NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ --
The 31st (or 32nd) Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
The results are in! The Village Voice surveyed 793 of the country's most
passionate and discerning music critics, and the winners of the Village
Voice's Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll are:


1 Kanye West The College Dropout
Roc-A-Fella
points: 2826(245)
2 Brian Wilson SMiLE
Nonesuch
points: 2034(164)
3 Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose
Interscope
points: 1785(165)
4 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand
Domino/Epic
points: 1569(147)
5 Green Day American Idiot
Reprise
points: 1251(107)
6 Arcade Fire Funeral
Merge
points: 1169(105)
7 Streets A Grand Don't Come For Free
Vice/Atlantic
points: 1161(110)
8 U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Interscope
points: 996(93)
9 Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News
Epic
points: 940(91)
10 Danger Mouse The Grey Album
www.djdangermouse.com
points: 904(82)
11 Madvillain Madvillainy
Stones Throw
points: 875(86)
12 TV on the Radio Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes
Touch and Go
points: 870(80)
13 Wilco A Ghost Is Born
Nonesuch
points: 778(78)
14 Rilo Kiley More Adventurous
Brute/Beaute
points: 709(66)
Nellie McKay Get Away From Me
Columbia
points: 709(65)
16 Drive-by Truckers The Dirty South
New West
points: 627(57)
17 Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat
Rough Trade
points: 617(53)
18 Björk Medulla
Elektra
points: 578(57)
19 Interpol Antics
Matador
points: 559(54)
20 Joanna Newsom The Milk-Eyed Mender
Drag City
points: 550(50)
21 Animal Collective Sung Tongs
Fat Cat
points: 545(51)
22 Elliott Smith From a Basement on the Hill
Anti-
points: 531(57)
23 M.I.A./Diplo Piracy Funds Terrorism Volume 1
no label
points: 519(50)
24 Dizzee Rascal Showtime
XL
points: 489(50)
25 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Anti-
points: 474(43)
26 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters
Universal
points: 465(44)
27 Killers Hot Fuss
Island
points: 463(46)
28 Devendra Banhart Rejoicing in the Hands
Young God
points: 454(42)
29 Tom Waits Real Gone
Anti-
points: 442(44)
30 Libertines The Libertines
Rough Trade
points: 436(42)
31 Hold Steady Almost Killed Me
Frenchkiss
points: 431(36)
32 Ghostface The Pretty Toney Album
Def Jam
points: 429(46)
33 PJ Harvey Uh Huh Her
Island
points: 408(43)
34 Youssou N'Dour Egypt
Nonesuch
points: 388(37)
35 Usher Confessions
Arista
points: 359(32)
36 Morrissey You Are the Quarry
Attack
points: 356(35)
37 Sonic Youth Sonic Nurse
DGC
points: 349(40)
38 Black Keys Rubber Factory
Fat Possum
points: 336(30)
39 Big & Rich Horse of a Different Color
Warner Bros.
points: 334(31)
40 A.C. Newman The Slow Wonder
Matador
points: 329(35)
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41 Junior Boys Last Exit
KIN/Domino
points: 320(28)
42 Air Talkie Walkie
Astralwerks
points: 305(32)
43 Walkmen Bows and Arrows
Record Collection
points: 299(31)
44 Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys
J
points: 297(32)
45 Mountain Goats We Shall All Be Healed
4AD
points: 293(28)
46 Gretchen Wilson Here for the Party
Epic
points: 289(30)
47 Futureheads The Futureheads
Sire
points: 288(30)
48 Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days
Sub Pop
points: 286(33)
49 Secret Machines Now Here is Nowhere
Reprise
points: 278(29)
50 Ted Leo + The Pharmacists Shake the Sheets
Lookout!
points: 277(31)
Sufjan Stevens Seven Swans
Sounds Familyre
points: 277(30)
Prince Musicology
NPG
points: 277(29)
53 Hives Tyrannosaurus Hives
Interscope
points: 269(29)
54 Elvis Costello & the Imposters The Delivery Man
Lost Highway
points: 265(28)
55 De La Soul The Grind Date
Sanctuary
points: 255(26)
