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December 30, 2004-January 5, 2005
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The List Tureen
Who voted for what.
M.J. Fine's Top 10
- Ken Stringfellow, Soft Commands (YepRoc)
- Fur Cups For Teeth, Allergic 2 Fur (Self-Released)
- Le Tigre, This Island (Universal/Strummer)
- The Organ, Grab That Gun (Mint)
- Cowboy Junkies, One Soul Now (Zoe)
- Allison Moorer, The Duel (Sugar Hill)
- Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
- Chicks On Speed, 99 Cents (Chicks On Speed)
- The Dresden Dolls, The Dresden Dolls (8ft.)
- Neko Case, The Tigers Have Spoken (Anti-)
Maura Johnston's Top 10
- The Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat (Rough Trade)
- Annie, Anniemal (679)
- Cristina, Sleep It Off / Doll in the Box (Ze)
- TV on the Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch & Go)
- Solex, The Laughing Stock Of Indie Rock (Arena Rock)
- Aveo, Battery (Barsuk)
- R. Kelly, Happy People (Jive)
- M.I.A., Piracy Funds Terrorism (Hollertronix)
- The Rogers Sisters, Three Fingers (Troubleman)
- Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters (Universal)
Lou Perseghin's Top 10
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- Kanye West, College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)
- Converge, You Fail Me (Epitaph)
- Various Artists, Garden State Soundtrack (Sony)
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic)
- David Cross, It's Not Funny (Sub Pop)
- Bjork, Medulla (Elektra)
- Badly Drawn Boy, One Plus One is One (Astralwerks)
- Rise Against, Siren Songs Of The Counter Culture (Geffen)
- Jimmy Eat World, Futures (Interscope)
Tami Fertig's Top 10
- Magnetic Fields, i (Nonesuch)
- Camera Obscura, Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi (Merge)
- Camera Obscura, Underachievers Please Try Harder (Merge)
- Lambchop, Aw Cmon (Merge)
- Lambchop, No You Cmon (Merge)
- Trashcan Sinatras, Weightlifting (SpinART)
- Elliott Smith, From A Basement On The Hill (Anti-)
- American Music Club, Love Songs For Patriots (Merge)
Mike Newall's Top 10
- Tom Waits, Real Gone (Anti-)
- Wilco, A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)
- Elliott Smith, From A Basement An The Hill (Anti-)
- Hank Williams, 20 Greatest Hits LP (Lost Highway)
- Badly Drawn Boy, One Plus One Is One (Astralwerks)
- Willie Nelson, Outlaws And Angels (Lost Highway)
- Elvis Costello, Delivery Man (Lost Highway)
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- U2, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Interscope)
- V/A, Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues (Lost Highway)
Nick Sylvester's Top 10:
- Madvillain, Madvillainy (Stones Throw)
- Animal Collective, Sung Tongs (Fat Cat)
- M.I.A./Diplo, Piracy Funds Terrorism Volume 1 (Hollertronix)
- Annie, Anniemal (679)
- V/A, DFA Compilation #2 (DFA)
- Shugo Tokumaru, Night Piece (Music Related)
- Erlend Øye, DJ Kicks (!K7)
- Dizzee Rascal, Showtime (XL)
- Death From Above 1979, You're A Woman, I'm A Machine (Vice)
- Wolf Eyes, Burned Mind (Sub Pop)
Juliet Fletcher's Top 10
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- The Streets, A Grand Don't Come For Free (Vice / Atlantic)
- Matt Pond Pa, Emblems (Altitude)
- Rilo Kiley, More Adventurous (Brute/Beaute)
- Kimya Dawson, Hidden Vagenda (K)
- Kanye West, College Dropout (Roc-A-Fella)
- Dizzee Rascal, Showtime (XL)
- The French Kicks, Trial Of The Century (Startime International)
- The Mountain Goats, We Shall All Be Healed (4AD)
- Elliott Smith, From A Basement On The Hill (Anti-)
Brian Howard's Top 10
- Styrofoam, Nothing's Lost (Morr Music)
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Sony)
- M83, Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (Mute)
- The Thermals, Fuckin A (Sub Pop)
- TV On The Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch & Go)
- Kimya Dawson, Hidden Vagenda (K)
- hollAnd, I Steal And Do Drugs (Teenbeat/pulCec)
- Lali Puna, Faking The Books (Morr Music)
- The Arcade Fire, Funeral (Merge)
- Fan Modine, Homeland (Grimsey)
Elisa Ludwig's Top 10
- Madvillain, Madvillainy (Stones Throw)
- The Walkmen, Bows And Arrows (Record Collection)
- Arcade Fire, Funeral (Merge)
- Air, Talkie Walkie (Astralwerks)
- Arthur Russell, The World Of Arthur Russell (Soul Jazz)
- Foreign Exchange, Connected (BBE)
- De La Soul, The Grind Date (Sanctuary Union)
- Mylo, Destroy Rock & Roll (Breastfed)
- Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters (Universal)
- PJ Harvey, Uh Huh Her (Island)
Lori Hill's Top 10
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Shake The Sheets (Lookout!)
- Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters (Universal)
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Sony)
- Keane, Hopes And Fears (Interscope)
- Snow Patrol, Final Straw (Polydor)
- Elliott Smith, From A Basement On The Hill (Anti-)
- The Arcade Fire, Funeral (Merge)
- Morrissey, You Are The Quarry (Attack)
- Gwen Stefani, Love Angel Music Baby (Interscope)
Deesha Dyers' Top 10
- Foreign Exchange, Connected (BBE)
- Jazzy Jeff, Hip Hop Forever Vol.2 (BBE)
- Maroon 5, 1.22.03 Acoustic (Octane)
- Fred Hammond, Somethinâ Bout Love (Verity)
- Masta Ace, Long Hot Summer (M3)
- Nas, Street Disciple (Columbia)
- Ray Charles, Genius Loves Company (Concord Jazz)
- De La Soul, The Grind Date (Sanctuary Urban)
- Jill Scott, Beautifully Human: Words And Sounds Vol.2 (Hidden Beach)
- Joss Stone, Mind Body And Soul (S Curve)
Shaun Brady's Top 10
- Bjork, Medulla (Elektra)
- Matthew Ship, Harmony And Abyss (Thirsty Ear)
- Alice Coltrane, Translinear Light (Impulse!)
- Drive-By Truckers, The Dirty South (New West)
- Spring Heel Jack, Sweetness Of The Water (Thirsty Ear)
- Chris Speed's Yeah No, Swell Henry (Squealer)
- Flat Earth Society, Isms (Ipecac)
- Brian Wilson, Smile (Nonesuch)
- Dave Burrell Full Blown Trio, Expansion (High Two)
- Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
Jesse Delaney's Top 10
- The Arcade Fire, Funeral (Merge)
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic)
- Burning Brides, Leave No Ashes (V2)
- Interpol, Antics (Matador)
- This Radiant Boy, Shakedown At The Russian Disco (Spoiled Red Jeeps Music)
- One Ring Zero, As Smart As We Are (Soft Skull Press)
- PROBOT, Probot (Southern Lord)
- The Libertines, The Libertines (Rough Trade)
- Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
James Saul's Top 10
- Interpol, Antics (Matador)
- The Streets, A Grand Don't Come For Free (Vice)
- The Arcade Fire, Funeral (Merge)
- Deerhoof, Milk Man (Kill Rock Stars)
- Wilco, A Ghost is Born (Nonesuch)
- Hayden, Elk Lake Serenade (Badman)
- The Walkmen, Bows And Arrows (Record Collection)
- Bjork, Medulla (Elektra)
- Of Montreal, Satanic Panic In The Attic (Polyvinyl)
- Ghostface, The Pretty Toney Album (Def Jam)
John Vettese's Top 10
- Múm, Summer Make Good (Fatcat)
- Girlyman, Remember Who I Am (Daemon)
- Iron + Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic)
- Liars, They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (Mute)
- Interpol, Antics (Matador)
- The Twilight Singers, She Loves You (One Little Indian)
- Ollabelle, Ollabelle (Columbia)
- Tilly And The Wall, Wild Like Children (Team Love)
- Man Man, The Man In A Blue Turban With A Face (Ace Fu)
Michael T. Regan's Top 10
- Tom Waits, Real Gone (Anti-)
- Foreign Exchange, Connected (BBE)
- Iron + Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days (Sub Pop)
- Okayplayer, True Notes Vol. 1 (Okayplayer/Decon)
- Bonnie Prince Billy, Greatest Palace Music (Drag City)
- Bitter, bitter weeks, Revenge (My Pal God)
- Prince, Musicology (Sony)
- The Roots, The Tipping Point (Geffen)
- Keane, Hopes and Fears (Island)
- Madvillain, Madvillainy (Stones Throw)
Duane Swierczynski's Top 10
- John Lennon, Acoustic (Capitol)
- Talking Heads, The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (Rhino Warner)
- The Prodigy, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (Maverick)
- The Clash, London Calling: Legacy Edition (Sony)
