I weighted this factor more because I believe that anyone’s favorite artists can fluctuate based on their current listening habits. The spreadsheet I built involved quantifying the number of iTunes songs I have in my catalog for each artist, along with the breadth of each artist’s overall number of published songs and finally, and most highly weighted, I tried to rate the amount I listen to each artist at the present time. I developed a weighted-average spreadsheet to help bring objectivity to the answering of this question. In an attempt to objectively determine who my top 10 favorite artists are, I did what I often do when making a big decision, things like purchasing a car or changing jobs. This is where my long-time, trusted friend comes in - “The Weighted Average.” I tried to do so as objectively as I possibly could. I also struggle with how to rank those bands I loved when I was young versus those I gravitate to as I am close to entering my sixth decade of life.Īnswering this question really isn’t as easy as it might seem.īut recently, I attempted to find my answer. When I think about that, I can certainly come up with a few top candidates right off the bat, but after the first three or four obvious artists come to my mind, filling the list out seems difficult. That said, I’ve often wondered how I’d rank my favorite artists/bands. Finally, proclaiming a top band list can be seen as a tad narcissistic because who really cares what a blogger like me thinks? Let’s face it, I’m no Pitchfork or SPIN Magazine columnist. First off, when the entity doing so (me), doesn’t have the street cred, a favorite artist list can fall flat. There are many faults in publishing a favorite artist list. Just What The World Doesn’t Need - Another Top 10 Band Listįor going on two years now, since I first started this music blog, I’ve been fighting the urge to publish my all-time top 10 favorite artist list.
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