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Originally Posted by duga
So you've got 65-93 covered already? Damn, I'm nowhere near that! I gotta get to work! I also like to stay up to date on current music to keep my top 25 for this year going, so needless to say I've got a lot of music to listen to. Some years will be easier than others, obviously...but since streaming has basically opened the doors to almost everything released, I'm finding albums I never even heard of for certain years where I thought I really did my homework.
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Yeah it's not easy. Each week, I compile a list of all the stuff I like from the year (basically 3.5 stars and up) and start forming a loose top 10. But I also make a list of highly-rated albums I never got around to for the year (often based on RYM's top 200-300 for each year). Anything that catches my eye really. As well as stuff I have in my collection that I never gave enough of a chance to. I don't revisit or listen to everything, of course, I'd have to quit my job and do nothing all day but listen. But I do what I can and try to make a top 10 that reflects what I feel today are my favorites. It's tough for 1990 and on because that was the start of high school for me so there's a ton of nostalgia involved. But I'm trying to make sure I still actually enjoy the albums I include in my top 10, and not just make a list of the 10 I enjoyed at the time. I include albums that have stood the test of time for me, and others I've discovered along the way that are killer. It's not easy and it does take over my life and work sometimes. It takes commitment! If I wasn't so anal I would throw something together but I want it to reflect what I think now and like I said, not make something that reflects teenage me.