My Critical Consensus projects avoid personal opinion; they are aggregate mathematical polls intended to measure the true consensus of critical and popular opinion as to what is considered the greatest of all time. Sources are selected to provide the widest cross-reference of opinion while maintaining a wide acceptance of legitimacy.
SOURCES: Rolling Stone, Mojo, Entertainment Weekly, Consequence of Sound, Uncut, VH1, Hot Press, Larkin Survey, NME, Sound and Vision, Observer, Guardian, Channel 4 Millennium, Hit British Singles, Paste, Q, New York Times, National Recording Registry, NPR, Record Collector Magazine, Wire, Vibe, Grammy Hall, Pitchfork, Slant, Spin, Treble, Village Voice, Blender, Muzikexpress, Sounds Germany, Rock de Lux, Telerama, Oor, Melbourne Century, BestEverAlbums, RateYourMusic, Ranker, Suputnik, Discogs, AllMusic, Metacritic, NARM, RIAA, BPI, Books (TIME, O'Donnell-Cres.-Math., 33 1/2s), additional decade-best & collected song lists