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Yep, I'm updating again. Every 2-3 albums I update, and I heard 2 just today. Tame Impala-Currents (Heard the NPR stream. After much deliberation, I decided, yes, it is good enough to be on top for this year) Florence + The Machine-How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Kendrick Lamar-To Pimp a Butterfly ...

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Mid-Year Checkup Three Way Tie for the Top Beck-Dreams Civil Twilight-Holy Dove Courtney Barnett-Pedestrian at Best Upper Tier British India-Wrong Direction Grimes-REALiTi Houndmouth-Sedona Pop Noir-Don't Fool Yourself Kendrick Lamar-The Blacker the Berry Noel Gallagher-Riverman Tame Impala-'Cause I...

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Very good album. I knew about Tame Impala just before they made it big with Innerspeaker. This album I feel is the best yet. While I thought Lonerism was a good, well-structured album, the songs by themselves did not hold up as well. This one has better songs and is easier to jam to. "Let it Ha...

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Florence + The Machine-How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Kendrick Lamar-To Pimp a Butterfly Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds-Chasing Yesterday Civil Twilight-Story of an Immigrant (Mixed outside the singles, but still a worthwhile listen) Dodos-Individ Sufjan Stevens-Carrie and Lowell Courtney Barn...

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25. Pearl Jam - Even Flow 30. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 44. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 45. Robert Wyatt - Sea Song 51. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 55. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough 58. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone 65. Bruce Springsteen - T...

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I'm bringing this back because I have a few ideas. First thing's first. I have an announcement.. There will be an Unacclaimed 3.0 this year . I'll wait until Henrik updates so I can be sure how some of last year's entries stack up. If it's successful I will make it an annual fixture to celebrate eac...

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I got one.

Santigold is misspelled as SantOgold.

Just a small note for the future.

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Alright, I do have one. From probably my favorite gaming soundtrack. Okami-The Sun Rises so it's a song that's literally hidden in a single room in a video game that this forum has discovered a love for. Not just this forum. There was even a YouTube contest for it. It has become my favorite National...

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notbrianeno wrote:"Exile (Vilify)" by The National from the game Portal 2

Dangit! Notbrianeno beat me. The thing is, I don't associate it entirely with Portal 2. I'm able to see it as its own entity. I could've totally nominated.

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Here's a song I'm surprised isn't on more lists.

Beck-Dreams

I actually think it's his best work, even over "Loser".

It wasn't out when I made my original list, but it's probably Top 3 this year, easily.

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This game is just awesome. I love to read all your tastes and I have learned a lot from all of you. I think we should do this more often. It would be great once a year or at least once every two years. I agree, we should do this more often or right after the excitement from this game subsides. If I...

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My #126 album. It was special in that the album is a dying format, with a larger and larger focus going to singles. But to have someone this young put one out was very refreshing. Thinkin' Bout You Pyramids (While I feel this is the more experimental and musically significant track, I enjoy "Th...

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Bruno wrote:BleuPanda, do you have any plans to continue these rankings?

Just as a memory refresher if you do, Bleu...

Sweepstakes Ron and I did the next two albums in the sequence--Blue Lines and Is This It?, respectively. So if you were to start this back up, we're on Channel Orange right now.

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As for Spotify, I can tell you right now "Stella" will be absent.

Here's a video link:

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Alright guys, I want to call your attention back to this poll. The songs poll is over and we are about one month from the expected deadline (though if anyone wants I can extend it). I dunno if I can provide you with too many good versions of pieces. Too often I just like the piece without attaching ...

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Distribution by decades: [imgsize 500x300]http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss342/hbarranco/Decades.png[/imgsize] Oh, look! 70s dominate. Extra surprised by strong Noughties representation. And Rob, I have a link for that Prince song...http://mandell020170.podomatic.com/entry/2014-02-17T18_59_50-0...

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Laura Marling-I Speak because I Can

The reason I was so hesitant to vote is because I really don't have too much time to listen to a lot of albums, but I have heard both albums here and like Laura's better.

