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Years Ranked

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I went through each year on AM and used the Artist's Poll formula to find the 'best' years in music, according to the site.

Here are the years ranked based only on albums:
1 | 1969
2 | 1971
3 | 1970
4 | 1967
5 | 1973
6 | 1977
7 | 1968
8 | 1972
9 | 1994
10 | 1979
11 | 1978
12 | 1975
13 | 1991
14 | 1980
15 | 1995
16 | 1997
17 | 1974
18 | 1966
19 | 1987
20 | 1986
21 | 1976
22 | 1988
23 | 1965
24 | 1992
25 | 1984
26 | 1998
27 | 1989
28 | 1982
29 | 1993
30 | 1996
31 | 2002
32 | 2001
33 | 2000
34 | 1985
35 | 2007
36 | 1999
37 | 2004
38 | 2006
39 | 2010
40 | 2003
41 | 2005
42 | 2015
43 | 1981
44 | 2016
45 | 2012
46 | 1990
47 | 2013
48 | 1983
49 | 2011
50 | 2014
51 | 2017
52 | 2009
53 | 2008
54 | 1959
55 | 1963
56 | 1964
57 | 1956
58 | 1958
59 | 1957
60 | 1961
61 | 1960
62 | 1962
63 | 1954
64 | 1955
65 | 1952
66 | 1953
67 | 1950
68 | 1951
69 | 1940
70 | 1949

Here are the years ranked only on songs:
1 | 1967
2 | 1969
3 | 1966
4 | 1965
5 | 1968
6 | 1971
7 | 1970
8 | 1972
9 | 1977
10 | 1973
11 | 1979
12 | 1978
13 | 1975
14 | 1980
15 | 1994
16 | 1964
17 | 1984
18 | 1982
19 | 1983
20 | 1995
21 | 1987
22 | 1991
23 | 1976
24 | 1997
25 | 1986
26 | 2007
27 | 1981
28 | 1989
29 | 1988
30 | 1992
31 | 2002
32 | 1963
33 | 1974
34 | 1985
35 | 1998
36 | 1993
37 | 2004
38 | 2003
39 | 2001
40 | 1999
41 | 2011
42 | 2015
43 | 2006
44 | 2013
45 | 2010
46 | 2000
47 | 1990
48 | 2012
49 | 1996
50 | 2017
51 | 1956
52 | 2014
53 | 2016
54 | 2005
55 | 1958
56 | 2009
57 | 2008
58 | 1957
59 | 1961
60 | 1959
61 | 1962
62 | 1960
63 | 1955
64 | 1954
65 | 1951
66 | 1939
67 | 1928
68 | 1953
69 | 1952
70 | 1947
71 | 1945
72 | 1949
73 | 1940
74 | 1946
75 | 1937
76 | 1950
77 | 1929
78 | 1948
79 | 1936
80 | 1927
81 | 1941
82 | 1942
83 | 1930
84 | 1935
85 | 1938
86 | 1934
87 | 1944
88 | 1931
89 | 1925
90 | 1932
91 | 1923
92 | 1924
93 | 1920
94 | 1926
95 | 1943
96 | 1933
97 | 1922
98 | 1917
99 | 1911
100 | 1918
101 | 1897
102 | 1916
103 | 1909
104 | 1907
105 | 1919
106 | 1905
107 | 1913
108 | 1908

And here is the final list, albums and songs combined, and weighted equally:
1 | 1967
2 | 1969
3 | 1971
4 | 1968
5 | 1970
6 | 1977
7 | 1973
8 | 1972
9 | 1966
10 | 1979
11 | 1965
12 | 1994
13 | 1978
14 | 1975
15 | 1980
16 | 1991
17 | 1995
18 | 1987
19 | 1984
20 | 1997
21 | 1976
22 | 1982
23 | 1986
24 | 1974
25 | 1988
26 | 1992
27 | 1989
28 | 1998
29 | 2002
30 | 1983
31 | 1993
32 | 2007
33 | 1985
34 | 2001
35 | 1996
36 | 2000
37 | 1981
38 | 1999
39 | 2004
40 | 1964
41 | 2006
42 | 2003
43 | 2010
44 | 2015
45 | 2011
46 | 2013
47 | 2012
48 | 1990
49 | 2005
50 | 2016
51 | 2014
52 | 2017
53 | 1963
54 | 2009
55 | 2008
56 | 1956
57 | 1958
58 | 1957
59 | 1959
60 | 1961
61 | 1962
62 | 1960
63 | 1955
64 | 1954
65 | 1951
66 | 1953
67 | 1952
68 | 1939
69 | 1928
70 | 1950
71 | 1940
72 | 1949
73 | 1947
74 | 1945
75 | 1946
76 | 1937
77 | 1929
78 | 1948
79 | 1936
80 | 1927
81 | 1941
82 | 1942
83 | 1930
84 | 1935
85 | 1938
86 | 1934
87 | 1944
88 | 1931
89 | 1925
90 | 1932
91 | 1923
92 | 1924
93 | 1920
94 | 1926
95 | 1943
96 | 1933
97 | 1922
98 | 1917
99 | 1911
100 | 1918
101 | 1897
102 | 1916
103 | 1909
104 | 1907
105 | 1919
106 | 1905
107 | 1913
108 | 1908
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Re: Years Ranked

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I've always wondered what ranking the years would have. Reminds me of when I did the tournaments for 1992 and 1984, maybe I should do that again and just go through the decades starting in the 1950s and go from their highest ranked year to the lowest ranked. It'd go like this:

1956
1967
1971
1980
1994
2002
2010

The music tastes on the forum has changed a lot since the last time I did one of the tournaments, it could be interesting. The question comes up of where should I start with this cycle. It would make sense to start with 1956 as it's the oldest year on this cycle but I feel that most forum members would not be interested in most of the music from that year. (In my opinion I would think that tournament could get boring) We could start with 2010 and work backwards, the 2010 tournament could be seen as a retrospective on the music that is now turning a decade old and I think a lot of the forum members want to do something with the 2010s since that decade came to an end.
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