AUDITIES TOP 20 OF 2005 POLL RESULTS

This year, we had 104 votes, a bit lower than the last
few years.  Yet again, we had a clear number one, with
a close competition this time out for the number two
spot.  This list reflects some different strains of
pop that Auditeers dig -- from pure power pop to cool
new indie pop.  I thank everyone who submitted their
favorites for the year.  As usual, I discovered some
new things from your lists and I’m sure that’s true
for many list members.  -- Mike Bennett

1.	The New Pornographers -- Twin Cinema (537 points)
2.	Teenage Fanclub -- Man-Made (407)
3.	Brendan Benson -- The Alternative To Love (401)
4.	Josh Rouse -- Nashville (395)
5.	Pernice Brothers -- Discover A Lovelier You (376)
6.	Paul McCartney -- Chaos And Creation In The
Backyard (346)
7.	The Decemberists -- Picaresque (250)
8.	The Supahip -- Seize The World (245)
9.	The 88 -- Over And Over (228)
10.	Kaiser Chiefs -- Employment (223)
11.	Spoon -- Gimme Fiction (221)
12. 	The Churchills -- Odds Of Winning (220)
13.	Chris von Sneidern -- California Redemption Value
(219)
14.	Nada Surf -- The Weight Is A Gift (191)
15.	Franz Ferdinand -- You Could Have It So Much
Better (183)
16.	Sufjan Stevens -- Illinois (162)
17.	IKE -- In Real Life (154)
18.	Bright Eyes -- I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning (152)
19.	Click Five -- Greetings From Imrie House (137)
20.	Paul Weller -- As Is Now (130)

and the rest of the best -- a Top 50, that is a bit
larger, due to ties:

21.	Eels (129)
22.	Checkpoint Charlie (126)
23.	Aimee Mann (122)
24.	The High Dials (120)
25.	Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (119)
26.	Oasis (115)
27.	Neon (112)
28.	My Morning Jacket (109)
29.	Big Star (108)
30.	Jensen Bell (107)
	Hot Hot Heat (107)
32.	Beck (105)
33.	Jim Boggia (103)
	Michael Penn (103)
35.	Ryan Adams [Cold Roses] (102)
36.	The Go-Betweens (101)
	Parallax Project (101)
38.	The Well Wishers (100)
39.	Pugwash (99)
	Super Furry Animals (99)
41.	The Mockers (98)
	The Posies (98)
43.	Sylvie Lewis (95)
44.	Weezer (92)
45.	Foo Fighters (89)
	Spongetones (89)
47.	The Magic Numbers (88)
	The White Stripes (88)
49.	The Darkness (87)
	Rogue Wave (87)
	Sonata Form (87)
	Valley Lodge (87)

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