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Whilst the nation may have been obsessed with the dreary whining
of James Blunt, the cat-like mewing of Katie Melua and the ‘you’re
causing me a bad day just by singing’ annoyance of Daniel Powter,
we at teentoday.co.uk are a far more discerning bunch!
So here are our top albums of the year, controversially including
Greatest Hits collections and heavily-biased towards albums we
have actually bothered to buy (or pestered record companies
sufficiently until they sent us a copy). And this isn’t just your
average top 10... it goes all the way to 11! (anyone who’s watched
Spinal Tap will get that... anyone who hasn’t will just think
we’re weird). And, if your ear plugs are firmly in place, jump straight
to the five worst albums
here):
 11.
John Legend 'Get Lifted'
There has not been a more beautiful voice, or a more beautiful
album, this year... FACT. I’m a complete fiend for pop music
and even I liked it, therefore I suggest you all try it.
Legend lives up to his name and that super-smooth voice slips
down like errr... a really nice cough medicine.
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Mariah Carey
'The Emancipation of Mimi'
Gloriously silly title aside, Mariah is
the first of this rundown’s comeback queens, proving there’s
some life in the old diva yet. ‘We Belong Together’ is
almost back to her old school ballad best, whilst I’d far
listen to her take on r n’ b than those bloody Pussycat Dolls
any day. (now
available as 'ultra platinum edition')
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Kelly Clarkson 'Breakaway'
Worth a place just for the anthemic
‘Since U Been Gone’ and ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’, if you’ve
been through as many romance-related traumas over this year as
I have, Miss Clarkson’s album is the one for you. Full of
amazingly-well sung angst, this is the album Avril Lavigne
would have made if she was actually good.
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Kaiser Chiefs – Employment
Jollier than Santa, the enjoyable thing
is that the Kaisers just take themselves far less seriously
than the likes of Franz Ferdinand, making songs that just
scream to be jumped along to on a Saturday night out -
‘Ooooooooooo… watching the people get lairy’ is possibly one
of my favourite opening lyrics… ever.
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Basement Jaxx 'The Singles'
For anyone who has loved every single
Basement Jaxx released (bar the Dizzee Rascal shouty rap
phase) but never got their arse into gear to purchase any of
their albums, this was the perfect album to finally spend ten
whole British pounds on. I was about to say it does exactly
what it says on the tin before realising it doesn’t actually
say ‘Greatest Hits’ but well, if it had done, it would have
(does that make sense?!)
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Take That
'Never Forget'
The greatest hits album everyone should really own. And it has
a shiny cover and everything! But seriously, this was in the
day when boy bands were actually good and didn’t sit on
stools, but actually wrote their own really decent songs (or
at least offered really decent covers). Well, Gary wrote them
but when the quality is as good as the ultimate break-up song
‘Back For Good’, you can’t complain… comeback of the year?
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