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MCCh 2019 (06) April 15

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The best albums of 2019 (update April 15)

The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in brackets, average and number of ratings (out of 34 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare; The Music
UK: Clash (new); DIY; Drowned In Sound; God Is In The Tv (new); Load And Quiet (new); NME: The 405; The Guardian; Music OMH (out) ; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; AV Club (out); Consequence Of Sound; Earbuddy; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions (new); Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture (new); Under The Radar

Highlights: These are the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, Beardfood, BostonGlobe, Nowtoronto, Entertainment Weekly, etc…

New entry or Re-entry
Albums that have obtained new reviews and improved the score
Albums that have obtained new reviews but worsened the score

Out:
Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima
Hand Habits: Placeholder
Steve Mason: About The Light



35 - Show Me The Body: Dog Whistle - 74,8 (79,1 / 8)
Highlights: Madonna Rocket - Camp Orchestra - Arcanum
Noise Rock
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34 - Fennesz: Agora - 74,9 (78,9 / 9)
Highlights: We Trigger the Sun (album with 4 tracks)
Ambient
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33 - Sleaford Mods: Eton Alive – 75,2 (75,5 / 20)
Highlights: Kebab Spider - Flipside - O.B.C.T.
Post-Punk
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32 - 2 Chainz: Rap Or Go To The League - 75,2 (79,9 / 7)
Highlights: Wip - Momma I Hit a Lick - Forgiven
Trap Rap
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31 - Spellling: Mazy Fly - 75,3 (78,3 / 12)
Highlights: Hard to Please (Reprise) - Haunted Water - Under the Sun
Minimal Synth
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30 - Desperate Journalist: In Search Of The Miraculous - 75,3 (80,0 / 7)
Highlights: Murmuration - Jonatan - Black Net
Indie Rock
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29 - Jayda G: Significant Changes – 75,5 (78,8 / 11)
Highlights: Leave Room 2 Breathe - Sunshine in the Valley - Stanley's Get Down (No Parking on the DF)
Deep House
[imgsize 200x200]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... pAJWo=&f=5[/imgsize]


28 - Lambchop: This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You) - 75,6 (76,2 / 19)
Highlights: Crosswords, or What This Says About You - The Air Is Heavy and I Should Be Listening to You - Everything for You
Sophisti-Pop
[imgsize 200x200]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... IBuB4=&f=5[/imgsize]


27 - Bob Mould: Sunshine Rock - 75,7 (76,0 / 20)
Highlights: Western Sunset - Sunshine Rock - Send Me a Postcard
Alternative Rock
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26 - Beth Gibbons & the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra: Henryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) - 75,7 (78,1 / 14)
Highlights: Lento, Cantabile-Semplice (album with 3 tracks)
Modern Classical
[imgsize 200x200]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... wcKNY=&f=5[/imgsize]


25 - Orville Peck: Pony - 75,8 (79,2 / 11)
Highlights: Hope to Die - Buffalo Run - Dead of Night
Alt- Country
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24 - Self Esteem: Compliments Please - 75,9 (79,9 / 9)
Highlights: Girl Crush - The Best - Steady I Stand
Electropop
[imgsize 220x220]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... wcKNY=&f=6[/imgsize]


23- Foals: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost (Part 1) – 76,2 (74,2 / 27)
Highlights: In Degrees - Sunday - White Onions
Indie Rock
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22 - Jenny Lewis: On The Line – 77,4 (77,0 / 22)
Highlights: Heads Gonna roll - Dogwood - Red Bull & Hennessy
Pop Rock
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21 - James Blake: Assume Form – 77,5 (75,2 / 28)
Highlights: Where's the Catch? - Can’t Believe the Way We Flow - Assume Form
Alternative R&B
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20 - Pedro The Lion: Phoenix - 77,7 (80,0 / 14)
Highlights: Yellow Bike - Circle K - Clean Up
Indie Rock
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19 - Chai: Punk - 77,7 (80,7 / 12)
Highlights: Choose Go! - This Is Chai - Wintime
Indie Pop
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18 - The Japanese House: Good At Falling – 77,7 (78,4 / 19)
Highlights: Lilo - Everybody Hates Me - You Seemed so Happy
Indietronica
[imgsize 240x240]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... XXB1I=&f=5[/imgsize]


