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So it looks like the only albums 2008 to present in the top 100 are: MBDTF, The ArchAndroid, GKMC, TPAB, and Blackstar (apologies for all the acronyms).

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So what's the most recent album yet to appear? It's Blackstar, right? That is wild! While it hasn't been the strongest period for high level albums, it feels like there should be something in the top 150 from the last 6+ years. It seems like it used to be easier for albums to be quickly canonized. ...

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So what's the most recent album yet to appear? It's Blackstar, right?

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So the only two 2020s albums in the top 250 are Fetch the Bolt Cutters and Ants From Up There.

Which one do you all think will rank higher? My money is on Ants, but I'm not too confident.

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Some very interesting risers! (to me at least, Sleigh Bells in the top 500?!) I’ve heard some comments lately on how Sleigh Bells anticipated the hyperpop movement of the late 2010s. Regardless, Treats ranked pretty high on my list. Bright Eyes and LCD having back to back albums with unchanged posi...

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2018 was a solid year for music, sandwiched between the somewhat disappointing 2017 and 2019. Is it the best year for music of the past 5 or 6 years? Maybe, though 2022 comes close. Here are my lists: Albums: //e.snmc.io/i/300/w/d29b6adcbd4799d6537d43474cda89e3/7183010 1. Against All Logic- 2012 - 2...

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DaveC wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:52 am
All but one of the 2020 albums you mentioned were released before our 2020 poll, and that one is not in our top 1000. Only one 2020 album released after our poll is in the top 1000 - and you didn't mention it.

The first album is Shore.

The second album is...Windswept Adan?

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Making a point of listening to everyone’s number-one albums (at least the ones I haven’t already heard) as part of my last-minute push. Want to have at least one album in common with everyone, and so far that’s looking very likely, which makes me happy. Out of curiosity, do you remember the highest...

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SL3 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2023 6:14 pm Here's my list.Thanks so much for putting this together DaveC!

493 | Metallica | Enter Sandman | 1991

Just a correction, this should be Metallica's self-titled album, right?

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For me it was the lyrics, the vocals, the production, the pop ballads, the corporate punk, and the overall presentation I think the album is really well produced (as in, every instrument sounds distinct and clear), but yeah, you either vibe with the angsty lyrics or you don't (I'm pretty mixed on t...

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Olivia Rodrigo has released one of the most annoying pop albums of the year... I thought the production was very subpar, but I have a feeling that wasn't the most egregious thing for you. For me it was the lyrics, the vocals, the production, the pop ballads, the corporate punk, and the overall pres...

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Guts is good, maybe better than Sour. At least equal to Sour. My favorite tracks are the more power pop/pop punk ones like "Bad Idea Right?" as opposed to the piano ballads. I thought "Driver's License" was great, and "Deja Vu" was my 2021 SOTY, but none of the slower s...

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Holden wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:06 pm Guts becomes Rolling Stones fifth 5/5 of the decade, after Red (Taylor’s Version), 30, Midnights, and the record.

That’s a…questionable group (but I liked the two Guts singles so I’m excited for the album nonetheless).

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1967. 1977. 1997. 2007. All immortal years for music, years that heralded the end of the old and the start of the new. Years when rock went psychedelic. When punk and disco exploded into the mainstream. When electronica and indie planted twin flags a decade apart on the top of the musical landscape....

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The year is 2/3rds of the way over, and I've played catch up on a lot of albums I'd been meaning to listen to. When I posted this at the halfway mark for the year I had 18 albums listed. Now I have 30. Very Good: 1. Wednesday- Rat Saw God 2. Jessie Ware- That! Feels Good! 3. Parannoul- After the Mag...

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So happy you got this resolved! Thanks Henrik

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I see you’re not too big on renaissance art. Unfortunately, my favorite painter is Giotto I like Renaissance art a fair amount, but yeah, I'm mostly interested in Impressionist era art (so 1860 ish) and later. Of my top 50 I think there are only 3 paintings pre-1800: 13. The Garden of Earthly Delig...

