Top 20 of 2014 Readers Poll is Now Open!

top 20 of 2014 readers poll (etching by maxime lalanne)

Believe it or not, it’s that time again. Welcome to The Obelisk’s Top 20 of 2014 Readers Poll. Like last year, we’ll be using a point system to tabulate the results, wherein a 1-4 ranking is worth five points, 5-8 worth four, 9-12 worth three, 13-16 worth two and 17-20 worth one, as well as tabulating the raw votes — so rest assured that come New Year’s Day, we’re going to know what was the best album of 2014. Frankly, I can’t wait to find out.

With the Top 20 of 2013 Readers Poll there was never any mystery to it. The number one pick was number one from the first day and never looked back. This time, I feel like there are any number of potential top contenders that could vie for Album of the Year, and in a range of styles. I know I’ve been back and forth on what it should be for my own list — which will be along sometime later in the month — and I’ve got a nerd’s eagerness to find out how some of my own picks stack up to yours.

Thank you in advance to everyone who chooses to participate in this year’s Readers Poll. It’s always kind of nerve-wracking to ask people to type out their top choices, but it’s something that’s gotten bigger every time we’ve done it, and I hope 2014 follows that pattern as well. Any sharing of the link or reposting or anything of the kind is appreciated more than I can say.

Poll stays open until Jan. 1, 2015.

Let’s have some fun:

[THIS POLL IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED.]

As always, the Readers Poll wouldn’t be possible without the diligent efforts of Slevin, whose coding talent is so far beyond my realm of understanding that I can only consider it magic. Please also know that your email address will not be used or kept, it’s simply a matter of verifying one-vote-per-address. All data is wiped clean after the poll is over. Thank you again for being a part of this.

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4 Responses to “Top 20 of 2014 Readers Poll is Now Open!”

  1. Johnny says:

    This was quite the year for the stoner/doom genre. There were so many great albums that didn’t make this list but what can you do when the limit is 20. Cheers!

  2. righteously stoned says:

    Conan – Blood Eagle
    Ocean Chief – Universums härd
    Sleep – the clarity

    Throne – where tharsis sleeps
    Tweak Bird – any ol’ way

    Electric Wizard – Time to Die
    Earth – primitive and deadly
    Brant Bjork – Black flower power
    11Paranoias – Stealing fire from heaven
    Colour Haze – To the highest gods

    Nuff said… Peace

  3. goAt says:

    Shoot…juuuuuuust missed the deadline. :)

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