sleepy jack

Rolling Stone
50. Britney Spears - Blackout
49. Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times
48. Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back
47. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
46. Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High
45. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
44. Peter Bjorn & John - Writers Block Ethan Note: Actually came out in 2006.
43. Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
42. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
41. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
40. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
39. Dr. Dog - We All Belong
38. Imperial Teen - The Hair the T.V. the Baby & the Band
37. Down - Over the Under
36. Alicia Keys - As I Am
35. Feist - The Reminder
34. Chris Brown - Exclusive
33. Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price - Last of the Breed
32. Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long
31. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
30. Youssou N'Dour - Rokku Mi Rokka
29. Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains
28. The Apples In the Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
27. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
26. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
25. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight
24. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
23. 1990s - Cookies
22. Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full
21. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
20. Melissa Etheridge - The Awakening
19. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
18. Lucinda Williams - West
17. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
16. Les Savy Flav - Let's Stay Friends
15. Common - Finding Forever
14. Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
13. Lily Allen - Alright Still - Ethan Note: this also came out in 06...I'm only catching some I know came out in 06 there's probably more wow.
12. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
11. John Fogerty - Revival
10. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
9. Against Me! - New Wave
8. Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight Ethan Note: **** you Rolling Stone.
7. LCD Soundsytem - Sound of Silver
6. Radiohead - In Rainbows
5. Kanye West - Graduation
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Jay-Z - American Gangster
2. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
1. M.I.A. - Kala"



Spin
40. Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
39. Turbonegro - Retox
38. Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
37. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Living With the Living
36. Bonde Do Role - With Lasers
35. Say Anything - In Defense of the Genre
34. Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold
33. The Wildhearts - The Wildhearts
32. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
31. Handsome Furs - Plague Park
30. Brother Ali - Undisputed Truth
29. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
28. Iron and Wine - The Sheperd's Dog
27. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
26. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
25. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
24. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
23. Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block (2006 wtf?)
22. Elliott Smith - New Moon
21. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
20. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are you the Destroyer?
19. Arctic Monkeys - Favourtie Worst Nightmare
18. Feist - The Reminder
17. The National - Boxer
16. Lily Allen - Alright, STill...(I checked the release dates on these they were 06)
15. Justice - †
14. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
13. The Hives - The Blck and White Album
12. Prince - Planet Earth
11. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
10. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
9. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
8. Jay-Z - American Gangster
7. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
6. Radiohead - In Rainbows
5. MIA - Kala
4. Kanye West - The Graduation
3. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
1. Against Me! - New Wave



Stylus
50. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
49. Paramore - Riot!
48. Monkey Swallows the Universe "The Casket Letters
47. 65daysofstatic - The Destruction of Small Ideas
46. The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
45. Strategy - Future Rock
44. Colleen - Les Ondes Silencieuses
43. Basteroid - Upset Ducks
42. Calle 13 - Residente O Visitante
41. Andy Palacio & The Garfuna Collective - Wátina
40. Pantha Du Prince - This Bliss
39. UGK - Underground Kings
38. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life
37. Devin The Dude - Waitin' to Inhale
36. Marnie Stern - In Advance Of The Broken Arm
35. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
34. Dungen - Tio Bitar
33. Stars Of The Lid - And The Refinement Of Their Decline
32. Low - Drums and Guns
31. Menomena - Friend and Foe
30. El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
29. Electrelane - No Shouts No Calls
28. A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Scribble Mural Comic Journal
27. Of Montreal - Oh Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26. Kathy Diamond - Miss Diamond to You
25. Battles - Mirrored
24. Studio - West Coast
23. !!! - Myth Takes
22. Deepchord Presents Echospace - The Coldest Season
21. Caribou - Andorra
20. Dalek - Abandoned Language
19. Liars - Liars
18. Justice - Cross
17. Grinderman - Grinderman
16. The Besnard Lakes - Are the Dark Horse
15. The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters
14. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
13. Gui Boratto - Chromophobia
12. Phosphorescent - Pride
11. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
9. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
8. M.I.A. - Kala
7. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
6. Kanye West - Graduation
5. The National - The Boxer
4. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
3. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
2. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver



