Type of site | Review aggregator and database |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Henrik Franzon [1] |
Created by | Henrik Franzon [1] |
URL |
acclaimedmusic |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Forum only, optional and free |
Launched | September 2001 |
Current status | Active |
Acclaimed Music is a website created by Henrik Franzon, a statistician from Stockholm, Sweden, [1] [2] [3] [4] in September 2001. Franzon has statistically aggregated hundreds of published lists that rank songs and albums into aggregated rankings by year, decade and all-time. [1] [2] [5] [6] [7] Lists that are submitted by readers to magazines or websites are excluded from the aggregation. [8] Author Michaelangelo Matos writes that "Franzon's methods are imperfect, but as indicators of overall critical appeal go, it's hard to beat." [2]
As of 2020 [update], the site's aggregated lists name the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (1966) as the most highly rated album of all time, [9] and Bob Dylan's " Like a Rolling Stone" (1965) as the most highly rated song of all time. [10] [11] Additionally, the Beatles are the most acclaimed band, Dylan is the most acclaimed male solo artist, and Madonna is the most acclaimed female artist. [12]
Type of site | Review aggregator and database |
---|---|
Available in | English |
Owner | Henrik Franzon [1] |
Created by | Henrik Franzon [1] |
URL |
acclaimedmusic |
Commercial | No |
Registration | Forum only, optional and free |
Launched | September 2001 |
Current status | Active |
Acclaimed Music is a website created by Henrik Franzon, a statistician from Stockholm, Sweden, [1] [2] [3] [4] in September 2001. Franzon has statistically aggregated hundreds of published lists that rank songs and albums into aggregated rankings by year, decade and all-time. [1] [2] [5] [6] [7] Lists that are submitted by readers to magazines or websites are excluded from the aggregation. [8] Author Michaelangelo Matos writes that "Franzon's methods are imperfect, but as indicators of overall critical appeal go, it's hard to beat." [2]
As of 2020 [update], the site's aggregated lists name the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (1966) as the most highly rated album of all time, [9] and Bob Dylan's " Like a Rolling Stone" (1965) as the most highly rated song of all time. [10] [11] Additionally, the Beatles are the most acclaimed band, Dylan is the most acclaimed male solo artist, and Madonna is the most acclaimed female artist. [12]