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Welcome to my music lists. What's the meaning of this? Every year I buy albums and I pick one as the award winner. I also rank the top ten--but there is only one winner! Highly prestigious! :) This is my website completely dedicated to the awards. The 'Neumie' name was suggested by a friend a few years ago, I think. The archive lists include the award winner for that year, plus (in most cases) the top ten. Also shown are other CDs that didn't make the list. Why not? I may not have liked them, or I liked them but they didn't make the list. Some CDs in the "Others" area may be CD versions of old, familiar albums (eg Abbey Road).
 So have fun and take a look around--suggestions or submissions are always welcome!

JUST ANNOUNCED on January 27th, 2024!  39th Annual List and Winner!!
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The number-crunching, algorithms, late-night sessions and controversy is finally over and now the time has come to announce the album that wins the all-important 39th Annual Neumie for 2023!! Below is a top ten countdown selected from the nominees ending with the winner!!  Wow!!  
I have rated each album (1 to 5 'n's!)


2023 List!
10) Music From Kenya..............................Various   qq
Essential Tracks: Jambo, Chitzo Thachwe, Leo Ni Leo, Kalamashaka
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9) Wet Leg...................Wet Leg    
Essential Tracks: Chaise Longue, Being In Love, Convincing, Ur Mum
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8)  Bleed Out........................................The Mountain Goats ee
Essential Tracks: Training Montage, Wage Wars, Need More Bandages, Bleed Out
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7) 15.......................................The Wailin' Jennys  tt
Essential Tracks: Wildflowers, Boulder to Birmingham, Loves Me Like A Rock, Old Churchyard
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6) But Here We Are.....................Foo Fighters  iojfd
Essential Tracks: But Here We Are, Rescued, Under You, The Glass
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5)  Green Room...................................Radkey  iojfd
Essential Tracks: Bend, Underground, Judy, Seize
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4) Future Me Hates Me......................The Beths  cc
Essential Tracks: Future Me Hates Me, Great No One, Happy Unhappy, You Wouldn't Like Me
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3) Power In The Blood..........................................Buffy Sainte-Marie   cc
Essential Tracks: Power In The Blood, Carry It On, Sing Our Own Song, It's My Way
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2) One Nation...............................................Brule and Robby Bee cc
Essential Tracks: Fast Horse, Faded Glory, Stomp Dance, And Justice For All
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1) March 7, 2023 Milwaukee WI.......Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band vglkl
Essential Tracks: No Surrender, Ghosts, The Rising, Death To My Hometown
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Other entrants, 2023:
Being Funny In A Foreign Language....The 1975
Putamayo Presents Arabic Beat........Various
Grand Salami Time........The Baseball Project
Arabic Songs................TimTaj
Black Pumas...............Black Pumas
Wilderado........Wilderado
Only The Strong Survive..............Bruce Springsteen
Tanzania Songs 90..........Various
Best African Songs........Safari Sounds Band (Tanzania)
England Is A Garden.................Cornershop
Something More Than Free........Jason Isbell
Sometimes, Forever................Soccer Mommy
Traveler........Chris Stapletom
Stop Making Sense..............Talking Heads
A Light For Attracting Attention........The Smile