The 14th Annual Expert Witness Poll: Singletons

The loneliest number

Albums that received one vote:

070 Shake: Petrichor

22º Halo: Lily of the Valley

AALY Trio: Sustain

Adeem the Artist: Anniversary

Alan Braufman: Infinite Love, Infinite Tears

Alon Farber, Hagiga, Dave Douglas: The Magician: Live in Jerusalem

Amen Dunes: Death Jokes

Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones: New Monuments

Anastasia Coope: Darning Woman

Andreas Gerth & Carl Oesterhelt: Music for Unknown Rituals

Ann Savoy: Another Heart

Anna McClellan: Electric Bouquet

Ariana Grande: Eternal Sunshine

Arushi Jain: Delight

Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou: L’bnat

Avalanche Kaito: Talitakum

BASIC: This Is BASIC

Ben Folds: Sleigher

Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown

Betty Bryant: Lotta Livin’

Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet: Four Guitars Live

Bill Ryder-Jones: Iechyd Da

Body Meta: Prayer in Dub

Bonny Light Horseman: Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free

Boogarins: Bacuri

Brown Horse: Reservoir

Camila Cabello: c, xoxo

Cassandra Lewis: Lost in a Dream

Caxtrinho: Queda Livre

Charley Crockett: $10 Cowboy

Charli Bliss: Forever

Chuck Prophet: Wake the Dead

Clairo: Charm

Cloud Nothings: Final Summer

Coco & Clair Clair: Girl

Common & Pete Rock: The Auditorium Vol. 1

D.Silvestre: D.Silvestre

DIIV: Frog in Boiling Water

DJ Jeffdepl: CD Edição Final Da Champions League 2024 Forrozinho

DJ Jeffdepl: CD Forrozinho Raiz DJ Jeffdepl

Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Texicali

Deerlady: Greatest Hits

Du Blonde: Sniff More Gritty

Dummy: Free Energy

Elvis Costello: King of America & Other Realms

English Teacher: This Could Be Texas

Faust: Blickwinkel

Fay Victor: Herbie Nichols Song: Life Is Funny That Way

Faye Webster: Underdressed at the Symphony

Floating Points: Cascade

Fontaines D.C.: Romance

Fred Again..: 10 Days

Gabriel Teodros: Embers

Glorygirl2950: Queen of the Land

Goldmax & Blacks Jnr: Play at Your Own Rick

Gouge Away: Deep Sage

Gracie Abrams: The Secret of Us

Harlem Gosepl Travelers: Rhapsody

Hayes & the Heathens: Hayes & the Heathens

High on Fire: Cometh the Storm

Ice Spice: Y2K!

Isaiah Collier & the Chosen Few: The World Is on Fire

Ivo Perelman, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey: Truth Seeker

JPEGMAFIA: I Lay Down My Life for You

Jack White: No Name

Jelly Roll: Beautifully Broken

Jessica Pratt: Here in the Pitch

Jim Kweskin: Never Too Late

Jimmie Dale Gilmore: All American Music

Johnny Bragg: Let Me Dream

Jon Langford: Where It Really Starts

Jon Langford & the Men of Gwent: Lost on Land & Sea

Julia Holter: Something in the Room She Moves

Julián Mayorga: Chak Chak Chak Chak

Ka: The Thieft Next to Jesus

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: Open Me, A High Consciousness of Sound and Spirit

Kate Pierson: Radios & Rainbows

Katie Pruitt: Mantras

Kaytranada: Timeless

Kim Gordon: The Collective

King Hannah: Big Swimmer

Kneecap: Fine Art

Laura Marling: Patterns in Repeat

Laurie Anderson: Amelia

Les Amazones d’Afrique: Musow Danse

Los Campesinos: All Hell

Louis Armstrong: Live in London (Live at the BBC)

Low Cut Connie: Connie Live

Luke Stewart Silt Trio: Unknown Rivers

Mach-Hommy: #RICHAXXHAITIAN

Madi Diaz: Weird Faith

Magdalena Bay: Imaginal Disk

Maggie Rogers: Don’t Forget Me

Mammoth Penguins: Here

Mavericks: Moon & Stars

Mike Viola: Rock of Boston

Mk.gee: Two Star & the Dream Police

Moor Mother: The Great Bailout

NLE Choppa: Slut Szn

Nadine Shah: Filthy Underneath

Nala Sinephro: Endlessness

Nathan Salsburg: Hear the Children Sing the Evidence

Nick Cave: Wild God

Old 97’s: American Primitive

Olivia Rodrigo: Guts (Spilled)

