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The Word: End Of Year Album Lists 2004


1. kanYe West - College Dropout
2. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
3. Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters
4. kd lang - Hymns of the 49th Parallel
5. Finn Brothers - Everyone Is Here
6. Killers - Hot Fuss
7. Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
8. Morrissey - You Are the Quarry
9. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
10. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus



The Word: End Of Year Album Lists 2005

1. Arcade Fire – Funeral
2. Rilo Kiley – More Adventurous
3. Sylvie Lewis – Tangos & Tantrums
4. Gorillaz – Demon Days
5. Richard Hawley – Coles Corner
6. Goldfrapp – Supernature
7. Martha Wainwright – Martha Wainwright
8. Eels – Blinking Lights & Other Revelations
9. Magic Numbers – Magic Numbers
10. Hard-Fi – Stars of CCTV



The Word: End Of Year Album Lists 2007



o Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
o Chemical Brothers - We Are the Night
o Cherry Ghost - Thirst for Romance
o Epic45 - May Your Heart Be the Map
o Richard Hawley - Lady’s Bridge
o Nick Lowe - At My Age
o Maps - We Can Create
o Radiohead - In Rainbows
o Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water is Life
o Laura Veirs - Saltbreakers



Word Readers  "Festive Fifty" For 2008


1. Elbow – One Day Like This
2. MGMT – Time To Pretend
3. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
4. Goldfrapp – A&E
5. Elbow – Ground For Divorce
6. Fleet Foxes – He Doesn't Know
7. Girls Aloud – The Promise
8. Fleet Foxes – Mykonos
9. Sigur Ros – Ara Batur
10. British Sea Power – Waving Flags
11. Bon Iver – Flume
12. Portishead – Machine Gun
13. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – We Call Upon The Author
14. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor
15. Portishead – The Rip
16. Elbow – The Loneliness Of A Tower Crane Driver
17. Little Jackie – The Whole World Should Revolve Around Me
18. Half Man Half Biscuit – National Shite Day
19. Elbow – Starlings
20. British Sea Power – Starlings
21. Randy Newman – A Few Words In Defence Of Our Country
22. Ting Tings – That's Not My Name
23. Elbow – The Fix
24. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!
25. The Hold Steady – Sequestered In Memphis
26. Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
27. Half Man Half Biscuit – Blue Badge Abuser
28. Glasvegas – Geraldine
29. Elbow – Mirrorball
30. Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Come On Over
31. The Hold Steady – Lord, I'm Discouraged
32. Paul Weller – Have You Made Up Your Mind?
33. Mia – Paper Planes
34. Black Kids – I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
35. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
36. Goldfrapp – Clowns
37. Estelle – American Boy
38. Bon Iver – Skinny Love
39. Jenny Lewis & Elvis Costello – Carpetbaggers
40. Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart
41. James Yourston – Tortoise Regrets Here
42. Radiohead – Reckoner
43. Go Home Productions – Finally Did You No Wrong
44. Billy Bragg – I Keep Faith
45. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – More News From Nowhere
46. The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made For You
47. The Felice Brothers – Frankie's Gun
48. Chris Difford – Battersea Boys
49. Ladyhawk – Paris Is Burning
50. David Byrne & Brian Eno – Strange Overtones


The Word Writers Albums Of 2008


o Martha Wainwright – I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too
o British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?
o Punch Brothers – Punch
o Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
o MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
o Roots Manuva – Slime & Reason
o Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
o The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
o The Stills – Oceans Will Rise
o David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today



The Word - Best Of The Decade 2000 - 2009



• Arcade Fire – Funeral – 2005
• The Strokes – Is This It – 2001
• Outkast – Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – 2003
• Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
• Radiohead – In Rainbows – 2007
• Lucinda Williams – World Without Tears – 2003
• Tom Waits – Real Gone – 2004
• Lcd Soundsystem – Sounds Of Silver – 2007
• Daft Punk – Discovery – 2001
• The White Stripes – White Blood Cells - 2001



