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So I stumbled upon an interesting website, “Best Ever Albums,” which states it’s purpose to be “...a means of establishing the greatest music albums of all time by using legitimate critical sources and calculating a ranking based on the rank and number of times an album has appeared in a 'greatest album' chart and then ranking the albums according to their aggregate performance.”
Interesting concept. It ranks Carpenters albums on the site, based upon its stated metric, and their ranked list holds one significant surprise (for me, at least...). I’d be eager to hear your thoughts (mine are parenthetical).
The “best” non-compilation Carpenters albums, according to “Best Ever Albums.”
1. Close To You (No surprise)
2. A Song For You (Again, no surprise)
3. Passage (SURPRISE! Wow. Ranked as their 3rd best album ever? Huh...)
4. Carpenters (Their best selling album, not surprised that it ranks highly)
5. Now & Then (The last of the “classic” Carpenters sound)
6. Horizon (Seems about right)
7. Christmas Portrait (Best Christmas album ever recorded, though...)
8. Offering (Love this album, but so be it)
9. Made In America (Sure)
10. A Kind Of Hush (Yep, although I rank Voice Of The Heart higher)
Here’s the link, if you’re so inclined:
Carpenters
Interesting concept. It ranks Carpenters albums on the site, based upon its stated metric, and their ranked list holds one significant surprise (for me, at least...). I’d be eager to hear your thoughts (mine are parenthetical).
The “best” non-compilation Carpenters albums, according to “Best Ever Albums.”
1. Close To You (No surprise)
2. A Song For You (Again, no surprise)
3. Passage (SURPRISE! Wow. Ranked as their 3rd best album ever? Huh...)
4. Carpenters (Their best selling album, not surprised that it ranks highly)
5. Now & Then (The last of the “classic” Carpenters sound)
6. Horizon (Seems about right)
7. Christmas Portrait (Best Christmas album ever recorded, though...)
8. Offering (Love this album, but so be it)
9. Made In America (Sure)
10. A Kind Of Hush (Yep, although I rank Voice Of The Heart higher)
Here’s the link, if you’re so inclined:
Carpenters