ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 1999
compiled from the critics' choices in the following publications: Uncut, Q, Select, Mojo, Melody Maker and the NME
1
The Soft Bulletin
The Flaming Lips
2=
Surrender
The Chemical Brothers
2=
The Contino Sessions
Death In Vegas
4=
Remedy
Basement Jaxx
4=
Midnite Vultures
Beck
6
HMS Fable
Shack
7
Terror Twilight
Pavement
8
13
Blur
9
Fanmail
TLC
10
The Man Who
Travis
11
The Beta Band
The Beta Band
12
Summerteeth
Wilco
13
Guerilla
Super Furry Animals
14
On How Life Is
Macy Gray
15
Supergrass
Supergrass
16
Da Real World
Missy Elliott
17
Us And Us Only
The Charlatans
18
Performance and Cocktails
Stereophonics
19
Beaucoup Fish
Underworld
20
Liquid Skin
Gomez
21
Head Music
Suede
22
I Am Shelby Lynne
Shelby Lynne
23
Mule Variations
Tom Waits
24
The Slim Shady LP
Eminem
25
Rhythm and Stealth
Leftfield
26
Equally Blessed and Cursed
Catatonia
27
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
New Radicals
28=
Leisure Noise
Gay Dad
28=
Knock Knock
Smog
30
The Middle of Nowhere
Orbital
NOTES:
Bubbling just under the top 30 were Add N To X, Jim O'Rourke, Fountains Of Wayne and Mogwai. David Bowie achieved his highest placing since the comeback really got going, with ...hours at #37. A place below him were XTC.
Surprisingly failing to make the grade were albums by Moby (Play), Tindersticks, Groove Armada, Pet Shop Boys and Joe Strummer.
Blur, Supergrass and Suede continued to survive the demise of Britpop, in critical terms at least (though the latter looked vulnerable).
