This is the most unusual thing I’ve come across in this list so far. This “album, if it can be called that, is actually a 73-song compilation box set of songs produced by Phil Spector, including an entire album full of Christmas songs at the end. I don’t have a clue what to think about this thing.

There are some amazing artists like the Ronettes and the Righteous Brothers, whose version of “Unchained Melody” is one of my personal votes for the best cover song of all time. Heck, there are like 5 songs in this collection (playlist?) that are also on Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes.

I also now know that Phil Spector was convicted for murder in 2003, and he’s also credited with developing the “wall of sound” production technique that revolutionized the production discipline. What the hell am I supposed to say to that combination of facts?

I mean, this is a good collection of music, but I’m perplexed by its presence on this list. And now I’m just upset that my “2011 pool jams” playlist didn’t make the Rolling Stone list.

Jams:

“Unchained Melody”
“Spanish Harlem”
“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”

Originally part of Preparing For a Post-Streaming World.