- Nirvana, With The Lights Out: Disc 3 (Geffen)
- John Lennon, Rock And Roll (Capitol)
- Julie Roberts, Break Down Here (Mercury Nashville)
- Dogs Die In Hot Cars, Please Describe Yourself (V2 Records)
- Blue States, The Soundings (Memphis Industries)
- Tom Russell, Indians Cowboys Dogs Horses (Hightone)
Mike Pelusi's Top 10
- Brian Wilson, Smile (Nonesuch)
- The Delgados, Universal Audio (Chemikal Underground)
- The Finn Brothers, Everyone Is Here (Nettwerk)
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic)
- Sam Phillips, A Boot And A Shoe (Nonesuch)
- Curtis Eller's American Circus, Taking Up Serpents Again (Self-Released)
- Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Shake the Sheets (Lookout!)
- Bitter, bitter weeks, Revenge (My Pal God)
- Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus (Mute/Anti)
- Rilo Kiley, More Adventurous (Brute/Beaute)
Nicole Pensiero's Top 10
- Los Lobos, The Ride (Hollywood)
- U2, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope)
- Joseph Arthur, Our Shadows Will Remain (Vector)
- Ben Harper/Blind Boys of Alabama, There Will Be A Light (Virgin)
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- Zero 7, When It Falls (Elektra)
- William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux, Got You On My Mind (Waking Up Music)
- Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat (Sanctuary)
- Los Lonely Boys, Los Lonely Boys (OR/Epic)
- Juana Molina, Tres Cosas (Domino)
A.D. Amorosi's Top 10
- Diplo, Florida (Big Dada)
- Tinariwen, Amassakoul (World Village)
- Notekillers, Notekillers (1977-1981) (Ecstatic Peace)
- Orchestra Del Sierto, Dos (Meteor City)
- DFA, DFA Compilation #2 (DFA)
- Nancy Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra (Attack/Sanctuary)
- Lady Saw, Striptease (VP)
- Snoop Dogg, R&G (Geffen)
- Man Man, The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face (Ace Fu)
- Raphael Saadiq, Raphael Saadiq as Ray Ray (Pookie Entertainment)
Patrick Rapa's Top 10
- Modest Mouse, Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic)
- Rilo Kiley, More Adventurous (Brute/Beaute)
- Kimya Dawson, Hidden Vagenda (K)
- The Mountain Goats We Shall All Be Healed (4AD)
- Bitter, Bitter Weeks, Revenge (My Pal God)
- Mascott, Dreamer's Book (Red Panda)
- Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Shake The Sheets (Lookout!)
- Elliott Smith, From a Basement on the Hill (Anti-)
- Tilly and The Wall, Wild Like Children (Team Love)
- Denison Witmer, The River Bends (Tooth & Nail)
Sam Adams' Top 8
- Neko Case, The Tigers Have Spoken (Anti-)
- Komeda, KoKoMeMeDaDa (Minty Fresh)
- Loretta Lynn, Van Lear Rose (Interscope)
- Espers, Espers (Locust)
- Tom Waits, Real Gone (Anti-)
- Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
- Pinback, Summer In Abbadon (Touch & Go)
- Low, A Lifetime Of Temporary Relief (Chairkickers)
Andrew Parks' Top 10
- The Arcade Fire, Funeral (Merge)
- The Dears, No Cities Left (SpinArt)
- Patrick Wolf, Lyncanthropy (Tomlab)
- Animal Collective, Sung Tongs (Fat Cat)
- The Cooper Temple Clause, Kick Up The Fire, And Let The Flames Break Loose (RCA)
- TV On The Radio, Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes (Touch & Go)
- Arthur Russell, The World Of Arthur Russell (Soul Jazz)
- Interpol, Antics (Matador)
- Various Artists, DFA Compilation #2 (DFA)
- Various Artists, Kompakt 100 (Kompakt)
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