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Here's the newest update, with the following lists added: Musikorner (Spain) - 2010-2019: los 50 mejores discos Mixmag (UK) - THE 72 BEST ALBUMS OF THE DECADE 2010-2019 MeHaceRuido (Mex) - Best Albums of the 2010s (Spanish language) Aquarium Drunkard (US) EOD Albums Exclaim! (CAN) - 50 Best Canadian...

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I wonder if there's some sort of problem using Google Sheets? I'll try uploading the next update directly to Google Sheets and see if that can work. If not, Henrik might need to take a look.

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Winners in red 1. Kanye West - 808s And Heartbreak vs. Fred Neil - Fred Neil/Everybody's Talkin 2. Joni Mitchell - For The Roses vs. Rick James - Street Songs 3. Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Greivances vs. Taraf de Haidouks - Band of Gypsies 4. Thea Gilmore - The Counterweight vs. Wayne Shorter ...

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I'm not sure. I feel that both Fiona Apple and Sleater-Kinney are too much outsiders. Apple at least had a hit at the beginning of her career, but that moment in the limelight faded quickly. Sleater-Kinney had none. For both acts their most acclaimed work had no impact on the world outside musical ...

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New update! Updated with: Decibel (US) - The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade SputnikMusic (US) - Top 100 Albums of the 2010s Scream & Yell (Brazil) - 100 Best Albums of the 2010s Panam, I'll add the MeHaceRudio Spanish-language albums on the next list. I'll probably have some eligibi...

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Winners in red:

1. R.E.M. - Green vs. Nico - The Marble Index
2. The Breeders - Pod vs. Alt-J - This Is All Yours
3. Marion Jola - Marion vs. Brian Wilson - Brian Wilson
4. Giant - Time To Burn vs. Ritchie Valens - Ritchie Valens

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Winners in red:

1. Santana - Santana vs. Damien Rice - O
2. The Go-Betweens - Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express vs. The Wedding Present - Seamonsters
3. Sharon Van Etten - Because I Was in Love vs. Passion Pit - Gossamer

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Updated with: US - TheNeedleDrop UK - Resident Advisor Rest of the World ; Musikexpress (Germany), Visions (Germany), Warp Magazine (Mexico), Rolling Stone (Mexico), Magic (France) First time doing this, so let me know if something doesn't look right, and I can fix it. More updates coming soon! Curr...

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If someone can transcribe this list, I will add it to the spreadsheet.

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Winners in red:

1. Rush - 2112 vs. Madness - One Step Beyond
2. Fiona Apple - When the Pawn… vs. Bill Withers - Still Bill
3. Don Henley - End Of The Innocence vs. Brand New - Deja Entendu

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I will have a spreadsheet update by the end of this week.

Henrik, I emailed you a few questions about the spreadsheet last week, if you get a chance to answer. I have one more question coming your way soon...

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And sneaking in right before the deadline...

4. Roy Harper - Bullinamingvase vs. Electra - Adaptionen

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Winners in red:

1. Sigur Rós - ( ) vs. Randy Newman - Good Old Boys
2. Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges - Clube da Esquina vs. The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk
3. Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas vs. Julien Baker - Sprained Ankle

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Winners in red: 1. Marianne Faithfull - Broken English vs. Adele - 21 2. Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly vs. Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst 3. The Chills - Submarine Bells vs. Nadine Shah - Holiday Destination 4. The Upsetters - Super Ape vs. Azealia Banks - Broke with Expensive Taste

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I volunteered, but haven't heard anything. Let me send a PM to Harold to see if I can get in touch with him.

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Winners in red. 1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd) vs. Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert I know The Köln Concert has its fans, but it's always felt directionless and unfocused to me. Lynyrd Skynyrd, on the other hand, is a masterful example of hook-driven guitar rock, the likes of wh...

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I now have some free time and would be happy to take over this project. Can someone send me a PM about the spreadsheets?

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I would be willing to take this over, but realistically I won't have the free time to do it until the beginning of March. So if no one else volunteers before the end of the month, I'll be happy to step up.

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I will send a list by Friday (if you can wait that long!)

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For those interested, someone made a handy interactive chart comparing Pitchfork's Best of the Year lists with their Best of the Decade list.

https://roadtolarissa.com/pitchfork/

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Caribou - 'You and I'

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Last minute post-Thanksgiving albums list: 1. Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 2. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 3. New Order - Technique 4. Pixies - Doolittle 5. The Cure - Disintegration 6. Kate Bush - The Sensual World 7. Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever 8. Peter Gabriel - Passion 9. Faith No More - ...

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Not a hot take, necessarily, but there are 425 albums currently on the EOD chart being assembled, and apparently there has not been a single mention of Eye Contact , Shields , or Divers - three albums that I didn't expect to rise to the Top 20 or anything, but I thought at least would get a few mid-...

