Consensus Top 300 Albums of All-Time: Taking lists of your 70 favorite albums (4 Viewers)

[Uruk-Hai]

One thing quickly became clear: I don't really listen to albums anymore

Same here.

 

[kupcho1]

Im going to treat it like the movie countdowns- what 60 albums would i grab first, desert island style.

I'm leaning toward which were most meaningful me when they came out. They'll be more than a few that won't appear on anyone's lists.

This is going to make the Top 300 Books of All Time thread look like a Bokanovskian cohort of Epsilon minus sanitation engineers.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I'm not looking to replicate a Rolling Stone Magazine list.

but RS has some crappy lists. I might do this so there's not 300 albums from the 70's and 80's

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm not looking to replicate a Rolling Stone Magazine list.

but RS has some crappy lists. I might do this so there's not 300 albums from the 70's and 80's

I instantly thought of about 20 albums from the last 10-15 years.

 

[Eephus]

I'm probably going to have to go with one album per artist

 

[Ilov80s]

I'm probably going to have to go with one album per artist

I’m mulling that over right now. It’s really really tough to narrow down one album from some of these artists though. On the other hand, I don’t want 4 or 5 artists to represent a third of my list.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

Do movie soundtracks count as a album?

 

[KarmaPolice]

One thing quickly became clear: I don't really listen to albums anymore

Same here.

For both of you: why is that?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

My buddy JEB who was one of the original "Five Idiots" that started the Dummy countdowns is considering submitting a list, Not sure if he'd join site.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Do movie soundtracks count as a album?

If its original music, sure.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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It’s quite likely I will have 60 entries that no one else lists.

Strictly 60? Can people submit more or less?

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

 

[KarmaPolice]

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It’s quite likely I will have 60 entries that no one else lists.

Strictly 60? Can people submit more or less?

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

If we only submit 10 do our albums count for 6x the points?

 

[Scoresman]

Does it have to be music?

 

[Scoresman]

Yeah this is desert island favorites for me. If I have 5 Pink Floyd albums in my top 10, so be it.

 

[kupcho1]

One thing quickly became clear: I don't really listen to albums anymore

Same here.

For both of you: why is that?

1) I know longer purchase music in a physical format, so I don't feel "obligated" to listen to an entire disc
2) There's so much music coming at me on a day-to-day basis it's enough to try and keep up with the singles
3) Many of those songs coming at me are released as singles, often way in advance of the album
4) By the time the album for a song I like comes out, I've already got more music to listen to in front of it

I'll still put albums on, but it's a lot less frequent and very few stand out to me.

 

[Eephus]

Do movie soundtracks count as a album?

If its original music, sure.

I think there's a difference between musical scores and the sort of OST compilations that were big in the 80s and 90s

 

[Eephus]

1) I know longer purchase music in a physical format, so I don't feel "obligated" to listen to an entire disc
2) There's so much music coming at me on a day-to-day basis it's enough to try and keep up with the singles
3) Many of those songs coming at me are released as singles, often way in advance of the album
4) By the time the album for a song I like comes out, I've already got more music to listen to in front of it

I'll still put albums on, but it's a lot less frequent and very few stand out to me.

All fair reasons but you're still wrong because albums rule

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

One thing quickly became clear: I don't really listen to albums anymore

Same here.

Not even for the MAD's lists? I must be overdoing it. I've listened to tons of them for that reason.

I guess I'm in.

 

[Mookie Gizzy]

OK, I did a quick 60 bouncing back and forth between my annual playlists. One thing quickly became clear: I don't really listen to albums anymore and haven't (much) since 2011 when Spotify was available here. That said

• Oldest album on the list - 1963
• Newest album on the list - 2013 (although this will be the first tossed overboard if I think of something else; 2009 is a pretty safe best as what I'll submit as newest)
• 1960s - 5
• 1970s - 16
• 1980s - 17
• 1990s - 7
• 2000s - 14
• 2010s - 1 (hanging on by a thread)

I was pretty much checked out in the 90s. I'm surprised I have 7 from that decade.

I'm sure I'll revisit this a couple thousand times between now and Bastille Day.

I listen to albums all the way through a lot more now w/ streaming than I ever did before. Probably 1/4 of my list will be new finds I discovered through streaming

 

[Dr. Octopus]

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IN
It’s quite likely I will have 60 entries that no one else lists.

Strictly 60? Can people submit more or less?

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

If we only submit 10 do our albums count for 6x the points?

They would get the points for slots 1-10.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Does it have to be music?

I’d prefer it to be music but once again it’s self policed and if some one thinks comedy albums make sense, it’s their list.

 

[krista4]

IN
It’s quite likely I will have 60 entries that no one else lists.

Strictly 60? Can people submit more or less?

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

There's some small part of me - OK, maybe a medium-sized part of me - that isn't getting over the fact that we submitted 70 in TV shows and books but only 60 here. I don't know what the hell is the matter with me.

 

[krista4]

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

Fewer. /Stannis

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

Fewer. /Stannis

You are my huckleberry. I thought the exact same thing.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

IN
It’s quite likely I will have 60 entries that no one else lists.

Strictly 60? Can people submit more or less?

less is fine - more seems pointless and too much extra work for no gain. I'd prefer a cap at 60 but people can submit less.

There's some small part of me - OK, maybe a medium-sized part of me - that isn't getting over the fact that we submitted 70 in TV shows and books but only 60 here. I don't know what the hell is the matter with me.

I can make it 70 I guess if people really want the consistency.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I am in. Oh my God, I am so in.

