1. The quality has the most basic guarantee.
Classic? Not necessarily. To my taste? Not necessarily. Feel bad after listening to it? It's possible. However, anyone who gets on the list, generally speaking, even if it is poor, will not go to the bottom, and most of them are at least at a good level. In other words, following the list to find songs, the chances of encountering ugly albums are much lower than that of touching them casually. In short: it has reference value.
2. Easy to digest and understand
Most of them will not be music that is too difficult to understand, requires certain background knowledge and experience, or needs to be listened to for 20+ times before getting it. Popular, popular, and maybe even an excellent door bar and introductory album to get started on the genre you want to explore.
3. (Douban) tends to be popular and Chinese music.
Because of the user. That is to say, if your goal is [type: popularity] [language: Chinese], the reference value of Douban 250 is relatively high; But if your goal is [genre: rock] [language: English], the reference value is relatively low. For example, RYM, a popular foreign popular music rating website, tends to rock and English. Let's compare the rankings of the top 250 foreign rock and roll:
The following English albums /EP/single/etc classified as rock genre on Douban 250 are screened. Before the album name is Douban ranking, after the album name is RYM ranking, and those without ranking can't enter the general list:
2. Coldplay- Viva La Vida/Death And All His Friends
13. Green Day- American Idiot
27. Nirvana- Nevermind=====#34
28. Coldplay- Parachutes=====#4835
33. Avril Lavigne- Let Go
38. Linkin Park- Meteora
72. Avril Lavigne- Under My Skin
90. Radiohead- OK Computer=====# 1
9 1. Linkin Park- Hybrid Theory
95. Pink Floyd- The Wall=====# 1 17
99. Nirvana- MTV Unplugged in New York=====#8 1
10 1. Avril Lavigne- The Best Damn Thing
106. The Beatles- 1=====# 1 14[Compilation Chart]
108. Coldplay- X& Y
122. Green Day- 2 1st Century Breakdown
137. Linkin Park- Minutes to Midnight
154. Pink Floyd- The Dark Side Of the Moon=====#2
175. Keane- Hopes And Fears
184. Coldplay- Yellow=====#2827[Single Chart]
187. Nirvana- Nirvana=====# 1670[Compilation Chart]
19 1. Evanescence- Fallen
197. Coldplay- A Rush of Blood to the Head=====#5282
199. Oasis- (What's The Story) Morning Glory? =====#972
205. Suede- Suede=====# 1838
208. The Velvet Underground & Nico- The Velvet Underground & Nico=====#3
209. Radiohead- The Bends=====#44
2 19. The Beatles- Let it be=====# 1070
233. Green Day- 2 1 Guns
244. Oasis- Definitely Maybe=====# 1778
RYM's overall list is probably the top 6,000 websites, I guess. Just as there is no Chinese in the first 5000 albums of RYM, most of the albums on Douban 250 are not very popular on RYM, and the ranking gap between the two parties caused by different users and website orientations is scary.
Therefore, the most important thing is to analyze clearly the orientation and preference of the website/media when following the list, and prescribe the right medicine.
Off-topic, explore music, enjoy music, all kinds of lists are always just auxiliary tools, for reference, but don't take it too seriously. Personally, I think the best way is always to follow my favorite band/singer, explore the genre, the band that affects the band and the band that the band influences. The media's music reviews depend on it, but netizens can't watch less discussions and comments, and get in touch with different perspectives, that's all.