[GeevyDallas]

When it comes to ranking my favorite anything I try to take it as serious as possible often spending way too much time debating the pros and cons of pretty much everything involved.Less than five minutes ago I changed my top ranking album,this was a decision that took a lot of time and deliberation.Moving 'The Stone Roses-The Stone Roses' to the top ahead of 'Up The Bracket-The Libertines' was the most difficult I had to make,but wanted to stay true to my chart.I think it was so difficult as UTB is the album that made me fall in love with music,the album that I spent hours upon hours engrossed in and the only album I've ever listened to back to back for a whole day,it really means an unbelievable amount to me.Most people probably don't take their charts this seriously and probably think I'm an absolute loser for doing so,but if you are like me what's the change in your chart that you found most difficult?Ohhh and please just don't come and take the piss out of UTB because that happens all to often on this site.

[revolver94]

I know exactly how you feel. I also take the higher positions of my chart very seriously (the lower positions I really don't give two shits about). But the number one spot... for a while I moved OK Computer up to my number 1 over Pet Sounds, and it killed me. I moved Pet Sounds back a few weeks later. This wasn't the first time it had happened, either (between Pet Sounds and OKC). Going even farther back, I used to have Revolver as my top album (hence the name). As tough as it was, I've moved it down since then; at one point it was 5. My past self would have berated my current self, but I have to be honest with how I feel.

And also, Up The Bracket is fucking awesome. "Time For Heroes" is one of those rare songs that sounds good the first time you hear it and keeps getting better. I've always liked to describe their sound as a cross between the Strokes and the Clash... does anyone else think they sound that way? At least vocally.

[SquishypuffDave]

You know what the dumbest thing I care about is? Trying to make my chart look aesthetically pleasing. I can't deny it has been a factor. When two albums don't look right next to each other, it bugs me.

[kidamnesiac]

i have only been here for a year, i haven't changed my top 5 at all i have changed my 6-10 some. I have thought about changing my top 5 maybe 3 times including last week.
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[BrilliantDisguise]

I actually just finished making my chart and I honestly couldn't put it in an exact order of preference. It changes all the time for me with the exception of number one. That spot will always be held by 'Born To Run'.

[HigherThanTheSun]

Well I recently put The Smiths self titled to the top of my chart in place of The Streets' OPM, it was hard but not at at the same time cos I love that album so much.

I guess my criteria is, if I could only listen to one album between now and forever what would it be, at current I'd choose The Smiths. I repeat this question to myself for the top 20 or so and then after that the chart is a mess with barely any order. So if you could only listen to one what would it be? The Stone Roses or Up The Bracket? I've got UTB 3 spaces higher but I've been thinking of a reshuffle so might be asking myself the same question in a bit.

The first album I fell in love with, and made me fall in love with music, was Nevermind. I think I only listened to Nirvana for about a year. The other albums I really loved as a teenager would be Original Pirate Material and Up The Bracket, they'll always be very high in my chart.
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[Yourselfisntsteam]

I purposely just let the order of my chart be somewhat random because otherwise I over think things and everything becomes an impossible decision. I have random contradictory problems like this:

I want album a above album b
I want album b above album c
but I want album c above album a

which just pisses me off.

I think I'm fairly certain of at least my top 2, but even then I doubt. I know I like albums towards the top of my chart more than the ones towards the bottom, but figuring out an exact order is practically impossible. I just fiddle around till things feel right then leave my chart alone for a bit.

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[Guest]

Yeah, this pretty much describes my everyday life. I actually have what I feel is a pretty accurate formula for ranking my favorite albums based on a variety of factors, so once I input those factors I have Microsoft Excel calculate the results, and I just suck it up and accept whatever it tells me. Here are a few changes that I admit hurt me a little bit to make, but which I ultimately figured were probably accurate:

Putting Pinkerton ahead of Nevermind - For ages there were exactly two albums that I absolutely loved: A Night at the Opera and Superunknown. Nevermind was the first album that broke me out of that and made me realize that there is so much more amazing music to be discovered. For that reason, I always feel guilty when I put an album ahead of it, the most recent one being Pinkerton.

Taking OK Computer out of my top 10 - I absolutely loved OK Computer the first time I heard it. Unfortunately, unlike most albums, it hasn't grown on me one bit since then. I still love it, but unlike the rest of my favorite albums, each additional listen does very little for me.

And I never know for sure whether or not Doolittle or Dark Side of the Moon truly deserves the #3 spot on my chart.