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Winners in red:

1. Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry vs. Tortoise - TNT
2. Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer vs. Shame - Songs of Praise
3. Depeche Mode - Ultra vs. Stabil Elite - Douze Pouze

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Winners in red: 1. Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast vs. Built to Spill - Keep It Like a Secret 2. Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers vs. La Femme - Psycho Tropical Berlin 3. Ka - Honor killed the Samurai vs. The Cure - Bloodflowers 4. Piano Magic - Low Birth Weight vs. Hoove...

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Winners in red: 1. Echo & The Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here vs. David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Two great albums, but ultimately I prefer to the grotesque excesses of Bowie's glam period to Echo and the Bunnymen. 2. Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm vs. IDLES - Brutalism I suspect I'll never understand the acclaim...

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Winners in red: 1. The Waterboys - This Is The Sea vs. Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl 2. Pulp - We Love Life vs. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle 3. Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan vs. Shannon Wright - Dyed in the Wool 4. American Football - American Football (1999) vs. Jenny Wilson - EXORCISM

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1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
2. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact

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I don't know if anyone posted this, but Robert Pollard of Guided By Voices released the Top 50 that he submitted to Rolling Stone. Mostly classic rock; at first glance I don't see an album released after Trompe de la Monde , and even that one is an outlier. https://twitter.com/_GuidedByVoices/status...

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Winners in red:

1. Fugazi - Repeater vs. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife vs. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Anna Meredith - FIBS vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
4. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me vs. Rodriguez - Cold Fact

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Winners in red: 1. Julia Holter - Have You In My Wilderness vs. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid 2. Coil - Horse Rotorvator vs. Blondie - Eat to the Beat 3. Everything but the Girl - Amplified Heart vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion 4. Rodriguez - Cold Fact vs. The Shins - Port Of Morrow

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1. The National - Alligator vs. Fugazi - Repeater
2. Laura Marling - Semper Femina vs. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
3. David Bowie - Heathen vs. Anna Meredith - FIBS
4. Frank Sinatra - Watertown vs. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me

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Robert Christgau wrote a little bit about the process of making his list. He includes his personal Top 50, as well as the Top 50 of Carola Dibbell (his wife, and another RS 500 voter), and a list of the listening "homework" they completed before compiling their submissions. https://robertchristgau.s...

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And, cue the collective apoplectic outrage of internet music geeks (including me, I'm afraid) right off the bat: #500 is Arcade Fire's Funeral . Not only that, but a Harry Styles solo album is ranked at #491! I know Rolling Stone is going to be Rolling Stone, but I had hoped to get further than 10 ...

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Winners in red:

1. Santana - Santana vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
3. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm
4. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens vs. Wayne Shorter - EMANON

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Winners in red: 1. Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert vs. Sigur Rós - ( ) 2. Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement vs. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn… 3. Edan - Beauty And The Beat vs. Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christma s 4. The Upsetters - Super Ape vs. Roy Harper - Bullinamingvase

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Winners in red (if I'm in time):

1. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Blondie - Eat to the Beat vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion

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4. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me vs. Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 [The Philadelphia Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski / Sergei Rachmaninoff]

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Winners in red:

1. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding vs. Fugazi - Repeater
2. Dire Straits - Making Movies vs. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
3. Anna Meredith - FIBS vs. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

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1. The National - Alligator
2. Laura Marling - Semper Femina
3. David Bowie - Heathen
4. Nina Hagen Band - Unbehagen

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Winners in red: 1. Kanye West - 808s And Heartbreak vs. Cocteau Twins - Treasure 2. Rick James - Street Songs vs. Kate Bush - The Sensual World 3. Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Greivances vs. Dinosaur Jr - Farm 4. Wayne Shorter - EMANON vs. Burkhard Dallwitz - The Truman Show

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Winners in red:

1. Santana - Santana vs. Nico - The Marble Index
2. The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express vs. The Breeders - Pod
3. Passion Pit - Gossamer vs. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson

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Winners in red:

1. Sigur Rós - ( ) vs. Madness - One Step Beyond
2. Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Clube da Esquina vs. Fiona Apple - When The Pawn...

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Here's the spreadsheet updated with: Spin (US) Brooklyn Vegan (US) After adding Brooklyn Vegan, there were some shakeups at the top after all! Here's the Top 200: 1 / Kendrick Lamar / To Pimp a Butterfly 2 / Kanye West / My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 3 / David Bowie / Blackstar 4 / Frank Ocean /...

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Thanks for pointing this out! Someone alerted me to the Spin list, which I have added, but I haven't seen the Brooklyn Vegan one. I'll need to update the spreadsheet with that as well, and then I'll post the complete list when that is done (probably by the end of the week). Spoiler alert: The Spin l...

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Winners in red:

1. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour vs. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
2. Konono Nº1 - Congotronics vs. Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
3. Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie vs. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion

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Winners in red:

1. Robyn - Robyn vs. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
2. Bert Jansch - Bert Jansch vs. Blondie - Eat to the Beat
3. Washed Out - Within and Without vs. Air Supply - The Earth Is...

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Monte wrote: ↑Sat Jun 13, 2020 9:11 am
These two are missing:
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Both of these should be on the spreadsheet. Check out columns FC and GI.

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Winners in red:

1. The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight vs. George Michael - Faith
2. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold vs. Emeralds - Does It Look Like I’m Here?
3. Everything but the Girl - Amplified Heart vs. Lykke Li - Youth Novels

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Here is what I believe is the final update, adding the following lists: Gaffa-Denmark (Natl) Kerrang! (UK) A Closer Listen (US) Radio X (UK) Club Fonograma (US) KCRW (US) If I've missed any, I'm happy to add them. Sorry about the delay in finishing this final bit; it's been an eventful couple of wee...

