[joedec]

1982 - The Cure - The Hanging Garden
1983 - New Order - Blue Monday
1984 - The Smiths - William, It Was Really Nothing
1985 - The Cure - In Between Days
1986 - The Chameleons - Swamp Thing
1987 - Depeche Mode - Strangelove
1988 - Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
1989 - The Cure - The Same Deep Water As You
1990 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
1991 - A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhyme
1992 - Dr. Dre - Nuthin But a G Thang
1993 - Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
1994 - Nas - It Ain't Hard to Tell
1995 - Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
1996 - Outkast - Jazzy Belle
1997 - Notorious B.I.G. - The Sky's The Limit
1998 - Outkast - Aquemini
1999 - Incubus - Privilege
2000 - Linkin Park - Crawling
2001 - Jay Z - Heart of the City
2002 - Interpol - NYC
2003 - AFi - Silver and Cold
2004 - The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
2005 - 30 Seconds to Mars - Attack
2006 - Regina Spektor - Fidelity
2007 - She Wants Revenge - Written in Blood
2008 - Vampire Weekend - A Punk
2009 - Bat for Lashes - Daniel
2010 - Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
2011 - Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out

[Guest]

I'm gonna narrow mine down to hip-hop singles.

1990: A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet In El Segundo
1991: Geto Boys - My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me
1992: Gang Starr - Ex Girl to Next Girl
1993: Souls of Mischief - '93 'til Infinity
1994: The Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy
1995: The Dove Shack - Summertime In The LBC
1996: Jay-Z - Dead Presidents 2
1997: Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph
1998: Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
1999: Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says
2000: Jay-Z & UGK - Big Pimpin'
2001: Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
2002: Scarface - On My Block
2003: R Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
2004: Masta Ace - Good Ol' Love
2005: Blu & Exile - So(ul) Amazing
2006: Ghostface Killah ft. Ne-Yo - Back Like That
2007: UGK ft. OutKast - Int'l Player's Anthem
2008: Jay Electronica - Exhibit A
2009: Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
2010: Jay Electronica ft. Jay-Z - Shiny Suit Theory
2011: Madlib & Freddie Gibbs - Thuggin'
2012: Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky - Hands On The Wheel

Yeah, it leans heavily on Jay-Z. But Jay-Z releases bangers. Straight bangers.

[CellarDoor]

Jeez, dreamgazer much...

1985 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey


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"I'm now convinced I was born to this song"

1986 New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle


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"The best of 80s pop : fun, catchy, young@heart"

1987 Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia


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"Great lyrics, best song about work"

1988 My Bloody Valentine - Cigarette in Your Bed


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"Possibly my fav video on YouTube and one of the chillest songs I've heard"

1989 Galaxie 500 - Ceremony


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"An awesome cover"

1990 Ride - Vapour Trail


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1991 Slint - Good Morning, Captain


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"I MISS YOUUUUUUUUUU !!!!!!!!!!!!!"

1992 PJ Harvey - Plants and Rags


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"Powerful singing and great strings"

1993 Red House Painters - Katy Song


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"Melancholia as an art form"

1994 Pavement - Gold Soundz


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"Best song of 90s, fuck P4K"

1995 Sparklehorse - Spirit Ditch


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"I still haven't recovered from Linkous' suicide"

1996 Belle & Sebastian - My Wandering Days Are Over


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"Favorite singalong from B&S"

1997 Spiritualized - Broken Heart


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"The most beautiful harmony arrangement for a song ever"

1998 Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea


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"I could have picked any other song off the album, but the title track it shall be"

1999 Sigur Ros - Staralfur


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"Outlandic music"

2000 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep


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"What a rollercoaster"

2001 The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2


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"My blooooooooooooood flows harshly

My heaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrt beats loudly

My chest still draws breath
I hold it

I'm buoyant

There's no end"

2002 Wilco - Jesus, etc.


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"I have a distinct recollection of hearing this song for the first time"

2003 The Unicorns - I Don't Wanna Die


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"Such a funny song. I pretend to die in plaaaaaaaannne crash - sssssshhh boom"

2004 Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)


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"Perfect song - great combination of awesome music and lyrics"

2005 Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr


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"Creepy, but that delicate singing tears me up"

2006 Grizzly Bear - Colorado


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"I haven't heard anything quite like this dream track. Those echoing piano chords !!"

2007 The National - Slow Show


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"Admittedly the video contributed for this song becoming a favorite"

2008 Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains


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"So it's hip to dislike this now?"

