Best Year/s for Music (albums especially)

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So something that's always fascinated me about music is how often specific years were saturated with the best of the best; the best artists always happened to have the same "on" and "off" years for albums, etc.

So it got me thinking; what are the best years for music, and further, what is THE best year for music ever?

Well, I managed to narrow it down to ten years. The criteria for these years to constitute the short list include impact, influence, quality of the albums released, number of albums with exceptional acclaim, etc. The ten years are, in chronological order: 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2007, and 2011.

For sake of reference to them, fifteen additional years that constitute the rest of the top twenty-five for me are 1957, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, and 2013.

For me, in the end - and I expected this to be the end result from the beginning, though did actually take the time to weigh my top ten against eachother to confirm it - my choice for the best year for music ever is...

1994

Here are twenty albums from 1994 that I feel justify my choice (I also would like it to be noted that the top 20 section for 1994 on this site is the most perfectly arranged chart on all of BEA):

Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction
Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Blur - Parklife
The Cranberries - No Need to Argue
Green Day - Dookie
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Nas - Illmatic
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
The Offspring - Smash
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Portishead - Dummy
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Stone Temple Pilots Purple
Weezer - Weezer (The Blue Album)
2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.

Now, obviously (as with most threads I've made on BEA) I want there to be tremendous discussion about this. "Best year" is possibly the most openly debatable topic possible, as I can state objectively that it is IMPOSSIBLE to empirically determine what individual year is better than all the rest. However, I don't mean for this to be a tournament like BEMV, etc; rather simply a discussion, and if we want, for fun we can tally the votes and try to see what the consensus on the boards is. I expect a lot of disagreement and agreement alike, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts.

Side note: I would've included a poll, but I only get X number of poll options, meaning I either have to A: group years together in sevens or eights, or B: exclude years/groups of years entirely. B is a terrible option and A relies on every single voter then commenting with which specific year they voted for.
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1967 is the year...


The Velvet Underground And Nico by The ...nderground


The Doors by The Doors


Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles


Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band


The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles


Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience


Born Under A Bad Sign by Albert King


Days Of Future Passed by The Moody Blues


Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

Ah...and this one... Smile


Forever Changes by Love
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NickVolos wrote:
1967 is the year...


Agreed. But you're missing ...



Something Else By The Kinks by The Kinks
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^ and Leonard Cohen's debut, as well as the Doors' second album. That year was absurdly good, really.

Very surprised it's not in your top ten when 66 is, and also how 2011 could reach it when 2010 isn't even in your top 25.
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^ and Leonard Cohen's debut, as well as the Doors' second album. That year was absurdly good, really.

Very surprised it's not in your top ten when 66 is, and also how 2011 could reach it when 2010 isn't even in your top 25.


It was very hard to pick years. '67 has drifted in and out a lot, I think between 66, 67, 69 and 73 those four are probably spots 8 - 11 on my list and they all flip around eachother. All phenomenal years IMO.

2010 is probably in the next five somewhere. It's a very hard thing for me to decide on. I have a LOT of years for music that I love. 2011 is actually my second favourite year, as it happens. I think that's a lot to do with the fact that it's the year when I really, truly became an album listener.

EDIT: That bit about the four years flipping around eachother can't be true, I probably have 66 as 3rd or 4th. You know what, I'll take the day to rethink that - I did, in all honesty, rush that post a bit - and figure out how I'd actually rank the 25. Now that I look at it, 1973 looks out of place in my top ten.
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1977 and 2000 and 1994 are my personal picks for best years. I don't wish to elaborate at this time cuz I just am not in the mood, but '77 in terms of debut albums alone is insane (Costello, Television, Clash, Pistols, Damned, Cheap Trick, The Voidoids, etc...).
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NickVolos wrote:
1967 is the year...


Man, 1967 was great. I'd also add Easter Everywhere, The Parable Of Arable Land and The Index's debut to that list too.

Edit: ohh and Disraeli Gears too.
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1979:


London Calling by The Clash


The Wall by Pink Floyd


Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division


Entertainment! by Gang Of Four


Highway To Hell by AC/DC


Fear of Music by Talking Heads


Specials by The Specials


Metal Box by Public Image Ltd.


The B-52's by The B-52's


One Step Beyond... by Madness


Force Majeure by Tangerine Dream


Three Imaginary Boys by The Cure


Look Sharp! by Joe Jackson


The Pleasure Principle by Gary Numan


Drums And Wires by XTC

Hard to argue with that.
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Ya can't really fuck with 1999...

Blur - 13
Sigur Ros - Ágætis Byrjun
Built to Spill - Keep It Liek A Secret
Wilco - Summerteeth
Ol Dirty Bastard - Nigga Please
Flaming Lips - Soft Bulletin
East River Pipe - Gasoline Age
Mr Bungle - California
Tom Waits - Mule Variations
MF Doom - Operation Doomsday
Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Song
The Roots - Things Fall Apart

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