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Antony and The Johnsons
I Am a Bird Now


Metacritic Reviews
All Music Guide Info and Review

Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc.
HARP (USA) - The 50 Most Essential Albums Since 2001 (2006) 8
Out (USA) - The 100 Greatest, Gayest Albums (2008) 10
Pitchfork (USA) - The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s (2009) 49
Attitude (UK) - Top 50 Gay Albums of All Time 8
GQ (UK) - The 100 Coolest Albums in the World Right Now! (2005) 46
Hot Press (Ireland) - The 100 Best Albums Ever (2006) 60
Mojo (UK) - The 100 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime 1993-2006 (2006) 43
Mojo (UK) - The Mojo Collection, 3rd and/or 4th Edition (2003/2007) No Order
NME (UK) - The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever (2006) 81
Uncut (UK) - The 150 Best Albums of the 2000s (2009) 128
Dagsavisen (Norway) - The 21 Best Albums of the 21st Century (2005) 1
VPRO (The Netherlands) - 299 Nominations of the Best Album of All Time (2006) No Order
Sounds (Germany) - The 50 Best Albums of the 2000s (2009) 2
FNAC (France) - The 1000 Best Albums of All Time (2008) 232
Hervé Bourhis (France) - 555 Records (2007) No Order
Mondo Sonoro (Spain) - The 50 Best International Albums of the '00s (2009) 18
Muzikalia (Spain) - Top 60 Albums of the '00s (2009) No Order
PlayGround (Spain) - The 200 Best Albums of the '00s (2009) 47
Rock de Lux (Spain) - The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (2009) 28
Kalporz (Italy) - The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s (2009) 9
Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4 Stars
Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) 88
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6.5
End of Year Lists
All Music Guide (USA) - Albums of the Year No Order
Amazon.com (USA) - Albums of the Year 7
Billboard (USA) - Albums of the Year 12
Cokemachineglow.com (Canada) - Albums of the Year 14
College Music Journal (USA) - Albums of the Year 21
Eye Weekly Canadian Critics Poll - Albums of the Year 5
Eye Weekly Writers (Canada) - Albums of the Year 7
HARP (USA) - Albums of the Year 2
LostAtSea (USA) - Albums of the Year 15
Pitchfork (USA) - Albums of the Year 5
PopMatters (USA) - Albums of the Year 3
Prefix (USA) - Albums of the Year 48
Rolling Stone (USA) - Albums of the Year 33
Shortlist Prize Nominees 2001-2007 (USA) Nominee
Spin (USA) - Albums of the Year 28
Stylus (USA) - Albums of the Year 8
Tiny Mix Tapes (USA) - Albums of the Year 3
Treble (USA) - Albums of the Year 29
Village Voice (USA) - Albums of the Year 7
Hot Press (Ireland) - Albums of the Year 3
Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
New Musical Express (UK) - Albums of the Year 4
No Ripcord (UK) - Albums of the Year 8
Observer (UK) - Albums of the Year 1
Piccadilly Records (UK) - Albums of the Year 15
Playlouder (UK) - Albums of the Year 2
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year 15
Rough Trade (UK) - Albums of the Year 6
The Mercury Prize Nominees 1992-2003 (UK) Winner
Uncut (UK) - Albums of the Year 22
Wire (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Aftenposten (Norway) - Albums of the Year 1
Dagbladet (Norway) - Albums of the Year 4
Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year 1
Expressen (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 3
Gaffa (Denmark) - Albums of the Year 2
Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) - Albums of the Year No Order
Musikbyrån (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 2
Nöjesguiden (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 1
Panorama (Norway) - Albums of the Year 11
Rockmusica (Finland) - Albums of the Year 1
Rumba (Finland) - Albums of the Year 3
Sonic (Sweden) - Albums of the Year 1
HUMO (Belgium) - Albums of the Year 4
OOR (Netherlands) - Albums of the Year 1
Laut (Germany) - Albums of the Year 11
Musik Express/Sounds (Germany) - Albums of the Year 21
Rolling Stone (Germany) - Albums of the Year 1
Spex (Germany) - Albums of the Year 6
Welt am Sonntag (Germany) - Albums of the Year No Order
Zundfunk (Germany) - Albums of the Year 6
Les Inrockuptibles (France) - Albums of the Year 7
Popnews (France) - Albums of the Year 2
GO-MAG (Spain) - Albums of the Year 2
H Magazine (Spain) - Albums of the Year No Order
Mondo Sonoro (Spain) - Albums of the Year 4
Muzikalia (Spain) - Albums of the Year 2
Rock de Lux (Spain) - Albums of the Year 20
Rolling Stone (Spain) - Albums of the Year 2
Blow Up (Italy) - Albums of the Year 14
Ondarock (Italy) - Albums of the Year 12
Rockerilla (Italy) - Albums of the Year 17
Rumore (Italy) - Albums of the Year 3
Sentire Ascoltare (Italy) - Albums of the Year 7
XL (Italy) - Albums of the Year 1
B92 Net Radio (Serbia) - Albums of the Year 15
Monitor (Croatia) - Albums of the Year 12


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