Here's mine:
1965:
The Byrds: Mr. Tambourine Man
The Sonics: Here are the Sonics
Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited
The Beatles: Rubber Soul
Bob Dylan: Bringing it All Back Home
1966:
The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
The Beatles: Revolver
The Kinks: Face to Face
13th Floor Elevators: The Psychedelic Sounds of
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
1967:
The Kinks: Something Else
Moby Grape: Moby Grape
The Velvet Underground: The Velvet Underground and Nico
Jefferson Airplane: Surrealistic Pillow
Love: Forever Changes
1968:
The Zombies: Odessey and Oracle
The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat
The Kinks: The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Band: Music from Big Pink
Otis Redding: The Dock of the Bay
1969:
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King
The Who: Tommy
The Beatles: Abbey Road
Fairport Convention: Liege and Lief
The Band: The Band
1970:
David Bowie: The Man Who Sold the World
The Band: Stage Fright
The Velvet Underground: Loaded
Van Morrison: Moondance
The Stooges: Fun House
1971:
The Who: Who’s Next
Jethro Tull: Aqualung
David Bowie: Hunky Dory
Serge Gainsbourg: Histoire de Melody Nelson
The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies
1972:
Big Star: #1 Record
Jethro Tull: Thick as a Brick
David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Neu: Neu
Lou Reed: Transformer
1973:
The Who: Quadrophenia
Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, the Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle
Bruce Springsteen: Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ
New York Dolls: New York Dolls
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
1974:
Big Star: Radio City
Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain
Brian Eno: Here Come the Warm Jets
Sparks: Kimono My House
David Bowie: Diamond Dogs
1975:
Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run
Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks
Brian Eno: Another Green World
David Bowie: Young Americans
Patti Smith: Horses
1976:
David Bowie: Station to Station
The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers
Flamin’ Groovies: Shake Some Action
Ramones: Ramones
1977:
Elvis Costello: My Aim is True
David Bowie: Low
Television: Marquee Moon
Wire: Pink Flag
Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols
1978:
Bruce Springsteen: Darkness on the Edge of Town
Elvis Costello: This Year’s Model
Big Star: Third/Sister Lovers
The Jam: All Mod Cons
The Clash: Give ‘Em Enough Rope
1979:
Gang of Four: Entertainment!
The Jam: Setting Sons
Talking Heads: Fear of Music
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures
The Clash: London Calling
1980:
X: Los Angeles
Elvis Costello: Get Happy!!
The Jam: Sound Affects
Bruce Springsteen: The River
XTC: Black Sea
The Feelies: Crazy Rhythms
1981:
The dB’s: Stands for Decibels
The Birthday Party: Prayers on Fire
Echo and the Bunnymen: Heaven Up Here
The Church: Of Skins and Hearts
The Clash: Sandinista!
1982:
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska
XTC: English Settlement
The Dream Syndicate: The Days of Wine and Roses
Mission of Burma: Vs.
Bad Brains: Bad Brains
1983:
REM: Murmur
Aztec Camera: High Land, Hard Rain
Billy Bragg: Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy
Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes
Tom Waits: Swordfishtrombones
1984:
The Replacements: Let it Be
REM: Reckoning
The Smiths: The Smiths
Echo and the Bunnymen: Ocean Rain
Nick Cave: From Her to Eternity
Billy Bragg: Brewing Up with Billy Bragg
1985:
Tom Waits: Rain Dogs
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Psychocandy
The Pogues: Rum Sodomy & the Lash
The Smiths: Meat is Murder
Husker Du: New Day Rising
1986:
The Smiths: The Queen is Dead
REM: Lifes Rich Pageant
The Housemartins: London 0 Hull 4
Billy Bragg: Talking with the Taxman About Poetry
Nick Cave: Your Funeral… My Trial
1987:
The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We Come
Eric B. and Rakim: Paid in Full
The Connells: Boylan Heights
Pet Shop Boys: Actually
REM: Document
1988:
Galaxie 500: Today
The Pogues: If I Should Fall from Grace with God
Nick Cave: Tender Prey
Pixies: Surfer Rosa
Public Enemy: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
The Go-Betweens: 16 Lovers Lane
1989:
Pixies: Doolittle
The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
New Order: Technique
Galaxie 500: On Fire
Fugazi: 13 Songs
1990:
The House of Love: The House of Love
Ride: Nowhere
Uncle Tupelo: No Depression
Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet
Midnight Oil: Blue Sky Mining
1991:
My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
Talk Talk: Laughing Stock
Uncle Tupelo: Still Feel Gone
Teenage Fanclub: Bandwagonesque
Superchunk: No Pocky for Kitty
1992:
The Jayhawks: Hollywood Town Hall
Unrest: Imperial f.f.r.r.
Uncle Tupelo: March 16-20, 1992
Nick Cave: Henry’s Dream
Los Lobos: Kiko
1993:
Tindersticks: Tindersticks
Uncle Tupelo: Anodyne
Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville
Unrest: Perfect Teeth
Red House Painters: Red House Painters (I)
1994:
Manic Street Preachers: The Holy Bible
The Divine Comedy: Promenade
Blur: Parklife
Nas: Illmatic
Suede: Dog Man Star
1995:
Superchunk: Here’s Where the Strings Come In
Pulp: Different Class
The Lucksmiths: The Green Bicycle Case
Tricky: Maxinquaye
The Jayhawks: Tomorrow the Green Grass
1996:
Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Brainiac: Hissing Prigs in Static Couture
Sleater-Kinney: Call the Doctor
Tortoise: Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Rachel’s: The Sea and the Bells
1997:
Radiohead: OK Computer
Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Modest Mouse: The Lonesome Crowded West
Old 97’s: Too Far to Care
Yo La Tengo: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
Built to Spill: Perfect from Now On
1998:
Massive Attack: Mezzanine
Pulp: This is Hardcore
Mercury Rev: Deserter’s Songs
Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Divine Comedy: Fin De Siecle
1999:
Wilco: Summerteeth
Blur: 13
Superchunk: Come Pick Me Up
Built to Spill: Keep it Like a Secret
Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada
2000:
Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Modest Mouse: The Moon and Antarctica
Radiohead: Kid A
Ryan Adams: Heartbreaker
Clinic: Internal Wrangler
The Weakerthans: Left and Leaving
2001:
Destroyer: Streethawk
Constantines: Constantines
The Lucksmiths: Why that Doesn’t Surprise Me
Nick Cave: No More Shall We Part
Liars: They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top
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