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, 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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Rosoff, Matt (September 12, 2007). "The critics vs. the people". CNET.
- 1 2 3 Matos, Michaelangelo (March 31, 2004). Prince's Sign O' the Times. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781441191274.
- ↑ Feldman, Stan (January 10, 2008). "Music Notes: AcclaimedMusic.net". Star-News. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ Keppler, Nick (August 27, 2015). "The Swedish Tax Agent Who Has Aggregated the Best Music of All Time". Mental Floss. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ Wyn Jones, Carys (2008). The Rock Canon: Canonical Values in the Reception of Rock Albums. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 9780754662440.
- ↑ Gomes, Lee (October 13, 2003). "Stuck on Steppenwolf? Now There Are Ways To Update Your Tastes". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ Raftery, Brian (April 3, 2007). "Project X: Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 1952". Idolator. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ Franzon, Henrik. "Questions & Answers". acclaimedmusic.net. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014.
- ↑ Mendelsohn, Jason; Klinger, Eric (February 3, 2020). "Counterbalance No. 1: The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds'". Popmatters. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (October 10, 2016). "The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' at 50: A Masterpiece of Emotion as Much as Science". Billboard. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ Buwalda, Peter (January 3, 2019). "Om te beginnen moet het volk z'n muil houden, wat natuurlijk het halve werk is". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Music - Top Artists". acclaimedmusic.net. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
Further reading
- Unterberger, Andrew (October 6, 2014). "Why 1991 Was the Best Musical Year of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- Sullivan, Steve (October 4, 2013). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 2. Scarecrow Press. p. viii. ISBN 9780810882966.
- Breeding, Andy (2004). The Music Internet Untangled: Using Online Services to Expand Your Musical Horizons. Giant Path Pub. p. 108. ISBN 9781932340020.
- Miller, Scott (2010). Music. 125 Records. p. 87. ISBN 9780615381961.
- Mendelsohn, Jason; Klinger, Eric (February 14, 2014). "Counterbalance Special Report". PopMatters. Retrieved June 17, 2017.