This isn't really a FAQ so much as it's a place for me to dump all of the tidbits about this project because clogging up the top of the main page looks bad.
Q: What is the point of having a giant list of albums that rarely have anything to do with each other?
A: I don't know! I guess the best use of this would be if you are looking for rock albums you can ctrl+f and search for rock albums. You could also do the same for more specific genres like Dream Pop, Math Rock, etc. but yes this idea as a whole is really dumb and takes away the (tiny) bit of context essential charts have in the first place.
Q: Why are genres like "Experimental Rock" and "Abstract Hip-Hop" used? They don't describe what the actual music sounds like!
A: I would rather list a lyrically driven genre that is representative of the whole album rather than; for example, describing 3 Feet High and Rising as "Jazz Rap" of which only about 50% is jazz rap. I'll tag it as conscious hip-hop as I think that is more integral to the identity of the album as a whole. Besides, arguing about genres is a job for RYM nerds anyways.
Q: Why is "World" used as a genre?
A: I would just like to keep the format of [Meta Genre] / [Sub-Genre]. For albums like Getz / Gilberto, I could have easily just wrote Bossa Nova as the genre and left it at that but it breaks the flow of the rest of the page. Bossa Nova also didn't specifically grow out of a genre, it was just the regional sound of Brazil. This is also why Ambient albums have Experimental as the meta-genre (although I give more credence to this since ambient music is in the grand scheme of music experimental).
Q: What do the asterisks next to some entries mean?
A: The astericks are just entries that have a special note about them, these notes can be found on the "Notes" subpage. Translation into English characters for foreign albums are there as well.
Q: What charts are / will be included in this project? Just the ones from /mu/?
A: Generally on the internet when someone mentions an "essentials" chart they are referring to those that originate from 4chan. Seeing as how boards like /mu/, /v/ and /tv/ are steadily becoming shit I will include charts that originate from other areas of the internet. After all, no one is really an "authority" over recommendations for art let alone one anon from a chan board.
Q: What constitutes a chart being included in this project?
A: There are some factors that I look out for though as I'm not going to compile any topsters chart I see on the internet. Here they are:
The following are the entries on the list with asterisks next to them.
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Animal Collective | Spirit They're Gone, Spirit They've Vanished | Originally published under "Avey Tare and Panda Bear" but was retconned into an Animal Collective album |
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Astral Projection | Trust in Trance | Originally published under "Various Artists" but was retconned into an Astral Projection album |
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Car Seat Headrest | Twin Fantasy | This is the original issue (Mirror to Mirror). The chart was made in 2016 before the re-release |
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Death Grips | Niggas on the Moon | This is the first disc of The Powers That B but it is included on charts by itself |
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Derrick May | Innovator | Specifically the 1998 re-issue is referenced on one chart |
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Dinosaur Jr. | You're Living All Over Me | Originally published under "Dinosaur" but was re-issued as "Dinosaur Jr." following legal troubles |
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Fishmans | 98.12.28 男達の別れ | In English characters, "98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare" |
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Foetus | Nail | Originally published under "Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel" but "Foetus" is his more common alias |
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Gravediggaz | 6 Feet Deep | In regions outside of the U.S. the album is known as "Niggamortis" |
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Jaïa | Blue Energy / Blue Synergy | This compilation was used as the image on one chart even though only "Blue Energy" was named |
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James Ferraro | Last American Hero | Specifically the 2010 abridged re-issue is referenced on one chart |
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KANT | Ey Yo | There's a lot of version of this floating around, I think the chart is referencing the original mix on Beatport. |
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Meshuggah | Nothing | Specifically the 2002 original is referenced on one chart |
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Meshuggah | Nothing | Specifically the 2006 remaster is referenced on one chart |
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Midori | あらためまして、はじめまして、ミドリです。 | In English characters, "Aratamemashite, Hajimemashite, Midori Desu" |
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Naked City | Naked City | Originally published under "John Zorn" but is in all facets but name, a Naked City album |
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Pentagram | Pentagram | Re-issued as "Relentless" for every issue since the debut |
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Peter & Raymond | Shut Up, Little Man! | Originally published under "Raymond & Peter" but the duo are more commonly called "Peter & Raymond |
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Pocahaunted | Island Diamonds | Specifically the CD re-issue with bonus tracks is referenced on one chart |
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Prodigy, The | The Fat of the Land | Originally published under "Prodigy" but "The Prodigy" is the more common alias for the band |
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Robert Hood | Minimal Nation | Specifically the deluxe re-issue is referenced on one chart |
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Sandra de Sá | Demônio Colorido | Originally published under Sandra Sá but Sandra de Sá is her more common alias. |
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Sleep | Dopesmoker | Specifically the Southern Lord re-issue is referenced which has a different bonus track |
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Smashing Pumpkins, The | Siamese Dream | Originally published under "Smashing Pumpkins" but "The Smashing Pumpkins" is the more common alias for the band |
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Snoop Dogg | Doggystyle | Originally published under "Snoop Doggy Dogg" but "Snoop Dogg" is his more common alias |
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Stooges, The | Raw Power | Originally published under "Iggy and the Stooges" but "The Stooges" is the more common alias for the band |
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Weezer | Weezer | Commonly referred to as "The Blue Album" |
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Wiggles, The | Hot Potatoes: The Best of The Wiggles | Specifically this re-issue with a different tracklist is referenced |
| Things I Cannot Find Info About: |
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Quartz Safari | Pineal Origins | This album is referenced by name on the Psychedelic Drone chart and it can easily be found on Bandcamp; however, an image that has nothing to do with the album is used in its spot. Reverse image searches have yielded no results on both Google Images and Tineye. |  |
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Here is some extra data from charts like labels / artists by name / genres, etc that I may do something with later on
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