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Articles evaluated according to the below criteria are listed at [[User:TUF-KAT/Featured Music Project/Status]].
== Lead ==
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== QueueGrading ==
The articles listed in this section may be close to ready for being a [[WP:FAC|featured article candidate]]. Candidates should have no F (red) or D (yellow) sections and ought to have no more than two C (green) sections.
The articles below are sorted from most likely to least likely candidate.
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|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>[[Mariah Carey]]
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Good Article
|align=center bgcolor=lightsteelblue|<small>Excellent
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Style all about voice, no legacy
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Non-US/UK/CA/AU needed
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>5 fair<br>1 free
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Some print bios, format help
|align=center bgcolor=lightsteelblue|<small>Excellent
|align=center bgcolor=lightsteelblue|<small>Excellent
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|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>[[Bob Marley]]
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Good Article
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Stubby
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Bio okay
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>3 fair<br>1 free
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>1 sound
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>2 bios
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Needs work
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Needs subarticle and trim
|- valign="top"
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>[[Britney Spears]]
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Good Article
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Needs more
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Style/legacy
|align=center bgcolor=lightsteelblue|<small>Excellent
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>5 fair<br>2 free
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Format help
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>No "trivia", career lists
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>Subarticle excellent, needs summary
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|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>[[Syd Barrett]]
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Good Article
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>Poor
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Mental illness, influence, style
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Some UK charts noted
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>4 fair
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>2 print sources, no inline
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Fix sectioning
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Needs subarticle
|- valign="top"
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>[[The Band]]
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Good Article
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Pic, edit
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Legacy, style
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>No sales data
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>1 fair
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>"Sources", refs unclear
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>"Overview" nonstandard
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Needs trimming and subarticle
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|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>[[Black Flag (band)]]
|align=center bgcolor=powderblue|<small>Good Article
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Too long, unsourced
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>More style/reception
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>Did they chart?
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>1 no source
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Format help
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Needs work
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Looks good
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|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>[[Soundgarden]]
|align=center bgcolor=palegreen|<small>Article
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Stubby
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>Bio, legacy, style
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>1 fair, 2 no source
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>None
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>Allmusic
|align=center bgcolor=orangered|<small>bad sections
|align=center bgcolor=gold|<small>too big, yet not enough
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== Featured article maintenance ==
This section is for articles that are already featured, to ensure that they remain worthy of their status.
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{{User:TUF-KAT/Featured Music Project/FMParticle
|Articlecolor=lightsteelblue
|Article=[[Marilyn Manson]]
|Statuscolor=lightsteelblue
|Status=Featured Article
|Leadcolor=powderblue
|Lead=Some awkwardity, box big
|Leadgrade=B
|Compcolor=powderblue
|Comp=Musical legacy?
|Compgrade=B
|Salescolor=powderblue
|Sales=Needs non-US/UK
|Salesgrade=B
|Imagescolor=palegreen
|Images=7 fair
|Imagesgrade=C
|Soundscolor=powderblue
|Sounds=Need context
|Soundsgrade=B
|Refcolor=palegreen
|Ref=No print sources
|Refgrade=C
|Stylecolor=lightsteelblue
|Style=Excellent
|Stylegrade=A
|Discocolor=lightsteelblue
|Disco=Excellent
|Discograde=A
}}
{{User:TUF-KAT/Featured Music Project/FMParticle
|Articlecolor=lightsteelblue
|Article=[[The Waterboys]]
|Statuscolor=lightsteelblue
|Status=Featured Article
|Leadcolor=lightsteelblue
|Lead=Excellent
|Leadgrade=A
|Compcolor=powderblue
|Comp=No legacy, needed?
|Compgrade=B
|Salescolor=powderblue
|Sales=Limited sales, more needed?
|Salesgrade=B
|Imagescolor=lightsteelblue
|Images=2 fair<br>3 free
|Imagesgrade=A
|Soundscolor=palegreen
|Sounds=2 samples
|Soundsgrade=C
|Refcolor=palegreen
|Ref=no print, except liner notes & ''World Music: the Rough Guide Volume 1''
|Refgrade=C
|Stylecolor=powderblue
|Style=Well-done
|Stylegrade=B
|Discocolor=powderblue
|Disco=Subarticle needed?
|Discograde=B
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== Key ==
:'''Colors''' (in order from worst to best)
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