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Tunes at a glance: Best-of album lists from 11 music publications
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Everyone's a critic nowadays, but then, they always were. The collective "we" always has had an opinion to share — and thanks to the blog boom, the proliferation of social-networking sites and our standby favorite, e-mail, we have better tools for getting it out there than we did before. As 2007 came to a nice, neat close there was no shortage of "best of" lists out there chronicling the year that was: pop culture, celebrities, movies, fashion and, of course, music have all been recalled in a seemingly infinite number of countdowns.
The beauty of year-end lists is that no one is wrong, but you can go astray when you rely on just one to guide you. We've compiled 11 from various music publications and the Web that seemed worth sharing. You'll see some interesting patterns emerge … artists only mentioned once (Paul McCartney), twice (Miranda Lambert) or on nearly every list (LCD Soundsystem). Which list is right? The fun part is judging for yourself — after all, you're the best critic you know.
Amazon.com (Editors' picks)
1. "The Reminder" by Feist
2. "Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
3. "Graduation" by Kanye West
4. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
5. "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse
6. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
7. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" by Spoon
8. "New Moon" by Elliot Smith
9. "Wincing the Night Away" by The Shins
10. "Raising Sand" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Billboard (staff consensus)
1. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
2. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
3. "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse
4. "Raising Sand" by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
5. "Boxer" by The National
6. "The Reminder" by Feist
7. "Magic" by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
8. "Kala" by M.I.A. 8. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" by Spoon
8. "Sky Blue Sky" by Wilco (tie)
9. "Graduation" by Kanye West
10. "Mirrored" by Battles
Entertainment Weekly
1. "Magic" by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
2. "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse
3. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
4. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
5. "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" by Miranda Lambert
6. "Kala" by M.I.A.
7. "Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
8. "Memory Almost Full" by Paul McCartney
9. "The Scene of the Crime" by Betty LaVette
10. "The Cool" by Lupe Fiasco
Filter
1. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
2. "Cease To Begin" by Band Of Horses
3. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
4. "The Good, the Bad & the Queen" by The Good, The Bad & The Queen
5. "Strawberry Jam" by Animal Collective
6. "Ash Wednesday" by Elvis Perkins
7. "Sound Of Silver "by LCD Soundsystem
8. "Boxer" by The National
9. "Trading Twilight For Daylight" by Great Northern
10. "Armchair Apocrypha" by Andrew Bird
WOXY.com (They have a list of the 97 top albums of the year posted online if you're still wanting more after this.)
1. "Boxer" by The National
2. "The Reminder" by Feist
3. "Writer's Block" by Peter Bjorn & John
4. "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" by Modest Mouse
5. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
6. "Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
7. "Businessmen & Ghosts" by Working for a Nuclear Free City
8. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" by Spoon
9. "Cease To Begin" by Band Of Horses
10. "The Stage Names" by Okkervil River
Paste Magazine
1. "Boxer" by The National
2. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
3. "Magic" by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
4. "Icky Thump" by The White Stripes
5. "The Reminder" by Feist
6. "Kala" by M.I.A.
7. "Sky Blue Sky" by Wilco
8. "We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank" by Modest Mouse
9. "Cease To Begin" by Band Of Horses
10. "The Shepherd's Dog" by Iron & Wine
The Guardian
1. "Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
2. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
3. "Boys And Girls In America" by The Hold Steady
4. "Kala" by M.I.A.
5. "Myths of the Near Future" by Klaxons
6. "Because of the Times" by Kings Of Leon
7. "Grinderman" by Grinderman
8. "Mirrored" by Battles
9. "White Chalk" by PJ Harvey
10. "The Reminder" by Feist
Blender
1. "Kala" by M.I.A.
2. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
3. "The Carter 3 Sessions" by Lil Wayne
4. "Graduation" by Kanye West
5. "New Wave" by Against Me!
6. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
7. "LoveHate" by The Dream
8. "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse
9. "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" by Miranda Lambert
10. "Under the Blacklight" by Rilo Kiley
Rolling Stone
1. "Kala" by M.I.A.
2. "Magic" by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
3. "American Gangster" by Jay-Z
4. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
5. "Graduation" by Kanye West
6. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
7. "Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
8. "Under the Blacklight" by Rilo Kiley
9. "New Wave" by Against Me!
10. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" by Spoon
Spin magazine
1. "New Wave" by Against Me!
2. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
3. "Sound Of Silver" by LCD Soundsystem
4. "Graduation" by Kanye West
5. "Kala" by M.I.A.
6. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
7. "Back To Black" by Amy Winehouse
8. "American Gangster" by Jay-Z
9. "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" by Spoon
10. "Icky Thump" by The White Stripes
NME
1. "Myths Of The Near Future" by Klaxons
2. "Favourite Worst Nightmare" by Arctic Monkeys
3. "In Rainbows" by Radiohead
4. "Neon Bible" by The Arcade Fire
5. "Let's Stay Friends" by Les Savy Fav
6. "Because Of The Times" by Kings Of Leon
7. "Kala" by M.I.A.
8. "Puzzle" by Biffy Clyro
9. "Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" by The Cribs
10. "Mirrored" by Battles
