Many thanks to everyone who recently voted for their favorite Elvis Costello albums as part of Albumism’s readers’ poll series! Check out the consensus results & rankings below and stay tuned for our next readers’ poll coming soon.

Albumism Readers’ Poll Results (5,762 Total Votes):

#1 | This Year’s Model | 1978 | 832 votes (14% of total)

#2 | Imperial Bedroom | 1982 | 768 votes (13% of total)

#3 | Armed Forces | 1979 | 703 votes (12% of total) | Read More

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#4 | King of America | 1986 | 614 votes (11% of total)

#5 | My Aim Is True | 1977 | 557 votes (10% of total)

#6 | Trust | 1981 | 482 votes (8% of total)

#7 | Blood & Chocolate | 1986 | 322 votes (6% of total)

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#8 | Spike | 1989 | 231 votes (4% of total)

#9 | Painted from Memory (with Burt Bacharach) | 1998 | 209 votes (4% of total)

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#10 | Brutal Youth | 1994 | 163 votes (3% of total)

Other Albums Receiving Votes:

#11 | All This Useless Beauty (1996) (120 votes)
#12 | Punch the Clock (1983) (103)
#13 | Get Happy!! (1980) (91)
#14 | Almost Blue (1981) (80)
#15 | Look Now (2018) (65)
#16 | North (2003) (59)
#17 | When I Was Cruel (2002) (43)
#18 | Mighty Like a Rose (1991) (41)
#19 | The Juliet Letters (with The Brodsky Quartet) (1993) (36)
#20 | The Delivery Man (2004) (33)
#21 | Wise Up Ghost (with The Roots) (2013) (30 votes)
#22 | Costello & Nieve (Live) (1996) (28)
#23 | Goodbye Cruel World (1984) (25)
#24 | Momofuku (2008) (24)
#25 | Live at the El Mocambo (Live) (1978) (19)
#26(T) | Secret, Profane & Sugarcane (2009) (16)
#26(T) | Hey Clockface (2020) (16)
#28 | The River in Reverse (with Allen Toussaint) (2006) (14)
#29 | Kojak Variety (1995) (11)
#30 | National Ransom (2010) (8)
#31 | Live at Hollywood High (Live) (2010; recorded 1978) (6 votes)
#32 | The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook (Live) (2011) (5)
#33(T) | For the Stars (with Anne Sofie von Otter) (2001) (3)
#33(T) | Piano Jazz (with Marian McPartland) (2005) (3)
#35 | My Flame Burns Blue (Live) (with Metropol Orkest) (2006) (2)

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