Ratings Explained:

5 (4.8-5)
These are my favorite albums. This category is not easy to be placed into. I have to have listened to the album a numerous amount of times and still love it. Basically, these are the albums I will be playing throughout my life. I think.

4.5 (4.3-4.7)
These are albums I love. Sometimes an album will jump into this category at first listen. Usually, an album will go from a 4 and grow to be put in here when I realize that I love listening to it. Many of these are potential 5s at some point. It's pretty rare if I change the rating of one of these to a lower one.

4 (3.8-4.2)
This is my most used rating and for various reasons. I find it hard to dislike albums. Most albums that I listen to I find that they deserve at least this rating. Basically these are the ones I really like. Sometimes I will listen to an album once and put it in here and then not listen to it for a while. This rating also means that I liked most of the songs on the album. Stuff in here can go up or down a rating with ease.

3.5 (3.3-3.7)
These are solid listens. Not very many, just like 4.5, are placed in here right away. Most come from the 4 category. However, I find it harder to put albums here than I do into 4.5. These are the ones I find that I can't say I really like after repeated listens. I will play these occasionally. Especially if it's from an artist I like/love.

3 (2.8-3.2)
These albums are ones that I somewhat enjoy. There are usually like 2-3 songs that I really like from each. However, listening to the entire work, track by track, seems off. Something just doesn't click.

2.5 (2.3 - 2.7)
These albums I don't hate, but I always don't really care to listen to them. Basically, I can listen to them if somebody else wants to, but will never play them by myself. Maybe I will like 1-2 songs from each.

2 (1.8 - 2.2)
These are albums which, upon one listen or two, I've decided that I don't really want to listen to them in full again. Most albums here were placed straight here. They weren't rated higher at some point.

Below 2
Albums that I don't understand why they were even made. Usually by a artist that I like a few albums by. Not very many will go here. I find it hard to hate music.