I thought about doing one of the "100 Favorite Albums Ever" threads, but I decided to do something a little different. It'd be nearly impossible to perfect the order of such a list, but ranking my four favorite albums of each year (I'm doing four so that I can do one year in each post) wouldn't be nearly as difficult. Anyway, I'll start with 1966, as many here might not care about anything earlier.
1966:
1.
Sun Ra -
The Magic City
Possibly the greatest jazz album ever in my opinion. Years ahead of its time.
2.
The Beach Boys -
Pet Sounds
One of the most flawlessly beautiful pop albums ever created. A masterpiece.
3.
The Beatles -
Revolver
This is
the album that got me into music. I realize now that it's not the greatest album ever (or near being), but it'll always have meaning to me.
4.
Monks -
Black Monk Time
An incredibly simple, yet incredibly fun garage rock album that is often called "the first punk rock album". I don't know about that, but here it is.