fan weep with wonder and the sort of verbal acuity that would give even Dylanologists pause for thought, Elephant is where the tabloid phenomenon of summer 2001 prove they are no flash in the pan by making a truly phenomenal record. "- Uncut
475/9/2137.5/1
#30
Panda Bear- Person Pitch
"An album this undeniably imaginative, consistent and immersive comes as a wonderful surprise and proof that maybe music isn't as lost as it seems."- Urb
515/8/2060
50-31
Artist/Album/Initial Points/Lists Appearing/Final Points/#1 Votes
#50: Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP 217/9/976.5
#49: Coldplay- Parachutes 219/9/985.5
#48: The Shins- Oh, Inverted World 230/9/1035
#47: Thom Yorke- The Eraser 251/9/1129.5
#46: Spoon- Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 287/8/1148
#45: Sigur Ros- Ágætis Byrjun 282/9/1269
#44: The Killers- Hot Fuss 285/9/1282.5/1
#43: Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 321/8/1284
#42: Beck- Sea Change 324/8/1296
#41: Incubus- Morning View 300/9/1350/1
#40: The Decemberists- The Crane Wife 302/9/1359
#39: MGMT- Oracular Spectacular 329/9/1480.5
#38: Grizzly Bear- Veckatimest 381/8/1524
#37: The White Stripes- White Blood Cells 325/10/1625
#36: TV on the Radio- Dear Science, 371/9/1669.5
#35: Animal Collective- Feels 381/9/1714.5
#34: Fleet Foxes- Fleet Foxes 364/10/1820
#33: Vampire Weekend- Vampire Weekend 390/10/1950
#32: Sigur Ross- Takk... 357/11/1963.5
#31: The Mars Volta- Frances the Mute 453/9/2038.5/1
74-51
Artist/Album/Initial Points/Lists Appearing/Final Points/#1 Votes
#74: Kings of Leon- Aha Shake Heartbreak 197/5/492.5/1
#73: Songs: Ohia- Magnolia Electric. Co 256/4/512
#72: Joanna Newsom- Ys 172/6/516
#71: The Raconteurs- Consolers of the Lonely- 150/7/525
#70: Red Hot Chili Peppers- By the Way 177/6/531
#69: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals- Jacksonville City Nights 178/6/534
#68: Explosions in the Sky- The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place 224/5/560
#67: Andrew Bird- Andrew Bird & The Mysterious Production of Eggs 236/5/590
#66: TV on the Radio- Return to Cookie Mountain 205/6/615
#65: Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights 250/5/625
#64: Wilco- Sky Blue Sky 160/8/644
#63: Damien Rice- O 161/8/644
#62: Sufjan Stevens- Greetings From Michigan, The Great Lake State 188/7/658
#61: Death Cab For Cutie- Transatlanticism 244/6/732
#60: Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 210/7/735
#59: Tool- Lateralus 216/7/756/1
#58: The National- Alligator 201/8/804
#57: The Postal Service- Give Up 237/7/829.5
#56: Animal Collective- Sung Tongs 278/6/834/1
#55: My Morning Jacket- At Dawn 282/6/846
#54: Ben Folds- Rockin' The Suburbs 258/7/903
t#52: Outkast- Stankonia 230/8/920
t#52: Madvillian- Madvilliany 230/8/920
#51: Coldplay- Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends 206/9/927
Albums 100-75
Artist/Album/Initial Points/Lists Appearing/Final Points:
#100: Daft Punk- Discovery 117/5/292.5
#99: The xx- xx 86/7/301
#98: Modest Mouse- Good News For People Who Love Bad News 153/4/306
#97: Yeasayer- All Hour Cymbals 126/5/315
#96: My Morning Jacket- Okonokos 160/4/320
#95: The Dead Weather- Horehound 163/4/326
#94: The Shins- Chutes Too Narrow 132/5/ 330
#93: Tool- 10,000 Days 111/6/333
#92: Ryan Adams- Love Is Hell 141/5/352.5
#91: Godspeed You, Black Emperor!- Lift Yr Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven 239/3/358.5
#90: My Morning Jacket- It Still Moves 182/4/364
#89: The Decemberists- Picaresque 148/5/370
#88: Jay-Z- The Black Album 189/4/378
#87: Band of Horses- Everything All The Time 153/5/382.5
#86: Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People 200/4/400
#85: Queens of the Stone Age- Songs for the Deaf 136/6/408
#84: U2- All That You Can't Leave Behind 139/6/417
#83: John Mayer- Continuum 122/7/427
t#81: Kanye West- Graduation 174/5/435
t#81: Kanye West- College Dropout 174/5/435
#80: The Tallest Man on Earth- Shallow Graves 176/5/440
#79: Portishead- Third 227/4/454
#78 Jay-Z- The Blueprint 131/7/458.5
#77: Eddie Vedder- Into The Wild (OST) 136/7/476
t#75: Guster- Keep It Together 192/5/480
t#75: The Strokes- Room on Fire 192/5/480
A Test, and a Start
43 different submissions.
Average length of submission: 38 albums.
Number of 100 album lists: 10 of the 43.
Number of different albums listed: 727. Seven hundred. And twenty-seven.
Number of albums appearing on more than 10 lists: 31. Lowest of these is at #37.
Highest rating an album that only appeared on one list received: #219.
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