2009 Animal Collective - Daily Routine


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"A track of blissful psychedelia. Great vid too"

2010 Deerhunter - Memory Boy


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"Retro and fun"

2011 Destroyer - Bay of Pigs (Detail)


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"The greatest musical understatement in recent years"

2012 Beach House - Myth


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"Beautiful track, beautiful album"
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I'll be your plastic toy.

[Hayden]

Great post Cellar

I think Myth is also my track of the year....but it's between that and Kill For Love. I haven't heard Spirit Ditch, or much of Sparklehorse really. I like what I've heard though.
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Doubles & Conch

[hairymarx1]

62: Booker T And The MGs - Green Onions
63: Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
64: Kinks - You Really Got Me
65: Bob Dylan - Desolation Row
66: Love - Seven And Seven Is
67: Velvet Underground - Sister Ray
68: Traffic - Heaven Is In Your Mind
69: Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene
70: Frank Zappa - The Little House I Used To Live In
71: David Crosby - Laughing
72: Neu - Negativland
73: Can - Bel Air
74: Robert Wyatt - Alifib
75: Henry Cow - Living In The Heart Of The Beast
76: Patti Smith - Radio Ethiopia
77: Suicide - Frankie Teardrop
78: Pere Ubu - Sentimental Journey
79: This Heat - Fall Of Saigon
80: Soft Boys - Insanely Jealous
81: Glenn Branca - Ascension
82: Soni Youth - The Good And The Bad
83: Dream Syndicate - The Days Of Wine And Roses
84: Husker Du - Reocurring Dreams
85: Dead Can Dance - De Profundis
86: XTC - Grass
87: Hugo Largo - Eureka
88: Talk Talk - Wealth
89: Flaming Lips - Hell's Angel's Cracker Factory
90: Nick Cave - Foi Na Cruz
91: Mercury Rev - Chasing A Bee
92: Yo La Tengo - Mushroom Cloud Of Hiss
93: Stereolab - Jenny Ondioline
94: Portishead - Sour Times
95: Low - Stay
96: Swans - The Sound
97: Laika - Breather
98: Calexico - Gypsies Curse
99: Beta Band - Dr Baker
00: Spring Heel Jack - Galina
01: Electrelane - Mother
02: Black Dice - The Dream Is Going Down
03: Cat Power - Half Of You
04: Pan Sonic - Diminisher
05: The Mars Volta - Cygnus Vismund Cygnus
06: Joanna Newsom - Cosmia
07: Panda Bear - Take Pills
08: Fuck Buttons - Sweet Love For Planet Earth
09: Mi Ami - New Guitar
10: Sarah June - Judgement Day
11: Thee Oh Sees - Carrion Crawler
12: ?

[BlueNote]

And to continue,

1988 “Eric’s Trip” Sonic Youth
1989 “Hey” Pixies
1990 “The Ship Song” Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
1991 “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)” U2
1992 “Anthem” Leonard Cohen
1993 “Lemon” U2
1994 “Dignity” Bob Dylan
1995 “The Cockfighter” Scott Walker
1996 “South Nashville Blues” Steve Earl
1997 “No Surprises” Radiohead
1998 “Holland, 1945” Neutral Milk Hotel
1999 “Let Forever Be” The Chemical Brothers
2000 “Kid A” Radiohead
2001 “Mississippi” Bob Dylan
2002 “The Golden Age” Beck
2003 “Vito's Ordination Song” Sufjan Stevens
2004 “The Rat” The Walkmen
2005 “The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
2006 “Tell It To Me” Tom Waits
2007 “All My Friends” LCD Soundsystem
2008 “Made of Night” Whitey
2009 “Kettering” The Antlers
2010 “These Days” The Black Keys
2011 “1890” Charlie Parr
2012 “Going Home” Leonard Cohen

[RFNAPLES]

