Das musikalische Kalenderjahr tritt ein in die „Listen-Saison“. Jedes Magazin hat eine, jedes Online-Mag sowieso. Die Amis sind dabei immer ziemlich fix.  Und es zeichnet sich ab, dass man dieses Jahr nicht an den Fleet Foxes vorbeikommen wird. Zurecht.

Uncut
20 My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
19 Shearwater – Rook
18 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
17 Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
16 Wild Beasts – Limbo, Panto
15 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
14 Randy Newman – Harps and Angels
13 James Blackshaw – Litany of Echoes
12 The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
11 Drive-by Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
10 Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
9 Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night
8 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!
7 Neon Neon – Stainless Style
6 Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
5 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
4 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
3 TV On The Radio – Dear Science
2 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
1 Portishead – Third

Mojo
50 Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
49 The Neil Cowley Trio – Loud… Louder… Stop
48 AC/DC – Black Ice
47 Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
46 James Hunter – The Hard Way
45 Metallica – Death Magnetic
44 Goldmund – The Malady Of Elegance
43 Aimee Mann – @#%&*! Smilers
42 Juana Molina – Un Día
41 The Fall – Imperial Wax Solvent
40 The Black Keys – Attack & Release
39 Abe Vigoda – Skeleton
38 Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
37 Gavin Bryars & Philip Jeck & Alter Ego – The Sinking of the Titanic
36 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
35 Our Broken Garden – When Your Blackening Shows
34 Fuck Buttons – Street Horrrsing
33 Kasai Allstars – In the 7th Moon, the Chief Turned Into a Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy by Magic
32 Seasick Steve – I Started Out With Nothin‘ and I Still Got Most of It Left
31 Duffy – Rockferry
30 The Night Marchers – See You in Magic
29 Yeasayer – All Hour Cymbals
28 Neon Neon – Stainless Style
27 M83 – Saturdays=Youth
26 Peter Broderick – Home
25 Randy Newman – Harps and Angels
24 Fucked Up – The Chemistry of Common Life
23 Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
22 Mercury Rev – Snowflake Midnight
21 Amadou & Mariam – Welcome to Mali
20 TV on the Radio – Dear Science
19 Beck – Modern Guilt
18 Pete Molinari – A Virtual Landslide
17 Sigur Rós – Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
16 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
15 Eli „Paperboy“ Reed & The True Loves – Roll With You
14 British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
13 Drive-By Truckers – Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
12 Don Cavalli – Cryland
11 Portishead – Third
10 Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark
9 The Bug – London Zoo
8 The Week That Was – The Week That Was
7 Glasvegas – Glasvegas
6 The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
5 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
4 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
3 Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
2 The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
1 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes

