First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in my poll! I received 16 lists and they really showcase what is so great about this forum: there is so much diversity in genre, level of success and age represented with this list. Congratulations!

And on to the results! I've included the points for each album, followed by the number of votes in parentheses.

1. Kate Bush- Aerial- 143 (10)
2. Madonna- Confessions on a Dancefloor- 81 (7)
3. Arcade Fire- Funeral- 59 (4)
4. Roisin Murphy- Ruby Blue- 53 (4)
5. Beck- Guero- 51 (6)
6. Tori Amos- The Beekeeper- 50 (3)
7. Shakira- Fijación Oral- 39 (3)
8. Annie- Anniemal- 36 (3)
9. Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning- 35 (2)
10. Me'Shell Ndegeocello- The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel- 34 (4)
11. (tie) Jamiroquai- Dynamite- 32 (3)
11. (tie) The Decemberists- Picaresque- 32 (3)
13. Cinister Cee- Cinstrumentals- 30 (1)
14. Gorillaz- Demon Days- 29 (3)
15. LCD Soundsystem- LCD Soundsystem- 28 (4)
16. (tie) Antony and the Johnsons- I Am a Bird Now- 28 (3)
16. (tie) Fiona Apple- Extraordinary Machine- 28 (3)
18. M.I.A.- Arular- 27 (2)
19. Sufjan Stevens- Illinois- 23 (2)
20. (tie) Coldplay- X & Y- 21 (2)
20. (tie) New Order- Waiting for the Sirens' Call- 21 (2)
22. Kanye West- Late Registration- 20 (3)
23. (tie) Chad van Gaalen- Infiniheart- 20 (1)
23. (tie) Go-Betweens- Oceans Apart- 20 (1)
23. (tie) Iron & Wine- Woman King- 20 (1)
23. (tie) Liz Wright- Dreams Wide Awake- 20 (1)
27. Depeche Mode- Playing the Angel- 18 (3)
28. (tie) Edan- Beauty and the Beat- 18 (1)
28. (tie) The Magic Numbers- The Magic Numbers- 18 (1)
30. Björk- Drawing Restraint 9- 17 (2)
31. (tie) Franz Ferdinand- You Could Have It So Much Better- 15 (2)
32. (tie) Green Day- American Idiot- 15 (2)
32. (tie) Stevie Wonder- A Time 2 Love- 15 (2)
34. (tie) Lewis Taylor- Stoned- 15 (1)
34. (tie) Paul McCartney- Chaos and Creation in the Back Yard- 15 (1)
34. (tie) Pernice Brothers- Discover a Lovelier Your- 15 (1)
34. (tie) Sananda Maitreya- Angels and Vampires, Vol. 1- 15 (1)
34. (tie) The White Stripes- Get Behind Me Satan- 15 (1)
39. The Books- Lost and Safe- 14 (2)
40. Charlie Peacock- Love Press Ex Curio- 14 (1)
41. Sigur Ros- Takk- 13 (2)
42. Chocolate Genius- Black Yankee Rock- 12 (1)
43. Goapele- Change It All- 11 (1)
44. (tie) Mariah Carey- The Emancipation of Mimi- 10 (2)
44. (tie) Mary J. Blige- The Breakthrough- 10 (2)
46. (tie) Aimee Mann- The Forgotten Arm- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Betty Lavette- I've Got My Own Hell to Raise- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Interpol- Antics- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Jenny Wilson- Love and Youth- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Kevin Blechdom- Eat My Heart Out- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Kraftwerk- Minimum/Maximum- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Morrissey- Live at Earl's Court- 10 (1)
46. (tie) PJ Harvey- Uh Huh Her- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Princess Superstar- My Machine- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Saint Etienne- Tales from Turnpike House- 10 (1)
46. (tie) Soulive- Breakout- 10 (1)
46. (tie) The Fall- Fall Heads Roll- 10 (1)
46. (tie) The Like- Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?- 10 (1)
59. Sinead O'Connor- Throw Down Your Arms- 9 (1)
60. (tie) Audioslave- Out of Exile- 8 (1)
60. (tie) Pat Methany Group- The Way Up- 8 (1)
60. (tie) Sing Sing- Sing Sing and I- 8 (1)
63. (tie) Emma- Free Me- 7 (1)
63. (tie) Frank McComb- Straight from the Vault- 7 (1)
63. (tie) John Mayer Trio- Try!- 7 (1)
63. (tie) Ryan Adams- 29- 7 (1)
63. (tie) The Holds Steady- Separation Sunday- 7 (1)
68. (tie) James Blunt- Back to Bedlam- 6 (1)
68. (tie) John Legend- Get Lifted- 6 (1)
68. (tie) Sleater-Kinney- The Woods- 6 (1)
71. (tie) Andrea Echeverri- Andrea Echeverri- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Angela McLuskey- The Things We Do- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Ani DiFranco- Knuckle Down- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Autolux- Future Perfect- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Björk- Medúlla- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Bruce Springsteen- Devils and Dust- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Charlie Sexton- Cruel & Gentle Things- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Common- Be- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Herbie Hancock- Possibilities- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Jennifer Lopez- Rebirth- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Loretta Lynn- Van Lear Rose- 5 (1)
71. (tie) New Pornographers- Twin Cinema- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Omarion- O- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Out Hud- Let Us Never Speak of It Again- 5 (1)
71. (tie) P J Harvey- B-Sides- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Tears for Fears- Everybody Loves a Happy Ending- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Thalia- El Sexto Sentido- 5 (1)
71. (tie) The Bats- At the National Grid- 5 (1)
71. (tie) The Juan McLean- Less Than Human- 5 (1)
71. (tie) The Rolling Stones- A Bigger Bang- 5 (1)
71. (tie) The Strokes- First Impressions of Earth- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Toni Braxton- Libra- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Vive la Fête- Grand Prix- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Wolf Parade- Apologies to the Queen Mary- 5 (1)
71. (tie) Young Jeezy- Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101- 5 (1)
[Edited 1/21/06 20:30pm]

it's so obvious from the (1) votes which ones i chose.

thanks for the effort and hard work on this, moonster!

Anxiety said:

There will be some statistics posted about that later!

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Kool!
Just a note, though - numbers 27 and 31 are actually the same album. The full title was Meshell Ndegeocello and Spirit Music Jamia - Dance of the Infidel






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[Edited 1/21/06 16:47pm]

paligap said:

Moonpie!

CinisterCee said:

Oh my! I need to edit this list asap!

Fixed!

Fun update tonight!

A few oldies snuck onto the list. 'Medulla'? 'Uh Huh Her'? Some people are late!

CinisterCee said:

How did your CD get 30 points from one vote? I thought that wasn't allowed!

sextonseven said:

Albums can receive anywhere from 5 to 30 points.

sextonseven said:

I wasn't picky with the lists other than with the allocation of points. Some albums are released early/late in other countries, so I didn't want to be too strict about the years.

Moonbeam said:

Young Jezzy "the rider" last



He was the only one with a big fashion movement though.

Moonbeam said:

I missed that part. I guess Cee didn't like the rest of his top ten that much.

i was wondering what happened to the results..great thread idear...

Here is the official list from Village Voice.