17 - Káryyn: The Quanta Series – 78,0 (82,7 / 7)
Highlights: Segment & The Line - Ever - Yajna
Ambient Pop
[imgsize 240x240]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... xGXts=&f=5[/imgsize]


16 - The Twilight Sad: It Won't Be Like This – 78,1 (76,4 / 26)
Highlights: I/m Not Here (Missing Face) - VTr - Auge/Maschine
Post-Punk
[imgsize 240x240]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... 2-yAg=&f=5[/imgsize]


15 - Better Oblivion Community Center: Better Oblivion Community Center – 78,9 (77,6 / 25)
Highlights: Dylan Thomas - I Didn't Know What I Was in For - Forest Lawn
Folk Rock
[imgsize 260x260]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... AXRBU=&f=5[/imgsize]


14 - Ariana Grande: thank u, next – 79,3 (78,3 / 24)
Highlights: thank u, next - ghostin - bloodline
R&B
[imgsize 260x260]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... pAJWo=&f=5[/imgsize]


13 - American Football: American Football – 79,5 (80,5 / 18)
Highlights: Uncomfortably Numb - I Can't Feel You - Doom in Full Bloom
EMO
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12 - Jessica Pratt: Quiet Signs – 79,8 (78,1 / 26)
Highlights: This Time Around - Fare Thee Well - Poly Blue
Folk
[imgsize 260x260]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... x15tU=&f=6[/imgsize]


11 - Julia Jacklin: Crushing – 79,8 (78,5 / 25)
Highlights: Body - Comfort - Good Guy
Singer-Songwriter
[imgsize 260x260]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... pAJWo=&f=5[/imgsize]


10 - Nilüfer Yanya: Miss Universe – 80,6 (79,9 / 23)
Highlights: Heavyweight Champion of the Year - Angels - In Your Head
Indie Pop
[imgsize 280x280]https://rovimusic.rovicorp.com/image.jp ... wcKNY=&f=5[/imgsize]


