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57 3 Doors Down
80 American Music Club
78 Animal Collective
65 Anti-Flag
71 Apes
69 The Apples In Stereo
81 Atlas Sound
68 Atmosphere
71 Autechre
79 Kevin Ayers
62 B-52s
82 Erykah Badu
68 Bauhaus
70 Be Your Own Pet
73 Beach House
72 Bell X1
65 The Big Sleep
74 The Black Crowes
76 The Black Keys
89 Bon Iver
76 Boris
71 Born Ruffians
72 Billy Bragg
74 The Breeders
47 The Brian Jonestown Massacre
73 Cadence Weapon
65 Mariah Carey
87 Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
68 Clinic
78 The Constantines
79 Elvis Costello & The Impostors
63 Counting Crows
72 Crystal Castles
59 Danity Kane
53 Craig David
75 Ray Davies
74 Death Cab For Cutie
53 Def Leppard
61 Gavin DeGraw
69 Del The Funky Homosapien
78 Destroyer
79 DeVotchKa
77 diskJokke
81 The Dodos
59 Does It Offend You, Yeah?
57 Mike Doughty
75 Duffy
67 Justin Townes Earle
74 Kathleen Edwards
82 Elbow
65 Elf Power
73 Estelle
70 Evangelista
66 The Feeling
75 The Felice Brothers
77 Tim Fite
79 Flight Of The Conchords
54 Flo Rida
69 Flogging Molly
75 Foals
82 Robert Forster
73 Four Tet
46 Foxy Brown
80 Frightened Rabbit
80 Fuck Buttons
61 Ghostland Observatory
76 Gnarls Barkley
78 Goldfrapp
66 The Gossip
70 Grand Archives
60 Adam Green
61 Guillemots
80 The Gutter Twins
77 Headlights
86 Hercules And Love Affair
76 Howlin Rain
68 Islands
68 Alan Jackson
61 Janet Jackson
60 Scarlett Johansson
58 Junkie XL
75 The Kills
79 Kaki King
65 The Kooks
54 Kula Shaker
69 Lady Antebellum
67 Ladyhawk
71 Daniel Lanois
77 The Last Shadow Puppets
66 Les Savy Fav
64 Leona Lewis
71 Jamie Lidell
73 The Long Blondes
80 Los Campesinos!
66 Lyrics Born
69 M83
65 Madonna
76 Stephen Malkmus
74 Man Man
79 Matmos
80 James McMurtry
70 Colin Meloy
72 Tift Merritt
83 Meshuggah
65 Kylie Minogue
63 Moby
67 Allison Moorer
63 Morcheeba
69 Van Morrison
74 The Mountain Goats
72 Jason Mraz
84 Mudcrutch
77 Mudhoney
75 Murder By Death
75 Mystery Jets
79 Neon Neon
75 The Night Marchers
66 Nine Inch Nails
75 Nine Inch Nails
79 No Age
68 No Kids
80 Jim Noir
73 Old 97's
70 Panic At The Disco
73 Dolly Parton
74 Pete & The Pirates
71 Phantom Planet
74 Plants and Animals
85 Portishead
56 The Presidents Of The United States Of America
76 Pride Tiger
65 The Proclaimers
75 Prodigy [of Mobb Deep]
79 R.E.M.
76 The Raconteurs
72 The Raveonettes
87 Robyn
69 Pete Rock
72 The Rolling Stones
78 The Roots
59 Rick Ross
77 The Ruby Suns
79 Santogold
76 She & Him
64 Ashlee Simpson
71 Snoop Dogg
81 Sun Kil Moon
67 Supergrass
79 Switches
72 The Sword
70 Tall Firs
61 Tapes 'n Tapes
64 The Teenagers
76 These New Puritans
71 These United States
78 Thrice
68 Tokyo Police Club
79 Vetiver
65 We Are Scientists
78 Jim White
76 Why?
76 Young Knives

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

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Added 21 May 2008:

Arm's Way by Islands

The sophomore album for the Montreal-based indie group is its first on the Anti- label. [Rock/Indie]

