Q Magazine End Of Year Lists

[Maximo Mark]

Surprisingly, I don't think this is anywhere near as bad or predictable as usual. And whilst the top 5 are all quite big and/or predictable albums to have in there, they are all quite good, especially in comparison to their usual... Singles isn't as good though.

SINGLES

10 Mika 'Grace Kelly'
09 Mark Ronson ft Lily Allen 'Oh My God'
08 Candie Payne 'I Wish I Could've Loved You More'
07 The View 'Same Jeans'
06 Manic Street Preachers 'Your Love Alone Is Not Enough'
05 Klaxons 'Golden Skans'
04 Arcade Fire 'Keep The Car Running'
03 Kate Nash 'Foundations'
02 Arctic Monkeys 'Fluorescent Adolescent'
01 RIHANNA ft JAY Z 'UMBRELLA'

ALBUMS

50 Stereophonics 'Pull The Pin'
49 Jamie T 'Panic Prevention'
48 Justice 'Cross'
47 Kate Nash 'Made Of Bricks'
46 Sigur Rós 'Hvarf-Heim'
45 Lucinda Williams 'West'
44 Gogol Bordello 'Super Taranta!'
43 Patrick Watson 'Close To Paradise'
42 The Enemy 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'
41 Keren Ann 'Keren Ann'

40 Field Music 'Tones Of Town'
39 Joni Mitchell 'Shine'
38 Fall Out Boy 'Infinity On High'
37 Robyn 'Robyn'
36 Common 'Finding Forever'
35 Hard-Fi 'Once Upon A Time In The West'
34 M.I.A. 'Kala'
33 Neil Young 'Chrome Dreams II'
32 Klaxons 'Myths Of The Near Future'
31 Soulsavers 'It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land'

30 Tha National 'Boxer'
29 Roísín Murphy 'Overpowered'
28 The Decemberists 'The Crane Wife'
27 Ryan Adams 'Easy Tiger'
26 Beirut 'The Flying Club Cup'
25 Spoon 'Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'
24 PJ Harvey 'White Chalk'
23 Bright Eyes 'Cassadaga'
22 The Coral 'Roots & Echoes'
21 Cold War Kids 'Robbers & Cowards'

20 The Rumble Strips 'Girls And Weather'
19 Bjork 'Volta'
18 LCD Soundsystem 'Sound Of Silver'
17 Rilo Kiley 'Under The Blacklight'
16 Manic Street Preachers 'Send Away The Tigers'
15 Interpol 'Our Love To Admire'
14 Cherry Ghost' Thirst For Romance'
13 Kaiser Chiefs 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob'
12 Foo Fighters 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'
11 Modest Mouse 'We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank

10 Rufus Wainwright 'Release The Stars'

09 The Hold Steady 'Boys & Girls In America'

08 The Shins 'Wincing The Night Away'

07 Kings Of Leon 'Because Of The Times'

06 Bruce Springsteen 'Magic'

05 The Good, The Bad & The Queen 'The Good, The Bad & The Queen'

04 Radiohead 'In Rainbows'

03 Arcitc Monkeys 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'

02 The White Stripes 'Icky Thump'

01 ARCADE FIRE 'NEON BIBLE'




WORST Albums Of The Year: (can't argue here...)
Maroon 5 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long'
The Cult 'Born Into This'
R Kelly 'Double Up'
The Twang 'Love It When I Feel Like This'
Kid Rock 'Rock 'N' Roll Jesus'

Others:

Reissues Of The Year:
Led Zeppelin 'Mothership'
U2 'The Joshua Tree [Remastered]'
Bob Dylan 'Dylan [3CD Set]'
Bob Marley 'Exodus: 30th Anniversary Edition'
Joy Division 'Unkown Pleasures/Close'

Metal Albums Of The Year:
Avengend Sevenfold 'Avenged Sevenfold'
The Dillinger Escape Plan 'Ire Works'
The Ghost Of A Thousand 'This Is Where The Fight Begins'
Atreyu 'Lead Sails Paper Anchor'
Machine Head 'The Blackening'

Roots Albums Of The Year:
Bob Frank & Joe Murray 'Word Without End'
The Pines 'Sparrows In The Bell'
Kendel Carson 'Review Mirror Tears'
Chuck Prophet 'Soap And Water'
Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons Of Littlefield 'Alan Tyler & The Lost Sons Of Littlefield'

Best Urban Albums Of The Year:
Kid Acne 'Romance Ain't Dead'
Percee P 'Perseverance'
Aesop Rock 'None Shall Pass'
Infinite Livez vs Stade 'Art Brut Fe De Yoot'
Pharoahe Monch 'Desire'

[wonderwall]

arcade fire deserve all the accolades they get awesome album

[Sauron]

I agree with pretty much all of that except The Twang 'Love It When I Feel Like This being one of the worst albums of the year, I thought it was quite good

[Panda]

sauron said:

I agree with pretty much all of that except The Twang 'Love It When I Feel Like This being one of the worst albums of the year, I thought it was quite good

I'm not a big Twang fan but to have it as one of 5 worst albums of the year is ludicrous. But then, Q has been sh*te for years.

Half the singles in their top 10 were the worst singles from their respective albums (including Arcade Fire).

[yeahyeahtron]

I love Keep The Car Running!