1994: Nas - Illmatic
1995: Radiohead - The Bends (I don't really like The Bends a lot, but I lack music from this particular year)
1996: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....
1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
1999: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
2000: Radiohead - Kid A
2001: The White Stripes - White Blood Cells (again, lacking alternatives)
2002: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003: The White Stripes - Elephant (ehm, lackiiiing)
2004: Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005: CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
2006: J Dilla - Donuts
2007: Radiohead - In Rainbows
2008: Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
2009: Mastodon - Crack the Skye
2010: Kvelertak - S/T
2011: Shabazz Palaces - Black Up (Unless you count The Smile Sessions, of course)