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Winners in red:

1. Julia Holter - Have You In My Wilderness vs. Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
2. Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss vs. Coil - Horse Rotorvator
3. The Divine Comedy - A Short Album About Love vs. David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant

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Winners in red: 1. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico vs. Fugazi - Repeater 2. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic vs. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3. Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five vs. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American 4. Ekseption - Ekseption vs. Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano ...

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Winners in red:

1. Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite vs. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
2. Dire Straits - Making Movies vs. Rancid - And Out Come The Wolves
3. Take That - Progress vs. Anna Meredith - FIBS

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I have not forgotten about Kerrang's list! It will be included eventually. As for All Things Loud, I believe that Henrik's loosened qualification criteria means that it can be included. The latest update is attached, with the following lists added: Hipersónica (Spain) - National albums 2010 LUST FOR...

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Winners in red: 1. Solange - A Seat at the Table vs. Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses 2. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest vs. Laura Marling - Semper Femina 3. Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record vs. Blonde Redhead - 23 4. Frank Sinatra - Watertown vs. John Denver - Back Home Again

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Winners in red:

1. The National - Alligator vs. The Offspring - Smash
2. Premiata Forneria Marconi - Storia Di Un Minuto vs. Nina Hagen Band - Nina Hagen Band
3. David Bowie - Heathen vs. AlunaGeorge - Body Music
4. Iggy Pop - Brick By Brick vs. Nina Hagen Band - Unbehagen

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New update with the following lists: The Key (US) - The 25 Best Albums of the Decade Loudwire (US) - Best Rock Albums of the Decade Loudwire (US) - Best Metal Albums of the Decade Rockdelux (Spain): Best Spanish albums of the 2010s All Things Loud (Netherlands) - Top 100 Albums of the Decade MOWNO (...

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Winners in red:

1. Cocteau Twins - Treasure vs. Drake - Take Care
2. Kate Bush - The Sensual World vs. Ricky Nelson - Ricky Sings Again
3. Dinosaur Jr - Farm vs. Ja, Panik - Libertatia

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Fiona Apple - Newspaper

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Here's the newest update, with the following lists added: Musikorner (Spain) - 2010-2019: los 50 mejores discos Mixmag (UK) - THE 72 BEST ALBUMS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 MeHaceRuido (Mex) - Best Albums of the 2010s (Spanish language) Aquarium Drunkard (US) EOD Albums Exclaim! (CAN) - 50 Best Canadian...

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I wonder if there's some sort of problem using Google Sheets? I'll try uploading the next update directly to Google Sheets and see if that can work. If not, Henrik might need to take a look.

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Winners in red 1. Kanye West - 808s And Heartbreak vs. Fred Neil - Fred Neil/Everybody's Talkin 2. Joni Mitchell - For The Roses vs. Rick James - Street Songs 3. Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Greivances vs. Taraf de Haidouks - Band of Gypsies 4. Thea Gilmore - The Counterweight vs. Wayne Shorter ...

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I'm not sure. I feel that both Fiona Apple and Sleater-Kinney are too much outsiders. Apple at least had a hit at the beginning of her career, but that moment in the limelight faded quickly. Sleater-Kinney had none. For both acts their most acclaimed work had no impact on the world outside musical ...

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New update! Updated with: Decibel (US) - The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade SputnikMusic (US) - Top 100 Albums of the 2010s Scream & Yell (Brazil) - 100 Best Albums of the 2010s Panam, I'll add the MeHaceRudio Spanish-language albums on the next list. I'll probably have some eligibility...

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Winners in red:

1. R.E.M. - Green vs. Nico - The Marble Index
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Alt-J - This Is All Yours
3. Marion Jola - Marion vs. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson
4. Giant - Time To Burn vs. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens

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Winners in red:

1. Santana - Santana vs. Damien Rice - O
2. The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express vs. The Wedding Present - Seamonsters
3. Sharon Van Etten - Because I Was in Love vs. Passion Pit - Gossamer

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Updated with: US - TheNeedleDrop UK - Resident Advisor Rest of the World ; Musikexpress (Germany), Visions (Germany), Warp Magazine (Mexico), Rolling Stone (Mexico), Magic (France) First time doing this, so let me know if something doesn't look right, and I can fix it. More updates coming soon! Curr...

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If someone can transcribe this list, I will add it to the spreadsheet.

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Winners in red:

1. Rush - 2112 vs. Madness - One Step Beyond
2. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn… vs. Bill Withers - Still Bill
3. Don Henley - End Of The Innocence vs. Brand New - Deja Entendu

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I will have a spreadsheet update by the end of this week.

Henrik, I emailed you a few questions about the spreadsheet last week, if you get a chance to answer. I have one more question coming your way soon...

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And sneaking in right before the deadline...

4. Roy Harper - Bullinamingvase vs. Electra - Adaptionen

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Winners in red:

1. Sigur Rós - ( ) vs. Randy Newman - Good Old Boys
2. Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Clube da Esquina vs. The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
3. Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas vs. Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle

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Winners in red: 1. Marianne Faithfull - Broken English vs. Adele - 21 2. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly vs. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst 3. The Chills - Submarine Bells vs. Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination 4. The Upsetters - Super Ape vs. Azealia Banks - Broke with Expensive Taste

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