Every Favourite Album Of My Life - 1985-Present
by Jimmy Dread

A list of each and every one of my personal favourite albums from the moment I purchased my first LP to the present... listed in chronological order, my GOD how times have changed!! Jimmy, February 2021

• Chart updated: 02/19/2021 15:15
• (Created: 01/13/2013 04:40).
• Chart size: 15 albums.

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Go West 

 Go West

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1985-1987. The first LP I purchased with my own money, and the first record I truly adored. It all started thanks to the video to We Close Our Eyes, the one with the blue background and the artist's dolls doing a little dance. Who could have ever foretold that it was being plonked in front of the TV to watch this drivel would have been such a life-changing moment?? [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1985

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

56

Rank in 1985:

214

Rank in 1980s:

2,491

Overall Rank:

18,794

Average Rating:

 65 (26 votes)

Comments:

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Actually 

 Pet Shop Boys

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1988-1991. Found in my Xmas stocking, 1987, and the second homo-erotic pop duo I ended up (what I believe the youngsters now call) 'fan-boying'. I snapped up everything they produced until Behaviour, which was shite. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1987

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,258

Rank in 1987:

26

Rank in 1980s:

219

Overall Rank:

1,353

Average Rating:

 76 (283 votes)

Comments:

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Out Of Time 

 R.E.M.

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1991-1992. One of the triumverate of CDs that my parents bought me with my first CD player, the others being The White Room by The KLF and Hardcore Ecstasy. For this reason alone, was my favourite LP purely based on the fact that it was shiny and fitted nicely on the shelf next to my Spectrum computer games. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

676 charts

Rank Score:

4,226

Rank in 1991:

12

Rank in 1990s:

70

Overall Rank:

399

Average Rating:

 78 (1,068 votes)

Comments:

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The Smiths 

 The Smiths

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1992-1994 (alternating with The Stone Roses). It was the re-release of This Charming Man that first awakened me to The Smiths. All of a sudden I was immersing myself with all things Morrissey. Vividly remember listening to them incessently during GCSE revision. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1984

Appears in:

977 charts

Rank Score:

7,950

Rank in 1984:

3

Rank in 1980s:

24

Overall Rank:

190

Average Rating:

 83 (1,483 votes)

Comments:

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The Stone Roses 

 The Stone Roses

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1992-1994 (alternating with The Smiths). Asked and received CD for Xmas in 1992 (around time I started reading Melody Maker). I felt so much cooler than the other lads in 6th form, who had all fallen in love with Metallica. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

2,026 charts

Rank Score:

23,044

Rank in 1989:

3

Rank in 1980s:

5

Overall Rank:

33

Average Rating:

 86 (2,299 votes)

Comments:

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Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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1995. Flipped out the minute I heard it, became obsessive, even to such a point I joined their fanclub for a while. Saw them in Brighton, then again in Bournemouth (what is it with the teenage me going to the seaside so often). The romance wilted after every sod and his mother bought ...Morning Glory, and by the time I reached university (where my good friend Andy even cut his hair like Liam's) I'd moved on somewhat. [First added to this chart: 03/25/2014]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,272 charts

Rank Score:

11,238

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

23

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 80 (1,882 votes)

Comments:

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Revolver 

 The Beatles

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1995-1996. Ahhh Britpop. Saw Oasis twice in quick succession (one with the only girl who broke my heart, only 'cos she snogged my work colleague on my birthday), went backwards during Debenhams CD buying streak, got to Revolver and couldn't get enough of it. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

3,590 charts

Rank Score:

49,566

Rank in 1966:

1

Rank in 1960s:

2

Overall Rank:

4

Average Rating:

 91 (4,586 votes)

Comments:

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Pet Sounds 

 The Beach Boys

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1996-1998; 2013-2014. Got bored of Beatles, ended up working with a guy from Debenhams who used to be in a band with Chris White from the Zombies. By the time I went to University, I was totally enamoured with Brian Wilson's finest hour. And in fact still am - when life throws you so many things to deal with all at once (happy and sad) you find yourself turning to the comfort and safety of those things that are guaranteed to make you feel all warm and fuzzy, especially when it's blowing a gale outside and the shed you built seems to be permanently on the verge of blowing over. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1966

Appears in:

2,858 charts

Rank Score:

39,162

Rank in 1966:

2

Rank in 1960s:

5

Overall Rank:

11

Average Rating:

 88 (3,277 votes)

Comments:

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Five Leaves Left 

 Nick Drake

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1999. Spent most of my time at University trying to convert others to Nick Drake. Always swore to marry any female fan on the spot, and tried to convert girls I fancied to listen to him in an attempt to overcome this schism. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1969

Appears in:

989 charts

Rank Score:

8,873

Rank in 1969:

7

Rank in 1960s:

30

Overall Rank:

165

Average Rating:

 85 (1,077 votes)

Comments:

50

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The Velvet Underground & Nico 

 The Velvet Underground & Nico

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2000-2002. Came out of Uni feeling cocky and full of bravado. Had a Brummie girlfriend. Still keen to convert the world to my way of musical thinking at this point. Never did like bananas. [First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

3,054 charts

Rank Score:

39,894

Rank in 1967:

2

Rank in 1960s:

4

Overall Rank:

10

Average Rating:

 89 (3,550 votes)

Comments:

354

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Every Favourite Album Of My Life - 1985-Present composition

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From EyeKanFly 09/03/2021 12:49 | #273237

This is an awesome idea for a chart, and great commentary too. It makes me think about what my chart would look like if I made something like this. Granted I think I've shuffled between the same 3 albums for about 15 years, so maybe mine wouldn't be as interesting. I'll have to think about it some more!

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From LadyGodiva 03/28/2019 03:44 | #234106

Still the best commentaries on the site xx

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From Space-Dementia 01/27/2016 02:19 | #157874

Awesome! Such a cool idea!

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From JasonZaia 02/01/2015 07:55 | #133515

Considering that you can even remember all the albums you've ever purchased in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, I'm going to give you a 100 rating. A great chart, and an impressive way to list it!

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From tgarritsen 01/22/2014 14:36 | #101233

Fun too see the development of musical taste for you.

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From antiloopje 10/21/2013 15:23 | #88854

Very intyeresting story

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From edubs 10/01/2013 22:19 | #87366

great commentary - great idea for a list

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