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!
"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye narrowly edges out "Innervisions" by Stevie Wonder, two flawless albums with which Motown proved itself one of the most important record labels in the album format too, after having dominated the singles charts throughout the Sixties. Third place goes to a record that, by contrast, never reached a wide audience: "What Color Is Love" by Terry Callier, with its surprising hybrid of soul and folk