50 | The Futureheads - The Futureheads - Excellent debut, hoping they'll be back with another great album next year

49 | Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo Of Bliss - Brilliant

48 | Stars - Set Yourself On Fire - Not heard

47 | Shoes and Socks Off - Hand Reared Suburban Piglet - Not heard

46 | Colour - Anthology - Not heard

45 | Rx Bandits - ...And The Battle Begun - Not heard

44 | Daft Punk - Discovery - Superb, I wish they'd make music again

43 | The Killers - Sam's Town - Brilliant, their best to date. Agree with what you were saying about it being the soundtrack to the winter of 2006

42 | Oceansize - Frames - Not heard

41 | ¡Forward, Russia! - Give Me A Wall - Excellent, brilliant live band as well. All about 13!

 

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40 | Biffy Clyro - Infinity Land - Wonderful

39 | Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - Every boy had this when they were younger I think, excellent

38 | Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed - Surprised to see this so high, deserving of it's place though. Excellent album

37 | Frank Turner - Sleep Is For The Week - Brilliant, he can do no wrong

36 | Yourcodenameis:milo - All Roads To Fault - Good

35 | Metric - Live It Out - Not heard, 'Monster Hospital' is great apart from the opening bit

34 | Bloc Party - Intimacy - Brilliant, up there with the top of 2008 for me as I am sure you are aware. All about the riff in 'Trojan Horse'

33 | Reuben - In Nothing We Trust - Not heard in full but I am rather fond of 'Good Luck'

32 | Brand New - Daisy - Brilliant, not surprised to see it so high. Loved your little commentary alongside this album

31 | Radiohead - Amnesiac - Excellent

 

77 | Tenacious D - Tenacious D - Very good, 'Tribute' was very much an anthem of our youth

71 | Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger - Amazing, probably going to finish in my top three

Hope you complete a chart.

77 | 'Tribute' is amazing yes, they are like Linkin Park in that everyone loved them in our youth.

 

70 | Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - Excellent, taking it 'Funeral' is still to come?

64 | Jay-Z - The Black Album - The main man

62 | White Lies - To Lose My Life - Excellent debut, not sure if it'll be this high for me though

70 | 'Funeral' is coming up yes, but WHERE oooo.

64 | The coolest guy on earth! After Zack De La Rocha of course :P

62 | You have many more albums and different styles to choose from I suppose, depends what number you do but I'd expect a low down appearance maybe?

 

56 | Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky - Back when Biffy weren't gay, excellent

55 | Muse - Black Holes & Revelations - Superb, best band in the world

53 | Frank Turner - Poetry Of The Deed - Amazing

56 | Lolz indeed.

55 | Best band in the world :o BIG words.

53 | Frank :) Can't wait until March.

 

50 | The Futureheads - The Futureheads - Excellent debut, hoping they'll be back with another great album next year

44 | Daft Punk - Discovery - Superb, I wish they'd make music again

43 | The Killers - Sam's Town - Brilliant, their best to date. Agree with what you were saying about it being the soundtrack to the winter of 2006

41 | ¡Forward, Russia! - Give Me A Wall - Excellent, brilliant live band as well. All about 13!

50 | Hope so too, then we can go see them again.

44 | Same.

43 | It really does feel like a winter album to me.

41 | Yeh excellent live, shame they split, and 9 of course!

 

39 | Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - Every boy had this when they were younger I think, excellent

38 | Los Campesinos! - We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed - Surprised to see this so high, deserving of it's place though. Excellent album

37 | Frank Turner - Sleep Is For The Week - Brilliant, he can do no wrong

35 | Metric - Live It Out - Not heard, 'Monster Hospital' is great apart from the opening bit

34 | Bloc Party - Intimacy - Brilliant, up there with the top of 2008 for me as I am sure you are aware. All about the riff in 'Trojan Horse'

33 | Reuben - In Nothing We Trust - Not heard in full but I am rather fond of 'Good Luck'

32 | Brand New - Daisy - Brilliant, not surprised to see it so high. Loved your little commentary alongside this album

31 | Radiohead - Amnesiac - Excellent

39 | I know, I don't think I know anyone who didn't have it, except for Nath of course.

