Hello everyone. It's that time of year again. Time for
the Audities top 20 poll. This year, I've been
extremely busy and haven't had time to really hype the
poll as before. But, it's always a treat to see
people's picks.

Here are the basic rules:

1. Rank your favorites for the year from 1 to 20. If
you have fewer than 20, that's fine.

2. This is for 2005 releases.  Of course, what
constitutes a 2005 release is difficult to ascertain,
as things get released on the web in one year and come
out the next, or on a small indie to a large 
indie or in different countries. Sometimes, the album
comes out so late in 2004, it seems fairer to count it
as a 2005 release.  Basically, use your common sense.
If some release gets mentioned that's obviously a 2004
release, I'll note it on the Audities list. One more
thing -- if an album made a prior Audities top 20,
it's ineligible, as that effectively fixes its release
date.

3. What's not eligibile? Various artists records. EPs.
Compilations -- not just hits comps. This
includes albums that are comprised of the best bits of
two (or more) albums. Again, use your common sense.

4. Finally, to vote in the poll you can: 1) post your
list here on Audities; 2) send your list to me at
mrhonorama@ameritech.net; or, 3) do both.

The polls are open from 12:01 p.m. CST Dec. 16, 2005
to Jan. 16, 2005, 11:59 p.m. CST.

I'm doing these rules from memory and may be
forgetting something, but these are the basics. To
look at old polls, Lee Elliott has done a nifty job
chronicling the history of the
Audities Top 20 poll.  The URL is: 
http://anotherplanet.ca/ 

So send in those votes.


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