Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

1981: Wipers - Youth of America
1982: Micheal Jackson - Thriller
1983: R.E.M. - Murmur
1984: The Replacements - Let It Be
1985: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
1986: Slayer - Reign in Blood
1987: Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
1989: Pixies - Doolittle
1990: Fugazi - Repeater
1991: Slint - Spiderland
1992: Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
1993: Nirvana - In Utero
1994: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In
1995: GZA/Genius - Liquid Swords
1996: Neurosis - Through Silver and Blood
1997: Elliott Smith - Either/Or
1998: Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
1999: Mr. Bungle - California
2000: At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command
2001: The Strokes - Is This It
2002: Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
2003: Explosions in the Sky - The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
2004: Isis - Panopticon
2005: Eels - Blinking Lights and Other Revelations
2006: George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing
2007: Ween - La Cucaracha
2008: Cynic - Traced in Air
2009: Nile - Those Whom the Gods Detest
2010: Agalloch - Marrow of the Spirit
2011: F*cked Up - David Comes to Life