Chart of the day (#2249): By henrygreen0203 - Music

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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by henrygreen0203 (View chart)

1. Flower Boy by Tyler, The Creator (2017)
2. Anodyne by Uncle Tupelo (1993)
3. Decoration Day by Drive-By Truckers (2003)
4. Too Long In The Wasteland by James McMurtry (1989)
5. Gas Food Lodging by Green On Red (1985)
6. Pickin' Up The Pieces by Poco (1969)
7. Emotionalism by The Avett Brothers (2007)
8. Process by Sampha (2017)
9. Streethawk: A Seduction by Destroyer (2001)
10. Metamodern Sounds In Country Music by Sturgill Simpson (2014)
11. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City by Kendrick Lamar (2012)
12. The Cat Empire by The Cat Empire (2003)
13. Revolver by The Beatles (1966)
14. Dookie by Green Day (1994)
15. In Absentia by Porcupine Tree (2002)
16. Origin Of Symmetry by Muse (2001)
17. Revival by Gillian Welch (1996)
18. Sleep Beneath The Willow by Daniel Romano (2011)
19. Murmur by R.E.M. (1983)
20. Madonna by Madonna (1983)
21. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West (2010)
22. Looks Like Rain by Mickey Newbury (1969)
23. Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (1979)
24. Funeral by Arcade Fire (2004)
25. Dog Days by Blue Mountain (1995)
26. After The Gold Rush by Neil Young (1970)
27. Moanin' The Blues by Hank Williams (1952)
28. Lucinda Williams by Lucinda Williams (1988)
29. Okemah And The Melody Of Riot by Son Volt (2005)
30. Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica by The Ronettes (1964)
31. Ray Charles by Ray Charles (1957)
32. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio (1961)
33. Everything You Thought Was Right Was Wrong Today by Slobberbone (2000)
34. The '59 Sound by The Gaslight Anthem (2008)
35. Soul Station by Hank Mobley (1960)
36. Old No. 1 by Guy Clark (1975)
37. Middle Of Nowhere by Hanson (1997)
38. My Woman by Angel Olsen (2016)
39. Channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean (2012)
40. Sunbather by Deafheaven (2013)
41. Malibu by Anderson .Paak (2016)
42. Somethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley (1958)
43. Real Time by Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott (2000)
44. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk (1957)
45. Chris Knight by Chris Knight (1998)
46. Saxophone Colossus by Sonny Rollins (1956)
47. Hats by The Blue Nile (1989)
48. Lubbock (On Everything) by Terry Allen (1979)
49. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr. (1987)
50. The Marshall Tucker Band by The Marshall Tucker Band (1973)
51. Diamonds & Dirt by Rodney Crowell (1988)
52. Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy (1964)
53. Bandwagonesque by Teenage Fanclub (1991)
54. Harlem River Blues by Justin Townes Earle (2010)
55. Somewhere Else by Lydia Loveless (2014)
56. Showcase by Patsy Cline (1961)
57. Guitar Town by Steve Earle (1986)
58. Aja by Steely Dan (1977)
59. At Last! by Etta James (1960)
60. Pastel Blues by Nina Simone (1965)
61. Nelson Ângelo e Joyce by Joyce & Nelson Ângelo (1972)
62. Too Far To Care by Old 97's (1997)
63. Nowhere by Ride (1990)
64. Kristofferson by Kris Kristofferson (1970)
65. The Man Who by Travis (1999)
66. Pontiac by Lyle Lovett (1987)
67. The Days Of Wine And Roses by The Dream Syndicate (1982)
68. Fox Confessor Brings The Flood by Neko Case (2006)
69. Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson (1975)
70. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band (1971)
71. The Shape Of Jazz To Come by Ornette Coleman (1959)
72. Innervisions by Stevie Wonder (1973)
73. Crime Of The Century by Supertramp (1974)
74. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian (1996)
75. Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett (2015)
76. Gravity by Alejandro Escovedo (1992)
77. Everything Goes Numb by Streetlight Manifesto (2003)
78. Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks (1992)
79. Carnegie Hall Concert by Buck Owens And His Buckaroos (1966)
80. Native Sons by The Long Ryders (1984)
81. Same Trailer Different Park by Kacey Musgraves (2013)
82. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash (1968)
83. Live At The Apollo by James Brown (1963)
84. Freight Train And Other North Carolina Folk Songs And Tunes by Elizabeth Cotten (1958)
85. The Age Of Plastic by The Buggles (1980)
86. Hospice by The Antlers (2009)
87. Late For The Sky by Jackson Browne (1974)
88. Songs Of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen (1967)
89. Chet Baker Sings by Chet Baker (1954)
90. Gordon by Barenaked Ladies (1992)
91. Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet (1959)
92. Peter, Paul And Mary by Peter, Paul And Mary (1962)
93. Chuck Berry Is On Top by Chuck Berry (1959)
94. Moving Pictures by Rush (1981)
95. Here's Little Richard by Little Richard (1957)
96. Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley (1956)
97. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello (1978)
98. Hotel California by Eagles (1976)
99. In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra (1955)
100. Black Coffee by Peggy Lee (1953)

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Definitely a controversial chart.

Even though henry's chart and mine have only 3 albums in common (and 7 artists in common) I find myself agreeing with many of those choices that have been made. (and there's nothing in there that is wildly "out-there" ... all the albums are generally within the top 10,000).

I think for that reason the chart is useful if you are looking for new music in that sweet spot between wacky and popular. Thus the chart scores highly in my book.

The controversial elements are:
(1) Is deliberately choosing albums that are not 'classics' skewing the purpose of the site, which is to objectively and honestly strive to find the "best albums"?
Clearly, if one person uses this rationale for their chart then it's not a problem, but if too many try to balance out the overall chart then you undermine the consensus.

(2) Only having 1 album per artist is another device that skews the chart as well. I plead somewhat guilty in this respect because I have limited my overall chart to 2 albums per artist (I felt that the 1 album limit was too extreme). Those bands that produce many albums of consistently high quality would be penalised in the corporate chart if this became a general rule.
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mozzmozz wrote:

Definitely a controversial chart.

Even though henry's chart and mine have only 3 albums in common (and 7 artists in common) I find myself agreeing with many of those choices that have been made. (and there's nothing in there that is wildly "out-there" ... all the albums are generally within the top 10,000).

I think for that reason the chart is useful if you are looking for new music in that sweet spot between wacky and popular. Thus the chart scores highly in my book.

The controversial elements are:
(1) Is deliberately choosing albums that are not 'classics' skewing the purpose of the site, which is to objectively and honestly strive to find the "best albums"?
Clearly, if one person uses this rationale for their chart then it's not a problem, but if too many try to balance out the overall chart then you undermine the consensus.

(2) Only having 1 album per artist is another device that skews the chart as well. I plead somewhat guilty in this respect because I have limited my overall chart to 2 albums per artist (I felt that the 1 album limit was too extreme). Those bands that produce many albums of consistently high quality would be penalised in the corporate chart if this became a general rule.

Just because an album is outside the top 10,000 doesn't mean it's a suspect choice for a chart.

No, it's not harming the site. There is no objective best album. Consensus is mostly unimportant and we shouldn't care about undermining it. Each person should just choose the albums they like best for their chart. Then we'd have a far better chart than the current situation, where people make their own charts in relation to the overall chart.

As for the one album per artist rule, I find myself flip-flopping a lot.
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