It's not remotely a random collection though, it's a ranking of the albums actually considered "the best" by the people compiling the list. So yes, while saying

It's not remotely a random collection though, it's a ranking of the albums actually considered "the best" by the people compiling the list. So yes, while saying "best" isn't objective, it's still completely different from "random". A "best" list still has lots of uses for lots of people (even if not for you), whereas "random" doesn't.