Red Mosquito

29 people put in a list this year accounting for 268 unique albums being considered. here are the top 50.




1 . Mark Lanegan - Blues Funeral



2 . Soundgarden - King Animal
3 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychadelic Pill
4 . Jack White - Blunderbuss
5 . The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
6 . Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
7 . The Mynabirds - Generals
8 . Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
9 . Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
10 . Band of Horses - Mirage Rock

11 . Dave Matthews Band - Away from the World
12 . Tame Impala - Lonerism
13 . Cat Power - Sun
14 . Japandroids - Celebration Rock
15 . Baroness - Yellow & Green
16 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana
17 . Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose
18 . Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
19 . The Caretaker - Patience (After Sebald)
20 . Grizzly Bear - Shields

21 . Beach House - Bloom
22 . Heartless Bastards - Arrow
23 . Murder by Death - Bitter Drink Bitter Moon
24 . RNDM - Acts
25 . Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
26 . The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
27 . Father John Misty - Fear Fun
28 . Sigur Rós - Valtari
29 . The Sword - Apocryphon
30 . John Mayer - Born and Raised

31 . Lucero - Women & Work
32 . First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
33 . Mumford & Sons - Babel
34 . Bob Dylan - Tempest
35 . Swans - The Seer
36 . The Shins - Port of Morrow
37 . Lee Ranaldo - Between the Times and the Tides
37 . Grimes - Visions
39 . Om - Advaitic Songs
40 . Damien Jurado - Maraqopa

41 . Kowloon Walled City - Container Ships
42 . Gary Clark, Jr. - Blak & Blu
43 . Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin - Instrumental Tourist
44 . James Blackshaw - Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death
45 . Rush - Clockwork Angels
46 . Luke Roberts - The Iron Gates At Throop And Newport
47 . High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
48 . Bob Mould - Silver Age
49 . Mount Carmel - Real Women
50 . Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

Mark Lanegan is a worthy number one. I am somewhat surprised that King Animal wasn't the winner. I would've been happy either way.

PHATJ wrote:Mark Lanegan is a worthy number one. I am somewhat surprised that King Animal wasn't the winner. I would've been happy either way.

i was kinda surprised it was as high as #2, but i think it was on a ton of lists, just not the top.

how close was it with some of the top 10?

i had Lanegan at like #9 then gave it a few more listens and ended up having it #5 i think, wondering if it was close enough that somehting like that made a difference

it wasn't close enough that a single ranking would have made a difference with the top 2. unless someone changed it from 1st to 20th or something. the point spread in the top 10 was fairly decisive. it starts to get a little closer in the lower rankings.

Blues Funeral deserves that spot..and its nice too see SG, Dinosaur jr, Cat Power and Fiona Apple.
Surprised with John Mayer...really guys?

VinylGuy wrote:Blues Funeral deserves that spot..and its nice too see SG, Dinosaur jr, Cat Power and Fiona Apple.
Surprised with John Mayer...really guys?

"Really guys?" is my reaction to about 80% of that list. Heh, opinions.

if not too much work, could you put the points next to the artists as well? just curious how much it differs.

mark lamegan

i usually avoid posting the points because i don't think it really illustrates much outside of the top 10 or so other than that we are a fairly diverse group of people who don't agree on much. however here is the point breakdown. you'll notice a bunch of ties. there were a lot this year for some reason.

in the case of a tie, whichever album had the most #1 votes took the higher position. if there were no #1 votes, then whichever album had those most total votes. if that doesn't settle anything then it remains a tie. this is the method that i have used every year to break ties. for example the tie between #8 and #9 (Springsteen and Fiona Apple), Bruce was voted for 6 times, 3 of those taking the #1 spot on their respective list. Fiona Apple was voted for 5 times with two #1's. it's probably neither scientific nor fair but it's better than going alphabetical.


1 . Mark Lanegan - Blues Funeral (345)
2 . Soundgarden - King Animal (329)
3 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychadelic Pill (275)
4 . Jack White - Blunderbuss (256)
5 . The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten (197)
6 . Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (192)
7 . The Mynabirds - Generals (174)
8 . Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (165)
9 . Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (165)
10 . Band of Horses - Mirage Rock (149)
11 . Dave Matthews Band - Away from the World (148)
12 . Tame Impala - Lonerism (148)
13 . Cat Power - Sun (146)
14 . Japandroids - Celebration Rock (142)
15 . Baroness - Yellow & Green (142)
16 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana (139)
17 . Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose (137)
18 . Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls (131)
19 . The Caretaker - Patience (After Sebald) (130)
20 . Grizzly Bear - Shields (128)
21 . Beach House - Bloom (113)
22 . Heartless Bastards - Arrow (113)
23 . Murder by Death - Bitter Drink Bitter Moon (105)
24 . RNDM - Acts (101)
25 . Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky (98)
26 . The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania (97)
27 . Father John Misty - Fear Fun (95)
28 . Sigur Rós - Valtari (91)
29 . The Sword - Apocryphon (90)
30 . John Mayer - Born and Raised (87)
31 . Lucero - Women & Work (84)
32 . First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar (84)
33 . Mumford & Sons - Babel (82)
34 . Bob Dylan - Tempest (81)
35 . Swans - The Seer (78)
36 . The Shins - Port of Morrow (73)
37 (tie) . Lee Ranaldo - Between the Times and the Tides (71)
37 (tie) . Grimes - Visions (71)
39 . Om - Advaitic Songs (67)
40 . Damien Jurado - Maraqopa (67)
41 . Kowloon Walled City - Container Ships (66)
42 . Gary Clark, Jr. - Blak & Blu (64)
43 . Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin - Instrumental Tourist (64)
44 (tie) . James Blackshaw - Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death (62)
44 (tie) . Rush - Clockwork Angels (62)
46 . Luke Roberts - The Iron Gates At Throop And Newport (61)
47 . High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis (61)
48 . Bob Mould - Silver Age (60)
49 . Mount Carmel - Real Women (59)
50 . Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory (57)

Thanks MF, and thanks to all those who voted. Now I can go back and check out a bunch of stuff I missed.

dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

i got bugs wrote:mark lamegan

Out! Get out!

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

though i didnt really get through it more then 3 times, so its always hard to say where it would have ended up with that few spins

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

though i didnt really get through it more then 3 times, so its always hard to say where it would have ended up with that few spins

dont worry about it, the dmb album is way better

Thanks MF!!


Not enough Pearl Jam on this list though.

warehouse wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

though i didnt really get through it more then 3 times, so its always hard to say where it would have ended up with that few spins

dont worry about it, the dmb album is way better

ill take your word, i dont know why but i just cant get into them, they are even from my area but it doesnt help me get into them.

Angus wrote:Thanks MF!!


Not enough Pearl Jam on this list though.

yep, but thats pearl jam's fault, if they release albums more then once every 4 years

and definitely, thanks to MF

That's great!
This is an awesome way to get a feel for bands you may not know or haven't even heard of. Tame Impala??

I'm jealous of anyone who hasn't heard of Tame Impala.

Soma. wrote:

i got bugs wrote:mark lamegan

Out! Get out!

jesus christ, the whole cd he just sings in that awful boring monotone voice.. i didnt hate it for a couple songs in the mad season cd but 2 tracks into this n im in a coma