Now that we're more than two weeks in to 2015, I feel like I've had enough of a break from daily blogging to start reflecting on my list of 365 favourite albums. This will probably take the form of occasional infographics and data visualisations (or I might just take an even longer break!).
Here's an analysis of which artists had the most albums appear on the list. Unsurprisingly, Dylan comes out on top, closely followed by Neil Young (who also had four if you count Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Déjà Vu) and The Beatles (likewise, if you count John Lennon's Imagine, which also features George Harrison). Whereas Young and The Beatles released their best albums within a concentrated period of time, Dylan is remarkable for the quality of his output across several decades.
On three albums is the English trio of Nick Drake, Kate Bush and Radiohead, all from different eras and all completely unique in their own way. There are another 20 artists that have two albums appear on the list, spanning a wide variety of genres from classic rock (The Who, Led Zeppelin, etc) to hip hop (Public Enemy, Kanye West), roots music (John Martyn, Wilco) to punk (The Clash, PJ Harvey). It's also pleasing to see how many of the unique voices on the list -- including Björk, Bowie, Cohen, Joanna Newsom and Scott Walker -- are all still recording today. It's very possible that one of these may jump up the order if I ever review the blog in years to come, Bowie being a good bet given the quality of The Next Day (2013), which very nearly made the list.
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Here's an analysis of which artists had the most albums appear on the list. Unsurprisingly, Dylan comes out on top, closely followed by Neil Young (who also had four if you count Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Déjà Vu) and The Beatles (likewise, if you count John Lennon's Imagine, which also features George Harrison). Whereas Young and The Beatles released their best albums within a concentrated period of time, Dylan is remarkable for the quality of his output across several decades.
On three albums is the English trio of Nick Drake, Kate Bush and Radiohead, all from different eras and all completely unique in their own way. There are another 20 artists that have two albums appear on the list, spanning a wide variety of genres from classic rock (The Who, Led Zeppelin, etc) to hip hop (Public Enemy, Kanye West), roots music (John Martyn, Wilco) to punk (The Clash, PJ Harvey). It's also pleasing to see how many of the unique voices on the list -- including Björk, Bowie, Cohen, Joanna Newsom and Scott Walker -- are all still recording today. It's very possible that one of these may jump up the order if I ever review the blog in years to come, Bowie being a good bet given the quality of The Next Day (2013), which very nearly made the list.
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