Saturday, December 15, 2007

NME, Mojo and Uncut Albums of 2007

Here's NME's top 10:

1. Klaxons – Myths Of The Near Future
2. Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare
3. Radiohead – In Rainbows
4. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
5. Les Savy Fav – Let’s Stay Friends
6. Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
7. MIA – Kala
8. Biffy Clyro – Puzzle
9. The Cribs – Men’s Needs, Woman’s Needs, Whatever
10. Battles – Mirrored

So they went with the Mercury Prize winner as their top album, beating out Arctic Monkeys, who topped their list last year. Glad to see Radiohead so high, as it is a fantastic album.

Here's Mojo's top 10:

1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
4. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
5. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
6. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - The Good, The Bad & The Queen
7. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
8. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
9. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
10. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

A good deal of overlap between NME and Mojo, with four albums in both top 10s and close calls for LCD Soundsystem (#11 on NME) and Klaxons (#11 on Mojo). Apparently NME couldn't be bothered with Bruce Springsteen, who makes a prominent appearance here, and I suspect on many year-end lists. Glad to see Radiohead at #1 and some recognition for The Good, the Bad & The Queen, which is a great album.

Finally, here's Uncut's list:

1. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
3. PJ Harvey - White Chalk
4. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand
5. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
6. Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
7. The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
8. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
9. Radiohead - In Rainbows
10. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future

Again, a fair amount of overlap, with Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead appearing on all three top 10s. LCD Soundsystem...hmmm...I know a lot of people liked this album, but I was so disappointed with it that I didn't bother to write a review. A real love it or hate it album I guess. Glad to see Wilco here--great album.

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