Jonathon wrote:So does anyone a little more statistically inclined than me want to open up the floor for discussion about what the results will mean for artist ranking?
I'm not particularly statistically inclined, but here's my shot, with prospective rankings of new albums and songs included, and assuming all currently ranked albums and songs positions remain unchanged (unless otherwise noted). I'm also using the top 9 albums and songs per artist, as that's how Henrik calculates artist ranking.
Kanye West (currently 59)-
1. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy- 150 (this album will probably rise a lot, so it's safe to assume a 150 placement for now)
2. Yeezus- 200
3. The College Dropout- 258
4. Late Registration- 458
5. Graduation- 1115
6. Watch the Throne (split with Jay-Z)- 1781
7. 808s and Heartbreak- 1866
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Jesus Walks- 457
2. Gold Digger- 491
4. Runaway- 532
5. Black Skinhead- 800
6. American Boy (split with Estelle)- 832
7. Power- 942
8. New Slaves- 1000
9. Monster (split with Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver)- 1046
Now let's take Kanye's rankings and match them up with an artist significantly higher up than him-
Roxy Music (currently 39)-
1. For Your Pleasure- 105
2. Roxy Music- 204
3. Avalon- 515
4. Siren- 656
5. Stranded- 747
6. Country Life- 926
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Virginia Plain- 131
2. Love Is the Drug- 475
3. More Than This- 1165
4. Do the Strand- 1230
5. Pyjamarama- 2940
6. A Song for Europe- BU
7. In Every Dream Home a Heartache- BU
8. Mother of Pearl- BU
9. Dance Away- BU
Matching these two artists up seems to suggest Kanye West will at least place at number 39 on the all time artists list. I'm not so sure he'll have the power to beat the number 38 artist, Pixies, but it is possible. As of now I'm pretty sure he'll beat Roxy Music though. Now let's look at Arcade Fire-
Arcade Fire (currently 57)-
1. Funeral- 47
2. The Suburbs- 175
3. Reflektor- 400
4. Neon Bible- 484
5. n/a
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Reflektor- 250
2. Rebellion (Lies)- 291
3. Wake Up- 473
4. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)- 857
5. Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)- 1243
6. Keep the Car Running- 1556
7. No Cars Go- 1897
8. Ready to Start- 2052
9. Intervention- 2238
Now let's take Arcade Fire's rankings and match them up with an artist significantly higher up than them-
Joni Mitchell (currently 46)-
1. Blue- 48
2. Court and Spark- 159
3. Hejira- 497
4. The Hissing of Summer Lawns- 508
5. Ladies of the Canyon- 1190
6. For the Roses- 1372
7. Joni Mitchell/Song to a Seagull- BU
8. Clouds- BU
9. n/a
1. Help Me- 743
2. Free Man in Paris- 853
3. Big Yellow Taxi- 1049
4. A Case of You- 1074
5. You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio- 2950
6. Marcie- BU
7. Carie- BU
8. River- BU
9. The Last Time I Saw Richard- BU
Matching these two artists up seems to suggest Arcade Fire will at least place at number 46 on the all time artists list. I'm not so sure they'll have the power to beat the number 45 artist, Otis Redding, but it is possible. As of now I'm pretty sure they'll beat Joni Mitchell though. Now let's look at Daft Punk-
Daft Punk (currently 100)-
1. Homework- 297
2. Discovery- 307
3. Random Access Memories- 500
4. n/a
5. n/a
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Get Lucky- 50
2. One More Time- 243
3. Da Funk- 391
4. Digital Love- 605
5. Around the World- 750
6. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger- 1105
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
Now let's take Daft Punk's rankings and match them up with an artist significantly higher up than them-
The White Stripes (currently 76)-
1. Elephant- 99
2. White Blood Cells- 200
3. Get Behind Me Satan- 1552
4. Icky Thump- 2088
5. De Stijl- 2607
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Seven Nation Army- 70
2. Fell in Love With a Girl- 271
3. My Doorbell- 1659
4. Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground- 2171
5. Icky Thump- 2346
6. Hotel Yorba- 2658
7. Blue Orchid- BU
8. n/a
9. n/a
Matching these two artists up seems to suggest Daft Punk will at least place at number 76 on the all time artists list. I'm not so sure they'll have the power to beat the number 75 artist, The Jam, but it is possible. As of now I'm pretty sure they'll beat The White Stripes though. Now let's look at Vampire Weekend-
Vampire Weekend (currently 301)-
1. Modern Vampires of the City- 300
2. Vampire Weekend- 372
3. Contra- 1071
4. n/a
5. n/a
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Diane Young- 900
2. A-Punk- 1003
3. Step- 1300
4. Ya Hey- 1700
5. Oxford Comma- 2251
6. Hannah Hunt- 2300
7. Giving Up the Gun- 2762
8. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa- 2857
9. n/a
Now let's take Vampire Weekend's rankings and match them up with an artist significantly higher up than them-
The Replacements (currently 142)-
1. Let It Be- 223
2. Tim- 488
3. Pleased to Meet Me- 962
4. Hootenanny- BU
5. All Shook Down- BU
6. n/a
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
1. Bastards of Young- 915
2. I Will Dare- 986
3. Alex Chilton- 1484
3. Unsatisfied- 2222
4. Here Comes a Regular- BU
5. I'll Be You- BU
6. Merry Go Round- BU
7. n/a
8. n/a
9. n/a
Matching these two artists up seems to suggest Vampire Weekend will at least place at number 142 on the all time artists list. I'm not so sure they'll have the power to beat the number 141 artist, Janis Joplin/Big Brother and The Holding Company , but it is possible. As of now I'm pretty sure they'll beat The Replacements though.