Metacritic.com collates reviews from respected critics and publications. Their album score shows the critical consensus at a glance by taking a weighted average of critic grades. The following list displays the 30 highest-scoring albums for the year in Metacritic’s database. Albums must have at least 7 reviews to qualify for high score lists. Reissues, “best-of” compilations and box sets are not eligible for inclusion. View the full list at Metacritic.com, plus other year-end critic top ten lists culled from various music publications.
1. Live At Reading by Nirvana - 93
2. Live In London by Leonard Cohen - 91
3. Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective - 89
4. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II by Raekwon - 88
5. Blue Record by Baroness - 88
6. Monoliths & Dimensions by Sunn O))) - 88
7. Historicity by Vijay Iyer Trio - 88
8. Seek Magic by Memory Tapes - 87
9. American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley - 86
10. Welcome To Mali by Amadou & Mariam - 86
11. xx by The xx - 85
12. Psychic Chasms by Neon Indian - 85
13. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear - 85
14. Journal For Plague Lovers by Manic Street Preachers - 85
15. Wind’s Poem by Mount Eerie - 85
16. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors - 85
17. Revolution by Miranda Lambert - 85
18. BLACKsummers’night by Maxwell - 85
19. Yonder Is The Clock by The Felice Brothers - 84
20. Electric Dirt by Levon Helm - 84
21. Imidiwan: Companions by Tinariwen - 84
22. Tarot Sport by Fuck Buttons – 84
23. Dark Days/Light Years by Super Furry Animals - 84
24. Heavy Ghost by DM Stith - 84
25. UGK 4 Life by UGK - 84
26. Two Dancers by Wild Beasts - 83
27. The Excitement Plan by Todd Snider - 83
28. Us by Brother Ali - 83
29. The Bright Mississippi by Allen Toussaint - 83
30. Hospice by The Antlers – 83
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