Take any one a musicians albums, such as one of your fave's albums, and cut it down to 5 songs that you think stand out most perfectly as a representation of said work.
Example:
BEYONCÉ:
Pretty Hurts
Drunk in Love
Mine
Yoncé/Partition
***Flawless

Night Time, My Time
Boys
24 Hours
I Blame Myself
Omanko
Night Time, My Time

I think that's the most accurate representation of the various sonic textures in the album

Warrior:
-Supernatural
-Out Alive
-Crazy Kids
-Die Young
-Warrior

Unapologetic:
-Diamonds
-What Now
-Right Now
-Lost In Paradise
-Jump

Artpop:
-Applause
-Venus
-G.U.Y.
-Aura
-Mary Jane Holland

Britney Jean:
-Work Bitch
-Body Ache
-Alien
-Tik Tik Boom
-Passenger

Prism:
-Dark Horse
-Unconditionally
-Legendary Lovers
-Walking On Air
-Birthday

Stars Dance:
-Come & Get It
-Slow Down
-Birthday
-Save The Day
-Stars Dance

RED

1. State of Grace
2. Red
3. Treacherous
4. All Too Well
5. Holy Ground

Drake - Take Care

1. Over My Dead Body
2. Marvins Room
3. Crew Love (Feat. The Weeknd)
4. Practice
5. Take Care (Feat. Rihanna)

Kanye West - Yeezus

1. New Slaves
2. Hold My Liquor
3. I'm In It
4. Blood On The Leaves
5. Bound 2

Rihanna - Unapologetic

1. Pour It Up
2. Diamonds
3. Loveeeeeee Song (feat. Future)
4. Love Without Tragedy / Mother Mary
5. Get It Over With

ARTPOP

1. Venus
2. G.U.Y.
3. Aura
4. Mary Jane Holland
5. Applause

Warrior
Last Goodbye
Gold Trans Am
Die Young
Supernatural
Past Lives

Kiss Me Once
1. Million Miles
2. Kiss Me Once
3. I Was Gonna Cancel
4. If Only
5. Sexy Love

21
1. "Rolling in the Deep"
2. "Rumour Has It"
3. "Turning Tables"
4. "Don't You Remember"
5. "Someone Like You"

19
1. "Daydreamer"
2. "Chasing Pavements"
3. "Cold Shoulder"
4. "Make You Feel My Love"
5. "Hometown Glory"

PRISM
Dark Horse
Roar
Legendary Lovers
This Moment
International Smile

ARTPOP
Venus
G.U.Y.
ARTPOP
Gypsy
Applause

PRISM
Roar
Birthday
Unconditionally
Dark Horse
Ghost

Halcyon:
1. Halcyon
2. My Blood
3. Figure 8
4. Explosions
5. Anything Could Happen

BEYONCE
Haunted
No Angel
Partition
Blue
Mine

Britney Jean
Alien
Work Work
Til it's Gone
Passenger
Hold On Tite

ARTPOP:
Aura
G.U.Y.
Sexxx Dreams
Venus
Applause

Born This Way:
Born This Way
Judas
Scheiße
Heavy Metal Lover
The Edge of Glory

The Fame Monster
Bad Romance
Alejandro
Dance in The Dark
Telephone
So Happy I could Die

The Fame
Love game
Pokerface
Paparazzi
The Fame
Boys Boys Boys

Unapologetic
--
Diamonds
Pour it up
LWT/MM.
Nobody Buisness
Stay

Avril Lavigne:
Rock N' Roll
17
Give You What You Like
Bad Girl
Hello Kitty

ARTPOP:
1. Aura
2. Venus
3. G.U.Y
4. Artpop
5. Applause

ARTPOP:

AURA
G.U.Y
MANiCURE
MJH
Applause