I mean, I guess a lot of the data makes absolute sense since more recent albums have not had the same amount of time to crystallize themselves into a higher ranking and you get a bit of a hill during the dad-rock 80's, but does averaging out the top ten albums' over ranks really show anything?
That's just off the top of my head with no deep analysis so I could be completely off. _________________ ...and for dessert!
Other stuff I've read about formats informs this:
- 1967 was the first year that albums outsold singles, as artists began using the LP format to make larger artistic statements.
- 1999 was the peak year for albums sales (CDs)
- in 2003, albums sales began to decline and singles sales began to rise, due to downloads. By 2009, singles outsold albums again, marking the end of the album era.
Sales figures and music criticism aren't the same thing, but this chart largely lines up with my other chart, with spikes for 1977, 1984, 1991, 1994, and 1999, and then a decline from 2003 to 2009.
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So, why is it that artists still produce albums, when the public mostly are only interested in singles?
I guess it's still the desire to make larger artistic statements.
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
So, why is it that artists still produce albums, when the public mostly are only interested in singles?
I guess it's still the desire to make larger artistic statements.
I have noticed that for the first time since the 60s/70s an 8 track album has come back, or at least is more common than it was in the 90s, etc.
I also totally stole your graph (downloaded the pic and shared with others and quoted "RKM").
So, why is it that artists still produce albums, when the public mostly are only interested in singles?
I guess it's still the desire to make larger artistic statements.
I have noticed that for the first time since the 60s/70s an 8 track album has come back, or at least is more common than it was in the 90s, etc.
I also totally stole your graph (downloaded the pic and shared with others and quoted "RKM").
Totally fine. You're welcome.
What 8 track album are you thinking of?
One thing the chart enlightened me about, is why I'm finding it so hard to fill the 1981 shelf in my CD collection.
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