top500albums/scripts/add_dropped_albums.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Add dropped albums from 2020 list to the bottom of the 2023 CSV with 'Dropped' status.
"""

import csv

# Dropped albums from 2020 list that are not in 2023 list
dropped_albums = [
    # High-profile drops from top 50
    (14, "The Rolling Stones", "Exile on Main Street", "Rolling Stones Records, 1972", "A dirty whirl of basement blues and punk boogie, the Rolling Stones' 1972 double LP was, according to Keith Richards, \"maybe the best thing we did.\" The ultimate Stones album and Jagger and Richards' definitive songwriting statement of outlaw pride."),
    (23, "The Velvet Underground", "The Velvet Underground & Nico", "Verve, 1967", "The most prophetic rock album ever made. Much of what we take for granted in rock would not exist without this New York band's seminal debut featuring the androgynous sexuality of glitter, punk's raw noir, and the blackened-riff howl of grunge."),
    (24, "The Beatles", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Capitol, 1967", "For the Beatles, it was a decisive goodbye to screaming crowds and world tours. This psychedelic masterpiece christened the Summer of Love and liberated rock music to go in every direction."),
    (27, "Wu-Tang Clan", "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)", "Loud, 1993", "The first Wu-Tang Clan album launched rap's most dominant franchise by inventing a new sound built around a hectic panoply of voices and spare, raw beats from RZA's sonic mastery."),
    (28, "D'Angelo", "Voodoo", "EMI, 2000", "D'Angelo's quest to create something beyond R&B resulted in this moving, inventive masterpiece that stands as the ultimate achievement of the neo-soul era, crafted with producer Questlove."),
    (29, "The Beatles", "The Beatles (White Album)", "Apple, 1968", "Written during retreat with the Maharishi in India, the Beatles returned with more great tunes than they could release, showcasing incredible range from Lennon's cynical wit to McCartney's playful pop energy."),
    (30, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience", "Are You Experienced", "Track, 1967", "This is what Britain sounded like in late 1966 and early 1967: ablaze with rainbow blues, orchestral guitar feedback, and cosmic possibility. Hendrix's incendiary guitar established the transcendent promise of psychedelia."),
    (32, "Beyoncé", "Lemonade", "Parkwood/Columbia, 2016", "Beyoncé's most expansive and personal statement, tapping into marital breakdown and the state of the nation. A heartbreak masterpiece exploring the betrayals of American blackness."),
    (40, "David Bowie", "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars", "RCA, 1972", "One of rock's most elaborate self-mythologizing schemes as Bowie created the glittery, messianic alter ego Ziggy Stardust in an irresistible blend of sexy, campy pop and blues power."),
    (45, "Prince", "Sign O' the Times", "Paisley Park/Warner Bros., 1987", "After firing his band and a movie flop, Prince recorded one of the great albums of the Eighties, featuring the apocalyptic title track, \"Housequake,\" and the gorgeous \"If I Was Your Girlfriend.\""),
    
    # More notable drops
    (53, "The Jimi Hendrix Experience", "Electric Ladyland", "Reprise, 1968", "Hendrix's third album was the first he produced himself, a fever dream of underwater electric soul featuring \"Voodoo Chile\" and a cover of \"All Along the Watchtower\" that took Bob Dylan into outer space."),
    (61, "Eric B. and Rakim", "Paid in Full", "4th & B'way, 1987", "Ice-grilled, laid-back, diamond-sharp: Rakim was the Eighties' greatest rapper. This album cemented his legend with stark, chill declamatory flow that moved hip-hop from hood stories to mind exploration."),
    (62, "Guns N' Roses", "Appetite for Destruction", "Geffen, 1987", "The biggest-selling debut album of the Eighties brought the grit and fury of Seventies rock back to mainstream hard-rock, with Axl Rose's five-alarm yowl and Slash's blues emotion and punk energy."),
    (80, "Sex Pistols", "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols", "Virgin, 1977", "The Sex Pistols' only studio album is punk rock's defining statement - a furious assault on British society, the music industry, and conventional values. Johnny Rotten's sneering vocals and provocative lyrics, combined with Steve Jones' powerful guitar work, created a sound of pure rebellion."),
    (85, "John Lennon", "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band", "Apple, 1970", "John Lennon's first proper solo album is one of rock's most harrowing and honest statements, stripping away all pretense to reveal raw emotional truth. Inspired by his experience with primal scream therapy, Lennon confronted his deepest traumas."),
    