Or Best Offer: Center

Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp: Ventre Unique

Patricia Brennan: Breaking Stretch

Penza Penza: Alto E Primitivo

Pernice Brothers: Who Will You Believe

Peter Perrett: The Cleansing

Pisse: Dubai

Pissed Jeans: Half Divorced

Praktika: Balani Factory

QOW Trio: The Hold Up

Richard Thompson: Ship to Shore

Rubblebucket: Year of the Banana

Ryan Power: World of Wonder

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

Sahra Halgan: Hiddo Dhawr

Saicobab: NRTYA

Salma e Mac: S&M

Salute: True Magic

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers: Revelations

Sexyy Red: In Sexyy We Trust

Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran

Shazalakazoo: Chorba

Sleater-Kinney: Little Rope

Sprints: Letter to Self

Steve Coleman and Five Elements: PolyTropos/Of Many Turns

Swamp Dogg: Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St

Sítio Rosa: Sítio Rosa

Tems: Born in the Wild

The Black Crowes: Happiness Bastards

The Courettes: The Soul of the Fabulous Courettes

The Hard Quartet: The Hard Quartet

The Rheingans Sisters: Start Close In

This Is Lorelei: Box for Buddy, Box for Star

Tom Noble: House of Spirits

Tyla: Tyla

Uranium Club: Infants Under the Bulb

Various artists: Bacardi Fest EP

Various artists: Funk.Br Sao Pãolo

Various artists: Like Someone I Know: Songs of Margo Guryan

Various artists: Merci Yaya Bongo: Les Groupes d’Animation Féminins du Gabon 1982-1989

Veronica Ferrarini: Cochico no Silencio Vira Barulho, Irma

Vijay Iyer: Compassion

Vince Staples: Dark Times

Wendy Eisenberg: Viewfinder

Wildernauts: Wildernauts

Willi Carlisle: Critterland

Willie Nelson: Last Leaf on the Tree

Willie Nelson: The Border

Willow: Empathogen

Wishy: Triple Seven

X: Smoke and Fiction

Yard Act: Where’s My Utopia

Zach Bryan: The Great American Bar Scene

Zara Larsson: Venus

Zee Nxumali: Inja Ye Game

[Ahmed]: Wood Blues

h. pruz: No Glory

Singles that received one vote:

22º Halo: Orioles at Dusk

A$AP Rocky: Tailor Swif

ARTMS: Virtual Angel

Abby Webster: Cat Steven’s Greatest Hits!

Adam Ten, Emma El Shir: Alor

Aespa: Supernova

Ahadadream: Taka

Akini Jing: Black Widow

Al Green: Everybody Hurts

Alice Longyu Gao: Little Piggy

Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie: We Don’t Want Your Stupid War

Amber Mark: Won’t Cry

Amy Rigby: Dylan in Dubuque

Amyl and the Sniffers: U Should Not Be Doing That

Anderson Neiff, Grigo 22, Marcely, CZT: Engravidou Vai Ter Um Menino

Ano: Iinazukkyun [Fiancée]

Arooj Aftab: Raat Ki Rani

Arooj Aftab: Whiskey

Ayra Starr: Commas

Becky G: Como Fiablos

Becky G: Otro Capítulo

Benson Boone: Beautiful Things

Beyoncé: 16 Carriages

Beyoncé: Bodyguard

Beyoncé: II Most Wanted

Big Numbers: Ocean

Billie Eilish: L’amour de ma vie

Black Keys: Beautiful People (Stay High)

Bleachers: Modern Girl

Bob Dylan: Nobody ’cept You

Brittany Howard: Prove It to You

Camila Cabello, Playboy Carti: I Luv It

Carly Pearce: Rock Paper Scissors

Carly Pearce: Woman to Woman

Caroline Polachek: Starburned and Unkissed

Chappell Roan: Casual

Chappell Roan: Red Wine Supernova

Charli XCX: 360

Clairo: Nomad

Cloonee: Sippin’ Yak

Cola: Tracing Hallmarks

Corb Lund: Girl with the Stratocaster

Corb Lund: Insha’allah

Corb Lund: It Takes Practice

Corb Lund: That Old Familiar Drunken Feeling

Corb Lund: The Card Players

DJ Anderson do Paraiso, MC GW, MC Mascara, Glaucio Willyans: Nada Me Estressa

DJ Arana, MC Mulekinho, MC ZL: Ce Ta No Baile Do Bega

DJ Jeffdepl, Anderson Neiff, Grigo 22, Marcely, CZT: Forrozinho Engravidou Vai Ter Um Menino (remix)

