Top albums of each year of your life

[videoheadcleaner]

Tried this list in a previous topic but thought I would bring it out to the open. Have a go yourself!

1985 - The Cure - The Head On The Door
1986 - Peter Gabriel - So
1987 - Michael Jackson - Bad
1988 - The Church - Starfish
1989 - The Cure - Disintegration
1990 - Depeche Mode - Violator
1991 - Seal - Seal
1992 - The Cure - Wish
1993 - Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith & Devotion
1994 - Jeff Buckley - Grace
1995 - Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
1996 - Tonic - Lemon Parade
1997 - Radiohead - OK Computer
1998 - Powderfinger - Internationalist
1999 - Something For Kate - Beautiful Sharks
2000 - Doves - Lost Souls
2001 - Something For Kate - Echolalia
2002 - Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
2003 - Muse - Absolution
2004 - Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (a great year for my music taste and this album was chosen out of about 10 good albums in 2004)
2005 - Doves - Some Cities
2006 - Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis
2007 - Radiohead - In Rainbows
2008 - Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
2009 - Paul Dempsey - Everything Is True (a different feel from Something For Kate for their frontman)

[1234567890]

Hope i do this right.
1985; Heart- Heart
1986; Paul Simon- Graceland
1987; Suzanne Vega- Solitude standing/U2- Joshua tree
1988; Pixies- SURFER ROSA
1989; RHCP- MOTHERS MILK
1990; THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS- FLOOD
1991; NIRVANA- NEVERMIND
1992; THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS- APOLLO 18
1993; NIRVANA- IN UTERO
1994; NIRVANA- SUICIDE SOLUTION?
1995; SMASHING PUMPKINS- MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS
1996; NIRVANA- FROM THE MUDDY BANKS OF THE WISHKAH/ FUN LOVING CRIMINALS- COME FIND YOURSELF
1997; RADIOHEAD- OK COMPUTER
1998; GARBAGE- VERSION 2.0
1999; ALANIS MORISETTE- ALANIS UNPLUGGED
2000; THE SMASHING PUMPKINS- MACHINA/THE MACHINES OF GOD
2001; GARBAGE; BEAUTIFUL GARBAGE
2002; LORDI- GET HEAVY
2003; JACK JOHNSON; ON AND ON
2004; THE DRESDEN DOLLS- THE DRESDEN DOLLS
2005; JOHN WILLIAMS- STAR WARS 3
2006; RHCP- STADIUM ARCADIUM
2007; RADIOHEAD- IN RAINBOWS
2008; FRANK SINATRA- NOTHING BUT THE BEST (for lack of an actual "album")
2009; ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

[videoheadcleaner]

So nothing for you for the last 2 years. Not even an EP that was decent?

[CellarDoor]

1985 - The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
1986 - The Chameleons - Strange Times
1987 - Sonic Youth - Sister
1988 - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
1989 - Pixies - Doolittle
1990 - Ride - Nowhere
1991 - My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
1992 - Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
1993 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
1994 - Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
1995 - Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
1996 - Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
1997 - Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
1998 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
1999 - The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
2000 - Radiohead - Kid A
2001 - Sparklehorse - It's A Wonderful Life
2002 - Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003 - The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow
2004 - Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005 - Sufjan Stevens -Illinois
2006 - Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
2007 - The National - Boxer
2008 - Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2009 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2010 - Beach House - Teen Dream

[Ironic Karma]

I'll do this one again.

1994 - Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
1995 - Radiohead - The Bends
1996 - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing...
1997 - Radiohead - Ok Computer
1998 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In An Aeroplane In the Sky
1999 - The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
2000 - Radiohead - Kid A
2001 - The Strokes - Is This It
2002 - Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003 - The Strokes - Room On Fire
2004 - Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005 - Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
2006 - The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
2007 - LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
2008 - Sigur Rós - Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
2009 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2010 - Beach House - Teen Dream (So far)

Yeah, I'm young.

[The Gollux]

1980 - joy division, closer
1981 - black flag, damaged
1982 - violent femmes, violent femmes
1983 - rem, murmur
1984 - husker du, zen arcade
1985 - the fall, this nations saving grace
1986 - the smiths, the queen is dead
1987 - pixies, come on pilgrim
1988 - sonic youth, daydream nation
1989 - pixies, doolittle
1990 - happy mondays, pills n thrills and bellyaches
1991 - my bloody valentine, loveless
1992 - pavement, slanted and enchanted
1993 - liz phair, exile in guyville
1994 - guided by voices, bee thousand
1995 - radiohead, the bends
1996 - belle and sebastian, if your feeling sinister
1997 - radiohead, ok computer
1998 - neutral milk hotel, in the aeroplane over the sea
1999 - the flaming lips, the soft bulletin
2000 - clinic, internal wrangler
2001 - the white stripes, white blood cells
2002 - wilco, yankee hotel foxtrot
2003 - the rapture, echoes
2004 - the arcade fire, funeral
2005 - clap your hands say yeah, clap your hands say yeah
2006 - tv on the radio, return to cookie mountain
2007 - the national, boxer
2008 - fleet foxes, fleet foxes
2009 - na (i, surprisingly, havent listened to any albums in full that came out this year)
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"Here are the young men, the weight on their shoulders."