 

[Mister CIA]

Does it have to be music?

Shhhh

Edit: I've got a certain American comedy troupe in mind.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

ANNOUNCEMENT

For the sake of consistency with past threads, I am upping the submission list to 70 albums.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

It will be interesting to see if anything dominates this list like Breaking Bad/Seinfeld/Sopranos did the TV list. I'm guessing maybe not since there's probably a lot of overlap on artists but maybe not on which album(s) of theirs belong in your top 70.

Is KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Question from the peanut gallery:

Do we get a pickle when we have a top 10 album revealed, or will you be doing a different shtick?

 

[krista4]

ANNOUNCEMENT

For the sake of consistency with past threads, I am upping the submission list to 70 albums.

OMG you're the best, and I still wonder what the hell is wrong with me.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

ANNOUNCEMENT

For the sake of consistency with past threads, I am upping the submission list to 70 albums.

I’m sorry to be that guy but if there is any way the deadline could be pushed to just after the 4th of July weekend (July 7) that would be very much appreciated by me.

If not, I’ll still get my list in. Thanks.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

s KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

this means we need to ensure that at least one bad album makes it so he has to listen to it

 

[Don Quixote]

s KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

this means we need to ensure that at least one bad album makes it so he has to listen to it

Album of cover songs?

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

s KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

this means we need to ensure that at least one bad album makes it so he has to listen to it

Album of cover songs?

this one

 

[Dr. Octopus]

It will be interesting to see if anything dominates this list like Breaking Bad/Seinfeld/Sopranos did the TV list. I'm guessing maybe not since there's probably a lot of overlap on artists but maybe not on which album(s) of theirs belong in your top 70.

Is KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

I think there will be less consensus here. There’s a lot more albums out there than TV shows.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

ANNOUNCEMENT

For the sake of consistency with past threads, I am upping the submission list to 70 albums.

I’m sorry to be that guy but if there is any way the deadline could be pushed to just after the 4th of July weekend (July 7) that would be very much appreciated by me.

If not, I’ll still get my list in. Thanks.

I’ll leave it as is for now but we can end up extending if it looks like people will need it. It’s still over a month away.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Does it have to be music?

Shhhh

Edit: I've got a certain American comedy troupe in mind.

And I have a Canadian one in mind.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Question from the peanut gallery:

Do we get a pickle when we have a top 10 album revealed, or will you be doing a different shtick?

- maybe this guy?

 

[Juxtatarot]

Based on how the other threads have gone, how likely is it that someone’s top few albums would make the final 300 even if nobody else picks them?

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

s KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

this means we need to ensure that at least one bad album makes it so he has to listen to it

Album of cover songs?

this one

Nope. It's Pat Boone does heavy metal one. Oy.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Based on how the other threads have gone, how likely is it that someone’s top few albums would make the final 300 even if nobody else picks them?

It would depend on how many participants we get.

I will list the highest ranked albums that don’t make the top 300 from each person.

People can list their entire lists at end - or I can.

 

[kupcho1]

Do we get a pickle when we have a top 10 album revealed, or will you be doing a different shtick?

Asked and answered.
in the book thread for #1s

 

[kupcho1]

Based on how the other threads have gone, how likely is it that someone’s top few albums would make the final 300 even if nobody else picks them?

I can only speak for the book thread, but everyone that submitted a list saw their top 15+ picks make the 300.

Of course there were only 22 lists ...

 

[Scoresman]

Based on how the other threads have gone, how likely is it that someone’s top few albums would make the final 300 even if nobody else picks them?

Unlikely. As others have said, TV is much less diverse, fewer options than music and even with that, unique shows in anyone’s top 5 were honorably mentioned. And it looks like this will get as many

I made it a point to highlight these and it sounds like Dr Octopus is doing the same.

I don’t know what the IMDb of music is, but I highly suggest we use a source for naming conventions so he doesn’t end up with duplicates like

The Beastie Boys
Beastie boys
The Beesty Boyz

Etc.

By far the biggest headache of doing these.

 

[kupcho1]

I don’t know what the IMDb of music is

I haven't been there in years, but if allmusic.com is still around, it seemed pretty solid.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I don’t know what the IMDb of music is

I haven't been there in years, but if allmusic.com is still around, it seemed pretty solid.

It is. Its site design and interface are garbage, but it's there.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

https://www.discogs.com/

MusicBrainz - the open music encyclopedia

musicbrainz.org

TheAudioDB.com | Music Database and free Music API with High Quality Artwork and Metadata

TheAudioDB is a community music database of Artwork and Metadata with a free Music API.

www.theaudiodb.com

Last.fm | Play music, find songs, and discover artists

The world's largest online music service. Listen online, find out more about your favourite artists, and get music recommendations, only at Last.fm

www.last.fm

Any of those decent?

you could also just link youtube but then the only issue with that is some of them will be mislabeled or misspelled

 

[KarmaPolice]

I don’t know what the IMDb of music is

I haven't been there in years, but if allmusic.com is still around, it seemed pretty solid.

That's where I often went as well.

 

[KarmaPolice]

It will be interesting to see if anything dominates this list like Breaking Bad/Seinfeld/Sopranos did the TV list. I'm guessing maybe not since there's probably a lot of overlap on artists but maybe not on which album(s) of theirs belong in your top 70.

Is KP going to listen to all 300 albums that appear on this countdown? I'm guessing that he will.

I will I admit that I did have this thought today. Then I started thinking about all the Bob Dylan, Beatles, and other crap I would have to endure and I am not sure I'd make it.