Top Five Albums Each Year 1963-2010

 1963
With The Beatles The Beatles
Freewheelin Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
Please Please Me The Beatles
It Happened At The Worlds Fair Elvis Presley
A Christmas Gift For You Phil Spector

1964
A Hard Days Night The Beatles
Another Side Of Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A Changin Bob Dylan
Beatles For Sale The Beatles
Wednesday Morning 3am Simon & Garfunkel

1965
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan
Rubber Soul The Beatles
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan
Help The Beatles
Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds

1966 Revolver The Beatles
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan
Pet Sounds Beach Boys
Aftermath Rolling Stones
Sound Of Silence Simon & Garfunkel

1967
Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground
Sgt Peppers The Beatles
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Pink Floyd
The Doors The Doors

1968
Astral Weeks Van Morrison
White Album The Beatles
White Light White Heat Velvet Underground
Beggars Banquet Rolling Stones
Waiting For The Sun The Doors

1969
Abbey Road The Beatles
Velvet Underground Velvet Underground
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin

1970
After The Goldrush Neil Young
Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett
Moondance Van Morrison
Barrett Syd Barrett

1971
Hunky Dory David Bowie
Blue Joni Mitchell
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen
Imagine John Lennon
Four Symbols Led Zeppelin

1972
Ziggy Stardust David Bowie
Transformer Lou Reed
Exile On Main Street Rolling Stones
Harvest Neil Young
Elvis Now Elvis Presley

1973
Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd
Aladdin Sane David Bowie
Berlin Lou Reed
New York Dolls New York Dolls
Raw Power The Stooges

1974
Diamond Dogs David Bowie
New Skin For The Old Ceremony Leonard Cohen
On The Beach Neil Young
Veedon Fleece Van Morrison
Walls And Bridges John Lennon

1975
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan
Horses Patti Smith
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
Tonights The Night Neil Young
Physical Graffitti Led Zeppelin

1976
The Ramones The Ramones
Station To Station David Bowie
Desire Bob Dylan
Presence Led Zeppelin
Radio Ethiopia Patti Smith


1977
Never Mind The Bollocks Sex Pistols
The Clash The Clash
Death Of A Ladies Man Leonard Cohen
Animals Pink Floyd
Leave Home The Ramones

1978
Real Life Magazine
All Mod Cons The Jam
Give Em Enough Rope The Clash
Easter Patti Smith
Road To Ruin The Ramones

1979
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division
London Calling The Clash
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young
The Wall Pink Floyd
Dragnet The Fall

1980
Closer Joy Division
Grotesque The Fall
Sandinista The Clash
Boy U2
Correct Use Of Soap Magazine

1981
Slates The Fall
October U2
Magic Murder & The Weather Magazine
Burning Blue Soul The The
Pleasant Dreams The Ramones

1982
Hex Enducation Hour The Fall
Room To Live The Fall
Combat Rock Clash
The Gift The Jam
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen


1983
Perverted By Language The Fall
Murmur REM
War U2
Script Of The Bridge The Chameleons
Soul Mining The The

1984
The Smiths The Smiths
Wonderful & Frightening World Of Fall The Fall
Unforgettable Fire U2
Reckoning REM
Ocean Rain Echo & The Bunnymen

1985
Meat Is Murder The Smiths
This Nations Saving Grace The Fall
Fables Of The Reconstruction REM
Psychocandy Jesus & Mary Chain
Poem Of The River Felt

1986
Queen Is Dead The Smiths
Bend Sinister The Fall
Lifes Rich Pageant REM
Forever Breathes The Lonely Word Felt
Infected The The

1987
Strangeways Here We Come The Smiths
Joshua Tree U2
Document REM
George Best Wedding Present
Darklands Jesus & Mary Chain

1988
Viva Hate Morrissey
Green REM
The Frenz Experiment The Fall
I Am Kurious Oranj The Fall
Surfer Rosa Pixies

1989
Stone Roses The Stone Roses
Doolittle Pixies
Bizarro Wedding Present
New York Lou Reed
Bleach Nirvana

1990
Reading, Writing & Arithmatic The Sundays
Extricate The Fall
Ragged Glory Neil Young
Violator Depeche Mode
Songs For Drella Lou Reed & John Cale

1991
Kill Uncle Morrissey
Nevermind Nirvana
Out Of Time REM
Achtung Baby U2
Seamonsters Wedding Present

1992
Your Arsenal Morrissey
Automatic For The People REM
Ten Pearl Jam
Code Selfish The Fall
Amused To Death Roger Waters


1993
In Utero Nirvana
Zooropa U2
Vs Pearl Jam
Suede Suede
Infotainment Scan The Fall


1994
Vauxhall & I Morrissey
Grace Jeff Buckley
Definitely Maybe Oasis
Holy Bible Manics
Monster REM

1995
Southpaw Grammar Morrissey
Morning Glory Oasis
The Bends Radiohead
Different Class Pulp
Mirror Ball Neil Young


1996
If You're Feeling Sinister Belle & Sebastian
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian
New Adventures In Hi-Fi REM
Coming Up Suede
No Code Pearl Jam


1997
Maladjusted Morrissey
OK Computer Radiohead
Time Out Of Mind Bob Dylan
Pop U2
Urban Hymns The Verve

1998
The Boy With The Arab Strap Belle & Sebastian
Yield Pearl Jam
Up REM
Rufus Wainwright Rufus Wainwright
This Is My Truth Manics

1999
Marshall Suite The Fall
Performance And Cocktails Stereophonics
There Is Nothing Left To Lose Foo Fighters
Head Music Suede
The Man Who Travis


2000
Fold Your Hands Child Belle & Sebastian
The Unutterable The Fall
All That You Cant Leave Behind U2
Kid A Radiohead
Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants Oasis

2001
Is This It The Strokes
Amnesiac Radiohead
Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi Camera Obscura
Reveal REM
Poses Rufus Wainwright


2002
Up The Bracket The Libertines
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay
Heathen Chemistry Oasis
Love And Theft Bob Dylan
Riot Act Pearl Jam


2003
Dear Catastrophe Waitress Belle & Sebastian
The Real New Fall LP The Fall
Want One Rufus Wainwright
Hail To The Thief Radiohead
Room On Fire The Strokes


2004
You Are The Quarry Morrissey
Funeral Arcade Fire
The Libertines The Libertines
Hot Fuss The Killers
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb U2

2005
Im Wide Awake, Its Morning Bright Eyes
The New Fellas The Cribs
Down In Albion Babyshambles
X & Y Coldplay
Dont Believe The Truth Oasis

2006
Ringleader Of The Tormentors Morrissey
The Life Pursuit Belle & Sebastian
Whatever People Say I Am Arctic Monkeys
Modern Times Bob Dylan
Sams Town The Killers

2007
Neon Bible Arcade Fire
Mens Needs, Womens Needs The Cribs
In Rainbows Radiohead
Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys
Release The Stars Rufus Wainwright


2008
St Jude The Courteeners
Imperial Wax Solvent The Fall
Viva La Vida Coldplay
Glasvegas Glasvegas
Dig Out Your Soul Oasis

2009
Years Of Refusal Morrissey
No Line On The Horizon U2
Ignore The Ignorant The Cribs
Lungs Florence And The Machine
Doll & The Kicks Doll & The Kicks

2010
Your Future Our Clutter The Fall
The Suburbs Arcade Fire
Falcon The Courteeners
Come Around Sundown Kings Of Leon
Postcards From A Young Man Manics


TOP 5 ALBUMS OF EACH YEAR