Hip-hop and mainstream pop might dominate the sales charts these days, but with the exception of OutKast, neither genre registered strongly with The Times' 18 pop music contributors. Their votes went mainly to the new garage-rock generation represented by the White Stripes and Raveonettes and to the singer-songwriter side of the alt-rock spectrum.
Albums are awarded 10 points for a first-place vote, nine points for second, etc.
*--* Artist Album Label Pts. No. 1st 1. The "Elephant" V2 73 10 3 White Stripes 2. OutKast "Speakerboxxx/The Arista 70 10 1 Love Below" 3. Radiohead "Hail to the Thief" Capitol 36 5 2 4. Joe Henry "Tiny Voices" Anti 33 4 1 5. Lucinda "World Without Lost Highway 21 3 1 Williams Tears" 6. Damien "O" DRM/Vector/Wa 20 3 1 Rice rner Bros. 7. (t) The "So Much for the Virgin 19 4 -- Thrills City" 7. (t) Neil "Greendale" Reprise 19 3 -- Young 9. The "Give Up" Sub Pop 15 2 1 Postal Service 10. Raveonet "Chain Gang of Love" Columbia 14 3 -- tes
