100 is perfect. 1.It gives the chart more meaning, as you are forced to really think about your choices. 2.I have several hundred favourite albums, but absolutely zero desire to invest the effort in ranking them all. 3.I have even less desire to read someone else's top 200. With decade and year charts I rarely scroll past the top 20. _________________ 100 Punk Favourites
all for keeping it at 100. 'tis a good found number. For every album on my overall I love and love so much it's worthy of my chart there is probably 1 or 2 which I feel the same about. One of my solutions for this is the 1 album per artist rule. But still becomes very tough to decide which go on my chart. I would guess I absolutely adore idk 500 albums. So, knocking it to 1 per artist whittles it to maybe 300. And from there I do like nech touched on and decide which "look right" on this chart. And that changes month to month so I change my chart a lot. Kinda. _________________ -Ryan
100 is perfect. However, I did see someone use the bottom 10 of their top 100 as kind of like a "this is what I'm listening to now" bin that constantly changes (and if I remembered/could find the user who does that, I would give credit) and I thought that could be a cool idea. There are a few albums that aren't on my top 100 but I have been listening to them a lot recently for a few songs I like.
Jimmy DreadOld skool like Happy ShopperModeratorProfile 555 Dub Street
Personally I don't think it matters one iota how big or small your overall chart is; it's how it reflects your tastes and more crucially your persona that makes it relevant and a worthwhile read for others. I agree with those who say 'I'll look at their Top 20 and decide whether or not to persevere' as in terms of gleaning recs you're looking for that subtle mix of a few albums you've heard of (and hopefully adore) intertwined with a few that are new to you (or at the very least some entertaining - albeit pithy - commentary along the way) to persuade you to delve deeper. That said in a couple of cases (Bruno, Abby) I'd love their overall chart to go on for pages and pages. For me at least a chart full of the obvious is just as dull as that which is jam-packed with completely leftfield curios regardless of its size, regardless of length.
Squish is bang on the money about the custom charts - I've got a 101-200 which fluctuates all over the shop and is a much better reflection of my current tastes than my 100, which has been pretty much static bar a handful of revelations (mostly from the BEAutiful people, aside from The Free Design and The Garlands) for the last 4 years. Albums flit between the two from time-to-time but rarely, and I would be just as happy being restricted to 20 albums than expanding it beyond 100. _________________ 'Reggae' & t'ing Folk 'n Stuff SHAMELESS RECORD DEALER PLUG
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