01-20-2005, 05:47 AM
From AmysRobot.com
Every "Top Ten Albums of 2004" List on the Planet
Our friend Greg has exhaustively compiled the Top Albums lists of pretty much every publication in the universe to bring you this Mega List. He even aggregated the data and assigned each album a score based on its standing on all the lists. Following that is his own personal Top 20 Albums list, and following that is the raw data from over 50 American and international "top 10" lists. While we might not personally share all of Greg's views on this year's music (for example, I think the new Streets albums is a lot better than the first one, and Interpol and Swayzak would probably appear on my list), we really like his style. Here's Greg:
As some of you know, I like lists. And music. So here's what I foolishly spent 10 hours doing this weekend. First I compiled 60 end-of-the-year top-10 lists. These were culled from major (and some minor) music magazines, webzines and newspapers, mostly from the States and Europe (specifically, I included 23 American lists, 10 British, 8 German, 5 Italian, 2 Dutch, 2 French, 2 Spanish, 2 Swedish, 1 Australian, 1 Canadian, 1 Croatian, 1 Mexican, 1 Norwegian and 1 Polish.) These are included below, too, in case you're interested. Most were sourced from Acclaimed Music.
All in all, this represents a pretty good slice of all the music criticism out there. None of these lists were made by individual people (e.g. Christgau or blogsters); they were all tallied from editors/ publishers/ contributors polls conducted by each publication. Also, all had to be ranked lists (thus I didn't include AllMusic or Rolling Stone, though I did use them to settle ties.) Then I just awarded 1 point for each 10th place listing, 2 points for each 9th place listing, and so on up to 10 points for each 1st place listing.
So here's the final list. I'm not sure if it offers any surprises or not, but enjoy. Following the list, I offer you something even more valuable: my list of the year's best albums.
The Collated List (# of points in parentheses):
50. Razorlight – s/t (13)
49. Air – Talkie Walkie (13)
48. Comets on Fire – Blue Cathedral (14)
47. Blonde Redhead – Misery is a Butterfly (14)
46. Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Delivery Man (15)
45. Daniel Darc – Crevecoeur (16)
44. Richmond Fontaine – Post to Wire (16)
43. Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender (16)
42. Dungen – Ta Det Lugnt (16)
41. A.C. Newman – The Slow Wonder (16)
40. The Futureheads – s/t (17)
39. Junior Boys – Last Exit (17)
38. Devendra Banhart – Nino Rojo (18)
37. Scissor Sisters – s/t (18)
36. Mastodon – Leviathan (18)
35. Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South (18)
34. Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse (20)
33. Snow Patrol – Final Straw (21)
32. Danger Mouse – The Grey Album (22)
31. Dizzee Rascal – Showtime (23)
30. Keane – Hopes & Fears (24)
29. Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous (25)
28. The Killers – Hot Fuss (27)
27. Bjork – Medulla (28)
26. !!! – Louden Up Now (28)
25. Animal Collective – Sung Tongs (29)
24. Phoenix – Alphabetical (33)
23. Coco Rosie – La maison de mon reve (39)
22. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow (47)
21. Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing in the Hands (48)
20. The Fiery Furnaces – Blueberry Boat (50)
19. Green Day – American Idiot (50)
18. Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum (53)
17. Tom Waits – Real Gone (55)
16. U2 – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (55)
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (68)
14. Madvillain – Madvillainy (74)
13. Elliott Smith – From a Basement on the Hill (75)
12. Modest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News (75)
11. TV on the Radio – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (77)
10. Morrissey – You Are the Quarry (79)
9. Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose (81)
8. The Libertines – s/t (82)
7. Interpol – Antics (84)
6. The Arcade Fire – Funeral (110)
5. Wilco – A Ghost is Born (113)
4. Brian Wilson – Smile (115)
3. Kanye West – The College Dropout (123)
2. The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free (133)
1. Franz Ferdinand – s/t (336)
Every "Top Ten Albums of 2004" List on the Planet
Our friend Greg has exhaustively compiled the Top Albums lists of pretty much every publication in the universe to bring you this Mega List. He even aggregated the data and assigned each album a score based on its standing on all the lists. Following that is his own personal Top 20 Albums list, and following that is the raw data from over 50 American and international "top 10" lists. While we might not personally share all of Greg's views on this year's music (for example, I think the new Streets albums is a lot better than the first one, and Interpol and Swayzak would probably appear on my list), we really like his style. Here's Greg:
As some of you know, I like lists. And music. So here's what I foolishly spent 10 hours doing this weekend. First I compiled 60 end-of-the-year top-10 lists. These were culled from major (and some minor) music magazines, webzines and newspapers, mostly from the States and Europe (specifically, I included 23 American lists, 10 British, 8 German, 5 Italian, 2 Dutch, 2 French, 2 Spanish, 2 Swedish, 1 Australian, 1 Canadian, 1 Croatian, 1 Mexican, 1 Norwegian and 1 Polish.) These are included below, too, in case you're interested. Most were sourced from Acclaimed Music.