DJ Wesley Gonzaga: Mega Derniere Dance

Dan Ex Machina: Hot Honey

Deerlady: Change of Heart

Dlala Thukzin, Funky Qla, Zee Nxumalo, MK Productions: Ama Gear

Dogo Du Togo: Zonva

Ekko Astral: Head Empty Blues

Eminem: Brand New Dance

Eminem, White Gold: Habits

Ever Need: Pressure Busspipe & Zion I Kings

Father John Misty: I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All

Father John Misty: She Cleans Up

Flo: Check

Fontaines D.C.: Favourite

Fontaines D.C.: Starburster

Frances Chang: Rate My Aura

Freak Slug: Spells

Friko: Crimson to Chrome

Gen1es: Lucky Bell

GloRilla: Whatchu Know About Me

Goat Girl: Pretty Faces

Gracie Abrams: I Love You, I’m Sorry

Hannah Frances: Bronwyn

Heems, Lapgan: I’m Pretty Cook

Hinds: Coffee

Hinds: The Bed, the Room, the Rain and You

Hozier: Too Sweet

Hurray for the Riff Raff: Alibi

Hurray for the Riff Raff: Hawkmoon

Hurray for the Riff Raff: Ogallala

Ice Spice: Think U the Shit (Fart)

Idles: Gift Horse

Jamey Johnson: Someday When I’m Old

Jamie XX: Treat Each Other Right

Jeffrey Lewis: The History of the Development of Punk on the Lower East Side 1950–1975

Jelly Roll: Liar

Jessie Ware, Romy: Lift You Up

Johnny Blue Skies: Scooter Blues

Kabza De Small, Anzo, Nokwazi, Young Stunna, Mthunzi, Tman Xpress, Murumba Pitch, Nkosazana Daughter, Mashudu: Kabza Chat

Kacey Musgraves: Deeper Well

Kacey Musgraves: Heaven Is

Kali Uchi, Peso Pluma: Igual Que Un Angel

Kassi Ashton: I Don’t Wanna Dance

Kate Pierson: Dream On

Kate Pierson: Every Day Is Halloween

Kate Pierson: Give Your Heart to Science

Kate Pierson: Higher Place

Kate Pierson: The Beauty of It All

Kathryn Williams, Withered Hand: Arrow

Katie Pruitt: Jealous of the Boys

Katie Pruitt: White Lies, White Jesus and You

Keith Richards: I’m Waiting for the Man

Kendrick Lamar: 6:16 in LA

Kendrick Lamar: Heart Pt. 6

Kendrick Lamar: Meet the Grahams

Kim Deal: Are You Mine?

Kim Gordon: Bye Bye

Kokoko!: Salaka Bien

Lady Gaga: Disease

Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars: Die with a Smile

Le Sserafim: Crazy

Leslie Mendelson: Rock n Roll on the Radio

Leslie Stevens: Taken

Liquid Mike: Everywhere Is Bad

Liquid Mike: K2

Lyrics Born: Smokin’ with My Lady

MC Madan, Apollo Mix, MC Rentatinho Falcão, MC Lebai, MC Yuri, MC Kalyu: Rota De Fuga

MC Pipokinha, Bibi Babydoll, DJ Abdo: Ficar Com Ex Pode o Que Não Pode É Voltar

MC Pipokinha, Bibi Babydoll, DJ Brunin XM: Os Novinhos Que Trabalha de GP

MC Pipokinha, DJ Bruh, DJ Lello: Em Cima do Bode

Magdalena Baby: Death and Romance

Maggie Rogers: Don’t Forget Me

Maggie Rogers: In the Living Room

Maggie Rogers: So Sick of Dreaming

Margaret Glaspy: Act Natural

Maria Beraldo: I Can’t Stand My Father Anymore

Mary Timony: No Thirds

Megan Moroney: No Caller ID

Megan Thee Stallion: Hiss

Miranda Lambert: Alimony

Miranda Lambert: Dammit Randy

Morgan Wade: Juliet

NewJeans: Supernatural

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Song of the Lake

Nilüfer Yanya: Keep on Dancing

Nilüfer Yanya: Like I Say (I Runaway)

