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The Roches - Nurds (1980)

The Gun Club - Fire of Love (1981)

Liliput - Liliput (1982)

X - More Fun in the New World (1983)

Shonen Knife - Yama-no Attchan (1984)

The Velvet Underground - VU (1985)

Loudon Wainwright III - More Love Songs (1986)

The Jesus & Mary Chain - Darklands (1987)

Lucinda Williams - Lucinda Williams (1988)

Pixies - Doolittle (1989)

 

Video Bonus: 80s French specialty :)

 

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=BfU4f64N7sY

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1963 - With the Beatles

1964 - A Hard Day's Night

1965 - Rubber Soul

1966 - Revolver

1967 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1968 - The Beatles

1969 - Abbey Road

1970 - Let It Be

 

Every other year in music is irrelevant.

 

I think you'd like Sir Stewart's Top 20 albums of all time.

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1980 - Joy Division - Closer

1981 - X - Wild Gift

1982 - Mission of Burma - Vs.

1983 - Meat Puppets - II

1984 - The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

1985 - The Replacements - Tim

1986 - Sonic Youth - EVOL

1987 - Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me

1988 - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

1989 - The Pixies - Doolittle

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1990 - The Pixies - Bossanova

1991 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - BloodSugarSexMagik

1992 - Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

1993 - Nirvana - In Utero

1994 - Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand

1995 - Radiohead - The Bends

1996 - TOOL - Aenima

1997 - Radiohead - OK Computer

1998 - Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Ave.

1999 - The Roots - Things Fall Apart

 

 

 

1994 had at least 10 albums that I considered.

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1970 - The Stooges - Fun House

1971 - The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

1972 - Big Star - #1 Record

1973 - Lou Reed - Berlin

1974 - John Cale - Fear

1975 - Patti Smith - Horses

1976 - The Ramones - The Ramones

1977 - Television - Marquee Moon

1978 - Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model

1979 - The Clash - London Calling

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2000 - Radiohead - Kid A

2001 - Fugazi - The Argument

2002 - Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2003 - The White Stripes - Elephant

2004 - Blanche - If We Can't Trust the Doctors...

2005 - Thunderbirds Are Now! - Justamustache

2006 - NATSUMEN - NEVER WEAR OUT yOUR SUMMER xxx!!!

2007 - Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound

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70's:

 

Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon (70)

Karen Dalton - In My Own Time (71)

Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs (72)

Judee Sill - Heart Food (73)

Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece (74)

Jackie DeShannon - New Arrangement (75)

Maddy Prior & June Tabor - Silly Sisters (76)

Blondie - Plastic Letters (77)

Steve Young - No Place to Fall (78)

The B-52's - The B-52's (79)

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Breaking this into a three-part post might give me a cooler title down the road, but I'll keep it all in one neat post instead.

 

1973 Honky Tonk Heroes/Waylon Jennings

1974 On the Beach/Neil Young

1975 Physical Graffiti/Led Zeppelin

1976 Desire/Bob Dylan

1977 Animals/Pink Floyd

1978 Darkness on the Edge of Town/Bruce Springsteen

1979 Rust Never Sleeps/Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1980 The River/Bruce Springsten

1981 Tattoo You/The Rolling Stones

1982 Nebraska/Bruce Springsteen

1983 The Final Cut/Pink Floyd

1984 Born in the U.S.A./Bruce Springsteen

1985 Rain Dogs/Tom Waits

1986 Licenced To Ill/The Beastie Boys

1987 Tunnel of Love/Bruce Springsteen

1988 It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back/Public Enemy

1989 Paul's Boutique/The Beastie Boys

1990 Ragged Glory/Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1991 Badmotorfinger/Soundgarden

1992 Harvest Moon/Neil Young

1993 Where You Been/Dinosaur Jr.

1994 Wildflowers/Tom Petty

1995 Trace/Son Volt

1996 Faithless Street/Whiskeytown

1997 Stranger's Almanac/Whiskeytown

1998 Car Wheels on a Gravel Road/Lucinda Williams

1999 Pizza Deliverance/Drive-by Truckers

2000 Heartbreaker/Ryan Adams

2001 Southern Rock Opera/Drive-by Truckers

2002 This World Just Won't Leave You Alone/The Star Room Boys

2003 Decoration Day/Drive-by Truckers

2004 Almost Killed Me/The Hold Steady

2005 A Ghost Is Born/Wilco

2006 Boys and Girls in America/The Hold Steady

2007 Boxer/The National

2008 TBD

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90's:

 

Robin Holcomb - Robin Holcomb (90)

Kelly Willis - Bang Bang (91)

Joy White - Between Midnight & Hindsight (92)

The Pastels - Truckload of Trouble (93)

Iris DeMent - My Life (94)

Dar Williams - The Honesty Room (95)

Amy Rigby - Diary of a Mod Housewife (96)

Jill Sobule - Happy Town (97)

Shaver - Victory (98)

Ron Sexsmith - Whereabouts (99)

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00's:

 

Laura Cantrell - Not the Tremblin' Kind (00)

Jenifer Jackson - Birds (01)

Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses (02)

Amy Allison - No Frills Friend (03)

Sam Phillips - A Boot & a Shoe (04)

Rachel Ries - For You Only (05)

Niobe - White Hats (06)

Kristin Hersh - Learn to Sing Like a Star (07)

 

