This is just the top 40, the whole list and more can be found here:

http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/albums_winners1.php


The poll combines ballots from 793 critics, who divided 100 points among 10 2004 albums. Maximum per album: 30. Minimum: 5. Points determined placement, with total mentions (included in parentheses) used for tiebreaking.


1 Kanye West The College Dropout points: 2826(245)
2 Brian Wilson SMiLE points: 2034(164)
3 Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose points: 1785(165)
4 Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand points: 1569(147)
5 Green Day American Idiot points: 1251(107)
6 Arcade Fire Funeral points: 1169(105)
7 Streets A Grand Don't Come For Free points: 1161(110)
8 U2 How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb points: 996(93)
9 Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News points: 940(91)
10 Danger Mouse The Grey Album points: 904(82)
11 Madvillain Madvillainy points: 875(86)
12 TV on the Radio Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes points: 870(80)
13 Wilco A Ghost Is Born points: 778(78)
14 Rilo Kiley More Adventurous points: 709(66)
15 Nellie McKay Get Away From Me points: 709(65)
16 Drive-by Truckers The Dirty South points: 627(57)
17 Fiery Furnaces Blueberry Boat points: 617(53)
18 Björk Medulla points: 578(57)
19 Interpol Antics points: 559(54)
20 Joanna Newsom The Milk-Eyed Mender points: 550(50)
21 Animal Collective Sung Tongs points: 545(51)
22 Elliott Smith From a Basement on the Hill points: 531(57)
23 M.I.A./Diplo Piracy Funds Terrorism Volume 1 points: 519(50)
24 Dizzee Rascal Showtime points: 489(50)
25 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus points: 474(43)
26 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters points: 465(44)
27 Killers Hot Fuss points: 463(46)
28 Devendra Banhart Rejoicing in the Hands points: 454(42)
29 Tom Waits Real Gone points: 442(44)
30 Libertines The Libertines points: 436(42)
31 Hold Steady Almost Killed Me points: 431(36)
32 Ghostface The Pretty Toney Album points: 429(46)
33 PJ Harvey Uh Huh Her points: 408(43)
34 Youssou N'Dour Egypt points: 388(37)
35 Usher Confessions points: 359(32)
36 Morrissey You Are the Quarry points: 356(35)
37 Sonic Youth Sonic Nurse points: 349(40)
38 Black Keys Rubber Factory points: 336(30)
39 Big & Rich Horse of a Different Color points: 334(31)
40 A.C. Newman The Slow Wonder points: 329(35)

im not understanding the point system :confused:

im not understanding the point system :confused:

You're given 100 points to divide among your top ten favorite albums. You can't give any album more than 30 points and you can't give any album fewer than 5 points. However you use the points, it has to add up to 100. One simple way is to give each album ten points, but the more points you give an album, the higher it'll be in the poll. I'll use my top ten as an example.

1.Musicology - Prince (30)
2.Beautifully Human - Jill Scott (10)
3.Rebel Soul Music - Martin Luther (10)
4.The New Danger - Mos Def (10)
5.Van Hunt - Van Hunt (8)
6.After Hours - Rahsaan Patterson (8)
7.Stone Love - Angie Stone (7)
8.Confessions (Special Edition) - Usher (7)
9.3 Chords & The Truth - Anthony David (5)
10.Lyfe 268-192 - Lyfe Jennings (5)

The points in parentheses add up to 100. I gave Musicology the maximum because, assuming other people would choose it, it'll rank higher in the poll.

So in the actual poll, more critics (245) picked Kanye's cd as one of the top ten of the year than any other album, and it got more points (2826) than any other album. It's a poll I look forward to seeing every year, especially the one from 1987. (http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/search_return.php?poll_year=1987&type=A&keyword=)

You're given 100 points to divide among your top ten favorite albums. You can't give any album more than 30 points and you can't give any album fewer than 5 points. However you use the points, it has to add up to 100. One simple way is to give each album ten points, but the more points you give an album, the higher it'll be in the poll. I'll use my top ten as an example.

1.Musicology - Prince (30)
2.Beautifully Human - Jill Scott (10)
3.Rebel Soul Music - Martin Luther (10)
4.The New Danger - Mos Def (10)
5.Van Hunt - Van Hunt (8)
6.After Hours - Rahsaan Patterson (8)
7.Stone Love - Angie Stone (7)
8.Confessions (Special Edition) - Usher (7)
9.3 Chords & The Truth - Anthony David (5)
10.Lyfe 268-192 - Lyfe Jennings (5)

The points in parentheses add up to 100. I gave Musicology the maximum because, assuming other people would choose it, it'll rank higher in the poll.

So in the actual poll, more critics (245) picked Kanye's cd as one of the top ten of the year than any other album, and it got more points (2826) than any other album. It's a poll I look forward to seeing every year, especially the one from 1987. (http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/pazznjop/04/search_return.php?poll_year=1987&type=A&keyword=)

oh ok...thanks for breakin that down for me, Vashti. :)