It's the annual ADM Poll of Polls, our roundup of the critics' end-of-year best albums lists - the ultimate, definitive Best Of The Best Ofs, 2014. Recently added sources: The Music, Tiny Mixed Tapes, God Is In The TV, Pitchfork, Beardfood, Sputnik
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We would love to keep the suspense going but with a 94 point gap
and most of our sources having posted their end-of-year lists, it's
looking like FKA Twigs will top our Poll Of Polls.
The race for second spot is still on though with
The War On Drugs
just ahead of St Vincent.
We hope to post the final Poll Of Polls list later this week so
keep checking in and please spread the word about the Ultimate,
Definitive Best Of The Best Ofs.
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1418 FKA
Twigs
LP1
- 1324 The War On
Drugs Lost In The Dream
- 1284 St Vincent St
Vincent
- 1069 Caribou Our Love
- 1053 Run The Jewels Run The Jewels 2
- 888 Sun Kil
Moon Benji
- 878 Aphex Twin Syro
- 868 Sharon Van Etten Are We
There
- 788 Flying
Lotus You're Dead!
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775
Swans
To Be Kind
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736 Future
Islands
Singles
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714 Angel
Olsen
Burn Your Fire For No Witness
- 667 Mac
DeMarco Salad Days
- 635 Spoon They Want My
Soul
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609 Perfume
Genius
Too Bright
- 603 Todd Terje It's Album Time
- 573
Beck Morning
Phase
- 547
Taylor
Swift
1989
- 477 Lana Del
Rey Ultraviolence
- 477 Wild Beasts Present
Tense
- 442 Freddie Gibbs And
Madlib Piñata
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439
Cloud Nothings Here
And Nowhere Else
- 430
East India
Youth
Total Strife Forever
- 396 Ought More Than Any Other
Day
- 381 The
Bug Angels & Devils
- 374
Grouper Ruins
- 366 Damon Albarn Everyday Robots
- 311 Scott Walker & Sunn O))) Soused
- 310 Real
Estate Atlas
- 309 Ariel Pink Pom Pom
- 302 Alvvays
Alvvays
- 294 Sleaford Mods Divid And Exit
- 293 Alt-J This Is All Yours
- 285 Ben Frost A U R O R
A
- 280 Jenny Lewis The
Voyager
- 276 La
Roux
Trouble In Paradise
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275
Jack White
Lazaretto
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273
Against Me!
Transgender Dysphoria Blues
- 273 Shabazz
Palaces Lese Majesty
- 265 Andy
Stott Faith In Strangers
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252 Lykke
Li
I Never Learn
- 251 Young
Fathers Dead
- 244 Ty
Segall Manipulator
- 236 Kate Tempest Everybody Down
- 228 Manic Street Preachers Futurology
- 224 Owen
Pallett In Conflict
- 222 Iceage
Plowing Into The Field Of Love
- 218 Parquet Courts Sunbathing
Animal
- 216 First Aid Kit Stay
Gold
- 215 Sturgill Simpson Metamodern Sounds In
Country Music
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SOURCES: Q, Mojo, Uncut,
NME, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Quietus, The Line Of Best Fit, The
Skinny, Faster Louder, Time Out, Crack, Pretty
Much Amazing, Digital Spy, music OMH, Evening Standard, Pop
Matters, AV Club, The 405, Spin, Exclaim, Fact, All Music, Slant,
Drowned In Sound, The Digital Fix, Earbudy, The Guardian, Clash,
Consequence Of Sound, Under The Radar, Loud & Quiet, Tiny Mixed
Tapes, The Music, Pitchfork, God Is In The
TV, Sputnik,
Beardfood
(50pts are awarded to the album named No.1, 49pts to the No.2 and
so on. If any of our sources don't post a numerical list then all
available points are shared equally)
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Top 5 from each publication / site:
Q: 1 Lost In The Dream, The
War On Drugs. 2 This Is All Yours, Alt-J. 3 Everyday Robots, Damon
Albarn. 4 Futurology, Manic Street Preachers. 5 Morning Phase,
Beck
Mojo: 1 Morning Phase, Beck. 2
Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 3 Divide And Exit, Sleaford
Mods. 4 Lazaretto, Jack White. 5 St Vincent, St Vincent
Uncut: 1 Lost In The Dream,
The War On Drugs. 2 Popular Problems, Leonard Cohen. 3 Syro, Aphex
Twin. 4 LP1 FKA Twigs. 5 Are We There, Sharon Van Etten
NME: 1 St Vincent, St Vincent.