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I DO have a list of my top 50 paintings of all time (and top 10 buildings)... Sorry for reporting you that was an accident. Can you send me that list? No worries! Here are my top 10 buildings, in chronological order: 1. Sagrada Familia 2. Neuschwanstein Castle 3. Chrysler Building 4. Villa Savoye 5...

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I DO have a list of my top 50 paintings of all time (and top 10 buildings)...

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Went to a festival called Field Day in London which was pretty good. Main highlights were Fever Ray who was excellent, and really made the new album (which I'm not much of a fan of) really pop. Arca as well. Night ended with Aphex Twin which was a bit of a disappointment. I was not ready for how he...

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I found the forum through the website. I have no idea how I found the site. I've been coming to this site since 2006 and posting here since 2009 (on the old forum). Damn.

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Big props to Time for choosing a lot of offbeat picks. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as their lone Tarantino, for example, is a weird one, but I'm not complaining. I've only seen 35 of the 100. Jackie Brown is also on the list. I honestly have no idea how I missed that. But that only makes it weird...

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Big props to Time for choosing a lot of offbeat picks. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as their lone Tarantino, for example, is a weird one, but I'm not complaining. I've only seen 35 of the 100.

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Make sure to check out Persona 4 and 5! They're like 3 but even better. Well you were very much correct, just finished Persona 4 Golden and it was pretty incredible! Unfortunately I found out that there’s an even better ending that I didn’t get and I already saved the clear data… I guess I’ll just ...

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Remember 2016? Brexit, Trump, Hillary, all those celebrities dying? Remember how it seemed like everyone was going on and on about how bad of a year it was? Hahaha we were so naive. Anyway, 2016 was a pretty good year for music. Not a GREAT year like I've seen many people claim, but a solid enough y...

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I hope you don't mind, but I'm stealing this idea. Here's my take on the TSPDT top 50: S Tier: (a personal favorite of mine): Vertigo 2001: A Space Odyssey Rear Window A Tier: (an excellent movie): Blade Runner Apocalypse Now The Godfather Taxi Driver Casablanca Psycho Rashomon Seven Samurai Citizen...

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Do we not have a 2023 songs thread up yet? Weird.

Anyway.

This is my SOTY so far. "Super Shy" by NewJeans. It's drum and bass influenced k-pop. If that sounds like something up your alley, give it a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8gMZJqdIzU

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The following list represents what is quite possibly the biggest changeup to my top 500 albums since I made a top 500 albums list. While there are only 35 new additions to the list since 2020 (and therefore 35 removals), every single album and its position have been carefully considered, something I...

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StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 4:40 pm I gotta appreciate the commitment to the bit, at least.

Eh, I always thought the VanGoghposting was funnier.

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I typically don't participate in the movie polls, but today I figured, hey, why the heck not participate. Here's my top 20 of 2008. Be warned, an abundance of the dumbest comedies ever made lies ahead. 1. Ponyo 2. Wall-E 3. The Dark Knight 4. Frost/Nixon 5. Speed Racer 6. In Bruges 7. Iron Man 8. Gr...

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The year is halfway over. Here's what I've heard: Very Good: 1. Wednesday- Rat Saw God 2. Jessie Ware- That! Feels Good! 3. Parannoul- After the Magic 4. Caroline Polachek- Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 5. JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown- Scaring the Hoes 6. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard- PetroDr...

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2015 is easily my favorite year from the back half of the 2010s. So many albums that, if they aren't classics already (is an album that's only 8 years old really eligible to be a classic?), they will be soon. Albums: //e.snmc.io/i/300/w/fead6d08ce4313c042d25fe81b92fafa/8121875 1. Kendrick Lamar- To ...

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Dang, more people than I thought were disappointed by Jessie Ware. I think it’s a pretty rad record, not as good as What’s Your Pleasure? but like that’s a pretty high mark to hit I think Begin Again is probably my favorite song of the year so far. I'm not sure where you're getting this. The album ...

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Henry wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:56 pm
I'm surprised that no one has made any statements about the latest offering from Janelle Monae.

