ILM Top 100 2005-2009: ALBUMS

i'll post the full list in a bit

figured finishing #6 in '08 only made us erykah stans more determined to send it to the top...

BEST. POLL. EVER.

nice work J0rdan & JF!! :D

WAU (I totally think u spoiled it when L/H placed and u said it tied the winner with 4 #1 votes but still WAU)

good job j0rd and jf this was fun

tbf, I didn't even listen to it until after it finished #6 in the 2008 poll. Since then, it's been a frequent go-to album.

(still wouldve loved to see High on Fire make it, but oh well...)

i also like that electrik red got the highest-placing debut album of the past half-decade

(not counting fever ray as a debut)

thx j0rdan!

I really don't get that Erykah Badu album, like, AT ALL.

oh matt

do you like any other erykah?

woah, is the whole album as good as The Healer? because i <3 that song, but gave at least half the credit to Madlib

there are other madlib tracks on the album i think?

I really don't get that Erykah Badu album, like, AT ALL.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:17 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Me either...will give it another shot though.

Nice work Jordan. A really strong Top 20 and Erykah's a more than worthy winner.

no prob everyone i had a lot of fun doing this

here is the full list

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AjL3wBlEALAGdEI2SERYS29WVUJaX1lGS2NWMXJnVWc&hl=en

how anemic "Bucky Done Gun" actually is

wtf! that shit bangs your fucking house

Yay for Erykah! I figured it would win, it crosses most of the ilx boundaries (except for Matt DC, it appears).

it's probably my favorite song by her xp

Is anyone here also following the top hard rock/heavy metal polls? They are pretty massive at this point and I think most everyone will find something they would want to vote for.

just a note on that excel spreadsheet to clear up any potential confusion, the number next to the album on the left is actually one above what its placement is

there are other madlib tracks on the album i think?
yeah, I should investigate that.

Also, thank J0rdan and Johnny, this was my first ilm poll and it was fun

"bucky done gun" sounds anaemic in comparison to the dj marlboro remix

- wow, booka shade not even close, only 4 votes?!
- who else voted for paris hilton? ilu :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy7a7voOpHA

this was on my tracks ballot; it's often overlooked but the way that the first half of this song just absolutely nails a sort of oddball, awkward, angst-funk feel, almost like the backing track is being played in reverse, and then the way the song completely switches it up and turns into the most sumptuous piece of 70s soul...it's really unique and representative of the tension which drive the entire album imo.

I love the big nominate/vote/list polls, but I probably won't be at the helm of one for a while. I was gonna do a shoegaze/dreampop poll, but the metal/hard rock poll came up before I could get around to it. Some day, some day...

Healer beat totally reminds me of Voodoo-era D'Angelo, that sorta slow drunken stutter-step. pretty good

whoops meant to post this LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51oiQomYuqM

Paavoharju not even close. I'm going off to cry in a corner.

I was the only vote for the Pipettes? Really??

The albums I would have voted for that placed in descending order on my ballot:

05. M.I.A. Kala (2007) [767.5 points, 30 votes] +40
03. THE KNIFE Silent Shout (2006) [915 points, 33 votes, 1 first place vote] +39
02. PORTISHEAD Third (2008) [967 points, 40 votes, 1 first place vote] + 38
56. YEAH YEAH YEAHS It's Blitz! (2009) [262 points, 14 votes] +37
06. FEVER RAY Fever Ray (2009) [661.5 points, 29 votes] +36
01. ERYKAH BADU New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008) [1,029.5 points, 36 votes, 4 first place votes] +35
04. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM Sound of Silver (2007) [880.5 points, 34 votes, 1 first place vote] +34
12. THE xx xx (2009) [517.5 points, 27 votes, 1 first place vote] +28
85. BAT FOR LASHES Two Suns (2009) [205 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote] + 25
83. SANTIGOLD Santigold (2008) [206.5 points, 10 votes] +24
95. BATTLES Mirrored (2007) [190.5 points, 11 votes] +23
39. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS The Sunset Tree (2005) [314.5 points, 13 votes] +22
41. CUT COPY In Ghost Colours (2008) [311.5 points, 13 votes] +21
76. ELLEN ALLIEN & APPARAT Orchestra of Bubbles (2006) [212 points, 12 votes] +19
60. KANYE WEST 808s & Heartbreak (2008) [247.5 points, 12 votes] +18
13. M.I.A. Arular (2005) [517.5 points, 17 votes] +17
94. BOARDS OF CANADA The Campfire Headphase (2005) [192 points, 9 votes] +9
64. ROBYN Robyn (2005) [234.5 points, 9 votes] +8
18. KANYE WEST Late Registration (2005) [467 points, 21 votes] +6
89. VITALIC OK Cowboy (2005) [200 points, 10 votes] +3

so I would have had zero (0) impact on the top 10 and have done a lot of shuffling lower down the list

xp yes, you were the only vote for the pipettes.

i somehow knew new amerykah would win, usually when i listen to that album i am overwhelmed with feelings of "holy shit this is the best music ever." it would have been my number one if it weren't for love vs money, which is responsible for blowing my mind and changing the course of my life pretty drastically.

can i just say that portishead album can seriously go fuck itself imo

yay, two other people voted for ES - Sateenkaarisuudelma!

One of them was me. Who was the other vote for Volcano the Bear?

Paavoharju not even close. I'm going off to cry in a corner.

― emil.y, Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:28 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

aight emily i'll bite--what the hell is paavoharju

paavoharju had like 8 albums in this poll tho so

at least it felt that way

I guess it's time for yet another attempt at working out why people love The-Dream so much. Apart from that, Junior Boys and Electrik Red, the top 20 mirrors my own pretty closely.

1. ERYKAH BADU New Amerykah Part One

Her?

Calling Erykah as winnar with 4 first-place votes. Can't see Portishead garnering the #1 marks to make it happen.

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:10 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark

^ this is why i wz willing to call it...i know i gave it #1, and somedude did too, but then i saw john/via/chi do the whole '^^^^^^^^^^' thing & figured maybe he did too...

― please sb me (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, July 13, 2010 4:13 PM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

actually it was my #3, but by far my favorite that actually made the list

Should we post our ballots here or wait for another thread?

I am getting distracted and confused by the spreadsheet comments...

Everyone forgot about White Chalk then?

I voted for White Chalk. Low. But I voted for it.

Paavoharju only have two albums! Though I imagine variant spellings might have been tough to input.

And cad, they're crazy Finns (and we know ilx loves those). They do, uh, I guess it's experimental folk music?

i love faux-shocked poll reactions

huh ok the only crazy finn folk record i have is the lau nau record which is decent

I feel like Final Fantasy was robbed

also lol my highest vote to not place on my hypothetical ballot was... Thom Yorke's The Eraser

i voted for white chalk too, tho i didn't really think it'd make the list - it was one of those that only people who already cared about pj harvey would have checked i think

I voted for Laulu Laakson Kukista. Low. But I voted for it.