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73 Abe Vigoda
67 Trace Adkins
58 Akon
64 The All-American Rejects
71 Lily Allen
71 ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
81 Angil & The Hidden Tracks
89 Animal Collective
80 Antony And The Johnsons
71 India.Arie
73 Asobi Seksu
80 Dan Auerbach
68 The Bad Plus
71 Beirut
62 Dierks Bentley
72 The Bird And The Bee
79 Andrew Bird
75 Black Lips
63 Blackout Beach
72 Bon Iver
58 The BPA (Brighton Port Authority)
67 Brandy
79 J.J. Cale
62 Cat Power
65 Clem Snide
67 Coldplay
67 Keyshia Cole
53 Common
70 Cotton Jones
71 Rivers Cuomo
61 Cut Off Your Hands
74 Dalek
60 Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele
79 Derek Trucks Band
83 Alela Diane
60 Diplo
68 Alesha Dixon
81 Melinda Doolittle
80 The Drones
75 Brian Eno + David Byrne
74 Fall Out Boy
82 Fennesz
50 Fiction Family
71 Fight Like Apes
74 The Fireman
56 Jamie Foxx
70 Franz Ferdinand
56 The Fray
65 John Frusciante
62 Ghostface Killah
74 Glasvegas
78 Glasvegas
78 The Gourds
64 Guns N' Roses
72 Anthony Hamilton
75 Lisa Hannigan
76 Heartless Bastards
80 Robyn Hitchcock
51 Hoobastank
63 The (International) Noise Conspiracy
70 Iran
69 Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
62 Tom Jones
76 Justice
69 The Killers
70 K'Naan
71 Mark Kozelek
69 Ben Kweller
75 Lamb Of God
81 Late Of The Pier
66 Ryan Leslie
69 Living Things
74 Loney, Dear
48 Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
82 Los Campesinos!
68 Ludacris
66 Maroon 5
74 Matt & Kim
75 Van Morrison
80 Morrissey
71 Mr. Oizo
75 Musiq Soulchild
67 MV & EE With The Golden Road
60 N.A.S.A.
73 A.C. Newman
59 Nickel Eye
70 Franz Nicolay
74 Notorious (Notorious B.I.G.)
74 Mark Olson & Gary Louris
66 Jake Owen
86 P.O.S.
93 Pavement
75 Phosphorescent
63 Plies
64 Robert Pollard
61 Psychic Ills
73 The Rapture
54 Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
83 Joshua Redman
67 Miranda Lee Richards
61 The Rifles
52 Kevin Rudolf
85 Scarface
79 Slumdog Millionaire
40 Soulja Boy
64 Britney Spears
72 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
64 Take That
75 Telefon Tel Aviv
72 Telepathe
71 Thursday
73 J Tillman
79 Two Tongues
80 Various Artists
72 Vetiver
61 The View
63 The Von Bondies
79 M. Ward
59 Scott Weiland
75 Kanye West
61 White Lies
81 William Elliott Whitmore
66 Wino
70 Wynonna
57 Zion I

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Added 26 February 2009:

Hungry Bird by Clem Snide

The alt-country indie-rock band led by Eef Barzelay returns with its long-awaited album, completed back in 2006. [Rock/Alternative/Country/Indie]

Lambs Anger by Mr. Oizo

This is the fourth studio album for the French music producer. [Electronic]

Compass by Joshua Redman

The latest album from the California-born jazz saxophonist. [Jazz]

Added 25 February 2009:

Roll On by J.J. Cale

The latest album for the blues singer, who most recently collaborated with Eric Clapton on their 2006 Grammy-winning album, "The Road to Escondido." [Rock/Blues]

Easy Does It by Jake Owen

The second album for the Florida-born country singer was produced by Jimmy Ritchey. [Country]

Animals In The Dark by William Elliott Whitmore

The Iowan-born singer-songwriter releases his first album on the Anti label. [Rock/Alternative/Folk]

Added 24 February 2009:

200 Million Thousand by Black Lips

The fifth album for the Atlanta rock band is the follow-up to its 2007 album Good Bad Not Evil. [Rock/Punk]

Troubadour by K'Naan

The Somalian-born rapper releases his second album, which features Chubb Rock, Damian Marley, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Mos Def, and Chali 2na as guests. [Rap]

Wrath by Lamb Of God

The Virginian metal band's follow-up to its Grammy-nominated 2006 album, "Sacrament," was produced by Josh Wilbur. [Rock/Metal]

Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl by Van Morrison

The live album features Van Morrison performing songs from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, on November 7 and 8, 2008, at the Hollywood Bowl. [Rock/Live]

Added 23 February 2009:

Dark Was The Night by Various Artists

The compilation album features tracks from a variety of indie-rock musicans to benefit Red Hot Organization, a charity for HIV/AIDS. [Rock/Indie]

Never Better by P.O.S.

