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75 2562
54 30 Seconds to Mars
62 50 Cent
71 AC/DC
67 The Album Leaf
52 Kris Allen
68 Tori Amos
66 Animal Collective
84 Animal Collective
77 Annie
57 Apse
63 Asobi Seksu
59 Bad Lieutenant
83 Julianna Barwick
82 Beach House
72 Beak>
72 Bibio
65 Justin Bieber
76 Biffy Clyro
74 Blakroc
75 Mary J. Blige
78 Blockhead
52 Bon Jovi
54 Susan Boyle
57 The Bravery
39 Chris Brown
62 V.V. Brown
70 Basia Bulat
79 Chew Lips
75 Citay
65 Clipse
66 Cold War Kids
75 The Cribs
58 Dashboard Confessional
81 Dave Rawlings Machine
70 Delphic
78 The Doors
58 Echo & The Bunnymen
73 Edan
59 Editors
69 Eels
80 Felt
75 First Aid Kit
69 Flyleaf
83 Four Tet
82 Ben Frost
82 Fucked Up
83 Charlotte Gainsbourg
63 The Gilded Palace Of Sin
68 Githead
65 Joe Goddard
58 Good Shoes
72 Gucci Mane
75 Holopaw
82 Jesca Hoop
77 Hot Chip
72 The Hot Rats
88 Ray Wylie Hubbard
54 Hurricane Chris
66 Allison Iraheta
59 Jay Sean
82 Freedy Johnston
57 Nick Jonas And The Administration
73 Norah Jones
49 Juvenile
58 Ke$ha
62 R. Kelly
66 Alicia Keys
68 Kid Sister
81 King Midas Sound
63 Lady Antebellum
76 Lady GaGa
71 Adam Lambert
78 Lawrence Arabia
61 Leona Lewis
70 Lightspeed Champion
36 Lil Wayne
82 Lindstrom & Christabelle
77 Lissie
78 Los Campesinos!
70 Lostprophets
73 Magnetic Fields
73 Massive Attack
64 John Mayer
71 Paul McCartney
58 Katherine McPhee
86 Memory Tapes
74 Midlake
88 Motion City Soundtrack
63 Mr. Hudson
53 Mudvayne
75 Oh No Ono
70 OK Go
72 Ola Podrida
61 OneRepublic
80 Owen Pallett
90 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
60 Pit Er Pat
62 Priestess
70 Radian
79 Corinne Bailey Rae
54 Rakim
79 Real Estate
77 Retribution Gospel Choir
76 Rihanna
64 Rjd2
65 Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
82 Sade
79 Gil Scott-Heron
72 Shakira
82 Shining
61 Snoop Dogg
62 Snow Patrol
71 The Soft Pack
80 Spoon
64 Ringo Starr
59 Stereophonics
75 Angie Stone
79 Surfer Blood
74 Switchfoot
75 Them Crooked Vultures
74 Robin Thicke
50 Timbaland
79 tUnE-YaRDs
80 Vampire Weekend
79 Laura Veirs
79 Tom Waits
78 Wale
66 Kanye West
76 The Whitefield Brothers
64 Robbie Williams
80 Yeasayer
62 Young Money
75 Neil Young
61 Rob Zombie

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

New Releases:

Added 8 February 2010

by Priestess

The Canadian hard rock band releases its second album produced by David Schiffman. [Rock/Metal]

by First Aid Kit

This is the debut album for the Swedish teenage sisters. [Folk/Pop]

by Good Shoes

This is the second album for English rock quartet and its first with its new bass player. [Rock/Alternative]

by Blockhead

This is the third album for the New York-based rapper. [Rap]

2009 High Scores

1	Nirvana Live At Reading	93
2	Leonard Cohen Live In London	91
3	Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion	89
4	Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II	88
5	Baroness Blue Record	88
6	Sunn O))) Monoliths & Dimensions	88
7	Vijay Iyer Trio Historicity	88
8	Brad Paisley American Saturday Night	86
9	Amadou & Mariam Welcome To Mali	86
10	Memory Tapes Seek Magic	86

All-Time High Scores

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	Nirvana Live At Reading	93
8	Talking Heads The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version]	93
9	Bob Dylan Love And Theft	93
10	Tom Waits Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards	92

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Added 5 February 2010

by Shining

The Norwegian band led by Jorgen Munkeby has a sharper metal edge than Jaga Jazzist, which was Munkeby's previous band. [Rock/Metal/Alternative/Jazz]

by Lissie

The debut five-track EP for the California-based singer was produced by Band Of Horses' Bill Reynolds. [Rock/Indie]

by Forro In The Dark

The New York-based group of Brazilians release its second full-length album of music based on the native forro style. [World/Latin]

by Mason Jennings

The latest album for the singer-songwriter from Hawaii is said to be based on his childhood experiences. [Rock/Indie/Alternative/Folk]

Added 4 February 2010

Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You

by Lightspeed Champion

The former Test Icicles frontman Devonte Hynes of Lightspeed Champion returns with the follow-up to 2008's Falling Off The Lavender Bridge. Produced by Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), the album is a collection of songs influenced by classical music and musical theatre. [Alternative/Indie]

Earthology

by The Whitefield Brothers

The latest album features such guests as Edan, Mr. Lif, and members of the Dap-Kings. [Rock/Funk]

Florine [EP]

by Julianna Barwick

The second EP for the singer was inspired by music she heard in church. [Rock/Indie]

Climb Up

by Apse

The New England rock band releases it first album in four years and its first with the four new band members. [Rock/Indie]

Added 3 February 2010

A Chorus of Storytellers

by The Album Leaf

Recorded in Seattle but remixed in Iceland by Jon Birgisson of Sigur Ros, A Chorus of Storytellers is the fifth album led by multi-instrumentalist Jimmy LaValle. [Rock/Alternative/Indie/Electronic]

Hellbilly Deluxe II

by Rob Zombie

Produced by Zombie himself, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 is a follow-up to his 1998 debut solo effort called Hellbilly Deluxe. [Rock/Metal]

Heart Of My Own

by Basia Bulat

The second album for the Canadian singer-songwriter was produced by Howard Bilerman. [Folk/Indie/Pop]

Need You Now

by Lady Antebellum

The second album for the Grammy-nominated country trio was produced by Paul Worley. [Country]

Added 2 February 2010

Who I Am

by Nick Jonas And The Administration

The youngest brother of the Jonas Brothers, with the help of a backing band that comprises members from Prince's New Power Generation, releases his solo side project. [Rock/Pop]

Rebirth

by Lil Wayne

On his seventh album called Rebirth, Lil Wayne fuses rock with his rap lyrical flow and features guest appearances from Eminem, Shanell (aka SNL), Kevin Rudolf, Nicki Minaj, and others. [Rap]