2 Salad Days, Mac DeMarco. 3 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 4
Syro, Aphex Twin. 5 Our Love, Caribou
Rolling Stone: 1 Songs Of
Innocence, U2. 2 High Hopes, Bruce Springsteen. 3 Turn Blue, The
Black Keys. 4 St Vincent, St Vincent. 5 Miranda Lambert,
Platinum
Paste: 1 Lost In The Dream,
The War On Drugs. 2 St Vincent, St Vincent. 3 Run The Jewels 2, Run
The Jewels. 4 King Tuff, Black Moon Spell. 5 Alvvays, Alvvays
The Quietus: 1 Unflesh,
Gazelle Twin. 2 Soused, Scott Walker & Sunn O))). 3 To Be Kind,
Swans. 4 Total Strife Forever, East India Youth. 5 Angels &
Devils, The Bug
Faster Louder: 1 Kimbra, The
Golden Echo. 2 St Vincent, St Vincent. 3 Lost In The Dream, The War
On Drugs. 4 Raw x Infinity, Remi. 5 Salad Days, Mac
DeMarco
The Skinny: 1 Warpaint,
Warpaint. 2 Nobody Wants to be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave, The
Twilgiht Sad. 3 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 4 St Vincent,
St Vincent. 5 Burn Your Fire For No Witness, Angel Olsen
Time Out: 1 Trouble In
Paradise, La Roux. 2 Everyday Robots, Damon Albarn. 3 It's Album
Time, Todd Terje. 4 Commune, Goat. 5 Nabuma Rubberband, Little
Dragon
Crack: 1 Black Metal, Dean
Blunt. 2 Angels & Devils, The Bug. 3 Plowing Into The Field Of
Love, Iceage. 4 Present Tense, Wild Beasts. 5 Soused, Scott Walker
& Sunn O)))
Pretty Much Amazing: 1
Beyoncé, Beyoncé. 2 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 3 St
Vincent, St Vincent. 4 Sun Kil Moon, Benji. 5 Run The Jewels 2, Run
The Jewels
The Digital Spy: 1 In The
Lonely Hour, Sam Smith. 2 1989, Taylor Swift. 3 Royal Blood, Royal
Blood. 4 Trouble In Paradise, La Roux. 5 X, Ed Sheeran
musicOMH: 1 St Vincent, St
Vincent. 2 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 3 Our Love,
Caribou. 4 Are We There, Sharon Van Etten. 5 LP1, FKA Twigs
Pop Matters: 1 Run The Jewels
2, Run The Jewels. 2 Benji, Sun Kil Moon. 3 You're Dead!, Flying
Lotus. 4 St Vincent, St Vincent. 5 To Be Kind, Swans
AV Club: 1 Burn Your Fire For
No Witness, Angel Olsen. 2 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels. 3 St
Vincent, St Vincent. 4 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 5 Are
We There, Sharon Van Etten
The 405: 1 LP1 FKA Twigs. 2
You're Dead!, Flying Lotus. 3 Early Riser, Taylor McFerrin. 4 Gist
Is, Adult Jazz. 5 Present Tense, Wild Beasts
Spin 1 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 2
Sunbathing Animal, Parquet Courts. 3 Run The Jewels 2, Run The
Jewels. 4 The Voyager, Jenny Lewis. 5 Our Love, Caribou
Fact 1 Benji, Sun Kil Moon. 2 Parallel
Memories, Mr. Mitch. 3 PC Music x DISown Radio Mix, PC Music. 4
Faith In Strangers, Andy Stott. 5 Superimpositions, Lorenzo
