Googling reveals that there is an identifiable source for the designation of Nightfall as the best science fiction short story, a vote in 1968 by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
Obviously there could be other votes and lists past and future.
Fred
From: tarquin tarquin@planetunreal.com Reply-To: wikien-l@wikipedia.org Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:54:47 +0000 To: wikien-l@wikipedia.org Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Asimov-still POV
Ray Saintonge wrote:
It does not single out "Nightfall" alone but cites it as one of three items in a list. The issue of the most famous Asimov story is a mug's game.
Maybe, but over the past 50 years, the idea that Nightfall is his most famous has become part of the general background cultural noise. So we have to report that. If it's based on a mistake, let's report that too.
Lir, would you also have a problem with this on [[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)]]:
Penned in 1723 http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1723, they remain among the most popular concertos in all music http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music.
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