Educate Your Earbuds

Decoding Album Reviews: Inside Pitchfork's Rating System & Trends

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In this episode of Educate Your Earbuds, we dive into the world of music reviews, focusing on how major album review sites rate your favorite records. We take a closer look at Pitchfork's rating system, analyzing their unique approach to reviews. Tune in as we break down Pitchfork by the numbers, revealing the artists with the highest and lowest average scores, and uncover some surprising Pitchfork trends.


If you’re a music enthusiast or just curious about how reviews influence the industry, this episode is a must-listen!


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    • Links:

    • https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/how-music-criticism-has-changed
    • https://www.thecrimson.com/column/songs-without-words/article/2024/2/29/pitchform-music-album-song-reviews-andrew-choe-column/
    • https://ucladatares.medium.com/visualizing-trends-and-patterns-in-pitchfork-reviews-cad1a130869b
    • https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/25-years-of-pitchfork-reviews-by-the-numbers/
    • https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/pitchfork-reviews-rescored/
    • https://www.allmusic.com/faq/topic/allmusicrating
    • https://www.metacritic.com/about-us/
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