...why are women always the best? ;)

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60's:

 

Shirley Collins - False True Lovers (60)

Patsy Cline - Showcase (61)

Anita Carter - Sings Folk Songs Old & New (62)

Skeeter Davis - The End of the World (63)

...presenting the Fabulous Ronettes ~ featuring Veronica (64)

Dionne Warwick - Here I Am (65)

Golden Hits of the Shangri-Las (66)

Sylvie Vartan - "2'35 de bonheur" (67)

Bobbie Gentry - The Delta Sweete (68)

Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking (69)

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1964- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

1965 - Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

1966 - Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde

1967 - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

1968 - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground

1969 - The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle

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I did this on another forum once (I remember some of the years were disputed, but that is what I have in iTunes):

 

'50s:

 

1950: Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool

1951: Duke Ellington - Uptown

1953: The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall

1954: Benny Goodman - BG in HiFi

1955: Barney Kessel - To Swing or Not to Swing

1956: Miles Davis - Cookin'

1957: Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

1958: Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans

1959: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

 

'60s:

 

1960: John Coltrane - Giant Steps

1961: John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

1962: Dexter Gordon - Go

1963: Grant Green - Idle Moments

1964: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

1965: Bib Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

1966: The Beatles - Revolver

1967: Jimi Hendrix - Axis:Bold As Love

1968: The Beatles - The White Album

1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road

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YEAR ARTIST RECORD

 

1959 Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue

1960 John Coltrane - Giant Steps

1961 Oliver Nelson - Blues & The Abstract Truth

1962 Frank Sinatra - Neil Hefti Swingin Brass

1963 Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin'

1964 The Beatles - Meet The Beatles

1965 Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

1966 Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde

1967 The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's

1968 The Byrds - Sweetheart of The Rodeo

1969 The Beatles - Abbey Road

1970 Nick Drake - Bryter Layter

1971 Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

1972 Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St

1973 Elton John - Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player

1974 Neil Young - On The Beach

1975 Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

1976 Jeff Beck - Wired

1977 Ramones - Rocket To Russia

1978 Elvis Costello - This Years Model

1979 The Clash - London Calling

1980 XTC - Black Sea

1981 Japan - Tin Drum

1982 XTC - English Settlement

1983 Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones

1984 Replacements - Let It Be

1985 Replacements - Tim

1986 XTC - Skylarking

1987 Dukes of Stratosphear - Psonic Psunspot

1988 The Smithereens - Green Thoughts

1989 XTC - Oranges & Lemons

1990 Jellyfish - Bellybutton

1991 Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone

1992 XTC - Nonesuch

1993 Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

1994 Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand

1995 Son Volt - Trace

1996 Scud Mountain Boys - Massachusetts

1997 Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind

1998 Richard Buckner - Since

1999 The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

2000 Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby

2001 The Pernice Brothers - The World Won't End

2002 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2003 Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of The Great Highway

2004 Dungen - Te Det Lugnt

2005 Son Volt - Okemah & The Melody of Riot

2006 Robert Pollard - From A Compound Eye

2007 The Capstan Shafts - Her Vs The Sad Cold Eventually

2008 Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (???)

DBT - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (???)

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I did this on another forum once (I remember some of the years were disputed, but that is what I have in iTunes):

 

'50s:

 

1950: Miles Davis - Birth of the Cool

1951: Duke Ellington - Uptown

1953: The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall

1954: Benny Goodman - BG in HiFi

1955: Barney Kessel - To Swing or Not to Swing

1956: Miles Davis - Cookin'

1957: Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

1958: Bill Evans - Everybody Digs Bill Evans

1959: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

 

'60s:

 

1960: John Coltrane - Giant Steps

1961: John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

1962: Dexter Gordon - Go

1963: Grant Green - Idle Moments

1964: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

1965: Bib Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

1966: The Beatles - Revolver

1967: Jimi Hendrix - Axis:Bold As Love

1968: The Beatles - The White Album

1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road

Cont'd...

 

'70s:

 

1970: Van Morrison - Moondance

1971: Led Zeppelin - IV

1972: Frank Zappa - Waka Jawaka

1973: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

1974: Herbie Hancock - Thrust

1975: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

1977: Pink Floyd - Animals

1978: Dire Straits - Dire Straits

1979: Pink Floyd - The Wall

 

'80s:

 

1980: Talking Heads - Remain in Light

1981: King Crimson - Discipline

1982: Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

1983: Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II

1984: Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

1985: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

1986: Paul Simon - Graceland

1987: Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction

1988: Phish - Junta

1989: Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

 

'90s:

 

1990: Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual

1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

1992: Nirvana - Nevermind

1993: Morphine - Cure for Pain

1994: Jeff Buckley - Grace

1995: Radiohead - The Bends

1996: Beck - Odelay

1997: Radiohead - OK Computer

1998: Elliot Smith - X/O

1999:The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

 

'00s:

 

2000: Radiohead - Kid A

2001: Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World

2002: The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

2003: Radiohead - Hail to the Thief

2004: Trey Anastasio - Seis de Mayo

2005: Andrew Bird - Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs

2006: Built to Spill - You In Reverse

2007: Menomena - Friend and Foe

2008 (so far): Cloud Cult - Feel Good Dhosts

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Er, oops. Yes.

 

My avatar is Ernie Harwell, long time broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers.

And I thought you were the oldest member of VC all this time...

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