100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000)
by 
jhuik 
Basic rule: artist's top rated album must finish out of the top 1000 on the site... Here's the fuller description: I love BEA and in general BEA users have a pretty good handle on what's really worth preserving, and albummaster's algorithms really rock. I love how Doolittle, Slint, the Pogues, Prince Billy and a lot of other great but unusual artists make the top 1000 (Deerhunter, Iron and Wine, Pavement, on and on). Here are 100 albums that are really (often surprisingly) uderrated by the BEA Collective. Rules: No more than 1 album by any artist as there are so many that fit the bill. Artists must not score a single album in the top 1000 when the album gets added to this or any other chart of mine. And must be at least 3 years old. I deprecate my own preferences to some degree and used a sort-of-algorithm to find some I don't even really know about. I try to lean toward unfairly-forgotten but there are some 'established artists' who I think have somehow ended up dissed by history, too. There is also a forum thread where users have suggested additions (http://www.besteveralbums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13385). A couple of interesting trends I notice is the site's obvious slant away from women artists and the whole jazz > the blues thing (which I disagree with, period). Let me know your favourite unfairly-forgotten album and artist in the comments.
A separate chart of mine, '100 Great Albums By Established Artists' has a bit of overlap as the title suggests is less 'underground-cred' focused. See http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=26933
- Chart updated: 06/21/2024 01:15
- (Created: 09/07/2015 17:01).
- Chart size: 92 albums.
There are 5 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and 100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) has an average rating of 89 out of 100 (from 5 votes). Please log in or create an account to leave a comment or assign a rating.
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments or join the discussion.
Available from 
Great lyrics, unique sound, lots of love, but inexplicably can't even crack the top 1200.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
2002
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,001
Rank in 2002:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Rolling Stone Magazine favourite. BEA users... different story.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1982
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,035
Rank in 1982:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Well, this guy. He's influenced EVERYONE... and not even 50 BEA users.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1983
Appears in:
Rank Score:
785
Rank in 1983:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
I expected the Vaccines to crack the top 1000 at least.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
2011
Appears in:
Rank Score:
933
Rank in 2011:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Honestly, this is just a shame. Not even top 2000 for this MUSICAL LEGEND!? Let me tell you my opinion on the whole jazz-is-much-more-sophisticated than-the-blues thing. Not his most original but certainly most accessible.
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2015]
Year of Release:
1977
Appears in:
Rank Score:
329
Rank in 1977:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Loved by those who know him as one of the best lyricists out there.
[First added to this chart: 09/13/2015]
Year of Release:
2007
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,165
Rank in 2007:
Rank in 2000s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Topped many best-of-the-year lists in 1987. Truly great songs. Not even top 2000.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1987
Appears in:
Rank Score:
409
Rank in 1987:
Rank in 1980s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
WHAT!??????
Year of Release:
2014
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,548
Rank in 2014:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Hey you forgot about these guys?
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1997
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,389
Rank in 1997:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Available from
Americana long, long before there was a kind of music called Americana.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2015]
Year of Release:
1971
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,181
Rank in 1971:
Rank in 1970s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 92. Page 1 of 10
Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 8 | 9% | |
| 1980s | 21 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 24 | 26% | |
| 2000s | 34 | 37% | |
| 2010s | 5 | 5% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Blue Rodeo | 1 | 1% | |
| Living Colour | 1 | 1% | |
| The Sisters Of Mercy | 1 | 1% | |
| Sleater-Kinney | 1 | 1% | |
| The Wallflowers | 1 | 1% | |
| John Prine | 1 | 1% | |
| Melvins | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
Down 2 from 11th to 13th |
Down 2 from 12th to 14th |
Down 2 from 13th to 15th |
| New entries |
|---|
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 70 Music Albums of 2007 |  ghosttomost | 2007 year chart | 2022 | |
| Top 72 Music Albums of 1992 |  lightmyway | 1992 year chart | 2015 | |
| Primiere Country or Roots Rock Album for Each Year | henrygreen0203 | Custom chart | 2016 |  |
| Top 30 Music Albums of 1992 | bertdepoortere | 1992 year chart | 2021 | |
| Top 50 Albums of 2007 | Consequence of Sound | 2007 year chart | 2017 | |
| 55 favorite selections from AOTY top25 year albums of 2000s | panapsal | Custom chart | 2020 |  |
| Top 50 Music Albums of 2005 | replacementlevel | 2005 year chart | 2022 | |
| Top 40 Music Albums of 2005 | saacsquatch | 2005 year chart | 2022 | |
| Top 58 Music Albums of 2005 |  ButterThumbz | 2005 year chart | 2017 |  |
| Top 50 Albums 2005 | Cokemachineglow | 2005 year chart | 2005 | |
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) similarity to your chart(s)
Not a member? Creating an account is quick, easy and FREE!