This is the third album for the Minnesota rapper, who is also a member of punk band Building Better Bombs. [Rap]

The Time Of The Assassins by Nickel Eye

While waiting for the Strokes to return to the recording studio, bassist Nikolai Fraiture formed a side project and released this band's debut album. [Rock/Indie]

Added 20 February 2009:

Reviver [EP] by Abe Vigoda

The California indie-rock band releases a five-track EP. [Rock/Indie]

To Be Still by Alela Diane

The California-born, Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter releases her follow-up to her debut album, The Pirate's Gospel. [Folk/Indie]

Habeas Corpus by Living Things

This is the second album on the Jive label for the rock quartet from St. Louis. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 19 February 2009:

Goodnight Oslo by Robyn Hitchcock

The second album Robyn Hitchcock has recorded with The Venus 3 (Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, & Bill Rieflin) features a track used in the film Rachel Getting Married. [Rock/Indie]

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit by Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

The second album post-Drive-By Truckers for the singer-songwriter from Alabama is the first to feature The 400 Unit. [Rock/Alternative/Country]

The Spirit Of Apollo by N.A.S.A.

Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon team up with a variety of guests on their first album together. [Rap]

Added 18 February 2009:

The Century Of Self by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead

The sixth full-length album for the rock band from Texas is its first on the Richter Scale/Justice label. [Rock/Indie]

Hush by Asobi Seksu

The third album for the New York indie-rock band was produced by Chris Zane. [Rock/Indie]

Common Existence by Thursday

The fifth album for the New Jersey rock band was produced by Dave Fridmann. [Rock/Alternative]

Tight Knit by Vetiver

The fourth album for the Andy Cabic-led band was produced by Thom Monahan. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 17 February 2009:

Dissolver by Iran

TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone returns to his other band, Iran, to release its third album. [Rock/Indie]

March Of The Zapotec/Holland by Beirut

The first of the double EP set, March of the Zapotec, features Mexican music influences, whereas the second, Holland, includes songs made by Zach Condon under the name Realpeople. [Rock/Indie]

Years Of Refusal by Morrissey

The latest solo album for the singer was produced by the late Jerry Finn. [Rock/Singer-Songwriter]

Hold Time by M. Ward

The singer-songwriter releases his latest solo album featuring guests such as The Decemberists' Rachel Blumberg, Lucinda Williams, DeVotchKa's Tom Hagerman, and Zooey Deschanel. [Rock/Alternative/Singer-Songwriter]

Added 13 February 2009:

Two Tongues by Two Tongues

The debut album for the band featuring Say Anything's Max Bemis and Coby Linder as well as Saves the Day's Chris Conley and David Soloway. [Rock/Alternative]

The Empyrean by John Frusciante

The 10th solo album for the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist features Flea and Johnny Marr as guest artists. [Rock/Indie]

Mirror Eye by Psychic Ills

The second full-length album for the New York experimental rock band. [Rock/Experimental]

Added 12 February 2009:

Ryan Leslie by Ryan Leslie

The Harvard graduate releases his debut American album. [R&B;]

Sing: Chapter One by Wynonna

The seventh solo album for the country singer was produced by Brent Maher. [Country]

Added 11 February 2009:

Light Of X by Miranda Lee Richards

The second full-length album for the model/actor-turned-singer from San Francisco. [Rock/Alternative/Singer-Songwriter]

The Mountain by Heartless Bastards

The third album for the Ohio rock band was produced by Mike McCarthy. [Rock/Indie]

Paranoid Cocoon by Cotton Jones

Formally known as The Cotton Jones Basket Ride, the band releases its second full-length album on the Suicide Squeeze Records label. [Rock/Alternative]

Fiction Family by Fiction Family

Switchfoot's Jon Foreman and Nickle Creek's Sean Watkins release their debut together as Fiction Family. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 10 February 2009:

It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen

The follow-up to her 2007 debut album was produced by Greg Kurstin. [Rock/Pop]

Keep It Hid by Dan Auerbach

This is the solo debut album for the Black Keys singer/guitarist. [Rock]

Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics by India.Arie

The follow-up to Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship features MC Lyte, Musiq Soulchild, Gramps Morgan, Dobet Gnahore, Terrell Carter and Sezen Aksu as guest artists. [R&B;/Soul]

Added 9 February 2009:

Changing Horses by Ben Kweller

The fourth studio album for the ex-Radish member is said to have some country elements. [Rock/Alternative/Country]

The Lonely Road by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Florida alternative-rock band releases its sophomore album, produced by Howard Benson. [Rock/Alternative]

For(n)ever by Hoobastank

The fourth studio album for the California rock band was produced by Howard Benson. [Rock/Alternative]
1 Amadou & Mariam
Welcome To Mali
91
2 The Bug
London Zoo
90
3 Plush
Fed
89
4 TV On The Radio
Dear Science,
88
5 Shugo Tokumaru
Exit
88
6 Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago
88
7 Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
87
8 Titus Andronicus
The Airing Of Grievances
87
9 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
87
10 Hercules And Love Affair
Hercules And Love Affair
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

In Stores 3 March 2009
No Line On The Horizon
by U2

In Stores 10 March 2009
All I Ever Wanted
by Kelly Clarkson

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