Each participating editor or contributor draws up a list of titles connected to the theme, representative of their own perspective. To encourage variety overall, we allow only one or two albums per band. The lists are collected, and the first twenty albums mentioned are assigned a score: twenty points to the one ranked first, nineteen to the next, and so on. If an album is mentioned by more than one participant, the points received from each are added together. Ranking the titles from the one with the most points down, we get the final chart.
What you're reading, then, is a representation of the points of convergence and the diversity of views among Ondarock's contributors. It isn't a list put together behind closed doors, and there are no corrections or backroom deals. The only agreed element is the set of rules above.
It's a game, and we hope the outcome intrigues readers as much as it does the participants. For those who feel like digging deeper, the individual contributors' personal charts can be goldmines of discoveries. Happy exploring!
The soundtrack to "Superfly", curated by Curtis Mayfield, takes the top spot thanks to a tracklist packed with classics ("Pusherman", "Freddie's Dead", the title track, and more). In second place is "There's A Riot Goin' On" by Sly & The Family Stone, with its incendiary lyrics and revolutionary use of the drum machine. Rounding out the podium is the essential singles collection from the godfather of funk, James Brown, a blueprint for countless artists to come.