Looks like they really did successfully jack the
Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll, since they finished it the first week of the new year, while the Pazz has never come out before Valentine's Day to my knowledge. Can you guess who topped the mountain of albums? I was so afraid it was gonna be Dylan or freakin' Clipse (sorry folks, I dislike them more every time I hear 'em). The fun part is looking at the
individual ballots, I think. Mine is listed under
Fastnbulbous. Not sure why they didn't put it under my name. I have one, and I gave it to them. Ah well, a little mystery won't hurt."Welcome to the first annual
Idolator Jackin' Pop Critics Poll, a survey of critics and writers from around the world. We've tallied the 497 ballots, edited the essays, and flexed our MS Paint skills--and now, we're ready for you to comb through the results. "
1300 albums were listed. I think the top part of the list would have been a little more interesting if critics had to submit 20 or 50 albums rather than 10. Some of my top 20, like Milanese, didn't even get mentioned once.The highest ranked albums that I never got around to hearing were:61. Todd Snider - The Devil You Know (140 points in 13 votes) 85. Rosanne Cash - Black Cadillac (94 points in 9 votes) 98. Lindsey Buckingham - Under the Skin (86 points in 9 votes) 104. Damone - Out Here All Night (79 points in 7 votes) 108. Shearwater - Palo Santo (76 points in 7 votes) My
complete essay and lists.
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