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72 Adele
80 American Music Club
65 Apes
80 Atlas Sound
78 Autechre
78 Kevin Ayers
60 B-52s
82 Erykah Badu
72 Bauhaus
71 Be Your Own Pet
73 Beach House
65 Natasha Bedingfield
79 Bell X1
65 The Big Sleep
74 The Black Crowes
79 Black Mountain
85 Bon Iver
71 Born Ruffians
80 British Sea Power
71 Cadence Weapon
71 Cat Power
78 Jason Collett
59 Matt Costa
64 Counting Crows
75 Sheryl Crow
73 Crystal Castles
49 Danity Kane
76 Ray Davies
69 Dead Meadow
70 Del The Funky Homosapien
77 Dengue Fever
79 Destroyer
84 Raheem DeVaughn
84 DeVotchKa
79 Die! Die! Die!
57 Mike Doughty
83 Drive-By Truckers
69 Dub Trio
75 Kathleen Edwards
70 Evangelicals
53 Flo Rida
77 Flogging Molly
81 Fuck Buttons
63 Ghostland Observatory
76 Gnarls Barkley
78 Goldfrapp
72 Grand Archives
79 The Gutter Twins
76 Headlights
71 The Helio Sequence
62 Hello, Blue Roses
87 Hercules And Love Affair
48 Hey Willpower
78 Hot Chip
74 Howlin Rain
71 Alan Jackson
61 Janet Jackson
69 Joe Jackson
61 Jack Johnson
58 Junkie XL
76 The Kills
79 Kaki King
57 Lenny Kravitz
53 Kula Shaker
78 k.d. lang
69 Lightspeed Champion
37 Louis XIV
75 Shelby Lynne
78 Magnetic Fields
79 Stephen Malkmus
76 Marah
65 The Mars Volta
72 Tift Merritt
82 Meshuggah
75 MGMT
63 Kylie Minogue
67 Allison Moorer
64 Morcheeba
76 Bob Mould
74 The Mountain Goats
75 Murder By Death
78 Nada Surf
70 Kate Nash
77 Neon Neon
73 Panic At The Disco
73 Dolly Parton
55 Jack Penate
57 The Presidents Of The United States Of America
76 Pride Tiger
90 Protest The Hero
77 The Raconteurs
74 The Raveonettes
72 Pete Rock
59 Rick Ross
73 The Shackeltons
77 She & Him
64 Sia
51 Simple Plan
72 Snoop Dogg
73 Sons And Daughters
59 Ringo Starr
77 Super Furry Animals
66 The Teenagers
76 These New Puritans
82 Vampire Weekend
64 Chris Walla
72 The Whigs
82 Jim White
81 Why?
62 Widespread Panic
77 Xiu Xiu

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

New CD Reviews from Metacritic Music



1 The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
90
2 Burial
Untrue
90
3 Radiohead
In Rainbows
88
4 Panda Bear
Person Pitch
87
5 Robert Plant And Alison Krauss
Raising Sand
87
6 Les Savy Fav
Let's Stay Friends
87
7 The Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
87
8 Patty Griffin
Children Running Through
87
9 M.I.A.
Kala
87
10 LCD Soundsystem
Sound Of Silver
86
Albums must have at least 7 reviews to qualify for high score lists. Reissues, "best-of" compilations and box sets are not eligible for inclusion.
1 Brian Wilson
SMiLE
97
2 Loretta Lynn
Van Lear Rose
97
3 Led Zeppelin
How The West Was Won
97
4 OutKast
Stankonia
95
5 Ali Farka Toure
Savane
94
6 Madvillain
Madvillainy
93
7 Talking Heads
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version]
93
8 Bob Dylan
Love And Theft
93
9 Tom Waits
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
92
10 Dizzee Rascal
Boy In Da Corner
92

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by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Added 27 March 2008:

Welcome To The Dollhouse by Danity Kane

The sophomore album for MTV's "Making the Band 3" group features Missy Elliot on one track. [R&B;]

Some Racing, Some Stopping by Headlights

The sophomore full-length album for the indie rock trio from Champaign, Illinois.[Rock/Indie]

Ghost Games by Apes

The fourth album has Breck Brunson at the microphone after Paul Weil left the band to raise a family. [Rock/Indie]

Added 26 March 2008:

Consolers Of The Lonely by The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs surprised much of the music industry by announcing the release of its sophomore album a week before it was released. [Rock]

Street Horrrsing by Fuck Buttons

The debut album for the Bristol, England experimental music duo. [Rock/Experimental]

Dive Deep by Morcheeba

The English band continues without Skye Edwards, who was asked to leave the group, with several artists taking turns on lead vocals. [Electronic]

Added 25 March 2008:

Funplex by B-52s

The first studio album for the band since 1992's "Good Stuff" was produced by Steve Osborne. [Rock/Pop]

Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings by Counting Crows

The fifth album is split in two parts, with one half produced by Gil Norton and the other half by Brian Deck.[Rock/Alternative/Pop]

Pretty.Odd. by Panic At The Disco

The follow-up to their platinum debut album finds the band dropping the exclamation point from their name. [Rock/Alternative]

Reality Check by The Teenagers

The debut album for the French indie-pop trio based in London, England. [Rock/Indie/Pop]

The Lucky Ones by Pride Tiger

The Canadian rock band with three former members of Three Inches of Blood releases its debut album on EMI. [Rock]

Added 24 March 2008:

The Odd Couple by Gnarls Barkley

This is the sophomore album for producer Danger Mouse and rapper Cee-Lo Green. [Rap]

The Unfairground by Kevin Ayers

The ex-Soft Machines band member returns with his first solo studio album since 1992. [Rock]

Grand Archives by Grand Archives

The rock band formed by Band of Horses' Matt Brooke releases its debut album. [Rock/Indie]

Added 21 March 2008:

A Mad & Faithful Telling by DeVotchKa

The Denver, Colorado-based quartet known for its work on the Little Miss Sunshine soundtrack and score releases its latest album on the Anti label. [Rock/Indie]

These Are The Good Times People by The Presidents Of The United States Of America

The first album in four years for the alternative rock band and the first with Andrew McKeag on the guitbass. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 20 March 2008:

Volume One by She & Him

Actress Zooey Deschanel teams up with M Ward on this debut album. [Rock]

Mail On Sunday by Flo Rida

The debut album for the rapper includes such guests as Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Timbaland, and will.i.am. [Rap]

NY's Finest by Pete Rock

The hip-hop producer's latest album includes guests such as Redman and Raekwon. [Rap]

Added 19 March 2008:

Midnight Boom by The Kills

The third album for the indie rock duo of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince. [Rock/Indie/Alternative]

Get Awkward by Be Your Own Pet

The sophomore album for the rock quartet from Nashville, Tennessee. [Rock/Pop/Indie]

Added 18 March 2008:

Trouble In Dreams by Destroyer

Dan Bejar, the ex-New Pornographer, releases his ninth album. [Rock/Indie]

Beat Pyramid by These New Puritans

The debut album for the British band was produced by Gareth Jones. [Rock/Alternative]
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