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