Originally written by TheBoyDeadly · 21 December 2007
Popular record emporium HMV rounded up the nation’s jabbering critics, threw them in an emptied swimming pool, left them to rot in the sun ‘til their mouths and brains cooled, and then got them to stick charred hands in the air.
Then there was this, HMV’s round-up of the critics top choices from 2007, albums-wise:
1. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver 2. M.I.A.: Kala 3. Radiohead: In Rainbows 4. Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future 5. Battles: Mirrored 6. Arcade Fire: Neon Bible 7. Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare 8. Panda Bear: Person Pitch 9. Justice: Cross 10. Burial: Untrue 11. Robert Wyatt: Comicopera 12. Grinderman: Grinderman 13. PJ Harvey: White Chalk 14. Kings of Leon: Because of the Times 15. Hold Steady: Boys and Girls in America 16. Les Savy Sav: Let's Stay Friends 17. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Raising Sand 18. The Good, the Bad & the Queen: The Good, the Bad & the Queen 19. White Stripes; Icky Thump 20. Feist: The Remainder 21. Bjork: Volta 22. Jamie T: Panic Prevention 23. The National: Boxer 24. Beirut: The Flying Club Cup 25. Bruce Springsteen: Magic 26. The Shins: Wincing the Night Away 27. Simian Mobile Disco: Attack Decay Sustain Release 28. Dizzee Rascal: Maths & English 29. Kanye West: Graduation 30. Roisin Murphy: Overpowered 31. Bloc Party: Weekend in the City 32. Common: Finding Forever 33. Interpol: Our Love to Admire 34. High on Fire: Death is this Communion 35. Mark Ronson: Version 36. Liars: Liars 37. Electric Wizard: Witchcult Today 38. The Chemical Brothers: We Are the Night 39. Modeselektor: Happy Birthday 40. Dillinger Escape Plan: Ire Works 41. Matthew Dear: Asa Breed 42. Rufus Wainwright: Release the stars 43. Down: Over the Under 44. Future of the Left: Curses 45. Britney Spears: Blackout 46. Neil Young: Chrome Dream II 47. Fall Out Boy: Infinity on High 48. Cribs: Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever 49. Bright Eyes: Cassadaga 50. Black Lips: Good Bad Not Evil
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