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Year-End Analysis, Part VI: The People Have Spoken, And They Really Like “Bad Day”

noah | December 21, 2006 3:29 am
noah | December 21, 2006 3:29 am

Nielsen released its Top 10 lists for 2006, which were formulated using hard data from SoundScan and BDS–no critical judgments, or Joanna Newsom tracks, here. Topping the digital downloads list was Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day,” which was purchased 1,880,000 times; No. More »


Year-End Analysis, Part V: Stereogum’s Readers Are More Indie Than You

noah | December 21, 2006 1:19 am
noah | December 21, 2006 1:19 am

Earlier today, Stereogum released the results of its readers’ poll, newly christened The Gummys; the albums list was topped by The Hold Steady’s Boys and Girls In America, with TV On The Radio, Grizzly Bear, Joanna Newsom, and The Decemberists rounding out the top five. More »


Year-End Analysis, Part III: The Knife Runs Away With The Pitchfork Poll

noah | December 19, 2006 12:47 pm
noah | December 19, 2006 12:47 pm

Pitchfork followed up its Stereogum-confusing singles list with its top-albums-of-’06 list today; heading the pack is Silent Shout, the admittedly spectacular album by icy Swedish duo The Knife. THE GOOD: A mostly solid top 10, capped by Scott Walker’s insane The Drift. More »



Year-End Analysis, Part IV: “Blender” Has A Big Ol’ Man-Crush On JT

Brian Raftery | December 19, 2006 2:24 am
Brian Raftery | December 19, 2006 2:24 am

It’s not online yet, but we got our mitts on Blender magazine’s year-end list (alas, you’ll have to wait to find out who hit No. 1 in their fifth-annual ranking of the Top 50 Greatest Musical Negligee sOf All Time). More »


Amazon.com’s User Recommendations Put The “Crazy” In “CrazyMoose777”

Brian Raftery | December 18, 2006 11:48 am
Brian Raftery | December 18, 2006 11:48 am

If you’ve ever browsed through any of the gazillion user-written music suggestions on Amazon.com, you’ve no doubt asked yourself, “Who are you, BobaFett@ttack, and why do you love Breaking Benjamin so much?” Today, MTV.com presents an overview of some of the site’s DIY year-end lists, along with commentary from the writers themselves, many of whom have handles like “CrazyMoose777” or–we kid you not–“Chingy’s #1 Fan!!!!!!! Lil Romeo #1 Fan Too!”:

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Year-End Analysis, Part I: “Time” And “Newsweek” Are Still Pretty Much On The Same Page

Brian Raftery | December 18, 2006 9:47 am
Brian Raftery | December 18, 2006 9:47 am

The “Best Of 2006” parade o’ opinions continues, and today, the country’s two biggest newsweeklies release their lists (sadly, neither publication used their foreign-news connections to solicit contributions from well-known international music critics): THE GOOD: Even though Lupe Fiasco’s Food &… More »



Year-End Analysis, Part II: Pitchfork Was Over “Crazy” Before You Even Heard It

noah | December 18, 2006 1:32 am
noah | December 18, 2006 1:32 am

Pitchfork released its Top 100 Tracks of 2006 list today; it’s led by Justin Timberlake’s “My Love,” and its top ten actually features two hip-hop songs, a stat that’s no doubt making Stereogum’s comment section scratch its indie-shaped noggin. More »


Year-End Analysis: What Does Joanna Newsom Have To Do To Get Some Attention From Music Bloggers?

Brian Raftery | December 15, 2006 3:09 am
Brian Raftery | December 15, 2006 3:09 am

…And the best-of-the-year lists keep on rolling in. Some notable music-blog entries: – The Marathonpacks list is a frustrating read: Not because it’s bad–actually, this is one of the better round-ups we’ve read this week–but because it reminded your Idolators that the M’s excellent Future… More »


Year-End Analysis: The Critical Consensus Marches On

noah | December 14, 2006 3:31 am
noah | December 14, 2006 3:31 am

As the 2006 year-in-music critical polls continue to roll in, our cranky kvetching continues to roll out. Today, we look at best-album picks from three national heavy hitters–Rolling Stone, Spin, and The AV Club–and give our take on each list’s hits and misses.

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Year-End Analysis: Gnarls In Charge Of Our Wrongs, And Our Rights

Brian Raftery | December 13, 2006 10:03 am
Brian Raftery | December 13, 2006 10:03 am

As the 2006 year-in-music critical polls continue to roll in, our cranky kvetching continues to roll out. More »


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