Best Music of All Time Guide www.musicolin.com

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Best Music of All Time Guide www.musicolin.com

• Colin Shepherd

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Description 1

• Over 10 sources of Best 50 -100 of all time
  Virgin Encyclopedia 5 entries used to create
  well balanced view ( From The Beatles, The
  Rolling Stones , The Beach Boys etc to Miles
  Davis , John Coltrane .
• Users will have instant access to discover the
  best albums from the most influential artists
  from the 1940s onwards

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Note Classical music not covered by this project
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Description 2

• Many Best Of listings are produced every
  year, but an in depth overview as presented by
  this project does not exist to my knowledge
• Over 400 artists are covered in the database with
  1250 album entries from the various sources used

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Links

• I have spent many hours putting this together
  and hope you enjoy the benefits.
• If you dont find a title in my listings, look in
  www.allmusic.com A great reference site.
  

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Summary of Sources
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Example of Individual Entries
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Example of User Enquiry

• User - I want to know what is considered the
  best Bruce Springsteen album ? Process
  Choose Bruce
  Springsteen in search box
• User can see immediately that Born To Run is
  rated by 7 different listings

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Review of Entries in Lists by Artist and Album
Note This report format can allow immediate
view of best albums of all time according to the
lists used for this project , and best album per
artist specified
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Review of Total Number of Entries in Lists by
Artist
Note Particular emphasis has been given above
to 5 entries in the Virgin Encyclopedia
because of their rigorous classification standards
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Some Examples of Data Sources - Compilation