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Fantastic results Bleu! Excellent presentation. I also agree with the previous comment that our collective list, overall, is better than anything the big critics polls could ever come up with! Me too. Because we all had a hand in it and we seem to agree a lot. If you don't like the list, you have n...

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Maybe.

While I do like several video game scores, I very rarely can single out a specific track. If that's what you want, I don't know if I can nominate. But this is an interesting poll idea.

I may not nominate, but I will surely play.

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OMG! What a birthday present this was! 2. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone-Our eternal standby. I can see why people hate this song--Dylan does sound like he had a cold recording this--but I like the concept. Once again, the concept becomes relevant when applied to our modern reality TV culture. The...

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5. Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay-One of those sad songs with a deceptively happy tune. Always makes me think. I actually think the song benefitted from the whistling. 4. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run-Who doesn't love this. There's a reason why it established Bruce as a singer. Hi...

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10. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean-Highest song of the 80s! Not a bad choice. I think it works for establishing MJ as a pop star. Good choice. 9. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil-Innovative and detailed. This is textbook 60s. Protest, anti-war, anti-authority. But I prefer "Gimme Shel...

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Happy birthday, whuntva! I hope your favorite song falling 6 spots was a good present... LOL! I'll say something about that later. But for now... 15. Radiohead - Paranoid Android-The "Bohemian Rhapsody" of the 90s. Tripped out and odd. This is Radiohead at their wackiest and most fun. Eve...

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At this rate we'll be done just in time for my birthday (on the 9th). I'm kinda young--I turn 20 on Thursday. Now, on the eve of my twentieth birthday, I feel this is the narrative of my life. Someone wants to be congratulated... Just kidding, whuntva. Early, but I wish you a happy birthday in adva...

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20. Prince - When Doves Cry-A sonic tour-de-force. A catchy hook saves everything, and this has a really catchy hook. 19. OutKast - Hey Ya!-Was one of the additions to the New Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Well served! This is another song that has something for everyone. It uses rap, rock, R&...

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Predictions: Smells Like Teen Spirit Like a Rolling Stone All my Friends A Day in the Life Stairway to Heaven Good Vibrations London Calling Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay Gimme Shelter All Along the Watchtower Love will Tear us Apart God Only Knows Sympathy for the Devil Bliie Jean Paranoid Android...

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The suspense is killing me. I hope it lasts! 40. The Who - Baba O'Riley-Epic rock song. It has everything even a fiddle solo. Glad to see it so high but sad it's album mate "Won't get Fooled Again" kinda got screwed over. 39. The Smiths - There is a Light that Never Goes Out-Definitely pow...

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50. Aretha Franklin - Respect-Testament of the 60s and yet another example of how to make a cover one's own. 49. The Beatles - Hey Jude-Even if they did run out of lyrics towards the end, it is still instrumentally sound and should rank up there with the Beatles' greats. 48. Bob Dylan - Tangled Up i...

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60. The Doors - Light My Fire-The mellotron dates it a bit, but this is still very catchy. 59. The Velvet Underground - Heroin-Experimental and meaningful. The Ur-"All my Friends". I like "Sunday Morning" a teeny bit better, but I understand this song and all it did for rock. 58....

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Also, on a different note, has Just Like Honey already gone past, because I don't remember seeing it so far. [/quote] #550. As for my obligatory commentary. 70. Sufjan Stevens - Chicago-Told you so. The only Sufjan song to REALLY resonate with me. His other stuff is good, but this is just classic. ...

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Are We gonna go all night? I wasn't prepared for this! Oh, well. Insights Away! 80. U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday-One of my Top five U2 songs and almost identical to my vote. You saw "I Still Haven't Found what I'm Looking For", "with or Without You" and "Wherethe Streets have N...

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If I had to guess, I'd say our old standby, "Like a Rolling Stone" will come out on top. Though I'd love for a surprise like in the 2012 poll, when "Gimme Shelter" became out number 1! I notice it got ZERO first-place votes this year, though. Not that that disqualifies it. "...

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The whole issue is because I forgot the account information for my original account, FoolFantastic, which is the name I use on most other sites. I think I remember seeing you on Channel Awesome. My D&D buddies and I loved that site back in high school. Wonder whatever happened to all your old v...

