Tuesday, December 21, 2004

BEST OF 2004 in MUSIC

BEST OF 2004 in MUSIC
Records of the Year from Rolling Stone.
Top 50 Albums from NME.
Every CD that got an A in 2004 from Entertainment Weekly.
10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear from Spin.
Top 10 Records from Salon.com.
Best Albums of 2004 from The Onion A/V Club.
Top 20 CDs from E!.
Top 10 CDs from Boston Globe.
50 Greatest CDs from Blender.
15 Favorite Albums from RES.
10 Best Albums from City Pages (Melissa Maerz).
Songs That Made A Difference in 2004 from Edison Media Research.
The Year's Best in Pop and Jazz from The Oregonian.
Best Music from Las Vegas Mercury.
Top 40 Singles from Stylus Mag.
Year End Recap from Other Music.
10 Most Beautiful Album Sleaves from The Guardian.
Top 100 DJs from DJ Magazine.
Best of Year from Ask.Metafilter.com.
Top Rated Albums from RateYourMusic.com.
Album of the Year Readers's Poll from Entertainment Weekly.
Best of Year from Art Forum.
10 Best Gigs from The Guardian.
10 Best Singles from The Guardian.
Albums of the Year from BBC.
Top 20 Albums from Observer Music Monthly.
Ten Best Albums from GQ (Brian Rafferty).
Best Music from PopMatters.
Top 20 Albums from Glide Magazine.
Top 60 Albums from Prefix Magazine.
Year in Review from Exclaim.ca.
Top 10 Box Sets from Chicago Sun-Times (Jim DeRogatis).
Best Classical CDs from New York Times.
Best Books on Music from Boston Herald.
Top 100 from Rough Trade.
Best Compilations from Rough Trade.
Best Reissues from Rough Trade.
Best Rock Boxsets from USA Today.
Best R&B Boxsets from USA Today.
Top 40 Bands in America from Information Leafblower.
Best Albums from Largehearted Boy.
Let's Move To Canada from Travelers Diagram.
2004 Favorites from Donewaiting.com.
Top 25 Albums from DonutMuse.com.
100 Best Albums from Michaelangelo Matos.
Notational Music from Alex Ross.
Best Of Year from Dylan Hicks.
Top 10 from Junk Media.
Favorite Recordings from Kate Silver.
Best Rock Albums from Piero Scaruffi.
Top 100 Sellers from Insound.com.
Best of 2004 from ArtistsDirect.
Bestsellers from BarnesAndNoble.com.
The Year In Music from BarnesAndNoble.com.
Top 100 Customers' Favorites from Amazon.com.
Top 100 Editors' Picks from Amazon.com.
Alternative Rock: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Blues: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Country: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Rock: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Soundtracks: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
International: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Rap & Hip-Hop: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Pop: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Dance & DJ: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Hard Rock & Metal: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Jazz: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Folk: Customers | Critics from Amazon.com.
Best Blues from Borders.
Best Classical from Borders.
Best Country from Borders.
Best Folk from Borders.
Best Jazz from Borders.
Best Pop & Rock from Borders.
Best R&B from Borders.
Best Soundtracks from Borders.
Best World Music from Borders.
Best Music Books from The Independent.

BEST OF 2004 in MUSIC VIDEOS

BEST OF 2004 in MUSIC VIDEOS
20 Best Videos from Rolling Stone.
10 Greatest Videos from RES.