Paste
50 TV On The Radio – Dear Science (Interscope)
49 Sandra McCracken – Red Balloon (Towhee)
48 REM – Accelerate (Warner Bros.)
47 Laura Marling – Alas, I Cannot Swim (Astralwerks)
46 Lykke Li – Youth Novels (LL)
45 M83 – Saturdays = Youth (Mute)
44 Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers (Zoë)
43 Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer (Roadrunner)
42 Thao Nguyen and the Get Down Stay Down – We Brave Bee Stings & All (KRS)
41 The Tallest Man On Earth – Shallow Grave (Gravitation)
40 Flight of the Conchords – Flight of the Conchords (Sub Pop)
39 The Dodos – Visiter (Frenchkiss)
38 Jamie Lidell – Jim (Warp)
37 Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit – A Larum (Lost Highway)
36 The Bridges – Limits of the Sky (Verve)
35 Colour Revolt – Plunder, Beg and Curse (Fat Possum)
34 Torche – Meanderthal (Hydra Head)
33 Santogold – Santogold (Downtown)
32 Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)
31 The Walkmen – You & Me (Gigantic)
30 I’m From Barcelona – Who Killed Harry Houdini? (Mute)
29 Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III (Cash Money/Universal)
28 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)
27 Liam Finn – I’ll Be Lightning (Yep Roc)
26 Lee Ann Womack – Call Me Crazy (MCA Nashville)
25 Mugison – Mugiboogie (Ipecac)
24 Santogold & Diplo – Top Ranking? (Mad Decent)
23 Mates of State – Re-Arrange Us (Barsuk)
22 No Age – Nouns (Sub Pop)
21 The Raveonettes – Lust Lust Lust (Vice)
20 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark (Astralwerks)
19 Gentleman Jesse and His Men – Introducing Gentleman Jesse and His Men (Douchemaster)
18 Death Cab? for Cutie – Narrow Stairs? (Atlantic)
17 Bonnie ‚Prince‘ Billy – Lie Down In The Light (Drag City)
16 My Morning Jacket? – Evil Urges (ATO)
15 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! (Mute)
14 Langhorne Slim – Langhorne Slim (Kemado)
13 Ida Maria – Fortress Round My Heart (Waterfall/RCA)
12 of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)
11 The Hold Steady – Stay Positive (Vagrant)
10 Deerhunter – Microcastle (Kranky)
09 Lucinda Williams – Little Honey (Lost Highway)
08 Sun Kil Moon – April (Caldo Verde)
07 Girl Talk – Feed the Animals (Illegal Art)
06 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)
05 Okkervil River – The Stand Ins (Jagjaguwar)
04 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
03 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend (XL)
02 Sigur Rós – Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust (XL)
01 She & Him – Volume One (Merge)

Blender
33 Hayes Carll – Trouble In Mind
32 Taylor Swift – Fearless
31 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!
30 Young Jeezy – The Recession
29 Raphael Saadiq – The Way I See It
28 Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
27 Mariah Carey – E=MC²
26 Usher – Here I Stand
25 Santogold – Santogold
24 The Roots – Rising Down
23 The Cool Kids – The Bake Sale
22 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
21 Erykah Badu – New Amerykah: Pt. One (4th World War)
20 Wale – The Mixtape About Nothing
19 Katy Perry – One Of The Boys
18 Ponytail – Ice Cream Spiritual
17 Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
16 Be Your Own Pet – Get Awkward
15 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
14 Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
13 Al Green – Lay It Down
12 My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
11 Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
10 Fall Out Boy – Folie A Deux
09 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
08 Randy Newman – Harps and Angels
07 of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
06 Robyn – Robyn
05 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
04 Metallica – Death Magnetic
03 TV On The Radio – Dear Science
02 Girl Talk – Feed The Animals
01 Lil‘ Wayne – Tha Carter III

Q
50 Dido – Safe Trip Home
49 Emmylou Harris – All I Intended To Be
48 Jenny Lewis – Acid Tongue
47 Randy Newman – Harps And Angels
46 The Verve – Forth
45 Jack Johnson Sleep Through Static
44 Black Kids – Partie Traumatic
43 Joan As Police Woman – To Survive
42 Liam Finn – I’ll Be Lightning
41 Lindsey Buckingham – Gift Of Screws
40 My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
39 Santogold – Santogold
38 John Mellencamp – Life Death Love & Freedom
37 Lykke Li – Youth Novels
36 R.E.M. – Accelerate
35 The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
34 Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
33 Hercules & Love Affair – Hercules & Love Affair
32 Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
31 Black Mountain – In The Future
30 Portishead – Third
29 AC/DC – Black Ice
28 Paul Weller – Dreams
27 Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark
26 Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
25 Metallica – Death Magnetic
24 The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
23 Beck – Modern Guilt
22 The Killers – Day & Age
21 Razorlight – Slipway Fires
20 The Gaslight Anthem – The ’59 Sound
19 Goldfrapp – Seventh Tree
18 British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
17 Adele – 19
16 Hot Chip – Made In The Dark
15 Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
14 Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads
13 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
12 Keane – Perfect Symmetry
11 Sigur Rós – Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
10 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
09 The Raconteurs – Consolers Of The Lonely
08 Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
07 TV On The Radio – Dear Science
06 Duffy – Rockferry
05 Glasvegas – Glasvegas
04 Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
03 Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends
02 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
01 Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night

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