#1: The 1975 - Being Funny in a Foreign Language
802.71 raw points, 11 lists, 4,414.905 total points #1 votes: wvufan2010, TwoStep2888 — — — — — — — — — — — — Being Funny in a Foreign Language voting facts: • This marks the first time The 1975 has captured the top spot in the Ants AOTY • Their previous high was #6 in 2018 for A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships • The fourth appearance in the top 50 in Ants AOTY for The 1975 (the 2013 self-titled album did not crack the top 50) • They're our first new No. 1 artist since Taylor Swift in 2020 • One of two albums this year to receive multiple first-place votes (the other was Black Country, New Road's Ants From Up There ) • In a truly weird coincidence, it's the second consecutive year wvufan2010 and TwoStep2888 cast the only two first-place votes for the No. 1 album • Crushed the competition with the largest margin of victory in raw points between first and second place since The National's High Violet topped Arcade Fire's The Suburbs in 2010 • A
