Every year, around December, the Internet starts buzzing with Top X Lists. Listing things has become one of the most favorite pastimes of post-modern America. Who doesn't love a Top 10 Dunks list, or Top 200 Bloopers of the Year 2004? I'll read or watch pretty much anything as long as you stick a list format into it. By far my favorite, though, are Top Albums of the Year lists. Every December, The House and I gather our opinions on the Top Album List from Spin, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Allmusic, etc., and rip into, well, all of them.
I know it's March, and I should have been more timely with this, but this past December I began a new tradition: force ranking my Favorite 50 Albums Ever. You might have noticed I said "Favorite" instead of "Top". This is intentional. "Blonde on Blonde" is more important and historically a better album than "...And Justice for All", but I don't like it as much. I don't really like Dylan, even though I respect him and his importance to post-WWII popular music. "...And Justice" just kicks way more ass. I also went "Ever" because I usually have trouble filling out even 20 new albums I liked this year.
Revisionist Note: Keep in mind this list is 3 months old now. Like the ever-changing winds, my taste fluctuates, which is why I plan on re-organizing this every year (maybe even half-year, as putting this together was a shit-ton of fun). For instance, (as mentioned in a podcast) I recently remembered that I like Radiohead. Next go-round, you'll see a few more of their albums in here (unless I forget they exist again). I've also placed a Revisionist Note under each entry, indicating whether I think the album is higher, lower, or about the same in my top 50 now.
Albums 50 - 41
Albums 40 - 31
Albums 30 - 21
Albums 20 - 11
Albums 10 - 1
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