Paste
100. Stars – In Our Bedroom After The War
99. The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
98. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
97. Marissa Nadler - Song III: Bird on the Water
96. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
95. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
94. Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime
93. Lori McKenna - Unglamorous
92. Jesse Sykes – Like, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
91. The Fratellis - Costello Music
90. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
89. Anat Cohen - Noir
88. Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust
87. White Rabbits – Fort Nightly
86. Ruthie Foster - The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster
85. Menomena - Friend and Foe
84. Liars - Liars
83. Deerhunter - Cryptograms
82. Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
81. Art Brut - It's A Bit Complicated
80. Akron/Family - Love Is Simple
79. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
78. The New Pornographers - Challengers
77. Jeremy Fisher - Goodbye Blue Monday
76. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
75. Great Lake Swimmers - Ongiara
74. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
73. Warm In The Wake - American Prehistoric
72. Bettye Lavette - Scene Of The Crime
71. Josh Rouse - Country Mouse City House
70. Ween - La Cucaracha
69. Bat For Lashes - Fur & Gold
68. Office - A Night At The Ritz
67. St. Vincent - Marry Me
66. Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder
65. Caribou - Andorra
64. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
63. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
62. Joseph Arthur - Let's Just Be
61. Prince - Planet Earth
60. The Broken West - I Can't Go On I'll Go On
59. Imperial Teen - The Hair The TV The Baby & The Band
58. Romantica - America
57. The Clientele - God Save The Clientele
56. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
55. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover
54. Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew - Spirit If...
53. Fionn Regan - The End Of History
52. Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
51. The Frames - The Cost
50. Battles - Mirrored
49. Carolina Chocolate Drops - Dona Got A Ramblin’ Mind
48. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
47. Linda Thompson - Versatile Heart
46. Justice - †
45. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
44. Norah Jones - Not Too Late
43. The Everybodyfields - Nothing Is Okay
42. Lifesavas - Gutterfly
41. Brandi Carlile - The Story
40. Damien Dempsey - To Hell Or Barbados
39. The Perishers - Victorious
38. Olof Arnalds - Vid Og Vid
37. Eleni Mandell - The Miracle Of Five
36. Joe Henry - Civilians
35. Peter Bjorn & John - Writer's Block
34. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
33. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
32. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
31. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
30. Björk - Volta
29. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
28. Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight and Dark
27. Derek Webb - The Ringing Bell
26. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
25. Over The Rhine - The Trumpet Child
24. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
23. Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
22. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
21. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
20. Blonde Redhead - 23
19. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Living with the Living
18. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
17. Josh Ritter - The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
16. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
15. Kanye West - Graduation
14. Loney, Dear - Loney, Noir
13. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
12. Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
11. Radiohead - In Rainbows
10. Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
9. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
8. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
7. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
6. M.I.A. - Kala
5. Feist - The Reminder
4. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
3. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
1. The National - Boxer

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Harp
50 Tunng - Good Arrows
49 Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights
48 Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You
47 Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
46 Manu Chao - La Radiolina
45 Bettye LaVette - The Scenes Of The Crime
44 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
43 Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
42 Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back
41 Dr. Dog - We All Belong
40 Ian Hunter - Shrunken Heads
39 Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
38 Eleni Mandell - Miracle Of Five
37 Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
36 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
35 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
34 Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
33 St. Vincent - Marry Me
32 Kevin Drew - Spirit If...
31 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
30 Grinderman - Grinderman
29 Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
28 Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - This Is Somewhere
27 of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?
26 Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
25 Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Like, Love, Lust And the Open Halls Of The Soul
24 M.I.A. - Kala
23 Bill Callahan - Woke On A Whaleheart
22 Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Living With The Living
21 The National - Boxer
20 Rilo Kiley - Under The Blacklight
19 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
18 Georgie James - Places
17 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
16 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
15 The New Pornographers - Challengers
14 The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
13 Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
12 Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
11 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
10 Jason Isbell - Sirens Of The Ditch
9 Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
8 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
7 Radiohead - In Rainbows
6 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
5 Feist - The Reminder
4 Future Clouds & Radar - Future Clouds & Radar
3 Iron & Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
2 Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin
1 Okkervil River - The Stage Names



