Now for a nerdy work-avoidance exercise (that took much longer than I actually expected): A normalized list of top played albums based on number of tracks each album contains. Bolded artists jumped into grid because of math.
| Rank | Artist | Track plays | Tracks on album | Album plays | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolis Pupul | 78 | 11 | 7.09 | +2 |
| 2 | R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura | 66 | 12 | 5.5 | +2 |
| 3 | McKinley Dixon (Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?) | 53 | 10 | 5.3 | +12 |
| 4 | Four Tet | 42 | 8 | 5.25 | +19 |
| 5 | Allie X | 54 | 11 | 4.9 | +6 |
| 6 | Ty Segall | 54 | 15 | 4.9 | +6 |
| 7 | VR Sex | 45 | 10 | 4.5 | +12 |
| 8 | Pye Corner Audio | 44 | 10 | 4.4 | +13 |
| 9 | Lizzy Mercier Descloux (Press Color) | 34 | 8 | 4.25 | +30 |
| 10 | Armand Hammer | 56 | 14 | 4 | -1 |
| 11 | Cindy Lee | 128 | 32 | 4 | -10 |
| 12 | Denzel Curry | 52 | 13 | 4 | +1 |
| 13 | Vritra | 36 | 9 | 4 | +22 |
| 14 | Kosmetika | 41 | 11 | 3.73 | +12 |
| 15 | Office Dog | 44 | 12 | 3.67 | +5 |
| 16 | Geneva Jacuzzi | 52 | 15 | 3.47 | -2 |
| 17 | McKinley Dixon (For My Mama…) | 36 | 11 | 3.27 | +16 |
| 18 | Kool Keith | 55 | 17 | 3.24 | -8 |
| 19 | Gangrene (Heads I Win…) | 42 | 13 | 3.23 | +5 |
| 20 | Gangrene (Gutter Water) | 48 | 15 | 3.2 | -4 |
| 21 | Actress | 35 | 11 | 3.18 | +15 |
| 22 | Camper Van Beethoven | 60 | 19 | 3.16 | -16 |
| 23 | DMX Krew | 41 | 13 | 3.15 | +2 |
| 24 | Blank Banshee | 47 | 15 | 3.13 | -7 |
| 25 | DIIV | 31 | 10 | 3.1 | -3 |
| 26 | Devon Hendryx | 62 | 20 | 3.1 | -21 |
| 27 | NxWorries (Why Lawd?) | 57 | 19 | 3 | -19 |
| 28 | Nicolas Jaar | 94 | 32 | 2.94 | -26 |
| 29 | Cakes da Killa | 43 | 15 | 2.87 | -22 |
| 30 | Les Savy Fav | 40 | 14 | 2.86 | -2 |
| 31 | Heems & Lapgan | 34 | 12 | 2.83 | +7 |
| 32 | Nas | 39 | 15 | 2.6 | -3 |
| 33 | Black Milk (No Poison No Paradise) | 33 | 13 | 2.54 | +8 |
| 34 | Lukah | 37 | 15 | 2.47 | -4 |
| 35 | De La Soul | 36 | 15 | 2.4 | -3 |
| 36 | NxWorries (Yes Lawd!) | 45 | 19 | 2.37 | -18 |
Dropped off grid because of math (some others not shown/listed may slot in above these if grid was bigger than 6x6):
- Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals - King Cobra 40/17 = 2.35 plays
- Scared of Chaka - Hutch Brown Sayngwich 36/17 = 2.12 plays
- Broadcast - Spell Blanket 36/36 = 1 play