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Albums Of The Year 1997
1. Radiohead - Ok Computer
2. The Verve - Urban Hymns
3. Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain
4. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen
5. Fountains Of Wayne - Fountains Of Wayne
6. Nick Cave - The Boatman's Call
7. Blur - Blur
8. U2 - Pop
9. Steve Earle - El Corazon
10. Primal Scream - Vanishing Point
11. Tindersticks - Curtains
12. Alabama 3 - Exile On Coldharbour Lane
13. Super Furry Animals - Radiator
14. Prefab Sprout - Andromeda Heights
15. Bob Dylan - Time Out Of My Mind
16. Matthew Sweet - Blue Sky On Mars
17. Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill - The Lonesome Touch
18. The Charlatans - Tellin' Stories
19. Cornershop - When I Was Born For The 7th Time
20. Op8 - Slush
21. David Holmes - Let's Get Killed
22. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
23. Smog - Red Apple Falls
24. Altan - Runaway Sunday
25. The Sewing Room - Homogenic
26. Bjork - Homogenic
27. Supergrass - In It For The Money
28. Portishead - Portishead
29. The Frank & Walters - Grand Parade
30. Shane Mcgown & The Popes - The Crock Of Gold
Also Recommended:
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Daft Punk - Homework
The Divine Comedy - A Short Album About Love
The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land
Katell Keineg - Jet
Solas - Sunny Spells And Scattered Showers
Oasis - Be Here Now
Nick Kelly - Between Trapezes
The Jayhawks - The Sound Of Lies
Grant Mclennan - In Your Bright Ray
Morrissey - Maladjusted
Eels - Beautiful Freak
Beth Orton - Trailer Park
Greg Garing - Alone
David Bowie - Earthling
Aslan - Here Comes Lucy Jones
Dustin - Faith Of Our Feathers
Hot Press Singles Of The Year 1997
1. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
2. Fountains Of Wayne - Radiation Vibe
3. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
4. Teenage Fanclub - Ain't That Enough
5. Blur - Beetlebum
6. Tindersticks - Rented Rooms
7. Radiohead - Karma Police
8. Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha
9. Nick Cave - Are You The One I've Been Waiting For?
10. U2 - Staring At The Sun
11. All Saints - I Know Where It's At
12. Suede - Filmstar
13. Radiohead - Paranoid Android
14. Blur - Song 2
15. Smog - Ex-Con
16. David Bowie - Little Wonder
17. Dj Shadow - Stem
18. Teenage Fanclub - Start Again
19. Nick Cave - Into My Arms
20. Pulp - Help The Aged
21. The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats
22. Chumbawuma - Tubthumping
23. Alabama 3 - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
24. Primal Scream - Kowalski
25. Morrissey - Alma Matters
26. Finley Quaye - Sunday Shining
27. Oasis - D'you Know What I Mean
28. Aqua - Barbie Girl
29. Ash - A Life Less Ordinary
30. Super Furry Animals - Demons
Hot Press Albums Of 2007
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Lcd Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
4. Pj Harvey - White Chalk
5. Battles - Mirrored
6. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
7. The National - Boxer
8. Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
9. Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
10. Interpol - Our Love To Admire
11. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
12. Cathy Davey - Tales Of Silversleeve
13. Rilo Kiley - Under The Brightlight
14. Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
15. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
16. Feist - The Reminder
17. Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
18. Grinderman - Grinderman
19. Delorentos - In Love With Detail
20. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
21. Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova - Swell Seasons
22. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
23. Kanye West - Graduation
24. Soulsavers - Its Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land
25. Roisin Murphy - Overpowered
26. Iron And Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
27. Damien Dempsey - To Hell Or Barbados
28. Josh Ritter - The Historical Concequences Off …
29. Babyshambles - Shotters Nation
30. The Flaws - Achieving Vagueness
Hot Press Albums Of 2008
1. Nick Cave - Dig Lazarus Dig!
2. Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
3. Tv On The Radio - Dear Science
4. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago
5. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
6. Mgmt - Oracular Spectacular
7. Fight Like Apes - The Mystery Of The Golden Medallion
8. Portishead - Third
9. Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
10. Lykke Li - Youth Novels
11. The Killers - Day And Age
12. Neon Neon - Stainless Style
13. Foals - Antidotes
14. Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
15. Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
16. Glasvegas - Glasvegas
17. Seasick Steve - I Started Out With Nothin' And I Still Got Most Of It Left
18. David Holmes - The Holy Pictures
19. Isobel Campbell And Mark Lanegan - Sunday At Devil Dust
20. Republic Of Loose - Vol Iv: Johnny Pyro And The Dance Of Evil
21. Lisa Hannigan - Sea Sew
22. Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
23. Ryan Adams And The Cardinals - Cardinology
24. The Blizzards - Domino Effect
25. Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell
26. Santogold - Santogold
27. Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Welcome Here Again
28. White Denim - Workout Holiday
29. The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
30. The Kills - Midnight Boom
Hot Press Albums Of 2009
1. Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
2. The Xx - The Xx
3. Arctic Monkeys - Humbug
4. U2 - No Line On The Horizon
5. Swell Season - Strict Joy
6. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
7. Bat For Lashes - Two Suns
8. Morrissey - Year Of Refusal
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!
10. White Denim - Fits
11. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
12. Duckworth Lewis Method - Duckworth Lewis Method
13. La Roux - La Roux
14. Editors - In This Night And On This Evening
15. Bruce Springsteen - Working On A Dream
16. Laura Izibor - Let The Truth Be Told
17. Fever Ray - Fever Ray
18. Florence And The Machine - Lungs
19. Bell X1 - Blue Lines On The Runway
20. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
21. Christy Moore - Listen
22. Jamie T - Kings And Queens
23. Doves - Kingdom Of Rust
24. Girls - Album
25. Julie Feeney - Pages
26. The Chapters - Perfect Stranger
27. Adrian Crowley - Season Of The Sparks
28. White Lies - To Lose My Life
29. Franz Ferdinand - Tonight
30. The Invisible - The Invisible
