It's time for our annual albums of the year poll! :dance:

 

To get us started, I'm pasting in last years version of the rules. Updates to follow. In the meantime, talk amongst yourselves and post lists-in-progress here.

The idea:

Make a ranked list of your 5 to 25 top original studio albums released this year.

There will be a countdown of Coldplaying's favorite new albums after the deadline.

The deadline:

9AM EST Monday January 2nd

The rules: ~ Original studio albums only, please. No EPs, live albums, reissues, or compilation albums. Soundtracks must be primarily original material. For example the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack was not eligible, but the Scott Pilgrim original score was eligible.

 

~ A list must have at least 5 albums to count. You may list up to 25 albums. Lists must be ranked by the deadline.

 

~ Albums must have been originally released between December 1st 2010 and December 1st 2011. The original release date is the first official release date in the US or UK, whichever is first. International-only releases go by the first official release date worldwide.

 

~ You may edit your list at any time up to the deadline. Post your tentative lists here and I will post a link to it in the second post. The list I link to will be the list I count, so make sure you edit your original list or let me know if you post a new one.

 

~ Digital-only releases are welcome. If an album has a split 2010-digital and 2011-physical release date, the physical release is eligible this year ONLY IF the digital release did not receive any votes in the 2010 poll. Unofficial leaks do not count.

 

~ Please number your albums and write the artist name before the album name. For example, #1. Radiohead - In Rainbows

(This will save eons of time and will help you find out the results much sooner. Thanks.)

 

~ You may vote for Coldplay`s Mylo Xyloto, however, since it has an unfair advantage over other albums on this board, it is not eligible to finish in first place, but rather is defending Coldplay`s status as `King of the Board`.

 

 

Previous Polls:

 

Voting and discussion threads:

 

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

 

Countdowns:

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Final lists:

 

David

the escapist

The Final Track

evil cat

iPsy

winigwl

Lore

admnistramation

Corkus

para-para-parrotdies

Lukajf

squareonefivesix

stuardjo

Timothy Q. Mouse

Famous Old Painter

Yggdrasil

ivet

the gloaming09

Italian Plastic

LazyDancerKar

Cheese Nip 2

rudy o

R Burns

rainplay

stemot1978

Jack Bauer

RazorEye

Cyan Kat

Baw8cc

leodore

DundahMifflin

MosesTheMarshmallow

Wyrd

MrMagpie

Alien Radio

djibou

megalomania

Saketblitz

jcoldplay

dreamorlife

Braddock

domscientist

ApproximatelyInfinite

mr. x&y

tomson101

Cleggy

Keddie

 

(Huge thanks to Wyrd!)

err, 2 months before deadline okay

err, 2 months before deadline okay

Some people like to have a space to keep lists in progress and talk about albums. This traditionally starts in late September or early October.

Weird. I don't remember that happening last year.

This'll be interesting though.

It hurts when you know that just about all of your favorite albums this year have no chance on making it to the final round. :p

Final round? :uhoh:

It hurts when you know that just about all of your favorite albums this year have no chance on making it to the final round. :p

 

heh, me too. I don't think anyone here has heard my top 3

December 11th? Isn't that a little early?

heh, me too. I don't think anyone here has heard my top 3

 

heh, me too. I don't think anyone here has heard my top 3

 

I'm curious now - what's your top 3?

I'm curious now - what's your top 3?

 

1. Brains - Constant Love Forever

2. Araabmuzik - Electronic Dream

3. Elzhi - Elmatic

 

top 3 because these are the only 3 from the year I am sure I love.

 

har har har :blank:

2. Araabmuzik - Electronic Dream

 

:thumbsup:

 

Comedy list

 

1 - Jedward - Victory

2 - Lady Gaga - In a Blender

3 - The Switchfrankos - Switchfrankos

4 - Abandwhichdoesntexist - Lala land

5 - Death - Metal goes wild in the country

^ i'd pay good money to listen to the sounds of Lady Gaga in a blender :nod:

EDIT: The following list was originally written on October 6, 2011. Today, December 27, 2011, it is being EDITED for the purposes of reflecting my FINAL list.

