Firstly, congrats to the 6 albums who made at least 9 lists (1/3 of all ballots) to make the Shortlist:
Loose by Nelly Furtado The Rising Tied by Fort Minor A Girl Like Me by Rihanna I'm Not Dead by Pink Late Registration by Kanye West Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Now we have four slots left. And 12 albums within four ballots of the cut, which make the Longlist Cut:
Oral Fixation, Volume 2 by Shakira decemberunderground by AFI The Breakthrough by Mary j. Blige St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley The Trinity by Sean Paul So Amazin' by Christina Milian The Secret Life of... by The Veronicas Hypnotize by System of a Down A Beautiful Lie by 30 Seconds to Mars A Little More Personal [Raw] by Lindsay Lohan I Am Me by Ashlee Simpson A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by Panic! At The Disco
While there is no accounting for taste (seriously) you all get to vote for the FOUR you want to make the final Shortlist. The top 4 votegetters make the finals. In case of ties here, the number of ballots they made in the original vote will be added. In case of another tie (provided it's not like a 12-way tie) I will expand the final 10.
The Breakthrough by Mary j. Blige (amazing)
The Trinity by Sean Paul (amazing)
So Amazin' by Christina Milian (amazing)
The Secret Life of... by The Veronicas (amazingx1000)
Oral Fixation, Volume 2 by Shakira
The Breakthrough by Mary j. Blige
The Secret Life of... by The Veronicas
A Little More Personal [Raw] by Lindsay Lohan
A Little More Personal [Raw] by Lindsay Lohan I Am Me by Ashlee Simpson A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by Panic! At The Disco Oral Fixation, Volume 2 by Shakira