RM Top 87 Artists-COMPLETE OFFICIAL LIST ANNOUNCED

[Bammer]

It's a Top 87. 87 is no worse a number than 100, just less round. Free yourself from the shackles of the number system that developed around our having ten fingers. 87 can be a beautiful number if you'd just let it

Best post of your career. I can dig it.

[verb_to_trust]

At this point I'm really wondering if Argo destroyed my ballot

[knee tunes]

I dont understand why some hesitated to post their ballot until after the deadline. Were you afraid somebody might cheat off of you?

[The Argonaut]

At this point I'm really wondering if Argo destroyed my ballot

It is in the master sheet, I can confirm. spoiler alert: don't get your hopes up

[Higgs]

Yeah, I feel like the Australians have a beef here.

Also, Higgs, I feel like at least 3 of those are fake bands.

Also, Endless Boogie fucking shreds.

Just the one fake one there.

[verb_to_trust]

Ryley Walker has been CANCELLED

[tree_]

Just wanna remind y’all to listen to From a Basement on The Hill. For shame.

[BurtReynolds]

If I'm the only one that voted for Hum then I declare a kangaroo court on this whole thing.

[The Argonaut]

Just wanna remind y’all to listen to From a Basement on a Hill. For shame.

Still 60 bands and artists to come, guys. We are counting down to the top ranked artist. Don't give up hope for your preferred candidates just yet

[knee tunes]

Argo must be a glutton for punishment for running such a tourney.

[Leatherhead]

So far 3 of my picks have made it to the top 87.

[Norah]

I dont understand why some hesitated to post their ballot until after the deadline. Were you afraid somebody might cheat off of you?

I didn't consider my ballot final until the deadline.

[knee tunes]

I dont understand why some hesitated to post their ballot until after the deadline. Were you afraid somebody might cheat off of you?

I didn't consider my ballot final until the deadline.

Thats buyable

[tree_]

*salvageable FTS

[Mickey]

I'm pretty committed to the position that Argo either already has or is going to fuck this up so badly that everyone screams at him and he leaves the board again, but this is not a bad list so far.

[Mickey]

But the three list minimum rule is pretty dumb, considering how many multi-page threads on this board are just one guy (Joey) posting about St. Vincent over and over

[The Argonaut]

the three list minimum rule is the only way this thing makes sense. otherwise, one guy voting for some random seventies cover band in their hometown would bump that pub band no one has ever heard of into the list. I'm sorry you guys weren't able to sneak your pet loves onto the list. It is a community list. Three lists is a low but fair bar and it's what got us closest to 100. RM is a small community. That has its advantages and disadvantages. We all know each other well (is that an advantage or a disadvantage, I'm not sure sometimes) but not having a ton of people makes it hard to clear a hurdle of scientific accuracy with lists like this. I will no longer be responding to criticisms of the three-list criteria. It was the right choice, I am confident of that

[Jorge]

I just think a more diverse list with some oddities that certain members of the community feel passionately about would've been cool and interesting

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i haven’t been following this thread, but would just like to say i fully support Argo

[The Argonaut]

I just think a more diverse list with some oddities that certain members of the community feel passionately about would've been cool and interesting

I'm sending ST the data at the end of this. I can send it to you, too, if you want to play around and find cool stuff in there. But my project was to determine the RM Top 100 Artists. I was able to generate a list of 87 that represent what RM likes best. The three list criteria is what works for that goal, anything less doesn't do that.