Is there such a thing as an objective album ranking? Especially when you consider the shifting landscape of music over time. Actually forget the shifting landscape of music, consider the shifting landscape of people - theres been significant generational change since 2003, doesn't it make sense that albums move up and down the ranking as their relevance increases or decreases? It doesn't surprise me at all that Marvin Gaye would have gone up the ranking.
edit: I think it's also worth asking the question of what role race played in the degree to which an artist or group was heralded "at the time".
edit: I think it's also worth asking the question of what role race played in the degree to which an artist or group was heralded "at the time".