I thought the two tracks that I've listened to so far:

Know Better and
Lipstick Lover

were at least pretty good.

I gave it a listen this morning. This album ain't it.

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BleuPanda wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:05 pm Decided to look up the new Róisín Murphy album coming out in a few months and, boy, if people did not like her previous album cover...

This is hands down one of the ugliest album covers I have ever seen.

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I'm seeing Big Thief in February! Also, my friend was gifted two Taylor Swift tickets from her parents as an early Christmas present and she asked me to come along. It should be pretty great! The concert is in May. A shame about the Ticketmaster debacle though. The Taylor Swift show was amazing. No...

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Okay, a memory is coming back to me of some user whose name I can't recall, who was probably mostly on the old forums (before my time) but may have also been on the current forums a few times? And they would often post in oddly structured tangents, showcasing highly esoteric taste whilst often deri...

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2014 isn't one of my favorite years of the 2010s, but it is one that I seemingly keep finding great new songs from, even years later. Like "Pop It" by Anamanaguchi, which I heard for the first time just a few months ago. A must listen if you're into hyperpop/PC Music. Albums: //e.snmc.io/i...

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Blur have a new album coming out on 7/21! It’s called The Ballad of Darren. Odd name for a title!

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I'm about 6 hours in TOTK. I'm sure this won't come as a surprise to anyone but...it's good. Anyone else playing it?

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BleuPanda wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2023 3:51 pm Make sure to check out Persona 4 and 5! They're like 3 but even better.

After falling in love with P5 last fall, I'm psyched to try out P4 and P3 once I beat TOTK.

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I agree with all the praise for the new Jessie Ware album. Good stuff. As for The National, the band now has the unfortunate distinction of making 5 albums in a row with each album worse than the last. High Violet > Trouble Will Find Me >> Sleep Well Beast > I Am Easy to Find >> First Two Pages... T...

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Rob wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 4:51 pm
Seriously though, I dislike how Jessie Ware's title does not have a exclamation mark after 'Feels'. It feels off this way.

Same here. The album should be:

That Feels Good!
That! Feels! Good!
That! Feels!! Good!!!
That Feels...Good?
That? Feels Good!

But not:

That! Feels Good!

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I think the first half of the 2010s was much better musically than the second, and 2013 is a good part of the reason why. Albums: //e.snmc.io/i/300/s/a7b38213d461bef4fc79447289c19423/8718017 1. Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City 2. Daft Punk- Random Access Memories 3. Kanye West- Yeezus 4....

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I, much like just about everyone else, also go through phases in my music listening. Sometimes I'll spend a week more into jazz or more into hip-hop or more into...well you get the idea. But I wouldn't say my love for the genres I'm not currently in the mood for is lessened during these phases. Mayb...

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Lagunin wrote: ↑Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:36 am Rat Saw God, by Wednesday, is an amazing album.

This might be my new #1 album of the year (only real competition is the new Parannoul).

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The year is a quarter of the way over. Here's what I've heard: Very Good: 1. Parannoul- After the Magic 2. Caroline Polachek- Desire, I Want to Turn Into You 3. JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown- Scaring the Hoes Good: 4. Lana Del Rey- Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 5. Boygenius- The Re...

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A great year in music, almost matching the heights of 2010. Channel Orange is my #2 album of the decade, and "Inspector Norse" is my #1 song of the decade. Albums: //e.snmc.io/i/300/w/d71ab8a9faa82a8c728d75e3dcc27069/8060277 1. Frank Ocean- Channel Orange 2. Kendrick Lamar- good kid, m.A.A...

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What's stood out to me:

Mount Eerie- Huge Fire
Parannoul- We Shine at Night
Wednesday- Chosen to Deserve
Kelela- Contact
Jessie Ware- Pearls
Caroline Polachek- Blood and Butter
PinkPantheress and Ice Spice- Boy's a Liar Pt. 2
Lana Del Rey- The Grants

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Pulp Fiction
Boogie Nights
Vertigo
Spirited Away
2001: A Space Odyssey
Boyhood
Koyaanisqatsi
The Truman Show
Heat
Rear Window

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