ILM's Top 77 Albums of 2020

I would rather see what did make the rollout instead of people's guesses as to what didn't

wonder if there were any actual 78s released last year?

Here we go

I would rather see what did make the rollout instead of people's guesses as to what didn't

― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Monday, 1 February 2021 14:44 (thirty-six seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

I love how this is shade at both the gabbling 78 commentary and at forks and Moka for not getting on with it yet ;)

https://i.imgur.com/19ZpIzk.jpg

#77: Selena Gomez - “Rare (Deluxe)” - 184 points - 8 votes

Selena Gomez is Good For You

“Gomez is a force, an artist who continues to fight her bad odds, and is finally letting us get a little closer to the battle.”
https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/selena-gomez/selena-gomez-rare-review/

xps sorry she, my apologies

Spoiling us again with the graphics Moka

I guess if 78 is going to be something noteworthy/interesting, it's going to be Grimes

yeah that's good work

Good album.

Spoiling us again with the graphics Moka

― groovypanda, Monday, February 1, 2021 9:48 AM (forty-six seconds ago)

otm

double the votes needed for albums over tracks, could see some big ones miss out

gorgeous graphics too

itt Moka will improve upon every album's cover art by 77%.

looks like when you put a record on and drop the empty inner sleeve on top of the front cover

Gonna add to the love pile-on for Moka's graphics. <3

Hahaha the format for the top 77 albums is a bit more challenging than tracks since with tracks I can curate the images I want and with albums I have to work with the actual artwork. I like how most of these turned out but there are a couple where I disliked the album cover and there was no way around it.

I'd ask you to spill but that would involve spoilers :D

yeh let us know when they come up moka

A lot harder to crack the LPs 77 than the tracks 77! 8 votes needed here.

oh wow i nearly didn't have to talk about this album so i won't. i liked it better upon revisit tho

I like this album a good bit but only really listen to two songs on it, "Rare" and "Look At Her Now"

I guess I should revisit this one. Didn't do a lot for me beyond a couple of tracks when it came out.

I think you’ll notice it hahaha.

i could see some with less votes placing. Selena could've been low on most of those ballots (no #1's)

is this going to be a separate placement compared to the standard version

184/8 = 23, which is an average ballot placement of just below midway. I'd guess most of those are unranked ballots

rare japanese version #76

I think something with 5 votes could place. 4 is pushing it

is this going to be a separate placement compared to the standard version

― nxd

Iirc the standard version wasn’t nominated, so no more Selena Gomez upthread.

ah gotcha thanks

Moka, would it be within your remit to inform us what the lowest vote-count for a placing album is?

I've just barely listened to the album but I mentally shake hands with her for sitting down and deciding to make an album-ass pop album

My lock of the week(TM): both Saults will place

they're both gonna be in the top 15, if not top 10

My lock of the week(TM): both Saults will place

― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 1 February 2021 15:06 (eleven seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

if you'd added "inside the top ten" then this would have been a bolder call I feel

dammit

one in top ten, the other below 15

got a little lock for all y'all and it's called taylor swift TIMES TWO

I don’t see why not. Our lowest vote-counts are in this initial run and it’s 5.

8 is a lot of votes for #77, even if the enthusiasm isn't huge. Interesting.

Only one Autechre, regrettably

"Look At Her Now"

this is a good song

https://i.imgur.com/QXCV1cc.jpg
#76: Jeff Parker - “Suite for Max Brown” - 184 points - 10 votes

Rolling Jazz Thread 2020

“The veteran guitarist has created an effortlessly detailed album, full of tradition and experimentation that spans generations. It lives at the vanguard of new jazz music.”
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jeff-parker-suite-for-max-brown/

Killer album, this.

Enjoyed this one a lot.

Moka, great job, but would it be possible to include Bandcamps and such? Happy to help out with this as well, to wit:

https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/suite-for-max-brown

Need to go back to this one

Nice! Glad I put this back on my ballot at the last second

Huh, I don't know this one at all. Will check it out, though.

If people want a single track to check out, I think "Go Away" is my favourite here