Join 50,000+ music fans
- Join a community of over 50,000 music fans.
- Create & share your own charts.
- Influence the overall album rankings.
- Post comments in the forums and vote on polls.
- Comment on or rate any album, artist, track or chart.
- Discover new music & improve your music collection.
- Customise the overall chart using a variety of different filters & metrics.
- Create a wishlist of albums.
- Unlock Dark Mode and other member features.
- Help maintain the BEA database.
- Earn member points and gain access to increasing levels of functionality!
- And much more.
Join now It only takes a moment.
Other custom charts by jhuik
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Canadian 100 | jhuik | Custom chart | 2016 | |
| Celtic Celebration! | jhuik | Custom chart | 2013 | |
| Kitschy CanCon Reminiscences | jhuik | Custom chart | 2013 | |
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this chart will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this chart. | Show all 5 ratings for this chart.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 06/25/2018 12:52 | YikYak | 192 | 93/100 |
| ! | 09/12/2015 12:33 |  Radioscope | 8 | 91/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2015 13:32 |  meccalecca | 171 | 92/100 |
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) favourites
Showing all 2 members who have added this chart as a favourite
100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) forum mentions
This chart has been referenced 1 time on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From jhuik 11/04/2015 01:02 in Best 90s albums
jhuik 11/04/2015 01:02 in Best 90s albums“Dig Your Own Hole is on my chart , out of the top 1000 on the site, #248 in the 1990's on this site. This is apropos of the opening comment in this thread, in case you think I'm rambling.”
View post →100 Great Artists and Albums That BEA Forgot (Below Top 1000) comments
Showing all 5 comments |
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
Top Comments First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Showing comments with any number of votes. Manage Profile)
From
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/17/2015 22:46 | #149937
meccalecca TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/17/2015 22:46 | #149937
Good chart. No complains from me. There's some stuff I don't care for and see why it was "forgotten" (the vines, everclear, edward sharpe) but there's stuff I love immensely that I agree deserves far more respect than it gets (andrew bird, go-betweens, bobb trimble).
My only criticism may be that the parameters are too broad. Being outside of the top 1000 isn't really that forgotten considering how many charts some of the records do appear on.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1
Log in to reply
From
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/18/2015 23:41 | #150006
jhuik TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/18/2015 23:41 | #150006
@meccalecca Thanks very much for the comment and rating. 1000 is a cutoff point, selected at random I suppose, but with some interesting effects. Agree that these are not all forgotten. Still, it's an interesting exercise. There could be an interesting chart of 'out of the top 2000 only,' etc.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
Log in to reply
From
Radioscope 09/12/2015 12:35 | #149572
Radioscope 09/12/2015 12:35 | #149572
Nice chart, interesting picks. I am especially surprised to not see Stars of the Lid and Mountain Goats in this list, I thought they were more acclaimed here. Most of the rest is not known to me, so I will take a look.
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
Log in to reply
From
YikYak 06/25/2018 12:54 | #217249
This is a fantastic chart! I would love it if you add some more descriptions, when you get the chance of course
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
Log in to reply
From
Grimaticus 04/26/2016 08:37 | #164567
Thanks for putting this together
Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 0
Log in to reply
What do you think of this chart? Join the conversation!!
Log in or create an account to rate this chart, leave comments or join the discussion.