BEST OF 2004 in BOOKS

BEST OF 2004 in BOOKS
The 10 Best Books of 2004 from New York Times Book Review.
27 Favorite Books from Voice Literary Supplement.
Best Books from San Francisco Chronicle.
Best Fiction & Nonfiction from Chicago Tribune.
Books of the Year from Atlantic Monthly.
Bad Sex Award from Literary Review.
Critical Consensus: Best of 2004 Meta-List from GalleyCat.
Nonfiction of the Year from Boston Globe.
Fiction of the Year from Boston Globe.
Top 10 Books from Salon.com.
Year's Most Distinguished Books from Washington Post (Jonathan Yardley).
Book World Raves from Washington Post.
Best Books from Seattle Times.
Best Books from The Economist.
Best Books from The Guardian.
Books of the Year from The Australian.
Best of the Realty Books from Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Top 10 Poetry Picks: The Best CDs of 2004 from About.com.
Top Non-Fiction from The Mercury News.
Book Editor's Top 10 from The Mercury News.
Best Books from The Journal News.
100 Noteworthy Books from The Kansas City Star.
The Year in Books from Publisher's Weekly (subscription).
Best Children's Books from Publisher's Weekly (subscription).
Notable Children's Books from New York Times Book Review.
100 Notable Books of the Year from New York Times.
Food Books of the Year from New York Times.
Travel Books of the Year from New York Times.
Critic's Picks from Washington Post.
The Best For Young Readers from Washington Post.
Children's Books of the Year from Boston Globe.
Top 10 Books For Teens from The Guardian.
Recommended Poetry Books from Washington Post.
Books of the Year from The Guardian.
Best Fiction from The Independent.
Best Paperback from The Independent.
Best Children's Books from The Independent.
Best Crime from The Independent.
Best Food Books from The Independent.
Best Performance Books from The Independent.
Best Poetry from The Independent.
Best Travel Books from The Independent.
Best Reference Books from The Independent.
Best Fiction from Christian Science Monitor.
Best Non-Fiction from Christian Science Monitor.
Top Five Books of 2004 from Neal Pollack.
Best Books for Young Adults from YALSA.
Best Palm Books from Palm Digital Media.
Editors' Picks from Abebooks.
Best Books of 2004: Top 50 Editors' Picks from Amazon.com.
Best Books of 2004: Top 50 Customers' Favorites from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Literature & Fiction from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Current Events from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Pop Culture from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Politics from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Cooking, Food & Wine from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Pop Culture from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Nonfiction from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Digital Life from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Chick Lit from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Customers' Picks: Pop Culture from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Customers' Picks: Science Fiction & Fantasy from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Customers' Picks: Nonfiction from Amazon.com.
Best Biography & Memoir from Borders.
Best Cooking from Borders.
Best Current Events & Politics from Borders.
Best Hardcover Fiction from Borders.
Best Hardcover Nonfiction from Borders.
Best History from Borders.
Best Mystery & Thriller from Borders.
Best Paperback Fiction from Borders.
Best Paperback Nonfiction from Borders.
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy from Borders.
Best Women's Fiction from Borders.
Bestsellers from BarnesAndNoble.com.
50 Staff Favorites from BarnesAndNoble.com.

BEST OF 2004 in ELECTRONICS/GADGETS

BEST OF 2004 in ELECTRONICS/GADGETS
10 Worst Products of the Year from PC Mag.
Top 10 Must-Haves from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: PCs from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Laptops from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Software from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: PDAs from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Storage from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Digital Music from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Peripherals from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Digital Cameras & Camcorders from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Home Entertainment from C|Net.
Top 100 Products: Cell Phones from C|Net.
Wired Tools 2004: Screens from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Video from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Audio from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: 30 Under $30 from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Auto from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Phones from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Apparel from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Cameras from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Sports from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Toys from Wired News.
Wired Tools 2004: Games from Wired News.
Best of 2004 from PC World.
Best Products of 2004 from Government Computer News.
Products of the Year: Electronics from Forbes.
Products of the Year: Play from Forbes.

BEST OF 2004 in FILM

BEST OF 2004 in FILM
Critics Scorecard from Movie City News.
The Top Ten from New York (Ken Tucker).
Film of the Year from The Guardian.
Ten Best Movies from Newsweek.
Ten Worst Movies from Newsweek.
The 10 Best Films from MSNBC.com.
Top 20 Movies from E!.
20 Best from Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington).
Review 2004 from Daily Telegraph.
Awards from American Film Institute.
Awards from Golden Globes.
Awards from New York Film Critics.
Awards from Los Angeles Film Critics.
Awards from Chicago Film Critics.
Awards from International Documentary Association.
Awards from San Francisco Film Critics.
Awards from New York Online Film Critics.
Awards from DC Film Crticis Association.
Awards from European Film Awards.
Awards from British Independent Film Awards.
Awards from National Board of Review.
Awards from Broadcast Film Critics Association.
Awards from Toronto Film Critics.
Canada's Top 10 from Toronto International Film Festival.
Best Film Books from The Independent.
Movie of the Year Readers's Poll from Entertainment Weekly.
Ten Best And Worst Unseens Films from Film Threat.
The Coldest People In Hollywood from Film Threat.
Best of Year from Art Forum (John Waters).