The Word Readers’ “Festive Fifty” For 2009

1. The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song
2. The Duckworth Lewis Method – Jiggery Pokery
3. Animal Collective – My Girls
4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
5. The Duckworth Lewis Method – The Age Of Revolution
6. The Decemberists – The Wanting Comes In Waves/Repaid
7. Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
8. Madness – The Liberty Of Norton Folgate
9. Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind
10. Richard Hawley – For Your Lover Give Some Time
11. Lily Allen – The Fear
12. Lady Gagagagagag – Poker Face
13. The Horrors – Sea Within A Sea
14. Mumford And Sons – Little Lion Man
15. Camera Obscura – French Navy
16. The Phantom Band – Throwing Bones
17. Florence And The Machine – Rabbit Heart
18. Wilco – Wilco (The Song)
19. Dizzeee Rascal – Bonkers
20. Bat For Lashed – Daniel
21. La Roux – Bulletproof
22. The Phantom Band – Folk Song Oblivion
23. The Unthanks – Here’s The Tender Coming
24. Arctic Monkeys – Cornerstone
25. The Decemberists – The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)
26. Lady Gagagagaga – Paparazzzzzi
27. Doves – Winter Hill
28. Flaming Lips – Silver Trembling Heads
29. Fever Ray – When I Grow Up
30. La Roux – In For The Kill
31. PJ Harvey And John Parish – Black Hearted Love
32. The Duke And The King – If You Ever Get Famous
33. Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others
34. The Duckworth Lewis Method – Meeting Mr Miandad
35. The Unthanks – The Testamentary Of Patience Kershaw
36. The Decemberists – Won’t Wait For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)
37. Pet Shop Boys – Love Etc.
38. The Phantom Band – The Howling
39. Lily Allen – Not Fair
40. Wild Beasts – All The King’s Men
41. Little Boots – Remedy
42. Arctic Monkeys – Crying Lightning
43. Big Pink – Dominoes
44. Kasabian – Fire
45. Shakira – She Wolf
46. The XX – Islands
47. Doves – Kingdom Of Rust
48. Phoenix – Listomania
49. Richard Hawley – Open Up Your Door
50. Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition

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Word 10 Best CD's Of 2010

o Broken Bells - Broken Bells
o Cee Lo Green - The Lady Killer
o Edwyn Collins - Loosing Sleep
o The Divine Comedy - Band Goes The Knighthood
o John Grant - Queen Of Denmark
o Janelle Monae - The Arch Android
o The Orb Featuring Dave Gilmore - Metallic Spheres
o Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Mojo
o Tini Tempah - Disc-Overy
o Villagers - Becoming A Jackal


The Word Readers  "Festive Fifty"  2010

1. Fuck You! – Cee Lo Green
2. Bloodbuzz Ohio – The National
3. I Wanna Go To Marz – John Grant
4. Tightrope – Janelle Monae
5. Oh, The Divorces – Tracy Thorne
6. Stylo – Gorillaz
7. Baby Lee – Teenage Fanclub
8. Conversation 16 – The National
9. Paradise Circus – Massive Attack
10. At The Indie Disco – The Divine Comedy
11. Drunk Girls – LCD Soundsystem
12. The High Road – Broken Bells
13. You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples
14. Where Dreams Go To Die – John Grant
15. Them That Do Nothing – Field Music
16. Mama Here, Mama Gone – Mary Gauthier
17. Chicken Bones – John Grant
18. England – The National
19. Sprawl Ii (Mountains Beyond Mountains) – Arcade Fire
20. Good Intentions Paving Company – Joanna Newsom
21. Skinny Genes – Eliza Doolittle
22. Swim Until You Can’t See Land – Frightened Rabbit
23. The Cave – Mumford & Sons
24. No Tears To Cry – Paul Weller
25. Northern Lights – I Am Kloot
26. Dancing On My Own – Robyn
27. On Melancholy Hill – Gorillaz
28. Ready To Start – Arcade Fire
29. I Can Change – LCD Soundsystem
30. TC & The Honeybear – John Grant
31. Terrible Love – The National
32. Infinity Guitars – Sleigh Bells
33. The Hair Song – Black Mountains
34. We Want War – These New Puritans
35. Boyfriend – Best Coast
36. I Like – The Divine Comedy
37. I Need A Dollar – Aloe Blace
38. Stay Too Long – Plan B
39. The Mermaid Parade – Phosphorescent
40. When I’m Alone – Lassie
41. Laredo – Band Of Horses
42. Grow Till Tall – Jonsi
43. Rambling Man – Laura Marling
44. In California – Joanna Newsom
45. Little Girl – Sparklehorse/Dangermouse
46. Monkey – Robert Plant & Band Of Joy
47. Odessa – Caribou
48. Queen Of Denmark – John Grant
49. I And Love And You
50. Zorbing – Stonoway

