Check Out: “The Top 13″ albums of the decade
“Top” lists are nothing new. And as we’ll again find out soon enough (once we post our Top Albums and Songs of the decade lists in the weeks ahead), they often lead to quite a bit of debate and disagreement.
Then there’s the recently launched “The Top 13″ project. Put together by some longtime readers of Consequence of Sound, the project seeks to have readers and “some very special guests” take turns ranking the best of music, movies, current events, sports, and more. Essentially, a topic, like “Top Albums of the Decade,” is opened for submission. In turn, readers submit their “top 13″ (note the name of of the project). Then, “The Top 13″ adds up the submissions and compiles them in a collective list, thus eliminating most of the aforementioned debate and disagreement (or at least we like to think.)
One of “The Top 13″’s first list was the “Top 13″ Albums of the Decade. And as we can learn from the over 360 readers who submitted their lists, Radiohead is pretty popular. So, while you’re waiting for our lists, go and check out theirs.
I don’t like a few of the albums on the list, but I think it was open for people to submit. For a list voted by the masses, I think it’s not bad at all.
that list is straight garbage. i’ll agree with elephant and stankonia being placed on there but everything else falls by the way side. rated r should be on there.
Haha, nah no beef at all. I think it’s a sweet idea for a list definitely, and I have no quams with Radiohead being in the top 10 by any means. I just think In Rainbows didn’t really deserve #1 of the decade in my opinion. But I think both lists are definitely solid.
However, I’m a little chagrined that both lists are missing the debut of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, that album still holds up and is the fucking shit. Did I miss it, was it on there?
HAHAHA don’t wast your time
I contributed to this and included both In Rainbows and Kid A in my top 13. I guess people disagree. haha
Severely indie rock-centric. @ America: get off the fucking indie rock already! Many of the best albums are indie rock but not THIS many. Skewed and biased perspective.
Seems like a cool project to me. I don’t think In Rainbows at #1 is that radical - I like it better than Kid A, personally, and that’s what every other site seems to be putting as #1. Pretty indie rock-centric, but that’s what I like anyway.
Hey Capt. A-Hole:
In Rainbows was number one in the site’s own list - the reader voted list, which was published today, has In Rainbows at 4.
holy shit
WHAAAAT? In Rainbows #1?!?!?!?! As much as I love Radiohead, how can this be rated #1? Was this the choice of the readers?