all-time fav arteests (pts) #001-100
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paladisiac 
01/07/2021 = top 4000 update, then XTC/van morrison update (van morrison leaps into my top 100 artists!)
01/08/2021-and-0n = first-listens to albums by artists 76-100
01/19/2021 = onto artists 101-125 (incl. van morrison, marvin gaye & animal collective)
04/08/2021 = "back to the egg"
07/02/2021 = top 4300 updates
09/13/2021 = top 4400 updates
12/21/2021 = top 4500 update INCLUDING 2021 albums; then updated 101-195 which promoted sufjan stevens and the killers into this top 100!
03/22/2022 = bob dylan ("modern times" added)
07/12/2022 = top 4800 update!
10/28/2022 = top 4900 update
12/19/2022 = top 5000 update INCLUDE 2022 albums
09/20/2023 = REREVIEWED my entire top 900 albums
01/03/2025 = top 5400 update incl. top 2500 rereview update
Here i'm ranking my favorite artists of all-time by an artist-album-points method, current through new albums released in the year *2020*. I'm ranking artists by giving points to each artist based on where their albums rank within my top 4300 albums (updated 07/02/2021). The #1 album ("mellon collie...") is worth 4300 points and the #4300 album is worth 1 point.
I just felt like having another perspective on my favorite artists of all-time. The official list of my all-time fav artists is called "my all-time fav artists" (with companion list of #101-200) and factors in total impact of that artist IMO (regardless of album catalog breadth).
Obviously, a lengthy album catalog will garner a higher ranking on this list than an artist with a handful of strong material. Also, there are some artists of which i grouped albums of other monikers; for example, prince & the npg and prince & the revolution both count as prince, ryan adams along with his cardinals count as ryan adams, etc. (I generally did that when that 1 artist was the dominant, creative force or focal point of the artist's popularity.)
This does not count "current year" albums. Once a year is complete, i will add ranking points for those artists' albums to this list.
For each artist, i will be including my fav album of theirs. In the comment section, i will give their point total.
There is a continuation of this chart, named "all-time fav arteests (pts) #101-195 and #196-290
- Chart updated: 10/25/2025 03:45
- (Created: 04/26/2017 21:42).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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PTS = 90823*
* counting tin machine
I was quite surprised how CLOSE Bowie came to surpassing Genesis on my initial run of this chart. But at a top 2300, he eclipsed Genesis. Now (02/01/2018) I have a top 2500.
RIP David Bowie [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
* counting tin machine
I was quite surprised how CLOSE Bowie came to surpassing Genesis on my initial run of this chart. But at a top 2300, he eclipsed Genesis. Now (02/01/2018) I have a top 2500.
RIP David Bowie [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
42,407
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PTS = 81025*
* Counting albums by Prince, Prince & The Revolution, Prince & the new power generation, Prince & 3rd eye girl
RIP Prince [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
* Counting albums by Prince, Prince & The Revolution, Prince & the new power generation, Prince & 3rd eye girl
RIP Prince [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1984
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Rank Score:
15,879
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PTS = 79204
[First added to this chart: 04/27/2017]
Year of Release:
2016
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Rank Score:
1,757
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PTS = 74230
By almost any measure, genesis is my favorite artist of all-time. But on this chart, Bowie edges 'em out. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2023]
By almost any measure, genesis is my favorite artist of all-time. But on this chart, Bowie edges 'em out. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2023]
Year of Release:
1973
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Rank Score:
10,505
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PTS = 70315*
* Counts both Ryan Adams + Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Guy has to be pretty prolific if he's in the top 10 of a countdown like this given the names listed above. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
* Counts both Ryan Adams + Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
Guy has to be pretty prolific if he's in the top 10 of a countdown like this given the names listed above. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
2000
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Rank Score:
1,508
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PTS = 68280
RIP charlie watts [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
RIP charlie watts [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1978
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Rank Score:
3,146
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PTS = 63304*
* Counts Tom Petty + Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
I really didn't become a big Tom Petty fan until about 2009 when i started to closely examine the history of pop/rock music.
RIP Tom Petty [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
* Counts Tom Petty + Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
I really didn't become a big Tom Petty fan until about 2009 when i started to closely examine the history of pop/rock music.
RIP Tom Petty [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1989
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Rank Score:
3,279
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PTS = 62088*
* Counting Neil Young + him w/ Crazy Horse [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
* Counting Neil Young + him w/ Crazy Horse [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1972
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Rank Score:
12,255
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PTS = 61883
There was a time in college when i didn't like R.E.M. Go figure. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
There was a time in college when i didn't like R.E.M. Go figure. [First added to this chart: 04/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
19,215
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PTS = 57723
One thing said about him over-and-over again that is so true -- he's had a great career that has outlasted nearly every artist that he's ever parodied. This is my favorite artist on this list that I've seen live twice. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2023]
One thing said about him over-and-over again that is so true -- he's had a great career that has outlasted nearly every artist that he's ever parodied. This is my favorite artist on this list that I've seen live twice. [First added to this chart: 09/22/2023]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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all-time fav arteests (pts) #001-100 composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1970s | 22 | 22% | |
| 1980s | 24 | 24% | |
| 1990s | 16 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 21 | 21% | |
| 2010s | 13 | 13% | |
| 2020s | 3 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| "Weird Al" Yankovic | 1 | 1% | |
| Rod Stewart | 1 | 1% | |
| The Roots | 1 | 1% | |
| Depeche Mode | 1 | 1% | |
| Queen | 1 | 1% | |
| Van Morrison | 1 | 1% | |
| John Cougar Mellencamp | 1 | 1% | |
| Show all | |||
all-time fav arteests (pts) #001-100 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 12 from 66th to 54thNew Jersey by Bon Jovi |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 54th to 55thTrue Blue by Madonna |
| Down 1 from 55th to 56thChicago 19 by Chicago |
| Down 1 from 56th to 57thCowboy Carter by Beyoncé |
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| 02/04/2025 14:25 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,094 | 85/100 | |
| 12/20/2020 20:08 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 09/28/2017 04:38 |  JulianR | 569 | 75/100 | |
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From JulianR 09/28/2017 04:38 | #198839
JulianR 09/28/2017 04:38 | #198839
super interesting
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From bobbyb5 05/23/2017 17:25 | #191293
bobbyb5 05/23/2017 17:25 | #191293
I give you so much credit for figuring out a way to do this. I tried to do something similar, and was just too much work and too overwhelming. And it didn't come out anything like the way I figured it would. By ranking them from my charts, it turned out that Bowie, Carole King, and Krafterk were my favorite artists. But theyre not!!! It just appears that way. I don't know what I did wrong. So I just gave up.
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