Akini's Top 100 Albums of All-Time [2012 Edition: COMPLETE!]

by **JSparksFan** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:07 pm

After more than three months of compiling a list of my all-time fave albums, the grueling tabulation bit has finally come to an end and now the fun part, the part where I get to share with you my fave albums is almost upon us.

Unsurprisingly, the five ladies below are battling it out for the top spot in this most prestigious countdown but expect a few male acts to appear here and there.

Coming soon...

by **PosziMC2** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:10 pm

Rated R, because voting for an album starting with B in this countdown is too mainstream.

by **GoodBoyGoneBad** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:13 pm

My prevision:

03. Battlefield
02. Butterfly
01. Blackout

by **Serby** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 6:54 pm

Hopefully Rated R will win

by **swiftie13** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:38 pm

Woah I thought that Butterfly was nowhere near your MC fave.. not falling for that..

I think it will be

3. Blackout
2. Rated R
1. Battlefield...

hmm... where's GGGB?

by **PosziMC2** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:41 pm

For The Win!

by **swiftie13** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:27 pm

PosziMC2 wrote:For The Win!

Where can I pre-order!

by **Tripolis** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:32 am

I'm very tempted to vote for "Butterfly", but I don't think it's your fave MC album... let alone fave album of all-time... :lol:

Because I've just gotten into Jordin as well, my second choice will be "Battlefield", though I don't really mind all of the albums there (bar "Blackout").

by **Haribo** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:47 am

I hope there'll be at least one Beyoncé album in your Top 10. I wanted to say in your Top 5 but I saw your poll's options...

I voted for Rated R.

by **abi** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:48 am

Rated R is the best from your list, followed with Battlefield. 8-)

by **GoodBoyGoneBad** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 7:30 am

GoodBoyGoneBad wrote:My prevision:

03. Battlefield
02. Butterfly
01. Blackout

Now I realize how much stupid this is... Butterfly isn't even in your Mariah's top 3 :lol:

My updated prevision:

03. Rated R
02. Battlefield
01. Blackout

by **stevyy** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:21 am

swiftie13 wrote:
PosziMC2 wrote:For The Win!
Where can I pre-order!

i pre-ordered already. it's actually $29,99 and the artist delivers this album personally.

akini, i look forward to your list.

by **Hermes** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:33 pm

I only listened to Blackout and Rated R, and I voted the latter one because it's perfect from the beginning to the end so it might have a chance to reach the top spot.

Then again, you seem to be a Jordin Sparks fan so Battlefield is likely to be your favourite. :lol:

I think it will be :

#1 Battlefield
#2 Rated R
#3 Blackout

Can't wait for the list.

by **CrazyCrazy** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:16 pm

Didn't you do one of these a little while ago!?

I'll go with the underdog here "Breakaway". :wink:

last.fm/hugom2c · by **hugo** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:20 pm

I know Butterfly (not a big fan) and Blackout (good, I prefer Femme Fatale though), but I'll be following this 8-)

Haribo wrote:I hope there'll be at least one Beyoncé album in your Top 10.

+1

by **Plym** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:23 pm

This should be very interesting! 8-)

What is Akini!

by **Mainshow** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:46 pm

"Blackout" better win; otherwise I will be disappointed!

by **abdeeaikawa** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 4:52 am

Blackout FTW!

by **JSparksFan** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:23 pm

Much thanks for all the feedback, guys! Judging from the predictions, I think some of you know me too well. :lol:

PosziMC2 wrote:Rated R, because voting for an album starting with B in this countdown is too mainstream.

I'm surprised the lamb in you didn't vote for Butterfly. :wink:

GoodBoyGoneBad wrote:My prevision:

03. Battlefield
02. Butterfly
01. Blackout

Interesting prediction. :wink:

serbia95riri wrote:Hopefully Rated R will win

Well, it's by Rihanna so it's got a pretty good shot at #1. :wink:

swiftie13 wrote:Woah I thought that Butterfly was nowhere near your MC fave.. not falling for that..

