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For those who aren't familiar with the site or concept, a metascore signifies a (normalized) weighted* average from a range of selected reviews by national critics and publications each of which have been converted to a 0-100 point scale.
*publications and/or individual critics are assigned a specific "weight" based on industry prestige, insightfulness, detail etc.
1 Illinois by Sufjan Stevens 2005 90
2 Z by My Morning Jacket 2005 89
3 Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt 2005 88
4 I Am A Bird Now by Antony And The Johnsons 2005 88
5 The Woods by Sleater-Kinney 2005 87
6 Arular by M.I.A. 2005 87
7 Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple 2005 87
8 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2005 86
9 Minimum-Maximum [Live] by Kraftwerk 2005 85
10 The Mysterious Production Of Eggs by Andrew Bird 2005 85
11 Mezmerize by System Of A Down 2005 85
12 Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River 2005 85
13 LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem 2005 85
14 Lookaftering by Vashti Bunyan 2005 85
15 Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team 2005 85
16 Apologies To The Queen Mary by Wolf Parade 2005 85
17 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes 2005 85
18 Blinking Lights And Other Revelations by Eels 2005 84
19 Beauty And The Beat by Edan 2005 84
20 Oceans Apart by The Go-Betweens 2005 84
21 Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder 2005 84
22 Late Registration by Kanye West 2005 84
23 Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady 2005 84
24 These Were The Earlies by The Earlies 2005 84
25 Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers 2005 84
26 Takk... by Sigur Rós 2005 84
27 This Right Here Is Buck 65 by Buck 65 2005 84
28 Lost And Safe by The Books 2005 83
29 Gimme Fiction by Spoon 2005 83
30 Cole's Corner by Richard Hawley 2005 83
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml
And, if anyone is interested, here are the results from 2004:
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2004.shtml
*publications and/or individual critics are assigned a specific "weight" based on industry prestige, insightfulness, detail etc.
1 Illinois by Sufjan Stevens 2005 90
2 Z by My Morning Jacket 2005 89
3 Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt 2005 88
4 I Am A Bird Now by Antony And The Johnsons 2005 88
5 The Woods by Sleater-Kinney 2005 87
6 Arular by M.I.A. 2005 87
7 Extraordinary Machine by Fiona Apple 2005 87
8 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2005 86
9 Minimum-Maximum [Live] by Kraftwerk 2005 85
10 The Mysterious Production Of Eggs by Andrew Bird 2005 85
11 Mezmerize by System Of A Down 2005 85
12 Black Sheep Boy by Okkervil River 2005 85
13 LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem 2005 85
14 Lookaftering by Vashti Bunyan 2005 85
15 Thunder, Lightning, Strike by The Go! Team 2005 85
16 Apologies To The Queen Mary by Wolf Parade 2005 85
17 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes 2005 85
18 Blinking Lights And Other Revelations by Eels 2005 84
19 Beauty And The Beat by Edan 2005 84
20 Oceans Apart by The Go-Betweens 2005 84
21 Chavez Ravine by Ry Cooder 2005 84
22 Late Registration by Kanye West 2005 84
23 Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady 2005 84
24 These Were The Earlies by The Earlies 2005 84
25 Twin Cinema by The New Pornographers 2005 84
26 Takk... by Sigur Rós 2005 84
27 This Right Here Is Buck 65 by Buck 65 2005 84
28 Lost And Safe by The Books 2005 83
29 Gimme Fiction by Spoon 2005 83
30 Cole's Corner by Richard Hawley 2005 83
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml
And, if anyone is interested, here are the results from 2004:
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2004.shtml