CMJ Top 30 Albums:
Alexa ranking: 88,198
Sites Linking In: 1,841
Compiled by 5 staff writers
http://www.cmj.com/feature/30-best-albums-2014/
1. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2
2. FKA TWIGS - LP1
3. RYAN HEMSWORTH - Alone For The First Time
4. ARCA - Xen
5. SHARON VAN ETTEN - Are We There
6. ST. VINCENT - St. Vincent
7. YOUNG THUG & BLOODY JAY - Black Portland
8. MITSKI - Bury Me At Makeout Creek
9. ALEX G - DSU
10. PUJOL - Kludge
11. TWIN PEAKS - Wild Onion
12. TODD TERJE - It's Album Time
13. ANGEL OLSEN - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
14. SWANS - To Be Kind
15. ALVVAYS - Alvvays
16. MAC DEMARCO - Salad Days
17. SLEAFORD MODS - Divide And Exit
18. CLOUD NOTHINGS - Here And Nowhere Else
19. FOXES IN FICTION - Ontario Gothic
20. SECRET SONGS - shh#ffb6c1
21. PERFUME GENIUS - Too Bright
22. CARIBOU - Our Love
23. VINCE STAPLES - Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2
24. REAL ESTATE - Atlas
25. SYLVAN ESSO - Sylvan Esso
26. TURN TO CRIME - Can't Love
27. GIANT CLAW - Dark Web
28. JENNY LEWIS - The Voyager
29. HOW TO DRESS WELL - What Is This Heart?
30. GOTOBEDS - Poor People Are Revolting
EOY 2014 CMJ (US)
Re: EOY 2014 CMJ (US)
Henrik, how come there haven't been any CMJ lists added since 2001? Is it simply that they never get posted here?
Re: EOY 2014 CMJ (US)
After the first 2 lists in 2000 and 2001 they, somehow, skipped Year End lists until 2011 when they did individual lists, but they returned to TOP 30 staff compiled lists in 2012 and 2013.
I will post them tomorrow.
I will post them tomorrow.
Re: EOY 2014 CMJ (US)
2011-2013 lists now posted in Critics' Lists forum.
Re: EOY 2014 CMJ (US)
Songs (non ranked):
http://www.cmj.com/feature/50-best-songs-2014/
01. Adult Jazz – “Springful”
02. Against Me! – “Transgender Dismorphia Blues”
03. Alvvays – “Marry Me, Archie”
04. Angel Olsen – “Hi-Five”
05. Arca – “Thievery”
06. BANKS – “Beggin For Thread”
07. Chet Faker – “1998”
08. Christopher Owens – “Never Wanna See That Look Again”
09. Cloud Nothings – “I’m Not Part Of Me”
10. Colourmusic – “Horse Race”
11. Dej Loaf – “Try Me”
12. Ex Hex – “Hot And Cold”
13. Fa Bonx – “The Rhinda”
14. Fear Of Men – “Green Sea”
15. FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”
16. Foxes In Fiction – “Shadow’s Song”
17. Freddie Gibbs/Madlib – “Thuggin”
18. Giraffage – “Tell Me”
19. Girlpool – “Plants And Worms”
20. Grimes – “Go” (Feat. Blood Diamonds)
21. Hauschka – “Elizabeth Bay”
22. Hospitality – “Last Words”
23. Iceage – “Forever”
24. Jacques Greene – “No Excuse”
25. La Sera – “Losing To The Dark”
26. Lykke Li – “No Rest For The Wicked”
27. Mac DeMarco – “Passing Out Pieces”
28. Majid Jordan – “Forever”
29. Marianne Faithfull – “Late Victorian Holocaust”
30. Marissa Nadler – “Was It A Dream”
31. Merchandise – “Enemy”
32. Movement – “Ivory”
33. Mr. Twin Sister – “In The House Of Yes”
34. Naomi Punk – “Television Man”
35. New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers”
36. Nicholas Nicholas – “Meet Me In The Park”
37. Operators – “Start Again”
38. Owen Pallett – “In Conflict”
39. Perfect Pussy – “Interference Fits”
40. Perfume Genius – “Fool”
