That's fine, and very common, as you say. But it is not what is meant by "it stands the test of time as the greatest in the genre." That epithet, explicitly, means an exception to that rule.
A lot of music from the 80s is good in the way you described. Thriller however, is an album that stood the test of time.
I want to say Tetris has stood the test of time. It has actually followed through to modern times, but I’m pretty confident I could play it on a gameboy today and not feel stuck in the past - just playing a game that’s been around a long time.
A lot of music from the 80s is good in the way you described. Thriller however, is an album that stood the test of time.