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
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