NPR politely notes that their 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade doesn’t necessarily include “favorites.” Instead, it’s “the music that made an impact.” They also point out that the list’s alphabetical, not numerical: “We saw no way to compare a passion for classical music with a Radiohead opus, or pianist Jason Moran with Danger [...]
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