alt Hacker NewsShow HN: ABC Classic 100 Rankings visualised
This weekend is the ABC Classic FM countdown, which prompted me to dust off an old un-published data visualisation of rankings from previous years.
I've considered adding a search function, but I also kind of like that it requires a bit of exploration in the current form.
Some of the code is a bit clunky and I wouldn't mind refactoring it. I'm also not sure about browser compatibility - I've only got access to a couple of devices to test it on.
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Very cool. Small (almost so small as to be silly) suggestion. But my first instinct as a non-classical music listener was to copy the names of songs into youtube so I could see if I recognised them. But for whatever reason I can't select the text (on desktop, not sure if different elsewhere). Could be cool to allow the text to be selectable, or even better link directly to it if it's on yt or other platforms/places.
What happened in 2001 that Marriage of Figaro was listed twice?
This was really neat to explore! Thanks!
Some observations:
1) It is a weird comparison. Some works (e.g: Brandenburg Concertos) can take hours to listen. Most take minutes.
2) Lord of the Rings, Out of Africa and Star War series? Seriously? Oh, I see: it is a list made by Australians.
3) I suspect that even Ennio Morricone wouldn't say that "The Mission" soundtrack is classical, although he made some classical music too.
4) I'd recommend some Latin American composers: Villa-Lobos and Camargo Guarnieri (Brazil), Ginastera (Argentina), Carlos Chavez and Arturo Marquéz (Mexico).
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What did you use to make the bump chart? I've used eCharts https://echarts.apache.org/examples/en/editor.html?c=bump-ch...
Yours looks cleaner and I love the way you handled the off chart samples with dashed lines, that's a great idea.
Also, using a central area below the chart to show which is highlighted is also great for those that in the past fell off and are no longer on the chart, but naturally people are curious and want to click to see what their names are.
Here's the eCharts BumpChart on AppGoblin, showing the latest Google Play Store rankings: https://appgoblin.info/rankings/store/1/collection/1/categor...
But you can see that doing it that way there it's not really clear where / to the apps that just popped into the top 10 came or went.
I'll try adding the selection area like you have, eg:
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (Fauré, Gabriel)
2001: Ranked 100th
2010: No Rank
2021: No Rank
Great little chart, thanks!