35 | The opening bit makes the song tbh mate -_- .

33 | LISTEN TO REUBEN.

32| Thanks, I was pleased with it.

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

Daisy sucks. AT THIS RATE DEVIL MUST BE #1. You love Brand New. ;o

All the albums i've heard so far.

 

The Killers - Day & Age It's a good enough album...but nothing special...

Muse - The Resistance Fantastic album, though i've lost alot of interest in it recently. :(

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! It's a bit boring aside from about 2 or 3 three amazing songs...

Paramore - Brand New Eyes It's actually a very good album. :o A couple of great highlights andnot a single song i can really say i dislike.

Tenacious D - Tenacious D They're horrendous. Apart from Wonderboy ans POD (which isn't on this album) of course...

Muse - Black Holes And Revelations AMAZING. Album. :wub:

The Killers - Sam's Town See Day & Age...i doubt i'll purchase their next album...

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory This is actually a solid album...i'm glad i've given them some room in my life now. :)

Daisy sucks. AT THIS RATE DEVIL MUST BE #1. You love Brand New. ;o

You make me sad pointing out my fanboyish ways. I can understand it more with YFW but Daisy is awesome. IT AIN'T #1.

 

All the albums i've heard so far.

 

The Killers - Day & Age It's a good enough album...but nothing special...

Muse - The Resistance Fantastic album, though i've lost alot of interest in it recently. :(

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! It's a bit boring aside from about 2 or 3 three amazing songs...

Paramore - Brand New Eyes It's actually a very good album. :o A couple of great highlights andnot a single song i can really say i dislike.

Tenacious D - Tenacious D They're horrendous. Apart from Wonderboy ans POD (which isn't on this album) of course...

Muse - Black Holes And Revelations AMAZING. Album. :wub:

The Killers - Sam's Town See Day & Age...i doubt i'll purchase their next album...

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory This is actually a solid album...i'm glad i've given them some room in my life now. :)

Not liking all this hate for The D! :o Surprised about your Resistance comment, thought you were loving it!

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

30 | Portishead - Third

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Favourite Tracks :: The Rip, We Carry On, Nylon Smile, Hunter

 

I had paid no attention to Portishead before this album, it is stunning and I love the whole sound of it especially the amazing vocals. 'The Rip' is my favourite, just beautiful. Since then I have investigated their back catalogue and it really is very strong indeed.

 

29 | Arcade Fire - Funeral

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Favourite Tracks :: Rebellion (Lies), Wake Up, Neighborhood #2 (Laïka), In the Backseat

 

The much lauded 'Funeral' then makes a rather low appearance as t is used to being up in the top tens of best-of lists. It is a fantastic record there are no bad tracks, and it has a feel to it which the second lacked, I can't put my finger on exactly what is but it makes this record special, I was in love with it for a long time and still am. Still #29 is a fantastic position which it thoroughly deserves. This will prompt me to listen to it again.

 

28 | Metric - Fantasies

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Favourite Tracks :: Waves, Gimme Sympathy, Collect Call, Twilight Galaxy

 

This year's highest entry then and it comes from Metric, towards the end of 2008 and at the start of 2009 I was literally obsessed with all things Metric, this menat I was amazingly hyped up for this album and when it came it succeeded in the marvellous task of NOT disappointing me. That's why it deserves it's position this high up, some beautiful tracks but a shame the best song is a bonus track when you ordered the special version, 'Waves' is amazing and need to be listened to.

 

27 | Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back

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Favourite Tracks :: Winning, Our Hell, Doctor Blind, Crowd Surf Off A Cliff

 

The wonderful Emily Haines does it again, this time with her far more sombre, downright sad, solo work. It took a LONG time for this to click, I think it was because I was used to the upbeat nature of Metric and I couldn't listen to this all the way through, anyway it finally did earlier this year and it is a truly magical piece of work. I love piano.