Obscurest Vinyl: My Arms Are Just Fuckin’ Stuck Like This

Old 97’s: Falling Down

Old 97’s: Magic

Old 97’s: Where the Road Goes

Ozoda: Ko’k Jiguli

Paul Kelly: Taught by Experts

Porridge Radio: Pieces of Heaven

Post Malone, Morgan Wallen: I Had Some Help

Pylon Reenactment Society: Fix It

R.A.P. Ferreira, Fumitake Tamura, Hprizm: Begonias

Raye: Genesis

Red Velvet: Cosmic

Remi Wolf: Cinderella

Robyn Hitchcock: Vacations in the Past

Rosalí: Slow Pain

Rosalía, Ralphie Choo: Omega

Rosie Tucker: Gil Scott Albatross

Ruby Bell: Internet bf

Sabrina Carpenter: Juno

Sahra Halgan: Sharaf

Saicobab: Nrtyaman

Sheer Mag: Eat It and Beat It

Sho Madjozi, Gatshemni, Makhadzi, Ndi Rine: Ndi RIne

Skrillex, Taichu, Hamdi, Offaiah: Push

Sky Ferreira: Least

Sleater-Kinney: Say It Like You Mean It

Soccer Mommy: M

Stick in the Wheel: Burnt Walk

Taylor Swift: Fortnight

Teddy Swims: Lose Control

Teens in Trouble: You Don’t Want to Mess with Me

The Cure: Doroneodrone

The Linda Lindas: Nothing Would Change

The Lovely Eggs: My Mood Wave

The Montvales: Woman of God

The Paranoid Style: I Love the Sound of Structured Class

The Smile: Bending Hectic

This Is Lorelei: A Song That Sings About You

This Is Lorelei: Dancing in the Club

Tierra Whack: 27 Club

Tommy Richman: Million Dollar Baby

Tucker Zimmerman: The Idiot’s Maze

Tucker Zimmerman: The Season

Tyla: Truth or Dare

Vampire Weekend: Hope

Verito Asprilla, Li Saumet: Apoteósica

Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey: Overjoyed

Vince Staples: Etoufee

Welly: Shopping

Wild Pink: Sprinter Brain

Wild Ponies: Bury the Young

Willi Carlisle: Critterland

Willie Nelson: The Border

Wussy: The Great Divide

Wussy Duo: Cellar Door

XG: Something Ain’t Right

XG: Woke Up

Yard Act: We Make Hits

Yeri Mura x RXXIA: Ur Such a Lame (RMX)

Zach Bryan: American Nights

Zach Bryan: Pink Skies

EPs/mini-albums that received one vote:

A-Tweed: Riot Disco Punk

Aespa: Armageddon

Amaarae: Roses Are Red, Tears Are Blue

Anika Pyle: Four Corners

Brat: Social Grace

Brit Taylor: Kentucky Bluegrassed

Burial: Dreamfear/Boy

Cosmorat: Evil Adjacent

DJ Költ: Verdadeiro

DJ Wesley Gonzaga: EP Antidepressivo

DNGDNGDNG: Agita2

Deejay Veiga: Tudo é no Guetto

Draag: Actually, the Quiet Is Nice

Emei: Rabbit Hole

FEX: Subways of Your Mind/Heart in Danger/Talking Hands

Fanclubwallet: Our Bodies Paint Traffic Lines

GloRilla: Ehhthang Ehhthang

IU: The Winning

Jeff Evans Porkestra: Willow Pillow

Joan Shelley: Mood Ring

Kali Mija: Fractured Reflections

Kenya Grace: The After Taste

Le Sserafim: Easy

Liquid Mike: Paul Bunyan’s Slingshot

MTS No Beat: Carnaval 2K24

Marika Hackman: Little Sigh

Marina Satti: P.O.P.

Mary in the Junkyard: This Old House

Melt Banana: 3 + 5

Messiah in Glytch: Geisha in the Machine

Moses Sumney: Sophcore

Ngwaka Son Systeme: Iboto Ngenge

Nourished by Time: Catching Chickens

Omo Ebira Beatz: Certified Afro Mara

Persher: Sleep Well

Pest Control: Year of the Pest

Robber Robber: Wild Guess

Saya Gray: Qwerty II

Shabaka: Possession

Shooting Daggers: Love & Rage

Shygirl: Club Sky

Skee Mask: ISS010

Sweater on Polo: Go Wild Harlem Trax

The Various Artists: Toy Machine Music

The Veronicas: Gothic Summer

Tropa do Bruxo: Brazilian Midnight

Twice: With You-th

Wet Dip: Smell of Money

Woochiewobbler: Is My Future Bright?

XG: XG Tape #4

Yves: I Did