I've been doing a yearly Top Ten photo countdown for 14 years. I do keep a computer file of what I photograph. Back in the day, I would pull up my list and pick the ten photos that meant something to me.
My workflow changed over the years. If I snapped a photo I liked, I would immediately transfer it to a different computer file and add a few notes. It really made the Top Ten selection process much more streamlined.
Here it is, two months of the year, and I already have EIGHT photos up for consideration in the "potential Top Ten" file.
This is a wonderful problem to have and there are a couple of easy solutions. It's possible some of those photos won't make the final cut. It's also possible I can do what I did a couple of years ago, and add some "honorable mentions" leading up to the final Top Ten.
The slow period around Thanksgiving is usually when I put together the Top Ten. There is plenty of time to come up with a solution. But then again, there is still several months of photography ahead.
A Top Twenty, perhaps?