 

26 | The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute

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Favourite Tracks :: The Widow, Cassandra Geminni: Tarantism, L' Via l'Viaquez, Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore: Pour Another Icepick

 

From the ashes of At the Drive-In came, most notably, The Mars Volta. A far more experimental outfit with some tremendously long songs, I heard them before AtD-I and fell in lvoe with them for about a year with some non-stop playing going on. The songs could easily have devolved into a mess, but they didn't and they drag you into a bizarre world created by the band. Amazing stuff.

 

 

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

25 | Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place

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Favourite Tracks :: First Breath After Coma, The Only Moment We Were Alone, Your Hand In Mine

 

Instrumental music at it's best, this is truly astonishing stuff. It's only 5-tracks, the shortest being 8:17, so I don't listen as much as I should. It makes me feel like everything is ok in the world, the sheer cinematic grandioseness of it all. Perfect for journeys.

 

24 | System Of A Down - Toxicity

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Favourite Tracks :: Prison Song, Chop Suey!, Toxicity, Needles

 

System Of A Down's defining work now and a soundtrack to my youth, the sheer pace of this record, perfectly held together by Serj's characteristic vocals is a marvel. I've loved this record for years and go through little spells of listening to it fairly often even now, their later double-album thing had some gems but nothing that could come anywhere near this.

 

23 | Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child

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Favourite Tracks :: Wolves At Night, Now That You're Home, Alice and Interiors, Colly Strings

 

I discovered this in late 2006 and it's one of the best discoveries I've made, I was obsessed with this album for a long time and I still hold it in very high regard as you can see. The album flows from quiet odes to barnstorming tracks, while not reaching the ferocity of their second effort it never felt like it needed to go that far. They have been supporting many people including Brand New and more recently Biffy Clyro so I'm hoping they get bigger.

 

22 | Yourcodenameis:milo - Ignoto

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Favourite Tracks :: I Am Connecting Flight, 17, Titan Grip, Rapt. Dept.

 

Amazing album from an amazing band, 'I Am Connecting Flight' is a fantastic opener and probably my favourite thing they've ever done and that continues with the next three tracks which are all brilliant, I think the first half is stronger than the second but there really are no weak tracks. A must-listen for any fans of this genre, I am still sad they are no more.

 

21 | Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. I - II: Fire & Water

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Favourite Tracks :: Open Water, Firebreather, Burn The Fleet, Digital Sea

 

I mentioned that Thrice were a hit and miss band for me in their previous entry and this can be summed up perfectly in this project. 'The Alchemy Index' comprised of two albums each containing 6 tracks from two elements. This was the first 'Fire & Water' and it is a marvel, the first half being a rip-roaring, blazing power fest and it is awesome, the second half is then in contrast a serene and beautiful experience. I still can't decide which half is better, oh and in case you were wondering about the second album 'Air & Earth', it isn't very good.

 

 

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

24 | System Of A Down - Toxicity

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Favourite Tracks :: Prison Song, Chop Suey!, Toxicity, Needles

 

System Of A Down's defining work now and a soundtrack to my youth, the sheer pace of this record, perfectly held together by Serj's characteristic vocals is a marvel. I've loved this record for years and go through little spells of listening to it fairly often even now, their later double-album thing had some gems but nothing that could come anywhere near this.

 

23 | Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child

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Favourite Tracks :: Wolves At Night, Now That You're Home, Alice and Interiors, Colly Strings

 

I discovered this in late 2006 and it's one of the best discoveries I've made, I was obsessed with this album for a long time and I still hold it in very high regard as you can see. The album flows from quiet odes to barnstorming tracks, while not reaching the ferocity of their second effort it never felt like it needed to go that far. They have been supporting many people including Brand New and more recently Biffy Clyro so I'm hoping they get bigger.

 

22 | Yourcodenameis:milo - Ignoto

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Favourite Tracks :: I Am Connecting Flight, 17, Titan Grip, Rapt. Dept.

 

Amazing album from an amazing band, 'I Am Connecting Flight' is a fantastic opener and probably my favourite thing they've ever done and that continues with the next three tracks which are all brilliant, I think the first half is stronger than the second but there really are no weak tracks. A must-listen for any fans of this genre, I am still sad they are no more.