[40footwolf]

I like this idea, and it seems like a good way to introduce myself.

1991: The Low End Theory-A Tribe Called Quest
1992: Angel Dust-Faith No More
1993: Houdini-The Melvins
1994: The Blue Album-Weezer
1995: Slaughter of the Soul-At The Gates
1996: This is a Long Drive For Someone With Nothing to Think About-Modest Mouse
1997: The Lonesome Crowded West-Modest Mouse
1998: The Sound of Perseverance-Death
1999: The Soft Bulletin-The Flaming Lips
2000: The Moon and Antarctica-Modest Mouse
2001: Lateralus-Tool
2002: Songs For The Deaf-Queens of the Stone Age
2003: Train of Thought-Dream Theater
2004: Good News For People Who Love Bad News-Modest Mouse
2005: Demon Days-Gorillaz(nothing I have from 2005 is very good)
2006: Christ Illusion-Slayer
2007: Boxer-The National
2008: We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed-Los Campensinos!
2009: Crack the Skye-Mastodon

Whoo! I got pretty fried around 1998.

[teodor_matz]

1993. Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers - Wu-Tang Clan
1994. Parklife - Blur
1995. Liquid Swords - GZA
1996. If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle & Sebastian
1997. Blur - Blur
1998. This is Hardcore - Pulp
1999. When the Pawn... - Fiona Apple
2000. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
2001. Is This It - The Strokes
2002. Up the Bracket - The Libertines
2003. Elephant - The White Stripes
2004. The College Dropout - Kanye West
2005. Late Registration - Kanye West
2006. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
2007. Myths of the Near Future - Klaxons
2008. Santogold - Santogold
2009. Processen - Mohammed Ali

[Mr. Shankly]

This took some research, but was fun, and I think it's safe to say I'm older than most of you. Alright, ready for a history lesson? Here goes:

1972 Pink Moon- Nick Drake
1973 Quadrophenia- The Who
1974 Radio City- Big Star
1975 Blood on the Tracks- Bob Dylan
1976 The Modern Lovers- The Modern Lovers
1977 The Clash- The Clash
1978 This Year's Model- Elvis Costello & the Attractions
1979 London Calling- The Clash
1980 Boy- U2
1981 Trust- Elvis Costello & the Attractions
1982 The Violent Femmes- The Violent Femmes
1983 Murmur- R.E.M.
1984 Reckoning- R.E.M.
1985 Raindogs- Tom Waits
1986 The Queen is Dead- The Smiths
1987 If I Should Fall from Grace with God- The Pogues
1988 Daydream Nation- Sonic Youth
1989 The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses
1990 Goo- Sonic Youth (It appears 1990 was not a great year for music,)
1991 The Low End Theory- A Tribe Called Quest
1992 Automatic for the People- R.E.M.
1993 Exile in Guyville- Liz Phair
1994 Bee Thousand- Guided by Voices
1995 Trace- Son Volt
1996 If You're Feeling Sinister- Belle & Sebastian
1997 OK Computer- Radiohead
1998 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
1999 The Soft Bulletin- The Flaming Lips
2000 Heartbreaker- Ryan Adams
2001 Is This It- The Strokes
2002 Yankee Hotel Foxtrot- Wilco
2003 Chutes Too Narrow- The Shins
2004 Funeral- The Arcade Fire
2005 Illinois- Sufjan Stevens
2006 The Crane Wife- The Decemberists
2007 Boxer- The National
2008 The Fleet Foxes- The Fleet Foxes
2009 Middle Cyclone- Neko Case
(Actually this is the only album I bought that came out this year. I did just hear the new U2 album though and was surprised by how good it was. I still like the new Neko Case better though.

[Elston]

Queen is Dead - Smiths (1986)
Children of God - Swans (1987)
California - American Music Club (1988)
Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan (1989)
Good Son - Nick Cave (1990)
Loveless - My Blood Valentine (1991)
Down Colourful Hill - Babes in Toyland (1992)
Good - Morphine (1993)
Geek the Girl - Lisa Germano (1994)
n/a
If You're Feeling Sinister - Belle & Sebastian (1996)
OK Computer - Radiohead (1997)
Electro-Shock Blues - Eels (1998)
n/a
Kid A - Radiohead (2000)
"Love and Theft" - Bob Dylan (2001)
n/a
De-loused in the Comatorium - Mars Volta (2003)
n/a
Frances the Mute - Mars Volta (2005)
Ys - Joanna Newsom (2006)
In Rainbows - Radiohead (2007)
Bedlam in Goliath - Mars Volta (2008)
Together Through Life - Bob Dylan (2009)