The results of the Idolator Jackin' Pop poll are in, and TV on the Radio tops the album of the year list. No surprise, as the disc has been in the upper reaches of nearly every list I've seen -- except mine. There were surprises, however, as I didn't expect to see Neko Case's seemingly ignored disc make the top 10, for example. All in all, 497 critics picked 1,300 different albums. Anyone looking for a recommendation for something to listen to need look no further.

My ballot can be found here; it's essentially the same as my top 10 posted here in December. It's always interesting to see how your picks fared in a long list like this. My no. 1, Yo La Tengo, was no. 22 here, while my no. 2, Robert Pollard, was all the way down at no. 228. The wost-faring among my top 10 was the Minus 5, at no. 461. Oh well, there's no accounting for taste.

The overall package has some essays that look interesting, including one from poll editor Michaelangelo Matos. All that, and a first look at Robert Christgau's first post-Village Voice Pazz 'n Jop ballot as well (the New York Dolls?), should make for some good weekend reading.

Speaking of Pazz and Jop, it's coming in February. I voted despite the call to boycott over the firing of Christgau and others. It's one thing for Sasha Frere-Jones to decline -- as he talks about in this NPR piece, the latest to wade into the fray -- but the Dean himself even participated, so why not?

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