41. Prince – “This Could Be Us”
42. Priscilla Ahn – “Diana”
43. Pujol – “Pitch Black”
44. Run The Jewels – “Blockbuster Night Pt. 1″
45. Saint Pepsi – “Fiona Coyne”
46. Scott Walker & Sun O))) – “Bull”
47. Sea Oleena – “If I’m”
48. Shamir – “On The Regular”
49. Sharon Van Etten – “Your Love Is Killing Me”
50. Sleater-Kinney – “Bury Our Friends”
51. Sohn – “Bloodflows”
52. Sondre Lerche – “Bad Law”
53. Space Raft – “We’re Not Alone”
54. Speedy Ortiz – “American Horror”
55. Spoon – “Do You”
56. St. Vincent – “Birth In Reverse”
57. Swans – “Oxygen”
58. Tei Shi – “Bassically”
59. Tobacco – “Eruption (Gonna Get My Hair Cut At The End Of The Summer)”
60. Todd Terje – “Johnny And Mary” (Feat. Bryan Ferry)
61. Turn to Crime – “Sunday’s Cool”
62. Twin Peaks – “Flavor”
63. White Reaper – “Half Bad”
64. Woods – “Moving To The Left”
65. Zola Jesus – “Dangerous Days”
http://www.cmj.com/feature/50-best-songs-2014/
01. Adult Jazz – “Springful”
02. Against Me! – “Transgender Dismorphia Blues”
03. Alvvays – “Marry Me, Archie”
04. Angel Olsen – “Hi-Five”
05. Arca – “Thievery”
06. BANKS – “Beggin For Thread”
07. Chet Faker – “1998”
08. Christopher Owens – “Never Wanna See That Look Again”
09. Cloud Nothings – “I’m Not Part Of Me”
10. Colourmusic – “Horse Race”
11. Dej Loaf – “Try Me”
12. Ex Hex – “Hot And Cold”
13. Fa Bonx – “The Rhinda”
14. Fear Of Men – “Green Sea”
15. FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”
16. Foxes In Fiction – “Shadow’s Song”
17. Freddie Gibbs/Madlib – “Thuggin”
18. Giraffage – “Tell Me”
19. Girlpool – “Plants And Worms”
20. Grimes – “Go” (Feat. Blood Diamonds)
21. Hauschka – “Elizabeth Bay”
22. Hospitality – “Last Words”
23. Iceage – “Forever”
24. Jacques Greene – “No Excuse”
25. La Sera – “Losing To The Dark”
26. Lykke Li – “No Rest For The Wicked”
27. Mac DeMarco – “Passing Out Pieces”
28. Majid Jordan – “Forever”
29. Marianne Faithfull – “Late Victorian Holocaust”
30. Marissa Nadler – “Was It A Dream”
31. Merchandise – “Enemy”
32. Movement – “Ivory”
33. Mr. Twin Sister – “In The House Of Yes”
34. Naomi Punk – “Television Man”
35. New Pornographers – “Brill Bruisers”
36. Nicholas Nicholas – “Meet Me In The Park”
37. Operators – “Start Again”
38. Owen Pallett – “In Conflict”
39. Perfect Pussy – “Interference Fits”
40. Perfume Genius – “Fool”
41. Prince – “This Could Be Us”
42. Priscilla Ahn – “Diana”
43. Pujol – “Pitch Black”
44. Run The Jewels – “Blockbuster Night Pt. 1″
45. Saint Pepsi – “Fiona Coyne”
46. Scott Walker & Sun O))) – “Bull”
47. Sea Oleena – “If I’m”
48. Shamir – “On The Regular”
49. Sharon Van Etten – “Your Love Is Killing Me”
50. Sleater-Kinney – “Bury Our Friends”
51. Sohn – “Bloodflows”
52. Sondre Lerche – “Bad Law”
53. Space Raft – “We’re Not Alone”
54. Speedy Ortiz – “American Horror”
55. Spoon – “Do You”
56. St. Vincent – “Birth In Reverse”
57. Swans – “Oxygen”
58. Tei Shi – “Bassically”
59. Tobacco – “Eruption (Gonna Get My Hair Cut At The End Of The Summer)”
60. Todd Terje – “Johnny And Mary” (Feat. Bryan Ferry)
61. Turn to Crime – “Sunday’s Cool”
62. Twin Peaks – “Flavor”
63. White Reaper – “Half Bad”
64. Woods – “Moving To The Left”
65. Zola Jesus – “Dangerous Days”