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1. Grimes - Art Angels vs. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

"Townie" is probably my favorite song from these two albums, but I find Art Angels to be slightly more consistent overall.

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1. Grimes - Art Angels vs. The Velvet Underground - VU
2. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges vs. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

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1. Grimes - Art Angels vs. Bob Dylan - Desire
2. The Velvet Underground - VU vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges vs. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
4. Tokyo Jihen - Kyōiku vs. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek

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Best Albums of 1988: 1. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 2. Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden 3. Pixies - Surfer Rosa 4. Leonard Cohen - I'm Your Man 5. Pet Shop Boys - Introspective 6. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking 7. Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God 8. Din...

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Winners in red:

1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. Pink Floyd - Animals
3. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge vs. St. Vincent - Marry Me
4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

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Winners in red:

1. Grimes - Art Angels vs. Blur - 13
2. The Velvet Underground - VU vs. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
3. Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way vs. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
4. Tokyo Jihen - Kyōiku vs. Peter Gabriel - Us

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I guess they're over that 9.2 rating they gave Benji five years ago? I'll have to dig into this more thoroughly, but my first positive reaction is that I'm glad Joanna Newsom made the Top 20, and my first negative reaction is that elevating two Beyonce albums over Lemonade seems like trademark Pitch...

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Winners in red:

1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Mano Negra - Puta's Fever
2. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. vs. The The - Soul Mining

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The Hu - Yuve Yuve Yu

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1. Guns 'n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction 2. Sinead O'Connor - The Lion and the Cobra 3. R.E.M. - Document 4. Sisters of Mercy - Floodland 5. Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses 6. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night 7. Pet Shop Boys - Actually 8. Sonic Youth - Sister 9. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Livi...

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1. Mogwai - Young Team vs. Blur - 13
2. Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain vs. Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
3. Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges vs. Mahmoud Ahmed - Era Mela Mela

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Winners in red:

1. Grimes - Art Angels vs. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
2. Tom Waits - Heartattack and Vine vs. The Velvet Underground - VU
3. Ravi Shankar - Shankar Family and Friends vs. Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way

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I'll be the tiebreaker:

4. Kadhja Bonet - Childqueen vs. The Sound - Jeopardy

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Winners in red:

1. U2 - Boy vs. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
2. Lou Reed/John Cale - Songs For Drella vs. Tom Waits - Closing Time
3. St. Vincent - Marry Me vs. Rush - Permanent Waves

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Winners in red:

1. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles vs. Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
2. Pink Floyd - Animals vs. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
4. Alabama 3 - Exile On Coldharbour Lane vs. Heatmiser - Mic City Sons

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Winners in red: 1. Bob Dylan - Desire vs. Joni Mitchell - Hejira 2. Au Pairs - Playing With a Different Sex vs. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B. 3. Neil Cicierega - Mouth Moods vs. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge 4. Mitski - Bury Me at Makeout Creek vs. Kimio Eto - Koto Music

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Winners in red:

1. Crowded House - Woodface vs. Mogwai - Young Team
2. Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain vs. múm - Finally We Are No One
4. Peter Gabriel - Us vs. Youssou N'Dour - The Guide (Wommat)

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Winners in red: 1. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There vs. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 2. blink-182 - Enema of the State vs. The Velvet Underground - VU 3. Buckingham Nicks - Buckingham Nicks vs. Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way 4. Gavin Bryars - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet vs. Tokyo...

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Best Albums of 1985: 1. Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 2. Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 3. New Order - Low-Life 4. Talking Heads - Little Creatures 5. The Cure - The Head on the Door 6. Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair 7. R.E.M. - Fables of the Reconstruction 8. Husker Du - New Day Rising 9. The Smith...

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1. Fiona Apple - Tidal vs. Grimes - Art Angels

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Best albums of 1984: 1. R.E.M. - Reckoning 2. Manuel Göttsching - E2-E4 3. Prince - Purple Rain 4. The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow 5. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense 6. Youssou N'Dour - Immigres / Bitim Rew 7. Talk Talk - It's My Life 8. Echo and the Bunnymen - Ocean Rain 9. Lloyd Cole and the Commo...

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Winners in red:

1. Wire - Chairs Missing vs. Gene Clark - No Other
2. The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle vs. The The - Soul Mining

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3. Charly Bliss - Guppy vs. The Sound - From the Lions Mouth

This was a close one. Both albums are very strong.

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Winners in red:

1. Elvis Costello - Get Happy!! vs. Mano Negra - Puta's Fever
2. Lou Reed - Street Hassle vs. Lorde - Pure Heroine

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Hope I'm not too late! Best Albums of 1983: 1. R.E.M. - Murmur 2. U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky 3. U2 - War 4. Tears for Fears - The Hurting 5. David Bowie - Let's Dance 6. New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies 7. Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi 8. Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual 9. Talking Heads - Spe...

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