The Pitchfork People's List - top albums 1996-2012

I don't see how it wasn't obvious ahead of time that if everyone's list was combined, the consensus would seem to be praising albums that are entirely predictable.. which is always what happens when combining a large number of submissions.. But it doesn't necessarily mean that the majority of submissions looked identical to the results.

It's too bad Pitchfork didn't decide to place the most emphasis on the "more lists from the people" section which is infinitely more interesting.

68.

you can just post your singles list, you don't have to wait for them, you know

― Fareed Zaireeka (Whiney G. Weingarten)

Fine.

1. Archigram, "Carnaval"
2. Gui Boratto, "Beautiful Life"
3. The Avalanches, "Since I Left You (Cornelius Remix)"
4. Daft Punk, "One More Time"
5. Do While, "Balloons (Alternate Version)"
6. The New Pornographers, "Letter From an Occupant"
7. Ghostface Killah, "All That I Got Is You"
8. Frightened Rabbit, "The Modern Leper"
9. Efdemin, "Jean"
10. R. Kelly, "Step In The Name Of Love"
11. Mercury Rev, "Holes"
12. Madonna: "Ray of Light"
13. Ada, "Maps (Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas Mix)"
14. Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre, "No Diggity"
15. Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
16. All Saints, "Pure Shores"
17. Alphabeat, "Fascination"
18. Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
19. Amerie, "That's What U R"
20. Julianna Barwick, "The Magic Place"
21. Freelance Hellraiser, "A Stroke Of Genius"
22. Underworld, "Two Months Off"
23. T.I., "Rubber Band Man"
24. M83, "Run Into Flowers"
25. LCD Soundsystem, "All My Friends"
26. Botany, "Beach Wail"
27. Beyoncé, "Single Ladies"
28. The Streets, "Blinded by the Lights"
29. Sebastian Tellier, "La Ritournelle"
30. Tim Hecker, "Hatred of Music I"
31. The Whitest Boy Alive, "Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix)"
32. Big Boi ft. Gucci Mane, "Shine Blockas"
33. Yo La Tengo, "Deeper into Movies"
34. The Mountain Goats, "Love Love Love"
35. Robyn, "Call Your Girlfriend"
36. Jürgen Paape, "So Weit Wie Noch Nie"
37. Sweet Female Attitude, "Flowers"
38. Radiohead, "Pyramid Song"
39. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps"
40. United State of Electronica, "IT IS ON!"
41. Wayne Wonder, "No Letting Go"
42. Snow Patrol, "Spitting Games"
43. Lil Mo feat. Fabolous, "4 Ever"
44. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra, "Eureka"
45. The Magnetic Fields, "Take Ecstasy with Me"
46. Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Otis"
47. Neutral Milk Hotel, "Holland, 1945"
48. Erase Errata, "Another Genius Idea From Our Government"
49. Missy Elliott, "Pass That Dutch"
50. Girls Aloud, "Biology"
51. Massive Attack, "Teardrop"
52. Quad City DJs, "C'Mon 'N Ride It (The Train)"
53. Smashing Pumpkins, "1979"
54. Arcade Fire, "We Used To Wait"
55. Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
56. Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull, "I Like It"
57. Tori Alamaze feat. The Clipse, "Don't Cha"
58. Bassment Jaxx, "Romeo"
59. Eluvium, "Taken"
60. Janet Jackson, "Love Me For A Little While"
61. Osymyso, "Intro-Inspection"
62. The Clientele, "Since K Got Over Me"
63. Chemical Brothers, "Hold Tight London"
64. DJ Lady Dana, "Ladies First"
65. Stanton Warriors, "Dooms Night Revisited (Dub)"
66. Tori Amos, "Professional Widow (Armand Van Helden Remix)"
67. Gant, "Sound Bwoy Burial (187 Lockdown Remix)"
68. Hot Toddy feat. Ron Basejam, "I Need Love"
69. Mat Kearney, "Nothing Left to Lose"
70. Spoon, "The Mystery Zone"
71. Black Dice, "Trip Dude Delay"
72. Donaeo, "I'm Fly"
73. The Dismemberment Plan, "You Are Invited"
74. Conway, "Lisa's Got Hives"
75. Joe feat. Mystikal, "Stutter"
76. Brian McKnight, "Anytime"
77. Dizzee Rascal, “I Luv U”
78. Radio Slave, "Grindhouse Tool"
79. How to Dress Well feat. Yuksel Arslan, "Decisions"
80. Blink 182, "All the Small Things"
81. Bonnie Pink, "Evil and Flowers"
82. Ekkehard Ehlers, "Plays John Cassavettes, Pt. 2"
83. DJ Koze, "Gekloppel B2"
84. Kenny Chesney, "There Goes My Life"
85. Gas, "Untitled" (Königsforst, Track 5)
86. Kammerflimmer Kollektief, "Unstet (Fr Jeffrey Lee Pierce)"
87. Spiritualized, "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space"
88. Destroyer, "Hey, Snow White"
89. Portabella, "Covered in Punk"
90. The Notorious B.I.G., "Hypnotize"
91. The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
92. Camera Obscura, "French Navy"
93. Annie, "Heartbeat"
94. Joy Orbison, "Hyph Mngo"
95. Pulp, "Cocaine Socialism"
96. Sisqo: "Thong Song"
97. Moodymann, "I Cant Kick This Feeling When It Hits"
98. Together, "So Much Love to Give"
99. Ida Maria, "Oh My God"
100. Parts & Labor, "The Gold We're Digging"

Good list

67.

I shoulda stuck this in there, somewhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-7tnOra_40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmXux7Ul9yI

did pitchfork weigh the #1's and the #100's all the same or differently? just wondering

differently? like one person's #1 would count for more than someone else's? how would that even work?

michael, that is a serious fucking list.

no i mean like, when they tallied up the submissions, did the people's #1's count more than their #2's and so on? or did the placements not matter? so like if someone had OK Computer at #1 it would count just as much as someone who had the same record at #99..

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they did - number 1 gets 100 points, 2 99, etc etc etc.

if only that question had been adressed in the info

kind of curious what other lists i&others wld have devised if this had been framed differently: 'top 100 albums 96-11 selected after you've gone for a run /when yr watching Transformers 3/when yr v cold and need the toilet'

my week of listening to 100% women (mb 98% in practice) has been pretty banging though! v pleased to discover lena platonos