BEST OF 2004 in DVD

BEST OF 2004 in DVD
Best DVD Sets from Village Voice.
The Year's Best DVDs from Rolling Stone.
DVD of the Year Reader's Poll from Entertainment Weekly.
DVDs of the Year from Telegraph.
Top 100 Customers' Favorites from Amazon.com.
Top 100 Editors' Picks from Amazon.com.
Most Overlooked DVDs from MastersOfCinema.com.
Best DVDs from BarnesAndNoble.com.
Best Sellers from BarnesAndNoble.com.
Best TV DVDs from BarnesAndNoble.com.
Best DVDs from Borders.
Best Box-Set DVDs from Borders.
Best TV on DVD from Borders.

BEST OF 2004 in BUSINESS

BEST OF 2004 in BUSINESS
2004 In Review from CNN Money.
Best Companies to Work For from Fortune.
Best Business Books from Business Weekly.
Best Business Books from Forbes.
Best Business Books from Fast Company.

BEST OF 2004 in BEER

BEST OF 2004 in BEER
Brewer's Cup from Association of Brewers.

BEST OF 2004 in WINE

BEST OF 2004 in WINE
100 Top Wines from San Francisco Chronicle.

BEST OF 2004 in EDUCATION

BEST OF 2004 in EDUCATION
America's Best Colleges from US News.

BEST OF 2004 in HEALTH

BEST OF 2004 in HEALTH
Year in Health from CNN.com.
Products of the Year: Home & Health from Forbes.
Best Health Books from Wall Street Journal (subscription).
Best Hospitals 2004 from US News.

BEST OF 2004 in COMICS / GRAPHIC NOVELS

BEST OF 2004 in COMICS / GRAPHIC NOVELS
The Year in Cartoon from Newsweek.
Best Webcomics from Web Comics Review.
Best Graphic Novels from Borders.

BEST OF 2004 in TRAVEL

BEST OF 2004 in TRAVEL
Top 25 Best-Attended North American Amusement Parks from Amusement Business and Economics Research Associates.
Reader's Choice Awards from Concierge.com.
Best Travel Spots from Times Online.
Airline of the Year from Skytrax.
Airport of the Year from Skytrax.

BEST OF 2004 in COMEDY

BEST OF 2004 in COMEDY
The Year in Comedy from Two Drink Minimum.

BEST OF 2004 in AUTOMOBILES

BEST OF 2004 in AUTOMOBILES
10 Best Cars from Car And Driver.
Best New Cars from CNN Money.
Fuzzy Dice Awards from CNN Money.
10 Best Convertibles from Forbes.
Greenest Vehicles of 2004 from GreenerCars.com.

BEST OF 2004 in SPORTS

BEST OF 2004 in SPORTS
Sportmen of the Year from Sports Illustrated.
Year of the Team from MSNBC.com.
Player of the Year from Sports Illustrated.
Soccer: Best Player, Manager, and Team of the Year from World Soccer.
Best Sports Books from The Independent.
College Football's Best from Detroit Free Press.
Best & Worst in College Football from NBC Sports.
All-American College Football Team from ESPN.
Golf Shots of the Year from Sports Illustrated.
College Players of the Year: Girls from Sports Illustrated.
College Players of the Year: Guys from Sports Illustrated.
Top 10 Editors' Picks: Sports Books from Amazon.com.
Top 10 Customers' Picks: Sports Books from Amazon.com.

BEST OF 2004 in LIVING

BEST OF 2004 in LIVING
20 Best North American Neighborhoods from Project for Public Spaces.
Best Places To Live from Forbes.

BEST OF 2004 in ADVERTISING

BEST OF 2004 in ADVERTISING
Banned Ads of the Year from CNN Money.
The Year in Swag from The Onion A/V Club.
Funniest Commercials of the Year from TBS.com.

BEST OF 2004 in RADIO

BEST OF 2004 in RADIO
Radio's Top 10 Turkey Moments from Corey Deitz.
Best Of 2004 from Xfm.

BEST OF 2004 in PHOTOS

BEST OF 2004 in PHOTOS
Best Pictures of 2004 from Washington Post.
The Year in Pictures from MSNBC.com.
Pictures of the Year from Reuters.
Pictures of the Year from National Geographic.
Best Use of Still Photojournalism from NPAA.