Best-of Lists

This page last updated September 11, 2023.

This page contains hundreds of links to best-of lists here on the DMDB blog. Some of them are lists created by the DMDB. Some are lists originally created from other sources, but recreated here (with links to the original sources of course). Most of the lists are created by aggregating multiple lists. You can also check the DMDB Music Makers’ Encyclopedia to search acts by name and find their various awards. Here are some quick links: ACTS - ALBUMS - SONGS - MEDIA (videos, movies, books, TV)

ACTS/MUSIC MAKERS Click one of the links below or scroll down. Overall Categories Genres Hall of Fames Lifetime Achievement Awards Publications/Organizations Musicians – Their Stage Names and Their Real Names (separate page) Music Makers’ Birthdays (separate page) Act Spotlights: Best-of Album Lists Act Spotlights: Best-of Song Lists Songwriter/Producer Spotlights: Best-of Song Lists Acts/Music Makers Overall Grammys Best New Artists: And the Winner Is…Huh? (2/11/12) Groups – All-Time Top 100 (9/7/17) Music Makers of the Pre-Rock Era (1890-1953) – Top 100 Acts/Music Makers by Categories Acts/Music Makers by Genre Acts: Hall of Fames Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1978-2004, now defunct) Doo-Wop Jukebox Hall of Fame (now inactive?) Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame (11/9/16) Musicians Hall of Fame (website only indicates inductees from 2007-2009) The People’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame (January 2010 – October 2012) Popular Music Hall of Fame (apparently now defunct) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ranked (12/18/15) Traditional Country Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Awards Legends of American Music stamp series (1993-1999 series) Order of the British Empire – knighthoods (1993-1999 series) World Music Awards: The Legend Award (5/18/10) Acts/Music Makers by Publications/Organizations ALBUMS/WORKS Click one of the links below or scroll down. Era By Year Charts/Sales Awards/Hall of Fames Genre/Category Publications/Organizations Critics/Individuals Dave’s Faves Act Spotlights: Best-of Album Lists Some of the Longest Waits Between Albums (separate page) Album Covers – Top 100 (separate page) Albums/Works by Era   Albums/Works by Year Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Grammys: Albums of the Year Ranked Grammys: Albums of the Year Revisited Albums/Works by Year: Country Albums/Works by Year: R&B Albums/Works by Year: Rap Albums/Works by Year: Rock   Albums/Works: Charts/Sales World’s Best-Selling Compilations Albums/Works: Awards/Hall of Fames Albums/Works: Genre/Category Albums/Works: Publications/Organizations Albums by Critics/Individuals Albums/Works: Dave’s Faves Dave’s Faves: By Decade Dave’s Music Database (3/24/1979). “My First Album Purchase: K-Tel: High Energy” Dave’s Music Database (9/25/1982). “The Columbia House Record Club” Dave’s Music Database: “My Album Collection” Albums/Works: Act Spotlights See best-of album lists focused on specific acts here. SONGS Below are badges for featured lists on this site divided into various categories. You can see even more lists here. Click one of the links below or scroll down. Era Songs by Year Charts/Sales/Airplay Awards/Hall of Fames Genre/Category Publications/Organizations Critics/Individuals Dave’s Faves Act Spotlights: Best-of Song Lists Songwriter/Producer Spotlights: Best-of Song Lists Songs by Era Songs by Year These awards have been separated out under the following sections: Awards/Hall of Fames Charts/Sales/Airplay Publications/Organizations Critics/Individuals You can also check out these links: American Greatest Hits by Year (1840-2013) Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Songs – Charts/Sales/Airplay Songs Which Hit #1 More Than Once (8/11/2015) Songs – Annual Charts/Sales/Airplay Awards Songs – Awards/Hall of Fames Songs – Annual Awards Songs by Genre/Category Country Music’s All-Time Classics According to the Classic Pop Yahoo Group (6/1/12) Songs – Lists by Publications/Organizations Songs – Annual Awards from Publications/Organizations   Songs – Lists by Critics/Individuals David A. Jasen: A Century of American Popular Music (1899-1999): Top 2000 Songs – Annual Awards by Critics/Individuals Songs: Dave’s Faves My Top Songs of 1982 (12/31/1982) My First Personal Chart (9/18/1982) My Personal Top 100 (pre-1982) (12/31/1981) Songs: Act Spotlights See best-of song lists focused on specific acts here. Songs: Songwriter/Producer Spotlights See best-of song lists focused on songwriters and producers here.   MEDIA (Print Media, Stage and Screen, Television/Videos) Print Media Music Books – Top 20 Stage and Screen James Bond Movie Themes Ranked Music Movies – Top 50 Television/Videos VEVO’s Certified Award for Videos with 100 Million Views Super Bowl Halftime Shows Ranked The Five Worst Super Bowl Halftime Shows – The Worst 5 (2/4/12)