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Amazon's Best of 2005 (Music)
The winners of this year's BEST OF 2005 awards go to....
#1 (of 100) Editors' Pick: Sufjan Stevens | Illinois
#1 (of 100) Customer Favorite: Coldplay | X&Y
#1 Editors' Pick in Alternative Rock: My Morning Jacket | Z
#1 Editors' Pick in Pop: Fiona Apple | Extraordinary Machine
Editors > Customers. ;)
Check out the all the winners (as see on Donewaiting & Prefix Blog)
Previously
Best @ Amazon - 2004
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I can agree with most of those picks but not all.
First of all, where is Broken Social Scene? It was one of the best albums of the year and even though it wasn't You Forgot It In People (which almost nothing is), it was still an amazing record for any band to put out. And it's usually a big critic favorite.
Second and last, Z is a way-overrated record and really bores everyone i've heard listen to it.
Anyone else agree with this?
Posted by kevin | November 15, 2005 5:16 PM
The editors' picks in the subcategories seem to be in no particular order. Am I wrong?
Posted by Anonymous | November 15, 2005 9:38 PM
The editors' picks in the subcategories seem to be in no particular order. Am I wrong?
Also, no Wolf Parade? Has it not had enough time to sink in?
Posted by Anonymous | November 15, 2005 9:40 PM
The New Pornographers' Twin Cinema is the third best album of the year, yet it gets no mention in the genre-specific top tens. Weird.
Also, anyone else notice how almost all of the readers' picks (at least in "alt-rock") came out last year?
Posted by Dylan | November 15, 2005 10:38 PM
funny that MMJ's Z is "copy-protected" given they are pretty taper-friendly, as far as i knew.
Posted by tito | November 15, 2005 10:45 PM
Seems like Amazon's customers spend their time at Starbucks while Amazon's editors prefer that funky coffee shop down the street.
Posted by Derek Sunshine | November 17, 2005 4:53 AM
WOXY has announced their "Hottest ;)) albums of 2005 list:
97. The Rosebuds - Birds Make Good Neighbors
96. Silversun Pickups - Pikul EP
95. The Juan Maclean - Less Than Human
94. Brakes - Give Blood
93. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl
92. De Novo Dahl - Cats & Kittens
91. The Morning After Girls - Prelude: EP's 1 & 2
90. Ben Lee - Awake Is The New Sleep
89. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
88. World Leader Pretend - Punches
87. The Cribs - The New Fellas
86. Mike Doughty - Haughty Melodic
85. Dungen - Ta Det Lungt
84. Sam Champion - Slow Rewind
83. Nouvelle Vague - Nouvelle Vague
82. Lou Barlow - Emoh
81. Wussy - Funeral Dress
80. Stephen Malkmus - Face The Truth
79. The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
78. Architecture In Helsinki - In Case We Die
77. Kaiser Chiefs - Employment
76. The American Analog Set - Set Free
75. The Raveonettes - Pretty In Black
74. Coldplay - X&Y
73. Crooked Fingers - Dignity And Shame
72. The Wedding Present - Take Fountain
71. Engineers - Engineers
70. Crystal Skulls - Blocked Numbers
69. Youth Group - Skeleton Jar
68. Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel
67. Stellastarr* - Harmonies For The Haunted
66. The Purrs - The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of
65. Shout Out Louds - Howl Howl Gaff Gaff
64. The Golden Republic - The Golden Republic
63. Ladytron - Witching Hour
62. Lucero - Nobody's Darlings
61. Lab Partners - Wicked Branches
60. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine
59. Mobius Band - The Loving Sounds Of Static
58. Common - Be
57. Paul Weller - As Is Now
56. My Morning Jacket - Z
55. dios (malos) - dios (malos)
54. Kimone - The Mill
53. The High Dials - War Of The Wakening Phantoms
52. The Spinto Band - Nice And Nicely Done
51. Idlewild - Warnings/Promises
50. SONS & DAUGHTERS- Repulsion Box
49. THE BEES- Free The Bees
48. GIANT DRAG- Hearts & Unicorns
47. CALLA- Collisions
46. THE FIERY FURNACES- E.P.
45. NEW ORDER- Waiting For The Sirens' Call
44. KATE BUSH- Aerial
43. OF MONTREAL- The Sunlandic Twins
42. DANGERDOOM- The Mouse And The Mask
41. THE GREENHORNES- Sewed Soles
40. BRAZILIAN GIRLS- Brazilian Girls
39. LOW- The Great Destroyer
38. BRIGHT EYES- Digital Ash In A Digital Urn
37. BRIGHT EYES- I'm Wide Awake It's Morning
36. THE KILLS- No Wow
35. BRENDAN BENSON- The Alternative Of Love
34. SIGUR ROS- Talk
33. THE CONSTANTINES- Tournament Of Hearts
32. THE HOLD STEADY- Seperation Sunday
31. THE EDITORS- Back Room
30. TOM VEK- We Have Sound
29. M83- Before The Dawn Heals Us
28. FEIST- Let It Die
27. ROGUE WAVE- Descended Like Vultures
26. ART BRUT- Bang Bang RocknRoll
25. DOVES- Some Cities
24. BENZOS- Morning Stanzas
23. THE GO! TEAM- Thunder, Lightning, Strike
22. ELBOW- Leaders Of The Free World
21. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE- Plans
20. THE MAGIC NUMBERS- The Magic Numbers
19. THE CLOUD ROOM- The Cloud Room
18. SLEATER KINNEY- The Woods
17. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS- Twin Cinema
16. M.I.A.- Arular
15. THE WHITE STRIPES- Get Behind Me Satan
14. THE DECEMBERISTS- Picaresque
13. MAXIMO PARK- A Certain Trigger
12. HEARTLESS BASTARDS- Stairs And Elevators
11. SPOON- Gimme Fiction
10. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE- Broken Social Scene
9. GORILLAZ- Demon Days
8. THE NATIONAL- Alligator
7. WOLF PARADE- Apologies To The Queen Mary
6. BECK- Guero
5. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM- LCD Soundsystem
4. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
3. SURFJAN STEVENS- Illinoise
2. FRANZ FERDINAND- You Could Have It So Much Better
1. BLOC PARTY- Silent Alarm
Posted by Chris | December 15, 2005 4:26 PM