First a little background. This year my roommate decided to join me in doing album lists, but this year we would have a rating system. It goes a little something like this:
∑(track 1+...+track N + (N*album)/(2*N).
Or more simply, rank each song and add them up. Rate the album as a whole, taking into account flow, theme, length, etc, then multiply by the number of songs. Add that to the song rankings then divide by twice the number of songs. That way the album rating counts for half of the total rating and individual songs account for half. It's been pretty accurate. Onto the list, with each albums rating next to it.
