Acclaimed Music is a website created by Henrik Franzon, a statistician from Stockholm, Sweden,^[1][2][3][4] in September 2001. Franzon has statistically aggregated hundreds of published lists that rank songs and albums into aggregated rankings by year, decade and all-time.^{[1][2][5][6][7]} Lists that are submitted by readers to magazines or websites are excluded from the aggregation.^[8] Author Michaelangelo Matos writes that "Franzon's methods are imperfect, but as indicators of overall critical appeal go, it's hard to beat."^[2]

As of 2020^[update], the site's aggregated lists name the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds (1966) as the most highly rated album of all time,^[9] and Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" (1965) as the most highly rated song of all time.^[10][11] Additionally, the Beatles are the most acclaimed band, Dylan is the most acclaimed male solo artist, and Madonna is the most acclaimed female artist.^[12]

References

Further reading

• Unterberger, Andrew (October 6, 2014). "Why 1991 Was the Best Musical Year of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
• Sullivan, Steve (October 4, 2013). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 2. Scarecrow Press. p. viii. ISBN 9780810882966.
• Breeding, Andy (2004). The Music Internet Untangled: Using Online Services to Expand Your Musical Horizons. Giant Path Pub. p. 108. ISBN 9781932340020.
• Miller, Scott (2010). Music. 125 Records. p. 87. ISBN 9780615381961.
• Mendelsohn, Jason; Klinger, Eric (February 14, 2014). "Counterbalance Special Report". PopMatters. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

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