Uncut
50 Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
49 Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy
48 Thurston Moore - Trees Outside the Academy
47 Nick Lowe - At My Age
46 Von Sudenfed - Tromatic Reflexxions
45 Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
44 Maps - We Can Create
43 Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
42 Richard Thompson - Sweet Warrior
41 Justice - †
40 Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
39 Interpol - Our Love to Admire
38 The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
37 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
36 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
35 Bill Callahan - Woke on a Whaleheart
34 The National - Boxer
33 Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
32 Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
31 Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
30 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
29 The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes are the Dark Horse
28 Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
27 Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
26 Manu Chao - La Radiolina
25 Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
24 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
23 Rilo Kiley - Under the Brightlight
22 Babyshambles - Shotters Nation
21 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
20 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
19 Feist - The Reminder
18 Voice of the Seven Woods - Voice of the Seven Woods
17 Super Furry Animals - Hey Venus!
16 Grinderman - Grinderman
15 Panda Bear - Person Pitch
14 M.I.A. - Kala
13 Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
12 Battles - Mirrored
11 Björk - Volta
10 Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
9 Radiohead - In Rainbows
8 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
7 The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
6 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
5 Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
4 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
3 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
2 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
1 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver



Q
50 Stereophonics - Pull the Pin
49 Jamie T - Panic Prevention
48 Justice - †
47 Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
46 Sigur Ròs - Hvarf-Heim
45 Lucinda Williams - West
44 Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
43 Patrick Watson - Close to Paradise
42 The Enemy - We'll Live and Die in These Towns
41 Keren Ann - Keren Ann
40 Field Music - Tones of Town
39 Joni Mitchell - Shine
38 Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
37 Robyn - Robyn
36 Common - Finding Forever
35 Hard-Fi - Once upon a Time in the West
34 M.I.A. - Kala
33 Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
32 Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
31 Soulsavers - It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land
30 The National - Boxer
29 Roìsìn Murphy - Overpowered
28 The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
27 Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
26 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
25 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
24 PJ Harvey - White Chalk
23 Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
22 The Coral - Roots & Echoes
21 Cold War Kids - Robbers & Cowards
20 The Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
19 Björk - Volta
18 LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
17 Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
16 Manic Street Preachers - Send Away the Tigers
15 Interpol - Our Love to Admire
14 Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance
13 Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly, Angry Mob
12 Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
11 Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
10 Rufus Wainwright - Release the Stars
9 The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
8 The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
7 Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
6 Bruce Springsteen - Magic
5 The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
4 Radiohead - In Rainbows
3 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
2 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
1 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible



Pitchfork
50. Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
49. Dizee Rascal - Maths + English
48. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
47. Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
46. Marissa Nadler - Songs III: Bird on the Water
45. Ricardo Villalobos - Fabric 36
44. Les Savy Flav - Let's Stay Friends
43. Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
42. Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
41. Life Without Buildings - Live at the Annandale Hotel
40. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup / Lon Gisland EP
39. The white Stripes - Icky Thump
38. Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
37. Grizzly Bear - Friend EP
36. Iron and Wine - The Shepard's Dog
35. Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
34. James Blackshaw - The Clouds of Unknowing
33. King Khan & the Shrines - What Is?!
32. Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance
31. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
30. Caribou - Andorra
29. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
28. Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
27. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
26. Various Artists - After Dark
25. The Tough Alliance - A New Chance / New Waves EP
24. Dan Deacon - Spiderman of the Rings
23. Studio - Yearbook 1
22. Okkervil River - The Stage Names
21. Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
20. Liars - Liars
19. Feist - The Reminder
18. Kanye West - Graduation
17. The National - Boxer
16. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
15. Justice - †
14. Deerhunter - Cryptograms / Fluorescent Grey EP
13. Jay-Z - American Gangster
12. No Age - Weirdo Rippers
11. Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
10. Burial - Untrue
9. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
8. Battles - Mirrored
7. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
6. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
5. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
4. Radiohead - In Rainbows
3. M.I.A. - Kala
2. LCD Soundsytem - Sound of Silver
1. Panda Bear - Person Pitch