Brooklyn's Don Diva by Foxy Brown

The rapper from Brooklyn releases her much-delayed follow-up to 2001's "Broken Silence." [Rap]

The Felice Brothers by The Felice Brothers

The folk rock band from upstate New York formed by three brothers and their friend releases its first studio album in the US. [Rock/Folk]

Added 20 May 2008:

Anywhere I Lay My Head by Scarlett Johansson

The debut album by actress Scarlett Johansson was produced by TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek. [Rock]

We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things by Jason Mraz

The third album for the San Diego-based singer-songwriter includes songs that first appeared on three EPs. [Rock/Alternative]

Ringer by Four Tet

Kieran Hebden releases a 30-minute, four-track minialbum. [Electronic]

Added 19 May 2008:

Water Curses [EP] by Animal Collective

The four-track EP features songs from the band's "Strawberry Jam" studio sessions. [Rock/Experimental]

The Evangelist by Robert Forster

Robert Forster's first album in 11 years also features songs written by his now-deceased Go-Between partner. [Rock/Indie]

After The Balls Drop by Les Savy Fav

The group releases its 3:00 a.m. performance at Bowery Ballroom in New York City on January 1, 2008 for download only. [Rock]

Added 16 May 2008:

Blame It On Gravity by Old 97's

The Dallas-based alt-country quartet releases its seventh studio album. [Rock/Country/Alternative]

Songs from the Sparkle Lounge by Def Leppard

The 14th studio album for the rock band features Tim McGraw on one track. [Rock]

Mudcrutch by Mudcrutch

The debut album for the Florida-based rock band known as the band Tom Petty was in before the Heartbreakers. [Rock]

Added 15 May 2008:

Brain Thrust Mastery by We Are Scientists

The California-based indie rock band, which has had more luck in the UK, releases its latest album. [Rock/Indie]

Circular Sounds by Kelley Stoltz

The San Francisco-based singer releases his latest album on the Sub Pop label. [Rock/Indie]

Added 14 May 2008:

Rockferry by Duffy

"Mercy," the single from Duffy's debut album, made her the first female Welsh singer to hit number one on the UK pop charts. [Rock/Soul/Alternative]

The Slip by Nine Inch Nails

Trent Reznor slips in another digital album release. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 13 May 2008:

Narrow Stairs by Death Cab For Cutie

The indie rockers' follow-up to their platinum album "Plans" features an eight-and-a-half-minute-long song.. [Rock/Indie/Pop]

Shine A Light by The Rolling Stones

The live soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's documentary of the Rolling Stones' concerts at New York's Beacon Theater. [Rock/Soundtrack]

Added 12 May 2008:

Supreme Balloon by Matmos

The seventh album for the rock band is promised to include many kinds of synthesizers. [Electronic/Experimental]

See You In Magic by The Night Marchers

This is the debut album for the newest band led by John Reis of Rocket From the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes. [Rock/Indie]

Added 9 May 2008:

Gavin DeGraw by Gavin DeGraw

The sophomore studio album for the artist best known for the theme song from the TV series "One Tree Hill." [Rock/Singer-Songwriter]

Trust Me by Craig David

The British singer's fourth album features a song sampling David Bowie's 'Let's Dance.' [R&B]

Just Us Kids by James McMurtry

The son of novelist Larry continues his critique of the world on his latest album. [Country/Alternative]

Added 8 May 2008:

Momofuku by Elvis Costello & The Impostors

Elvis Costello and the Imposters recorded and mixed the album in a week. [Rock]

Fair Ain't Fair by Tim Fite

The Brooklyn, New York-based artist explores the idea of an apocalypse on his latest album. [Rock/Indie]

Added 7 May 2008:

Nouns by No Age

The Los Angeles-based duo's sophomore album was recorded in Los Angeles and London, England. [Indie/Rock]

Live In Liverpool by The Gossip

The live CD features live songs from the garage-punk band's tour in Liverpool in July 2007. [Rock/Indie]
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

In Stores 27 May 2008
Bring Ya To The Brink
by Cyndi Lauper

In Stores 3 June 2008
Velocifero
by Ladytron

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