DownIsTheNewUp
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So-- because nerding out to music is what we do, and I've seen people get into "what year from this decade was best" discussions more times that I can count on this forum... I took my list from the "best albums of the decade" thread and tried to create an aggregate that measured quality vs quantity on a year by year basis.
There are 220 albums on my list, and though it is very much still a work in progress (2019 still isn't even over after all), this is how I scored things:
Top 10 album = 25 points
Top 30 album = 15 points
Top 60 album = 10 points
Top 100 album = 5 points
Top 150 album = 3 points
Top 200 album = 2 points
Top 220 album = 1 point
Obviously, this is completely subjective and I'm weighing whether the scoring system needs tweaking but this was the final result:
1) 2015: 24 albums @ 210 points
2) 2016: 23 albums @ 181 points
3) 2017: 29 albums @ 162 points
4) 2018: 29 albums @ 135 points
5) 2013: 19 albums @ 129 points
6) 2019: 24 albums @ 113 points
7) 2014: 24 albums @ 106 points
8) 2012: 15 albums @ 99 points
9) 2010: 16 albums @ 96 points
10) 2011: 16 albums @ 91 points
The interesting thing, is that seems about right to me (based off my top 50 lists)... other than 2013 really lacks depth and would probably drop below 2014/19' if I were to expand it to 250 albums. I'm also surprised that 2012 landed ahead of 2010 and 11'.
Anyways, I'll probably update this when I finalize my final list in February or there abouts-- but I thought I'd encourage an official place for the conversation that has happened so often in other threads over the years. How would you all rank this decade?
There are 220 albums on my list, and though it is very much still a work in progress (2019 still isn't even over after all), this is how I scored things:
Top 10 album = 25 points
Top 30 album = 15 points
Top 60 album = 10 points
Top 100 album = 5 points
Top 150 album = 3 points
Top 200 album = 2 points
Top 220 album = 1 point
Obviously, this is completely subjective and I'm weighing whether the scoring system needs tweaking but this was the final result:
1) 2015: 24 albums @ 210 points
2) 2016: 23 albums @ 181 points
3) 2017: 29 albums @ 162 points
4) 2018: 29 albums @ 135 points
5) 2013: 19 albums @ 129 points
6) 2019: 24 albums @ 113 points
7) 2014: 24 albums @ 106 points
8) 2012: 15 albums @ 99 points
9) 2010: 16 albums @ 96 points
10) 2011: 16 albums @ 91 points
The interesting thing, is that seems about right to me (based off my top 50 lists)... other than 2013 really lacks depth and would probably drop below 2014/19' if I were to expand it to 250 albums. I'm also surprised that 2012 landed ahead of 2010 and 11'.
Anyways, I'll probably update this when I finalize my final list in February or there abouts-- but I thought I'd encourage an official place for the conversation that has happened so often in other threads over the years. How would you all rank this decade?
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