iTunes Ratings

Following in the footsteps of jwz, Tim Bray, AKMA, and Paul, here’s the rating system I use in iTunes:

• All songs start at ✭✭✭ when I import them.
• As I listen, they’re adjusted up and down according to the following:
  • ✭ — Bad import (dirty/scratched CD or other issue), needs to be re-imported or otherwise replaced.
  • ✭✭ — I don’t like it, and don’t particularly want to listen to it.
  • ✭✭✭ — Good general listening. Won’t complain if/when it comes up in random rotation.
  • ✭✭✭✭ — A favorite. Better than most. Don’t mind hearing it more often.
  • ✭✭✭✭✭ — Almost impossible to get tired of. Also almost impossible to resist singing along to or dancing to when it pops up.

From there, the custom playlists I use (which have been updated and tweaked a bit since that post, but the basics are still good) work for daily listening.

“Work It! Dance = Life (full mix)” by Various Artists from the album Work It! Dance = Life (full mix) (1996, 1:09:44).