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Cast your minds back, readership: at the start of November we invited you to vote for your favourite albums of 2007 from a shortlist of 50, selected by the DiS editorial team following weeks of debate and discussion. Our editorially ranked 50 can be seen here, but below we’re pleased to present the result of the thousands of votes received: the DiS readers’ top 25 albums of 2007.
The facts? Well, the number one record was head and shoulders above its nearest rival almost from the word go; the top ten fluctuated wildly over the course of the voting month; and our number 48 of 2007 is clearly a lot more loved by the DiS readership than the site’s core writing team. Not that we don’t love it, a bit, you understand.
The figures? As follows, from one to 25 (editorial position in brackets)…
1 (9)
Radiohead, In Rainbows
(self-released/XL; review)
2 (2)
Battles, Mirrored
(Warp; review)
3 (19)
Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
(Sonovox; review)
4 (1)
LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
(DFA/EMI; review)
5 (12)
The National, Boxer
(Beggars Banquet; review)
6 (17)
Animal Collective, Strawberry Jam
(Domino; review)
7 (20)
The Shins, Wincing The Night Away
(Sub Pop/Transgressive; review)
8 (3)
Panda Bear, Person Pitch
(Paw Tracks; review)
9 (46)
of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer
(Polyvinyl; review)
10 (21)
Grinderman, Grinderman
(Mute; review)
11 (48)
The Twilight Sad, Fourteen Autumns And Fifteen Winters
(FatCat; review)
12 (4)
M.I.A., Kala
(XL; review)
13 (31)
The Cribs, Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever
(Wichita; review)
14 (7)
Liars, Liars
(Mute; review)
15 (37)
Beirut, The Flying Club Cup
(4AD; review)
16 (25)
Justice, Cross
(Ed Banger; review)
17 (34)
Arctic Monkeys, Favourite Worst Nightmare
(Domino; review)
18 (30)
Bloc Party, A Weekend In The City
(Wichita; review)
19 (23)
PJ Harvey, White Chalk
(Island; review)
20 (18)
Klaxons, Myths Of The Near Future
(Polydor; review)
21 (16)
The Maccabees, Colour It In
(Fiction; review)
22 (38)
Future Of The Left, Curses
(Too Pure; review)
23 (32)
!!!, Myth Takes
(Warp; review)
24 (6)
Modest Mouse, We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
(Columbia; review)
=25 (22)
Blonde Redhead, 23
(4AD; review)
=25 (13)
Les Savy Fav, Let’s Stay Friends
(Wichita; review)
The winner of our top 25 has been contacted via an on-site note, so if you voted: check your inbox! CDs will be sent your way in the next week or so.
Thanks, again, to everyone who voted.