Senni
Exclaim (Dance & Electronic) 1 Our Love,
Caribou. 2 Syro, Aphex Twin. 3 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus. 4 Wonder
Where We Land, SBTRKT. 5 It's Album Time, Todd Terje
Exclaim (Rock & Pop) 1 Salad Days, Mac
DeMarco. 2 St Vincent, St Vincent. 3 In Conflict, Owen Pallett. 4
Alvvays, Alvvays. 5 To Be Kind, Swans
Slant 1 St Vincent, St Vincent. 2 They Want My
Soul, Spoon. 3 Ultraviolence, Lana Del Rey. 4 Lost In The Dream,
The War On Drugs. 5 Salad Days, Mac DeMarco
Drowned In Sound 1 Nobody Wants to be Here and
Nobody Wants to Leave, The Twilight Sad. 2 Are We
There, Sharon Van Etten. 3 1989, Taylor Swift. 4 July,
Marissa Nadler. 5 Crosses, Crosses
Earbuddy 1 To Be Kind, Swans. 2 LP1 FKA Twigs.
3 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels. 4 Burn Your Fire For No
Witness, Angel Olsen. 5 Piñata, Freddie Gibbs And Madlib
The Guardian 1 St Vincent, St Vincent. 2 Lost
In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 3 LP1, FKA Twigs. 4 Syro, Aphex
Twins. 5 Our Love, Caribou
Clash 1 LP1 FKA Twigs. 2 You're Dead!, Flying
Lotus. 3 Dead, Young Fathers. 4 Angels & Devils, The Bug. 5 Run
The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels
Consequence Of Sound 1 Lost In The Dream, The
War On Drugs. 2 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels. 3 Burn Your Fire
For No Witness, Angel Olsen. 4 Here And Nowhere Else, Cloud
Nothings. 5 Our Love, Caribou
Under The Radar 1 Lost In The Dream, The War On
Drugs. 2 St Vincent, St Vincent. 3 Singles, Future Islands. Atlas,
Real Estate. 5 Burn Your Fire For No Witness, Angel Olsen
Loud And Quiet 1 More Than Any Other Day,
Ought. 2 Our Love, Caribou. 3 The Hum, Hookworms. 4 Salad Days, Mac
DeMarco. 5 Divide And Exit, Sleaford Mods
The Music 1 Built On Glass, Chet Faker. 2 LP1,
FKA Twigs. 3 Our Love, Caribou. 4 Lost In The Dream, The War On
Drugs. 5 1989, Taylor Swift
Tiny Mixed Tapes 1 Black Metal, Dean Blunt. 2
Ruins, Grouper. 3 Secret Mix, GFOTY. 4 Soused, Scott Walker &
Sunn O))). 5 The Abyss, Kevin Drumm / Jason Lescalleet
Pitchfork 1 Run The Jewels 2, Run The Jewels. 2
LP1, FKA Twigs. 3 Lost In The Dream, The War On Drugs. 4 Syro,
Aphex Twin. 5 Ruins, Grouper
God Is In The TV 1 Rave Tapes, Mogwai. 2 St
Vincent, St Vincent. 3 Morning Phase, Beck. 4 Syro, Aphex Twin.
5 Too Bright, Perfume Genius
Sputnik 1 You're Dead!, Flying Lotus. 2 Home,
Like No Place Is There, The Hotelier. 3 Are We There, Sharon
Van Etten. 4 Holy Vacants, Trophy Scars. 5 Lost In The Dream, The
War On Drugs
Beardfood 1 To Be kind, Swans. 2 Lost In The
Dream, The War On Drugs. 3 Too Bright, Perfume Genius. 4 What Is
This Heart?, How To Dress Well. 5 Present Tense, Wild Beasts