Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Making a List, Checking it Twice

I am not a music *critic therefore I offer no personal “best of” entry for 2005. Instead, here is a random list of links to “best of” lists of music for the year 2005:

NPR (Best CDs You Didn't Hear This Year)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5066509

NPR (Best Music of 2005)
http://www.npr.org/programs/asc/

CMJ (top 30)
http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=7047253

Tiny Mix Tapes (top 25)
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/

Stylus Magazine (top 50)
http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=2045

Pitchfork (top 50)
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/

Metacritic (lists of top lists for 2005 including Under the Radar and Uncut lists)
http://www.metacritic.com/music/bests/2005.shtml


*Criticism is prejudice made plausible.
-H.L. Mencken

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