If the discography is huge, like Jim O'Rourke, then the highest rated ones seem the most logical. But if the discography isn't that massive, then chronological.

I do the same thing but slightly differently

If I start with the debut I generally just work my way through the discog rather than skipping to the highest rated

Chronological like any normal music fan.

>>64064963
if i intent to listen to every album by an artist i go by how appealing the cover art looks / select randomly

>>64064963
If they don't have more than 10 albums I download their whole discography and listen to it on shuffle

By whatever have the most votes on RYM.

>listen to an artist's highest rated release on RYM
>eh, it's ok
>ignore it and never listen to them again
>2 years later, stumble upon one of their lower rated releases
>it's amazing

>>64065024
Even if you're just memeing here, I actually kind of like this idea as long as you go back and listen to the albums individually afterwards. It seems like a good way to get a feel for what you like and dislike about an artist without having a subconscious bias for which album it was on and the opinions associated with that album.

>>64065149
Always, every time

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I listen to the lowest rated album because it always ends up being their best anyway

i do it chronologically. Sound changes over time and that is what i like to see to determine the direction the artist is heading with their music.

I start with whichever album cover interests me. But I don't even know anymore, my habit ATM is sporadically listening to random free improv. Those guys collaborate a lot.