I think it will be

3. Blackout
2. Rated R
1. Battlefield...

hmm... where's GGGB?

You're very observant. :wink:

As for Good Girl Gone Bad, it's stepped down from being my fave Rihanna album and as such, for the time in three years, is not challenging for the #1 position.

PosziMC2 wrote:For The Win!

*Dead*

Tripolis wrote:I'm very tempted to vote for "Butterfly", but I don't think it's your fave MC album... let alone fave album of all-time...

Because I've just gotten into Jordin as well, my second choice will be "Battlefield", though I don't really mind all of the albums there (bar "Blackout").

Aw, you don't like Blackout? Very good observation and wise pick. :wink:

Haribo wrote:I hope there'll be at least one Beyoncé album in your Top 10. I wanted to say in your Top 5 but I saw your poll's options...

I voted for Rated R.

I don't want to spoil any surprises but I can say that all four of Queen B's albums managed to make my Top 100. :wink:

abi wrote:Rated R is the best from your list, followed with Battlefield.

You like Rated R more than Battlefield?

Traitor! Kidding, of course. :lol:

GoodBoyGoneBad wrote:Now I realize how much stupid this is... Butterfly isn't even in your Mariah's top 3

My updated prevision:

03. Rated R
02. Battlefield
01. Blackout

Much better second guess. :wink:

stevyy wrote:i pre-ordered already. it's actually $29,99 and the artist delivers this album personally.

akini, i look forward to your list.

Glad to hear you're excited!

Hermes wrote:I only listened to Blackout and Rated R, and I voted the latter one because it's perfect from the beginning to the end so it might have a chance to reach the top spot.

Then again, you seem to be a Jordin Sparks fan so Battlefield is likely to be your favourite.

I think it will be :

#1 Battlefield
#2 Rated R
#3 Blackout

Can't wait for the list.

Rated R is pretty impeccable but so is my entire Top 10.

I seem to be a Jordin fan? *Checks username* :lol:

I guess Battlefield is a smart guess all things considered but you'll just have to wait and see. :wink:

crazycrazy wrote:Didn't you do one of these a little while ago!? I'll go with the underdog here "Breakaway".

I actually do one every year and this list changes so much every edition. Glad to see you went with Kelly. Underdogs have a reputation for coming out on top. :wink:

hugom2c wrote:I know Butterfly (not a big fan) and Blackout (good, I prefer Femme Fatale though), but I'll be following this

Haribo wrote:I hope there'll be at least one Beyoncé album in your Top 10.
+1

Glad to hear you'll be following this.

As for that Queen B album in my Top 10, you'll have to stick around to see. :wink:

Plym wrote:This should be very interesting! What is Akini!

I hope you'll enjoy the countdown. It's very Pop-heavy but there are a few Urban records that I'm sure you'll love.

Mainshow wrote:"Blackout" better win; otherwise I will be disappointed!

It is Britney's top album so that alone makes it a favourite to win. :wink:

abdeeaikawa wrote:Blackout FTW!

Stay tuned to see if Queen Britney can defeat all the other Queens in this countdown. 8-)

by **BadGirl** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:41 pm

I don't know Jordin's Battlefield, but i reckon it could be a very possible contender for the top spot of this countdown. Rated R and Blackout are my two favourites album from the 5 divas in the first topic, so i hope it's gonna be one of those two. :lol:

I was thinking about doing a similar countdown, but i don't know if i have enough time to organize it. How did you rank the albums? I mean, did you make some calculations based on songs ratings or something like this, or did you compile the list without thinking too much at every album tracks, and just by the overall albums?

by **JSparksFan** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:53 pm

BadGirl wrote:I don't know Jordin's Battlefield, but i reckon it could be a very possible contender for the top spot of this countdown. Rated R and Blackout are my two favourites album from the 5 divas in the first topic, so i hope it's gonna be one of those two.