09 - Billie Eilish: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – 81,5 (80,2 / 25)
Highlights: Xanny - I Love You - Bad Guy
Electropop
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08 - Dave: Psychodrama - 81,8 (86,4 / 7)
Highlights: Black - Lesley - Psycho
Hip Hop
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07 - Solange: When I Get Home – 82,1 (81,1 / 24)
Highlights: Almeda - Binz - Stay Flo
Neo-Soul
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06 - Sharon Van Etten: Remind Me Tomorrow - 82,3 (78,6 / 32)
Highlights: Seventeen - Comeback Kid - No One’s Easy to Love
Indie Pop
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05 - Deerhunter: Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? – 82,5 (78,5 / 33)
Highlights: Death in Midsummer - No One's Sleeping - What Happens to People?
Indie Rock
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04 - Stella Donnelly: Beware of the Dogs – 82,5 (80,5 / 27)
Highlights: Beware of the Dogs - Lunch - Old Man
Indie Folk
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03 - Little Simz: Grey Area – 84,4 (85,4 / 18)
Highlights: Flowers - Offence - 101 FM
Hip Hop
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02 - Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel – 84,7 (87,7 / 12)
Highlights: Boys in the Better Land - Too Real - Big
Post-Punk
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01 - Weyes Blood: Titanic Rising - 85,3 (83,3 / 27)
Highlights: Everyday - A Lot's Gonna Change - Andromeda
Art Pop
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JohnnyBGoode wrote:Not sure if anyone's ever asked this before, but any others above 70 ...? :whistle:
36 - Anderson .Paak: Ventura - 74,7 (79,0 / 8)
37 - Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima - 74,7 (73,3 / 25)
38 - Hand Habits: Placeholder - 74,5 (77,5 / 12)
39 - Steve Mason: About The Light - 74,5 (77,8 / 11)
40 - La Dispute: Panorama - 74,5 (78,4 / 9)
41 - Devin Townsend: Empath - 74,4 (78,8 / 8)
42 - The Delines: The Imperial - 74,3 (79,0 / 7)
43 - The Comet Is Coming: Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery - 74,1 (78,1 / 9)
44 - Cass McCombs: Tip Of The Sphere - 74,1 (73,1 / 24)
45 - Robert Forster: Inferno - 73,9 (77,3 / 11)
46 - Beirut: Gallipoli - 73,9 (71,9 / 27)
47 - Steve Gunn: The Unseen Inbetween - 73,9 (74,5 / 19)
48 - Lucy Rose: No Words Left - 73,8 (77,5 / 10)
49 - Martha: Love Keeps Kicking - 73,8 (77,8 / 9)
50 - Rozi Plain: What a Boost - 73,8 (78,4 / 7)
51 - Sigrid: Sucker Punch - 73,5 (73,2 / 22)
52 - PUP: Morbid Stuff - 73,4 (76,1 / 13)
53 - Priests: The Seduction Of Kansas - 73,3 (73,9 / 19)
54 - Ex Hex: It's Real - 73,1 (75,1 / 15)
55 - Helado Negro: This Is How You Smile - 73,1 (77,1 / 9)
56 - William Tyler: Goes West - 72,9 (77,3 / 8)
57 - Boy Harsher: Careful - 72,7 (76,0 / 11)
58 - These New Puritans: Inside The Rose - 72,6 (72,9 / 20)
59 - Maggie Rogers: Heard It In A Past Life - 72,4 (70,8 / 26)
60 - Strand Of Oaks: Eraserland - 72,4 (74,7 / 14)
61 - Gary Clark Jr.: This Land - 72,3 (77 / 7)
62 - Tiny Ruins: Olympic Girls - 72,3 (74,3 / 15)
63 - Marvin Gaye: You're The Man - 72,2 (76,9 / 7)
64 - Avey Tare: Cows on Hourglass Pond - 72,2 (73,5 / 17)
65 - Blood Red Shoes: Get Tragic - 72,1 (76,1 / 9)
66 - Damien Jurado: In The Space Of A Storm - 72,0 (75,0 / 12)
67 - Pom Poko: Birthday - 71,9 (76,3 / 8)
68 - Sasami: Sasami - 71,9 (72,6 / 19)
69 - Dawn: New Breed - 71,7 (76,0 / 8)
70 - Ibibio Sound Machine: Doko Mien - 71,7 (75,0 / 11)
71 - Spielbergs: This Is Not the End - 71,6 (74,2 / 13)
72 - Andrew Bird: My Finest Work Yet - 71,5 (73,2 / 16)
73 - Du Blonde: Lung Bread For Daddy - 71,4 (75,1 / 10)
74 - Amanda Palmer: There Will Be No Intermission - 71,3 (73,3 / 15)
75 - Tim Presley & White Fence: I Have To Feed Larry's Hawk - 71,3 (73,3 / 15)
76 - Girlpool: What Chaos Is Imaginary - 71,1 (70,4 / 23)
77 - Teeth Of The Sea: Wraith - 70,7 (74,7 / 9)
78 - Bibio: Ribbons - 70,5 (74,2 / 10)
79 - Pond: Tasmania - 70,4 (72,4 / 15)
80 - Rustin Man: Drift Code - 70,2 (71,9 / 16)
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Otisredding, perhaps you know this already, but there are a couple of acts with highlight missing.
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Rob wrote:Otisredding, perhaps you know this already, but there are a couple of acts with highlight missing.
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I have not been able to finish this task, still
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A lot's gonna change on the playlist today:



So, for the first time I didn't follow Otisredding 100%. It seems that he has chosen to only add one highlight by albums with only 2, 3 or 4 songs. An understandable decision, but I have decided to go with three additions to the playlist nonetheless, which happens to suit my purposes a little better. Of course, that means the Beth Gibbons and Orchestra album is fully on there, but that is not a first for A Taste of MegaCritic. In case of more than 3 songs, like on the Fennesz one, I chose the one named by Otisredding, plus the two with the most Spotify plays.

Speaking of Gibbons, it is odd that we never get any modern classical on this list, except for two albums in the last four years, which are both variations of Henry Górecky's Symphony No. 3. Now Gibbons and in 2016 Colin Stetson, whose version is one of my favorite releases of the decade.
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Nice to see Weyes Blood as the new #1. Looks like the female dominance of the last two years will continue this year.
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