 

Here is my FINAL list (in no particular order):

 

1. Blink-182 - Neighborhoods

2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm With You

3. Foster the People - Torches

4. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Watch The Throne

5. Beirut - The Rip Tide

6. Bon Iver - Bon Iver

7. Kate Bush - Director's Cut

8. Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

9. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

10. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

11. The Boxer Rebellion - The Cold Still

12. The Strokes - Angles

13. Noah & The Whale - Last Night on Earth

14. Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys!

15. R.E.M. - Collapse Into Now

16. White Lies - Ritual

17. Bright Eyes - The People's Key

18. ADELE - 21

19. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto

20. M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

21. Wilco - The Whole Love

22. Noel Gallagher - High Flying Birds

23. Florence + The Machine - Ceremonials

24. Snow Patrol - Fallen Empires

25. Hey Rosetta! - Seeds

EDIT: final draft

 

 

1: Bon Iver – Bon Iver, Bon Iver

2: Kate Bush – 50 Words for Snow

3: Bill Callahan – Apocalypse

4: Iron and Wine – Kiss Each Other Clean

5: My Morning Jacket – Circuital

6: Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys!

7: Radiohead – The King of Limbs

8: Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues

9: The Low Anthem – Smart Flesh

10: Gillian Welch – The Harrow and the Harvest

11: Team Me – To the Treetops!

12: Kaizers Orchestra – Violeta Violeta Vol. 1

13: Susanne Sundfør – A Night At Salle Playel

14. Phaedra – The Sea

15: Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes

16: Six Organs of Admittance – Asleep on the Floodplain

17: Josh T. Pearson – Last of the Country Gentlemen

18: St. Vincent – Strange Mercy

19: The Decembrists – The King is Dead

20: Eleanor Friedberger – Last Summer

21: Soley – We Sink

22: Thurston Moore – Demolished Thoughts

23: The Joy Formidable – The Big Roar

24: Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi – Rome

25: Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2 Judges

oh man I've only listened to 4 albums this year

 

:uhoh:

You've still got plenty of time to catch up. :nice:

It hurts when you know that just about all of your favorite albums this year have no chance on making it to the final round. :p

 

:nod:

1. Laura Marling - A Creature I Don't Know
   
2. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver
   
3. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
   
4. Other Lives - Tamer Animals
   
5. Wild Beasts - Smother
   
6. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
   
7. Washed Out - Within and Without
   
8. Wye Oak - Civilian
   
9. Modeselektor - Monkeytown
   
10. Feist - Metals
    
11. Florence + the Machine - Ceremonials
    
12. Active Child - You Are All I See
    
13. tUnE-yArDs - w h o k i l l
    
14. Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation
    
15. Bjork - Biophilia
    
16. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    
17. The Dodos - No Color
    
18. Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
    
19. Radiohead - The King of Limbs
    
20. My Brightest Diamond - All Things Will Unwind
    
21. Twin Sister - In Heaven
    
22. Bill Callahan - Apocalypse
    
23. The Antlers - Burst Apart
    
24. Beirut - The Rip Tide
    
25. Mesita - Here's to Nowhere
    

mmmm eeuuhmmm this albums are still on my iphone and that says something

 

The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From the Vaccines

james blake - james blake

Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys

Miles Kane - Colour Of The Trap

The album of the year will be Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto! I know it's a little early but this band has never let me down. They have been my favorite band since the AROBTTH era. I even was one of the few here that loved Paradise + I have liked every other new song a lot!

I take it we can vote for the Tron soundtrack? Released 3rd December 2010 so it's just inside the release-time window according to the rules yay :dance: I never did get round to buying it but I listened to it on spotify a helluva lot last winter. 'S a good album.