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The Word Albums Of The Year 2011

The Top 10

• Paul Simon – So Beautiful Or So What
• Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
• Roots Manuva – 4 Everevolution
• PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
• Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer
• Keren Ann – 101
• Feist – Metals
• Bon Iver – Bon Iver
• Wilco – The Whole Love
• Mickey Newbury – An American Trilogy

Bubbling Under…

• Arbouretun – The Gathering
• Anna Calvi – Anna Calvi
• North Sea Radio Orchestra – I A Moon
• Dennis Hopper Choppers – Be Ready
• Amy Lavere – Stranger Me
• Washed Out – Washed Out
• Wolfram – Wolfram
• Nils Frahms – Felt
• Magazine – No Thyself
• The Janks – Hands Of Time
• Justice – Audio Video Disco
• Charles Bradley – No Time For Dreaming
• Metronomy – The English Riviera
• Patrick Wolf – Lupercalia
• Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
• Little Roy – Battle For Seattle
• A Winged Victory For The Sullen – A Winged Victory For The Sullen
• King Midas Sound – Without You
• Danger Mouse And Daniele Luppi – Rome
• Luke Haines – Nine And A Half Psychedelic….
• Various Artists – Late Night Tales: Midlake
• Jonathan Wilson – Gentle Spirit
• About Group – Start And Complete
• Orkestra Del Sol – Lung Capacity
• Yacht – Shangri La
• Louis Armstrong – Satchmo
• The Beach Boys – Smile
• June Tabor & Oysterband
• Elbow – Build A Rocket Boys
• Eliza Carthy – Neptune
• Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
• Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust & Sit Down
• Martin Simpson – Purse + Grace



The Word Readers "Festive Fifty"  – 2011

1. Video Games – Lana Del Ray
2. Lippy Kids – Elbow
3. Helplessness Blues – Fleet Foxes
4. The Words That Maketh Murder – PJ Harvey
5. Believe It When I See It – Ron Sexsmith
6. Calamity Song – The Decemberists
7. Still Life – The Horrors
8. Get In Line – Ron Sexsmith
9. Art Of Almost – Wilco
10. Rolling In The Deep – Adele
11. Desert Raven – Jonathon Wilson
12. Lonely Boy – The Black Keys
13. House For Sale – Nick Lowe
14. Codex – Radiohead
15. Blackout – Anna Calvi
16. Dazzling Blue – Paul Simon
17. Starless – The Unthanks
18. Gold On The Ceiling – The Black Keys
19. The Way It Goes – Gillian Welch
20. Let England Shake – PJ Harvey
21. I Need A Dollar – Aloe Black
22. Call Me A Rainbow – The Mummers
23. Open Arms – Elbow
24. Holocene – Bon Iver
25. Rise To Me – The Decemberists
26. Don’t Carry It All – The Decemberists
27. Holdin’ On To Black Metal – My Morning Jacket
28. June Hymn – The Decemberists
29. Neat Little Rows – Elbow
30. Rock & Roll Is Full Of Bad Wools – Half Man Half Biscuit
31. One Sunday Morning – Wilco
32. On Battleship Hill – PJ Harvey
33. Price Tag – Jessie J
34. Tommy Walsh’s Eco House – Half Man Half Biscuit
35. The Wilhelm Scream – James Blake
36. The Night Will Always Win – Elbow
37. What’s The Drawback – The Silver Seas
38. You’ll Be Mine – The Pierces
39. John Taylor’s Month Away – King Creosote & John Hopkins
40. Lake Tahoe – Kate Bush
41. Dear Friends – Elbow
42. Black – Dangermouse & Daniel Luppi
43. Another Nights Bad Sleep – The Silver Seas
44. Bad As Me – Tom Waits
45. I Might – Wilco
46. Calgary – Bon Iver
47. Dark Turn Of Mind – Gillian Welch
48. If We Were Words We Would Rhyme – Gruff Rhys
49. Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved The Chair – Arctic Monkeys
50. Endless Blue – The Horrors