56 Jill Scott Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
Hidden Beach/Epic
points: 252(27)
57 Van Hunt Van Hunt
Capitol
points: 241(22)
58 Buddy Miller Universal United House of Prayer
New West
points: 234(24)
59 Nas Street's Disciple
Columbia
points: 233(21)
60 Mastodon Leviathan
Relapse
points: 218(21)
61 DFA Compilation #2
DFA
points: 217(24)
62 Steve Earle The Revolution Starts Now
E-Squared/Artemis
points: 216(25)
63 Eminem Encore
Aftermath
points: 203(23)
Comets On Fire Blue Cathedral
Sub Pop
points: 203(20)
65 Magnetic Fields I
Nonesuch
points: 200(21)
66 RJD2 Since We Last Spoke
Definitive Jux
points: 196(20)
67 Jolie Holland Escondida
Anti-
points: 194(20)
68 Tegan and Sara So Jealous
Vapor
points: 191(20)
69 Dungen Ta Det Lugnt
Subliminal Sounds import
points: 189(18)
70 Neko Case The Tigers Have Spoken
Anti-
points: 186(22)
71 Tinariwen Amassakoul
World Village
points: 184(17)
Thermals Fuckin A
Sub Pop
points: 184(15)
73 Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike
Memphis Industries
points: 179(15)
74 Le Tigre This Island
Universal
points: 178(17)
75 Courtney Love America's Sweetheart
Virgin
points: 176(20)
76 Arthur Russell Calling Out of Context
Audika
points: 174(14)
77 Mos Def The New Danger
Geffen
points: 168(20)
78 Rufus Wainwright Want Two
Geffen
points: 166(17)
79 Snow Patrol Final Straw
A&M
points: 159(17)
80 Concretes The Concretes
Licking Fingers
80 Fennesz Venice
Touch
points: 157(15)
82 Todd Snider East Nashville Skyline
Oh Boy
points: 156(17)
83 Gwen Stefani Love.Angel.Music.Baby
Interscope
points: 155(16)
84 Roots The Tipping Point
Geffen
points: 154(20)
Sam Phillips A Boot and a Shoe
Nonesuch
points: 154(16)
Faces Five Guys Walk Into a Bar…
Warner Bros./Rhino
points: 154(15)
Ambulance Ltd Ambulance LTD
TVT
points: 154(12)
88 Erlend Oye DJ Kicks
K7
points: 152(17)
89 R.E.M. Around the Sun
Warner Bros.
points: 151(16)
90 Mark Lanegan Bubblegum
Beggars Banquet
points: 150(16)
Mission of Burma On Off On
Matador
points: 150(16)
Annie Anniemal
679
points: 150(15)
93 Cam'ron Purple Haze
Roc-A-Fella
points: 149(14)
94 Xiu Xiu Fabulous Muscles
5 Rue Christine
points: 146(13)
95 !!! Louden Up Now
Touch and Go
points: 145(13)
96 Goodbye Babylon
Dust to Digital
points: 144(12)
97 MF Doom Mm... Food?
Rhymesayers
points: 143(14)
98 Patty Griffin Impossible Dream
ATO
points: 140(12)
99 Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats
Essay Recordings import
points: 139(13)
100 Ponys Laced With Romance
In the Red
points: 135(13)
101 kings of convenience Riot on an Empty Street
Astralwerks
points: 130(15)
Delays Faded Seaside Glamour
Rough Trade
points: 130(13)
Eagles Of Death Metal Peace Love Death Metal
Ant Acid Audio
points: 130(13)
Patti Smith Trampin'
Columbia
points: 130(13)
Death From Above 1979 You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
Vice
points: 130(11)
106 Stereolab Margerine Eclipse
Elektra
points: 128(12)
107 Bebel Gilberto Bebel Gilberto
Six Degrees
points: 125(11)
Alison Krauss and Union Station Lonely Runs Both Ways
Rounder
points: 125(11)
109 Ulrich Schnauss A Strangely Isolated Place
Domino
points: 123(12)
Talib Kweli The Beautiful Struggle
MCA
points: 123(11)
111 Robyn Hitchcock Spooked
Yep Roc
points: 122(13)
Dears No Cities Left
SpinArt
points: 122(12)
113 Foreign Exchange Connected
BBE
points: 121(9)
114 American Music Club Love Songs for Patriots
Merge
points: 120(13)
115 Electrelane The Power Out
Too Pure
points: 118(13)
116 Fall The Real New Fall LP
Narnack
points: 116(12)
117 Devendra Banhart Niño Rojo
Young God
points: 115(13)
Ex Turn
Touch and Go
points: 115(10)
119 Finn Brothers Everyone is Here
Nettwerk
points: 111(12)
120 Blonde Redhead Misery Is A Butterfly
4AD/Beggars Group
points: 110(12)

Yes, I'm sick of all these list but this one is always the last one for the year.

