The Village Voice has a pretty darn tootin' hilarious play by play review of last night's Grammy awards. I tuned in 3 minutes late, and just caught Madonna's performance. I then spent the next 3 and a half hours waiting to see the Gorillaz' performance, only to find out at the end of the show that I had missed them by tuning in three minutes late. Oh well, that's what the internet is for, I suppose.

Their Pazz and Jop poll of the year's top albums and singles is out as well. I generally hold this list in higher regard than the other year end lists that come flooding around come mid-December, but I'm a bit disappointed by how indie leaning the albums list is. I'm just not all that convinced that anybody is going to care about Spoon in five years.

So, in the spirit of useless lists, and since I caught so much flack for last year's country club unfriendly list, here's what got the most airtime on my iPod this year.

Albums:
Kanye West:Late Registration - Anyone who can make a half blazing, half touching album, and then publicly speak out against homophobia in hip-hop gets two thumbs up in my book.
Madonna:Confessions of a Dancefloor - Amazingly enough, some of the best dance music I heard this year. Props to her for getting a filter breakdown on MTV.
Gorillaz:Demon Days - Music this eclectic and leftfield isn't supposed to be this popular.
Common:Be - Finally, a Common album that doesn't put you to sleep.
The Arcade Fire:Funeral - Yeah, I'm a year late.
Herbert:Bodily Functions - Yeah, I'm five years late.
Richie Hawtin:DE9 Transitions - Minimal seems to be the only thing preventing clubland from becoming an electro dumping ground. Electro must die a bloody death in '06 (please!).
M.I.A.:Arular - Like crack and red bull, great in small doses.
Depeche Mode:Playing the Angel - Is it safe to add Exciter to my used-CD-store-trade-in-pile now?

Singles:
Madonna-Hung Up
Gwen Stefani-Hollaback Girl
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-The Skin of my Country Yellow Teeth
Ciara-1, 2 Step
Cam'ron feat. Kanye West and Syleena Johnston-Down and Out
Amerie-1 Thing
The Killers-Mr. Brightside (Thin White Duke Mix)
The Game-Hate It Or Love It
Jennifer Lopez-Get Right
Sizequeen-Tribal Madness
Lindstrom-I Feel Space
Gorillaz-Feel Good Inc.