Having tried alphabetical, chronological, and various other methods for organising my CDs, I have hit upon one which works for me.

You will probably think this more of a way of disorganising your collection, but bear with me.

When you have finished listening to a CD, put it back on the far right hand side of the collection, pushing all the others leftwards. (this, of course, only works if you keep your CDs on shelves)

Think about it.

  • In order to find a particular CD, you then merely have to remember how recently you listened to it.
  • To inspire yourself with "I haven't listened to that for ages" moments, merely look at the left hand end of the shelf.
  • There's no putting the CDs back in their places.
The perfect system for lazy people, those with geniunely chronological memories, and disaffected college students.