    # Additional significant drops
    (118, "Eagles", "Hotel California", "Asylum, 1976", "The Eagles' fifth studio album represents the pinnacle of 1970s California rock, blending country, rock, and folk into a sophisticated sound that captured the excess and disillusionment of the era."),
    (170, "Taylor Swift", "Folklore", "Republic, 2020", "Written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, 'Folklore' marked Taylor Swift's stunning transformation from pop superstar to indie folk storyteller, trading stadium anthems for intimate, acoustic-based compositions."),
    (235, "Metallica", "Metallica (Black Album)", "Elektra, 1991", "Known as 'The Black Album' for its stark cover, Metallica's fifth studio album brought the thrash metal pioneers into the mainstream without sacrificing their essential power."),
    (294, "Weezer", "Weezer (Blue Album)", "DGC, 1994", "Known as 'The Blue Album,' Weezer's debut perfectly captured the awkward charm and emotional intensity of alternative rock in the 1990s with Rivers Cuomo's deeply personal songwriting."),
    (310, "Bon Iver", "For Emma, Forever Ago", "Jagjaguwar, 2007", "Recorded in isolation at a remote Wisconsin cabin during winter, Justin Vernon's debut as Bon Iver became an unlikely indie folk masterpiece that defined a generation's approach to intimate, lo-fi songcraft."),
    (358, "Sonic Youth", "Goo", "DGC, 1990", "Sonic Youth's major-label debut brought underground noise rock to MTV audiences without compromising their experimental edge, featuring Kim Deal's distinctive vocals and the band's signature alternate tunings."),
    (437, "Gorillaz", "Demon Days", "Parlophone/Virgin, 2005", "Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's virtual band reached its creative peak with this apocalyptic masterpiece that blended hip-hop, electronic, rock, and world music into a cohesive statement about modern anxiety."),
    (443, "David Bowie", "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)", "RCA, 1980", "David Bowie's fourteenth studio album marked his successful transition into the 1980s, blending his art-rock sophistication with new wave energy and cutting-edge production techniques."),
]

def main():
    # Read current CSV
    albums = []
    with open('top_500_albums_2023.csv', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        reader = csv.DictReader(file)
        for row in reader:
            albums.append(row)
    
    # Find the highest current rank
    current_max_rank = max(int(album['Rank']) for album in albums)
    
    # Add dropped albums starting from the next rank
    next_rank = current_max_rank + 1
    
    for original_rank, artist, album, info, description in dropped_albums:
        albums.append({
            'Rank': str(next_rank),
            'Artist': artist,
            'Album': album,
            'Status': f'Dropped (was #{original_rank} in 2020)',
            'Info': info,
            'Description': description
        })
        next_rank += 1
    
    # Write updated CSV
    with open('top_500_albums_2023.csv', 'w', newline='', encoding='utf-8') as file:
        fieldnames = ['Rank', 'Artist', 'Album', 'Status', 'Info', 'Description']
        writer = csv.DictWriter(file, fieldnames=fieldnames)
        writer.writeheader()
        writer.writerows(albums)
    
    print(f"✅ Added {len(dropped_albums)} dropped albums to the CSV")
    print(f"📊 Total albums now: {len(albums)}")
    print("\n🎵 Notable dropped albums added:")
    for original_rank, artist, album, _, _ in dropped_albums[:10]:
        print(f"   #{original_rank} - {artist} - {album}")
    print("   ... and more")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()