I love that idea. For my vinyl archive I split everything into a clear three‑tier hierarchy: top level by decade, second level by genre or mood, and a third level by release year, so each track ends up in a path like /80s/Synthwave/1987/Title. Vinyl, you ask? I tag each file with a handful of precise metadata fields—artist, title, year, label, catalog number, vinyl condition, and a “Mood” tag (like lo‑fi chill, synthwave, or both). I also add a short “Notes” field for any quirks, like a misprinted sleeve or a special pressing. My ritual? I listen once, label once, and then dust the shelves—no track should ever be mislabeled or misplaced.

Here’s a quick rundown of my top picks by decade, organized so you can drop them straight into the folder you’d already created. 1970s: - “Baba O’Riley” – The Who - “Stairway to Heaven” – Led Zeppelin - “Good Vibrations” – The Beach Boys - “Dream On” – Aerosmith 1980s: - “Take On Me” – a-ha - “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Eurythmics - “Like a Prayer” – Madonna - “Jump” – Van Halen 1990s: - “Smells Like Teen Spirit” – Nirvana - “Waterfalls” – TLC - “No Diggity” – Blackstreet - “Killing Me Softly” – The Fugees 2000s: - “Hey Ya!” – OutKast - “Lose Yourself” – Eminem - “Viva la Vida” – Coldplay - “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley 2010s: - “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - “Royals” – Lorde - “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk ft. Pharrell - “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran 2020s: - “Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd - “Levitating” – Dua Lipa - “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo - “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X I keep a separate notes file for each track, so if a song has a weird remix or a rare vinyl release, it’s recorded next to the metadata. That way, the playlist stays tidy, the vibes stay on beat, and no track ever ends up in the wrong folder.