I was bored at 5am the other night, and compiled this list:
1996: Tool - Ænima
1997: Björk - Homogenic
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
1999: Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
2000: Deftones - White Pony
2001: Opeth - Blackwater Park
2002: Biffy Clyro - Blackened Sky
2003: Boris - Akuma no Uta
2004: Joanna Newsom - The Milk Eyed Mender
2005: Gojira - From Mars to Sirius
2006: Placebo - Meds
2007: Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre Monde
2008: Meshuggah -Obzen
2009: Mono - Hymn to the Immortal Wind
2010: Periphery - Periphery
2011: The Beach Boys - The Smile Sessions
2012: Baroness - Yellow & Green
2013: Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
What are yours? I wouldn't say this is entirely accurate. It's only albums I can strictly remember the year of. Some of them I simply couldn't decide just one so just chose one at random. Some of them are albums I've heard recently from that year and loved, some are ones which mainly have nostalgic value. But I thought it was an interesting to do, and it's quite an eclectic mix, I think.
Apologies if such a thread already exists, but I couldn't find it.