All in all, this represents a pretty good slice of all the music criticism out there. None of these lists were made by individual people (e.g. Christgau or blogsters); they were all tallied from editors/ publishers/ contributors polls conducted by each publication. Also, all had to be ranked lists (thus I didn't include AllMusic or Rolling Stone, though I did use them to settle ties.) Then I just awarded 1 point for each 10th place listing, 2 points for each 9th place listing, and so on up to 10 points for each 1st place listing.
So here's the final list. I'm not sure if it offers any surprises or not, but enjoy. Following the list, I offer you something even more valuable: my list of the year's best albums.
The Collated List (# of points in parentheses):
50. Razorlight – s/t (13)
49. Air – Talkie Walkie (13)
48. Comets on Fire – Blue Cathedral (14)
47. Blonde Redhead – Misery is a Butterfly (14)
46. Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Delivery Man (15)
45. Daniel Darc – Crevecoeur (16)
44. Richmond Fontaine – Post to Wire (16)
43. Joanna Newsom – The Milk-Eyed Mender (16)
42. Dungen – Ta Det Lugnt (16)
41. A.C. Newman – The Slow Wonder (16)
40. The Futureheads – s/t (17)
39. Junior Boys – Last Exit (17)
38. Devendra Banhart – Nino Rojo (18)
37. Scissor Sisters – s/t (18)
36. Mastodon – Leviathan (18)
35. Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South (18)
34. Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse (20)
33. Snow Patrol – Final Straw (21)
32. Danger Mouse – The Grey Album (22)
31. Dizzee Rascal – Showtime (23)
30. Keane – Hopes & Fears (24)
29. Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous (25)
28. The Killers – Hot Fuss (27)
27. Bjork – Medulla (28)
26. !!! – Louden Up Now (28)
25. Animal Collective – Sung Tongs (29)
24. Phoenix – Alphabetical (33)
23. Coco Rosie – La maison de mon reve (39)
22. The Shins – Chutes Too Narrow (47)
21. Devendra Banhart – Rejoicing in the Hands (48)
20. The Fiery Furnaces – Blueberry Boat (50)
19. Green Day – American Idiot (50)
18. Mark Lanegan Band – Bubblegum (53)
17. Tom Waits – Real Gone (55)
16. U2 – How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (55)
15. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (68)
14. Madvillain – Madvillainy (74)
13. Elliott Smith – From a Basement on the Hill (75)
12. Modest Mouse – Good News for People Who Love Bad News (75)
11. TV on the Radio – Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes (77)
10. Morrissey – You Are the Quarry (79)
9. Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose (81)
8. The Libertines – s/t (82)
7. Interpol – Antics (84)
6. The Arcade Fire – Funeral (110)
5. Wilco – A Ghost is Born (113)
4. Brian Wilson – Smile (115)
3. Kanye West – The College Dropout (123)
2. The Streets – A Grand Don’t Come for Free (133)
1. Franz Ferdinand – s/t (336)