1948-John Lee Hooker-Boogie Chillen
1949-Hank Williams-I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
1950-Muddy Waters-Rollin' Stone
1951-Jackie Brenston-Rocket 88
1952-Lloyd Price-Lawdy Miss Clawdy
1953-Hank Williams-Your Cheatin' Heart
1954-Bill Haley and His Comets-(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock
1955-Little Richard-Tutti Frutti
1956-Elvis Presley-Heartbreak Hotel
1957-The Crickets-That'll Be the Day
1958-Chuck Berry-Johnny B. Goode
1959-Ray Charles-What'd I Say
1960-The Shirelles-Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1961-Ben E. King-Stand by Me
1962-Booker T. & The MG's-Green Onions
1963-The Ronettes-Be My Baby
1964-The Kinks-You Really Got Me
1965-Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
1966-The Beach Boys-Good Vibrations
1967-Aretha Franklin-Respect
1968-Marvin Gaye-I Heard It Through the Grapevine
1969-The Jackson 5-I Want You Back
1970-Derek and The Dominos-Layla
1971-Marvin Gaye-What's Going On
1972-Stevie Wonder-Superstition
1973-Lynyrd Skynyrd-Free Bird
1974-Bob Marley and The Wailers-No Woman No Cry
1975-Bruce Springsteen-Born to Run
1976-Sex Pistols-Anarchy in the U.K.
1977-Sex Pistols-God Save the Queen
1978-The Clash-(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
1979-The Clash-London Calling
1980-Joy Division-Love Will Tear Us Apart
1981-The Specials-Ghost Town
1982-Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five-The Message
1983-New Order-Blue Monday
1984-Prince and The Revolution-When Doves Cry
1985-Madonna-Into the Groove
1986-Run-D.M.C.-Walk This Way
1987-Guns N' Roses-Sweet Child O' Mine
1988-Sonic Youth-Teen Age Riot
1989-Public Enemy-Fight the Power
1990-Sinéad O'Connor-Nothing Compares 2 U
1991-Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit
1992-Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg-Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang
1993-Beck-Loser
1994-Oasis-Live Forever
1995-Pulp-Common People
1996-The Prodigy-Firestarter
1997-The Verve-Bitter Sweet Symphony
1998-Fatboy Slim-The Rockafeller Skank
1999-Aphex Twin-Window Licker
2000-OutKast-B. O. B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)
2001-Missy Elliott-Get Ur Freak On
2002-LCD Soundsystem-Losing My Edge
2003-OutKast-Hey Ya!
2004-Franz Ferdinand-Take Me Out
2005-Arctic Monkeys-I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
2006-Gnarls Barkley-Crazy
2007-M.I.A.-Paper Planes
2008-Hercules and Love Affair-Blind
2009-Animal Collective-My Girls
2010-Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
2011-Adele-Rolling in the Deep
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by RFNAPLES
Bubbling Under The Top 100 Greatest Mus...y RFNAPLES

[Polythene Pam]

1990 - Turnover, Fugazi


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1991 - To Here Knows When, My Bloody Valentine


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1992 - Perfume V, Pavement


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1993 - When The Sun Hits, Slowdive


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1994 - Glory Box, Portishead


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1995 - Suffocated Love - Tricky


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1996 - Hotwax, Beck


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1997 - Deeper Into The Movies, Yo La Tengo


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1998 - Oh Comely, Neutral Milk Hotel


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1999 - Race For The Prize, Flaming Lips


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2000 - The National Anthem, Radiohead


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2001 - I Want To Be Cold, The Microphones

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2002 - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Wilco


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2003 - Y Control, Yeah Yeah Yeahs


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2004 - Tie. At least That's What You Said, Wilco. Peach Plum Pear, Joanna Newsom


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2005 - L.Via L.Viaquez, The Mars Volta


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2006 - Emily, Joanna Newsom


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2007 - Slow Show, The National


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2008 - Threads, Portishead


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2009 - Convinced Of The Hex, Flaming Lips


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2010 - Have One On Me, Joanna Newsom


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2011 - Hounds, The Antlers


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2012 - I really don't know yet

[19loveless91]

nice 2011 pick, PP

This was ridiculously hard, but here goes...
1991
Talk Talk - New Grass
1992
Alice in Chains - Would
1993

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1994
Weezer - Say it Ain't So
1995

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1996
Tool - Aenema
1997

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1998
Smashing Pumpkins - For Martha (can't find a non-live version on youtube)
1999
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue
2000
Radiohead - Kid A
2001
Björk - Cocoon
2002
Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Sev...r-old Girl
2003
Radiohead - A Wolf at the Door
2004
Joanna Newsom - Sprout and a Bean
2005

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2006
Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
2007
LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great (truth be told, I like some songs off In Rainbows more (like House of Cards), but I decided to be a bit more "diverse")
2008
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
2009
Grizzly Bear - While You Wait for the Others
2010
Deerhunter - Helicopter
2011

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no picks for 2012 yet

(only embedded those videos that I think are the best (the videos, not songs))

[Facetious]