 Fantasy Black Channel figured in several publications ' end @-@ of @-@ year best album lists for 2008 , notably , at number three by Clash , at number five by FACT , and at number 18 by NME . It was ranked at number 16 in HMV 's Poll of Polls for 2008 , which aggregates the votes of prominent British critics to decide the commercial group 's Album Of The Year . Earlier in 2008 , Rory Carroll of Artrocker claimed that the record would have been a late entrant for the Mercury Music Prize , and would have probably won the award , if nominations had been made in August rather than July 2008 . Because of their work on the album , Late of the Pier received a nomination for Best New Band at the 2009 NME Awards . Two tracks were also nominated : " Bathroom Gurgle " and " Heartbeat " , in the Best Dancefloor Filler and Best Video categories respectively . In 2009 , Clash placed Fantasy Black Channel at number 40 in its list of the 50 Greatest Albums , 2004 – 2009 , while FACT included it at number 99 in its editorial staff list of the 100 Best : Albums of the Decade . 
