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I will say there are some issues with the list.  Lana Del Rey's NFR deserves MUCH higher placement - Swift is way too high with 1989, and overall it's probably the wrong album

 

Also, Fiona Apple being MIA is upsetting.  Tori Amos probably deserves some of the spotlight, too with Little Earthquakes

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Wait :jonny5: how did I miss Disintegration at #56? My fave album of all time :jonny5:

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Also, Pink Floyd's Dark Side deserves top 10 placement

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People being shocked that the Peabody rewarded work of art is in the Top10 nnnn

 

Just because racist and JEALOUS Grammy voters failed Bey bigtime that night, doeant mean she doesnt deserve ALL the praise for Lemonade

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I do wish Bey wasn't the only female w/ multiple entries. Janet and Madonna should be on there twice as well :gaycat6:

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Why is Jewel's early work always overlooked for these lists as well?  She was almost entirely the sole writer for her entire debut album, and it's very strong and had a large impact pushing folk music to the forefront?

 

Honestly, I would even go as far to say that Jewel was a catalyst for people like Taylor Swift

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59 minutes ago, TROJAN said:

This random album at #1 :deadbanana2: Who's that

please educate yourself.

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Just now, Lose My Breath said:

Why is Jewel's early work always overlooked for these lists as well?  She was almost entirely the sole writer for her entire debut album, and it's very strong and had a large impact pushing folk music to the forefront?

 

Honestly, I would even go as far to say that Jewel was a catalyst for people like Taylor Swift

i would agree with that as well

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1. Ray of Light missing the list entirely is WILD

2. No Mariah??

3. Janet with only one entry is bizarre. Where's Rhythm Nation or All for You?

4. The elevation of Lauryn Hill over Lil Kim in Hip Hop needs to be studied, REEKS of respectability politics. :sick:

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Beyonce is the DEI pick as per usual - both overrated albums.

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If any artist deserved a second placement on this list it's Bowie

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The fact that people are still mad about this when this is SUCH an uncontroversial list is funny. 

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1 minute ago, kellysclarkson said:

The fact that people are still mad about this when this is SUCH an uncontroversial list is funny. 

Right? if you follow lists these are usual suspects with celebrated contemporary choices… just switching positions from other similar lists 

 

you'd think an obscure artist or something made it lol people showing they dont even have the energy to research anglo music canon beyond their pop faves and thinking it's a serve or somethin🫣

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22 minutes ago, Unreachable101 said:

Beyonce is the DEI pick as per usual - both overrated albums.

now this is just straight racism....but go off. tell us which white people albums are missing???

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That Swiftie thread did not age well :bibliahh:

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34 minutes ago, Unreachable101 said:

Beyonce is the DEI pick as per usual - both overrated albums.

wondering how you can say this when the top ten is mostly black artists.

 

very WEIRD racist thing to say

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3 hours ago, toxicgenie said:

Obviously, we have to compare to albums released in the same era. The Cowboy album is the most acclaimed MPG album this year but has some of the lowest streams for an MPG album despite having 2-3x the number of songs as other albums, which says something. 

Yea it says she's a 40-something year old woman who has been making music for nearly 30 years and released an album that holds a mirror up to the mistreatment of her people in a genre they pioneered. Music is not less valid for not appealing to Tiktok generation. Besides streaming figures have nothing to do with critic lists. Take it to the billboard thread if you are so bothered. 

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The way social media is dragging Frank now because of this list and I KNOW he doesn't even know or care. :toofunny3:

 

The top two albums are perfection and classics that have stood the test of time, I cannot be mad about them at all.

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2 hours ago, TROJAN said:

This random album at #1 :deadbanana2: Who's that

Some of you just shouldn't speak on music. And I don't mean a specific genre, I mean all music. :hoetenks:

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8 hours ago, Pinkbutterflies said:

lol. beyonce being on this list makes it invalidate and a sign they are on jays payroll.

She's on several such lists. Her last 4 consecutive albums have ended up top 5 most acclaimed in their respective release years. Go make your own "valid" list. 

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21 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said:

Some of you just shouldn't speak on music. And I don't mean a specific genre, I mean all music. :hoetenks:

This forum has an issue with realizing that other genres exist and they have their own classics and lists like these are the wake up call that is not because something isn't consumed by every demographic or the majority that impact and relevance don't exist. Right at the start they were expecting multiple entries and pop girls, but it just doesn't compute to them that soul artists, rap artists, alt artists, rock artists are not getting their inspiration only from GP songs and albums, especially when this idea of GP that floats around here are white centered and straight. Once they realize that they will face that a lot of the things they call smash or flop make ZERO sense.

 

From the beginning this list showed balance among genres. Pop was never to overdominate. If anything alternative kinda lost space from ten years ago, but it's natural. Hip Hop and R&B records are rightfully growing in acclaim after decades of ignorance. If you dn't like the genre don't speak on it. For those that do there was hardly a controversial choice 

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some of my faves made it, many did not, but even for those that did make it a lot of the picks were quite basic. Overall i don't think this list brings anything new to how we look at canon. Booooring.

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1 hour ago, Damien M said:

4. The elevation of Lauryn Hill over Lil Kim in Hip Hop needs to be studied, REEKS of respectability politics. :sick:

which album of hers would you submit?

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nice list to discover things! i just finished #1 and it was fun :celestial3:

 

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The racist meltdowns over Beyonce being top ten... people not even knowing who Lauryn Hill is... no wonder a certain type of artist dominates around here.

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