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Listyguy wrote: Also, did "Little Wing" ever show up? I don't remember seeing it and I doubt it will be this high.

No.

But hey, "Frontier Psychiatrist cracked the Top 100, so anything is possible.

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I'm gonna comment on the whole Top 100, but at this rate, I think I'll just do it as they come now. 100. The Beatles - In my Life-Good song. I put it somewhat low on my list, but it is still a good song. 99. Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer-Very unique song with very good storytelling. Probably the...

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I love "All my Friends". The simplistic silliness and one-of-a-kind charm with lyrics you know the meaning of but can't quite explain to anyone. It's a work of art.

I put it at #87 on my list. Up from #232 in 2012. A few more listens made me go from simply liking the song to loving it.

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Like A Rolling Stone is pretty close to the top of my list though not my #1 of all time. Besides the song's emotional energy and perfect production, the thing that grabs you immediately about it is the storytelling and the schaudenfreude. You imagine the song is about whatever entitled rich person'...

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Alright! At this rate we'll be done just in time for my birthday (on the 9th). We have entered the Top 200; what I like to call the "AM Canon". While there are some left-field entries and other songs in the Canon that are seeded lower, I feel these are the 200 songs every AMer should hear ...

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^^I was completely shut out! I dunno if I just have different taste or I didn't pick right. Great stats Honorio! I would love if you tried something like that for Unacclaimed or something. But I do wnat to point out My Glorious is Austrian and they weren't included in the "one Album" bit.

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Slight error I noticed. I'm almost certain "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was my #48, and yet I was excluded from biggest fans. Nooooooooooo! I somehow missed that you left the "I" off the title. Need to fix this... OOPS! I always thought there was no "I", ...

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Slight error I noticed.

I'm almost certain "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" was my #48, and yet I was excluded from biggest fans.

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295. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama-What's funny is "Southern Man" just charted! 293. Nirvana - Heart-Shaped Box-One of my last and most painful cuts. Still grateful it made the list. 291. U2 - With or Without You-Even staying in my Top 20 it still slipped. Most depressing decline. 29...

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396. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground-I voted the RHCP version because that's the kind of guy I am! :hipster: 359. PJ Harvey - The Words That Maketh Murder-Another surprising new entry. I voted for it twice, but glad to see it on here. 338. Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On-I "get" it but don't...

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I have some catching up to do. There's a few songs in the Top 500 I never heard. Some I know OF, but never listened. 489. Kanye West - All of the Lights-New entry? Really? My (possibly former) favorite Kanye Song wasn't on, and I voted it twice. Glad to see it this high, though. I don't think I woul...

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598. Grimes - Realiti-Very impressive for a song that's only a few months old. I can definitively say this is my favorite Grimes song, especially since for me, "Oblivion" was nigh unlistenable. Does the 2015 poll have a frontrunner? We shall see! 586. Supertramp - The Logical Song-Odd to s...

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699. Erik Satie - Gymnopédie no. 1 666. Anaïs Mitchell - Why We Build The Wall 615. R.E.M. - Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) Told you so. All these were Unacclaimed 2.0 quarter-finalists. Though I do find it odd "Carnival" finished ahead of the song that beat it in that game. 650. Curtis Mayf...

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Jirin wrote:I can't believe people other than me voted for an Anais Mitchell song.

And a song narrated by Hades ended up #666!

I was just about to say that!

It's the power of Unacclaimed. There's more where that came from!

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^^^That's fine.

Pacing has been relatively manageable. Not too fast, not too slow. Like Goldilocks, it is just right for me to keep up.

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Starting to recognize more songs now. To list them all would be a nightmare, so here are more standouts. 797. Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)-A bit surprising considering I voted it somewhere in the middle of my list. But here is just fine. 787. The Alan Parsons Project - Old and Wise-...

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Honorio wrote:Ooops sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry whuntva
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Please whuntva replace the Chamber/Ensemble list on the beginning of the thread. And sorry for the inconvenience.
I'll post the playlists in a couple of days.

No problem. I fixed it.

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