NME
50. Beirut – The Flying Club Cup
49. Interpol – Our Love To Admire
48. The View – Hats Off To The Buskers
47. Enter Shikari – Take To The Skies
46. Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob
45. !!! – Myth Takes
44. Gruff Rhys – Candy Lion
43. Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace
42. Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
41. Menomena – Friend And Foe
40. El-P – I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead
39. Jeffery Lewis – 12 Crass Songs
38. Justice - †
37. Jamie T – Panic Prevention
36. Holy Fuck – Holy Fuck
35. Super Furry Animals – Hey Venus
34. New Young Pony Club – Fantastic Playroom
33. Simian Mobile Disco – Attack Decay Sustain Release
32. Grinderman – Grinderman
31. The Pigeon Detectives – Wait For Me
30. Queens Of The Stoneage – Era Vulgaris
29. Lethal Bizzie – Back In Bizznizz
28. Bright Eyes – Cassadaga
27. The Horrors – Strange House
26. Kate Nash – Made Of Bricks
25. The Hold Steady – Boys And Girls In America
24. The Maccabees – Colour It In
23. Maps – We Can Create
22. Black Lips – Good Bad Not Evil
21. The Enemy – We’ll Live And Die In These Towns
20. Bloc Party – A Weekend In The City
19. Richard Hawley – Lady’s Bridge
18. The Good The Bad & The Queen – The Good The Bad & The Queen
17. Future Of The Left – Curses
16. The Coral – Roots & Echoes
15. The White Stripes – Icky Thump
14. Babyshambles – Shotters Nation
13. Pj Harvey – White Chalk
12. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
11. LCD Soundsystem – Sound Of Silver
10. Battles – Mirrored
9. The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Woman’s Needs, Whatever
8. Biffy Clyro – Puzzle
7. MIA – Kala
6. Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
5. Les Savy Fav – Let’s Stay Friends
4. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
3. Radiohead – In Rainbows
2. Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
1. Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future

STILL TO COME:
Under the Radar (Hasn't been released online yet, I still need to subscribe to this magazine it's so good I keep forgetting.)

So yeah, post which one you agree best with, comment on them etc

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My thoughts when typing this up: Neon Bible and Sound of Silver weren't that good.

I also felt Andrew Bird, Elliott Smith and Patrick Wolf didn't get a fair mention though I was very happy (and slightly surprised) to see Okkervil River get a good amount of attention. I'm glad Iron and Wine and Jens got mentioned more than once too. No Black Moth Super Rainbow or Seabear though.

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YES.

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Nothing can rescue them from deep antagonistic contradictions
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pheurton

I was quite disappointed with the new banhart, he needs to stop trying to sound like he's still playing on a four track. I'm glad Elliott got mentioned.

Jansinnet

Alicia Keys - "As I Am" came out to late in the year to have finished higher.
Great Album. Glad to see it that high though

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GKB116

Iron & Wine : The Shepherd's Dog was my favorite album if the year...good to see it get recognized on some of those lists.

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British_pharaoh

who's Ethan?

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British_pharaoh

no album apart from the ones by Patrick Watson (it was released in 07 in the UK anyway) Feist, Okkervil River, M.I.A or Manu Chao
should occupy the top spot

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sleepy jack

Ethan is me and Feist and MIA are shit.

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