New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones: Best of 2005 List

[DudeAsInCool]

http://sfj.abstractdynamics.org/archives/004384.html

[method77]

That list has nothing to do with "best". It's a top of the pops list

[DudeAsInCool]

That list has nothing to do with "best". It's a top of the pops list

Not my cup of tea, either - but we have different tastes than most folks

[method77]

I like rap and r&b but that stuff is pure crap

[DudeAsInCool]

I like rap and r&b but that stuff is pure crap

There were a couple notable listings:

2. Mike Jones f/Paul Wall & Slim Thug “Still Tippin’” (Swishahouse/Asylum/Universal)

5. Paul Wall f/Big Pokey “Sittin’ Sideways” (Swisha House/Asylum)

7. Beck “Girl” (Interscope)

9. The White Stripes “I’m Lonely (But I Ain’t That Lonely Yet)” (V2)

24. Bright Eyes “When The President Talks To God” (Saddle Creek)

30. The White Stripes “Blue Orchid” (V2)

40. The White Stripes “My Doorbell” (V2)

41. Spoon “I Summon You” (Merge)