How Many Albums Made the Grade?

As of today, there are 114 albums that received the A+. To put that in perspective, let's look at the breakdown of albums and their grades:

Grade	# of Albums
A+	114
A	731
A-	2,612
B+	1,985
B	1,198
B-	968
C+	871
C	440
C-	246
D+	95
D	65
D-	20
E+	5
E	15
E-	2

These numbers don't include the albums that Christgau awarded a non-letter grade using a system that he launched in 1990. I probably won't discuss those grades or the albums attached to them, but anything's possible.

Although this blog is supposed to be about the A+ albums, those D- and worse releases are likely going to warrant some kind of mention.