 

ah Toxicity :wub:

 

Never actually listened to Manchester Ochestra despite the amount of times ive seen them reccomened and mentioned and hyped, they are probaly one of my favourite bands and I dont even know it

 

Knew Ignoto was coming, listened to it the other day aswell, It is the album that got me into ycni:m (I knew A song before this album but didnt get really into them i just vaguely knew they had a song i liked a bit, then 17 and Rapt Dept changed it all for me. great band, so underated.

 

60 | The Libertines - The Libertines

59 | Blakfish - Champions

58 | Circa Survive - On Letting Go

57 | Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare

56 | Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky

55 | Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

54 | Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing

53 | Frank Turner - Poetry Of The Deed

52 | Thrice - Vheissu

51 | Meet Me In St. Louis - Variations On Swing

 

Arctic Monkeys and Libertines albums are both great, was never really fussed with the Muse one. From what I've heard of Biffy the stuff off 'Blackened Sky' is definitely my favourite...

50 | The Futureheads - The Futureheads

49 | Biffy Clyro - The Vertigo Of Bliss

48 | Stars - Set Yourself On Fire

47 | Shoes and Socks Off - Hand Reared Suburban Piglet

46 | Colour - Anthology

45 | Rx Bandits - ...And The Battle Begun

44 | Daft Punk - Discovery

43 | The Killers - Sam's Town

42 | Oceansize - Frames

41 | ¡Forward, Russia! - Give Me A Wall

 

I've hardly heard of any of these to be honest. 'The Futureheads' and 'Discovery' are both excellent choices and will be higher in mine. Stars are an act I've just never been able to get into.

Arctic Monkeys and Libertines albums are both great, was never really fussed with the Muse one. From what I've heard of Biffy the stuff off 'Blackened Sky' is definitely my favourite...

I've hardly heard of any of these to be honest. 'The Futureheads' and 'Discovery' are both excellent choices and will be higher in mine. Stars are an act I've just never been able to get into.

Thanks for the comment, shame about Stars. I'm looking forward to your albums list, can't wait to see your top singles either.

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

Updated first post with list so far, 100-21.

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

Some selected comments re: 100 - 21:

 

95 | The Killers - Day & Age - own, solid album but leaves me slightly empty

93 | Muse - The Resistance - own, stranger and not as good as their previous album

92 | M.I.A. - Kala - will be in my Top 100 albums countdown

91 | Kasabian - Kasabian - my brother own this. Personally I think only their third album is great.

90 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! - I really ought to buy.

86 | The Libertines - Up The Bracket - could have been the Arctic Monkeys if it weren't for the drugs.

83 | Metric - Grow Up And Blow Away - another act I really ought to buy as I adored Gimme Sympathy & Monster Hospital.

78 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way - far better than Stadium Arcadium.

77 | Tenacious D - Tenacious D - not a disaster, but not a great album either despite 3 killer songs.

76 | Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - personally find them over rated.

75 | Coldplay - Parachutes - My least favourite Coldplay album. Preferred Elbow's debut.

71 | Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger - a rock solid album

70 | Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - way way way too low IMHO.

60 | The Libertines - The Libertines - how can you prefer this to their debut? A bit like saying Second Coming is better than Stone Roses IMHO.

57 | Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare - Great album but not as good as their debut.

39 | Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - Personally, I think this album has dated very badly.

31 | Radiohead - Amnesiac - only their third best album this decade IMHO.

30 | Portishead - Third - now we are talking. Classic album to everyone but the Mercury Music Award panel.

29 | Arcade Fire - Funeral - one of the greatest albums of the decade IMHO.

 

Some selected comments re: 100 - 21:

 

95 | The Killers - Day & Age - own, solid album but leaves me slightly empty

93 | Muse - The Resistance - own, stranger and not as good as their previous album

92 | M.I.A. - Kala - will be in my Top 100 albums countdown

91 | Kasabian - Kasabian - my brother own this. Personally I think only their third album is great.

90 | Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! - I really ought to buy.