Singles:

1 Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out"
2 Jay-Z "99 Problems"
3 Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris "Yeah!"
4 Modest Mouse "Float On"
5 Britney Spears "Toxic"
6 Kanye West "Jesus Walks"
7 Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharell "Drop It Like It's Hot"
8 M.I.A. "Galang"
9 Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Maps"
10 U2 "Vertigo"
11 Green Day "American Idiot"
12 Eminem "Mosh"
12 (tie) Loretta Lynn featuring Jack White "Portland Oregon"
14 Killers "Somebody Told Me"
15 LCD Soundsystem "Yeah"
16 Gretchen Wilson "Redneck Woman"
17 Walkmen "The Rat"
18 Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama"
19 Terror Squad "Lean Back"
20 Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For?"
21 Big & Rich "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
21 (tie) Jadakiss Featuring Anthony Hamilton "Why?"
23 Alicia Keys "You Don't Know My Name"
24 Fabolous "Breathe"
25 Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
26 Kanye West Featuring Syleena Johnson "All Falls Down"
27 Nina Sky featuring Jabba "Move Ya Body"
28 Morrissey "First of the Gang to Die"
28 (tie) Streets "Fit But You Know It"
30 Twista Featuring Kanye West & Jamie Foxx "Slow Jamz"
31 Annie "Chewing Gum"
32 Annie "Heartbeat"
32 (tie) Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo "Goodies"
32 (tie) Kanye West "Through the Wire"
35 Alicia Keys "If I Ain't Got You"
36 J-Kwon "Tipsy"
37 Interpol "Slow Hands"
38 Libertines "Can't Stand Me Now"
39 Destiny's Child "Lose My Breath"
39 (tie) Nas "Bridging the Gap"
41 Ghostface Featuring Jadakiss "Run"
41 (tie) Hives "Walk Idiot Walk"
41 (tie) Rilo Kiley "It's a Hit"
41 (tie) Rilo Kiley "Portions For Foxes"
41 (tie) Streets "Dry Your Eyes"
41 (tie) TV on the Radio "Staring At The Sun"
47 Courtney Love "Mono"
47 (tie) Morrissey "Irish Blood, English Heart"
47 (tie) T.I. "Rubber Band Man"
50 Kelis "Milkshake"

the presence of U2 high up on both lists shows how useless critics are

Instant credibility to this list



Quickly becoming one of my favorite recent albums. Anybody else agree?

What I like best about the Village Voice is Dan Savage's dirty dirty advice column.

That one dude usually posts this to show off that his list was included.

People like that are assholes

http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pa ... ticid=4775

Right. ON!!!!!!

BTW, Yail, American Idiot was really solid the few listens I've given it so far.

Rather than flog the obvious dead horse that yes, there are a lot of critics with shitty taste, here's what I like about the list. Look up your favorite albums, then click on them to see which critics voted for them, and then look at their lists. You just might find something interesting that you'd like.

My one complaint would be their limiting ballots to ten albums. The list would be a little more diverse and interesting if people could vote for 20, like the Shmoo poll. I would have liked to lend support to albums that didn't make my top ten, like Stars (214), Ed Harcourt (not one vote!), Dungen (69), The Earlies (1001), and Mastodon(60).

I totally predicted the top four, and was surprised by how high Animal Collective and M.I.A./Diplo were ranked, given their relative obscurity.

My rating Pazz & Jop Rating Album

01 12 TV on the Radio Desperate Youth
02 18 Björk Medulla
03 143 Ghost Hypnotic Underworld
04 221 Razorlight Up All Night
05 41 Junior Boys Last Exit
06 43 Walkmen Bows and Arrows
07 644 Arto Lindsay Salt
08 90 Annie Anniemal
09 90 Mark Lanegan Bubblegum
10 1776 Sketch Show Loophole
11 38 Black Keys Rubber Factory
12 73 Go! Team Thunder, Lightning, Strike
13 661 Utada Exodus

Was Obner around last year?

I'm gonna let the buzzkill roll off me like a dried turd and share my excitement that they printed my comments about TV On The Radio (scroll near bottom).

They didn't include the lyrics I quoted:

MIA/Diplo is this year's Dizzee Rascal. A late year entry that everyone puts in their list to show how "with-it" they are.

Not that the MIA/Diplo isn't fire.

PS - They printed TWO of my comments. Yes! Yes! I'm more fuckn famous!

Where are they? I didn't see them on the page that Tony linked.

http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pa ... -crunk.php

And you don't even have to scroll down to see mine!

(the second one you have to scroll down to see)

PS - i don't live in Manhattan.

Goldangit, where's Kylie?!?!?