I was thinking about doing a similar countdown, but i don't know if i have enough time to organize it. How did you rank the albums? I mean, did you make some calculations based on songs ratings or something like this, or did you compile the list without thinking too much at every album tracks, and just by the overall albums?

Rated R and Blackout are two incredible albums indeed and of course Battlefield has a great chance at winning too. Ranking albums can be so hard sometimes.

I ranked the albums based on the songs. For instance, let's take Rated R. Not including "Mad House" (which is just the intro track), the album has thirteen songs in total. So I ranked each song out of a maximum rating of 10 and divided the total score by thirteen, basically finding the average score of the album.

But then you have albums that have only eight songs and albums that have as many as twenty-two songs so it's not really fair to judge them using that method so discretion is important too.

by **JSparksFan** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:06 pm

Before we get into the official list, let's take a look at the unlucky ten albums that narrowly missed out on a spot in the elite Top 100.

#110. Usher - Confessions

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Yeah! - Confessions Part II - My Boo - Caught Up - Burn Overall Rating: 5.26/10

#109. Eminem - The Eminem Show

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Without Me - Cleanin' Out My Closet - Say Goodbye Hollywood - Till I Collapse - Sing For The Moment Overall Rating: 5.63/10

#108. Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Through The Rain - Bringin' On The Heartbreak - My Saving Grace - I Only Wanted Overall Rating: 5.82/10

#107. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - You Oughta Know - Ironic - Head Over Feet - Hand In My Pocket - You Learn Overall Rating: 5.92/10

#106. Michael Jackson - Dangerous

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Black or White - Remember The Time - Who Is It - Will You Be There Overall Rating: 6.14/10

#105. Usher - Raymond v. Raymond

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) - OMG - There Goes My Baby - Papers - Lil' Freak - Making Love (Into The Night) Overall Rating: 6.21/10

#104. Mariah Carey - Glitter

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Lead The Way - All My Life - Want You - Never Too Far - Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica) Overall Rating: 6.23/10

#103. Glee Cast - Glee: The Music, Volume 5

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Get It Right - Sing - Loser Like Me - Thriller/Heads Will Roll - Firework Overall Rating: 6.34/10

#102. Chris Brown - Graffiti

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - Graffiti - Crawl - Sing Like Me - So Cold - Lucky Me - I Can Transform Ya Overall Rating: 6.36/10

#101. Whitney Houston - The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album

Code: Select all: Best Tracks: - I Believe In You and Me - Step By Step - Hold On, Help Is On The Way - You Were Loved - I Go To The Rock Overall Rating: 6.38/10

by **CrazyCrazy** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:18 pm

Alanis deserves higher, give it time I hope you appreciate more with time, glad to see it though!

Dangerous is my fave MJ album shame it missed although it isn't an all-time fave right at this time for me.

I liked a few off Ushers & Eminems as well, my brother used to love that album and my sister the other one so I couldn't escape them! :lol:

Hope Anastacia or Amy Studt make an entry.

by **BeeFan** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:19 pm

From your poll choices I like Butterfly and Breakaway the most, Rated R and Blackout actually do nothing for me... Battlefield is okay

What a shame Usher's Confessions didn't make your countdown :cry:

by **BadGirl** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:39 pm

Graffiti is my favourite album from him, and Charmbracelet my second from her... ouch! :lol:

Jagged Little Pill is great too, even though i think only the singles are real stand-out tracks. Never heard Dangerous in its entirety, but i know Black or White and Remember The Time, the latter being one my favourites Michael's tune. Raymond v. Raymond is very good, combined with the Versus EP is my favourite from Usher, i'm in the minority who thinks it's better than Looking 4 Myself.

Anyway, thanks for your infos. I'll probably use the same method as yours, but i'll go for a Top 50 or little more. :wink:

Akini's Top 100 Albums of All-Time [2012 Edition: COMPLETE!]

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