86 | The Libertines - Up The Bracket - could have been the Arctic Monkeys if it weren't for the drugs.

83 | Metric - Grow Up And Blow Away - another act I really ought to buy as I adored Gimme Sympathy & Monster Hospital.

78 | Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way - far better than Stadium Arcadium.

77 | Tenacious D - Tenacious D - not a disaster, but not a great album either despite 3 killer songs.

76 | Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - personally find them over rated.

75 | Coldplay - Parachutes - My least favourite Coldplay album. Preferred Elbow's debut.

71 | Maximo Park - A Certain Trigger - a rock solid album

70 | Arcade Fire - Neon Bible - way way way too low IMHO.

60 | The Libertines - The Libertines - how can you prefer this to their debut? A bit like saying Second Coming is better than Stone Roses IMHO.

57 | Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare - Great album but not as good as their debut.

39 | Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory - Personally, I think this album has dated very badly.

31 | Radiohead - Amnesiac - only their third best album this decade IMHO.

30 | Portishead - Third - now we are talking. Classic album to everyone but the Mercury Music Award panel.

29 | Arcade Fire - Funeral - one of the greatest albums of the decade IMHO.

@57 and 31, lets see what's to come shall we? :)

60, not sure, I probably should have given them another listen but I seem to remember preferring the second one.

83, yes check out Metric!

 

Good to see some appreciation for Third aswell, thanks for commenting.

Edited November 10, 200915 yr by Ashford.

20| Circa Survive - Juturna

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Favourite Tracks :: Act Apalled, Holding Someone's Hair Back, In Fear and Faith, The Great Golden Baby

 

Circa Survive with their debut now, a truly magnificent record that has one significant draw, Anthony Green's vocals. They may not be to everyone's taste but I love them. This album was the soundtrack to a large part of 2006, after coming out in 2005, for me. Another fun fact for y'all is that 'Act Apalled' was my top played track on last.fm before I reset. I'll let the music do the talking yeh? Act Apalled official video below.

 

Edited November 11, 200915 yr by Ashford.

19| Muse - Origin of Symmetry

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Favourite Tracks :: New Born, Plug In Baby, Feeling Good, Bliss, Citizen Erased

 

Now onto Muse with what was my favourite album of theirs for a long time however it has slipped in the last couple of years. While The Resistance shows them at their most poppy, this album by contrast is their least, with fierce sounding guitars and Bellamy's vocals at their best it is an awesome record. 'New Born' is maybe my favourite off of the album, but it's a close call, it's a 6-minute epic that showcases everything Muse have to offer.

 

Edited November 11, 200915 yr by Ashford.

18| Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist

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Favourite Tracks :: Hole In The Earth, Rats! Rats! Rats!, Rapture, Cherry Waves

 

I've always liked Deftones a fair amount, this album would have appeared a little bit lower on the countdown, but I had not listened to them as much as other bands I liked for whatever reason. Recently however they have really clicked with me and gone up to a whole new level in my opinions. Saturday Night Wrist their most recent album, before Chi Cheng's car accident that led to him being comatosed, and is a fantastic record with only one weakness which is 'Pink Cellphone'. This does nothing to detract form the album though in my opinion as the rest is Deftones at their best. The amazing 'Hole In The Earth' below for your viewing pleasure, my favourite track.

 

Edited November 11, 200915 yr by Ashford.

30 | Portishead - Third - Very good album, how high was this on your list of 2008?

29 | Arcade Fire - Funeral - Excellent, such a superb debut album

28 | Metric - Fantasies - Brilliant. 'Help I'm Alive' is my favorite I think, mainly for NBA tie-ins

27 | Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back - Not heard

26 | The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute - Not heard

25 | Explosions In The Sky - The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place - Not heard

24 | System Of A Down - Toxicity - Excellent

23 | Manchester Orchestra - I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child - Not heard

22 | Yourcodenameis:milo - Ignoto - Great

21 | Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols. I - II: Fire & Water - Not heard it full. Thought 'Vheissu' was your favorite but apparently not

 

20| Very good, nice start to the top 20 :)

 

Edited November 11, 200915 yr by Rich*