BEST ALBUMS OF EACH YEAR


1965
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan

Rubber Soul The Beatles

Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan

Help The Beatles

My Generation The Who


1966
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan

Revolver The Beatles

Pet Sounds Beach Boys

Aftermath Rolling Stones

Sounds Of Silence Simon & Garfunkel


1967
Velvet Underground & Nico Velvet Underground

The Doors The Doors

Strange Days The Doors

Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen

Sgt Peppers The Beatles


1968
Astral Weeks Van Morrison

White Album The Beatles

Beggars Banquet Rolling Stones

Waiting For The Sun The Doors

White Light White Heat Velvet Underground


1969
Let It Bleed Rolling Stones

Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen

Velvet Underground Velvet Underground

Abbey Road The Beatles

The Soft Parade The Doors


1970
Morrison Hotel The Doors

Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett

After The Goldrush Neil Young

Plastic Ono Band John Lennon

Let It Be The Beatles


1971
Sticky Fingers Rolling Stones

LA Woman The Doors

Hunky Dory David Bowie

Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen

Blue Joni Mitchell


1972

Exile On Main Street Rolling Stones

Ziggy Stardust David Bowie

Transformer Lou Reed

Harvest Neil Young

Obscured By Clouds Pink Floyd


1973
Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd

Aladdin Sane David Bowie

Goats Head Soup Rolling Stones

Quadrophenia The Who

Berlin Lou Reed


1974
New Skin For The Old Ceremony Leonard Cohen

Diamond Dogs David Bowie

Its Only Rock N Roll Rolling Stones

On The Beach Neil Young

Veedon Fleece Van Morrison


1975
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd

Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan

Horses Patti Smith

Physical Graffitti Led Zeppelin

Tonights The Night Neil Young


1976
The Ramones The Ramones

Station To Station David Bowie

Desire Bob Dylan

Presence Led Zeppelin

Radio Ethiopia Patti Smith


1977
Animals Pink Floyd

Never Mind The Bollocks Sex Pistols

The Clash The Clash

Heroes David Bowie

Death Of A Ladies Man Leonard Cohen


1978
Some Girls Rolling Stones

An American Prayer The Doors

Real Life Magazine

Give Em Enough Rope The Clash

All Mod Cons The Jam


1979
The Wall Pink Floyd

Unknown Pleasures Joy Division

London Calling The Clash

Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young

Recent Songs Leonard Cohen


1980
Closer Joy Division

Sandinista The Clash

Grotesque The Fall

Boy U2

Correct Use Of Soap Magazine


1981
Slates The Fall

Tattoo You Rolling Stones

October U2

Magic Murder & The Weather Magazine

Burning Blue Soul The The


1982
Hex Enducation Hour The Fall

Room To Live The Fall

Combat Rock The Clash

The Gift The Jam

Nebraska Bruce Springsteen


1983
Murmur REM

The Final Cut Pink Floyd

Perverted By Language The Fall

War U2

Script Of The Bridge The Chameleons


1984
The Smiths The Smiths

Wonderful & Frightening World Of Fall The Fall

Unforgettable Fire U2

Reckoning REM

Various Positions Leonard Cohen


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

George Best Wedding Present

Document REM

Darklands Jesus & Mary Chain


1988
Viva Hate Morrissey

Green REM

Im Your Man Leonard Cohen

I Am Kurious Oranj The Fall

Surfer Rosa Pixies


1989
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses

Doolittle Pixies

Bizarro Wedding Present

New York Lou Reed

Bleach Nirvana


1990
Reading, Writing & Arithmatic The Sundays

Songs For Drella Lou Reed & John Cale

Extricate The Fall

Ragged Glory Neil Young

Violator Depeche Mode


1991
Kill Uncle Morrissey

Nevermind Nirvana

Achtung Baby U2

Out Of Time REM

Seamonsters Wedding Present


1992
Your Arsenal Morrissey

Automatic For The People REM

Ten Pearl Jam

Magic And Loss Lou Reed

Amused To Death Roger Waters


1993
In Utero Nirvana

Zooropa U2

Vs Pearl Jam

Suede Suede

Dusk The The


1994
Vauxhall & I Morrissey

Grace Jeff Buckley

Definitely Maybe Oasis

Voodoo Lounge Rolling Stones

Holy Bible Manics


1995
Southpaw Grammar Morrissey

Morning Glory Oasis

The Bends Radiohead

Different Class Pulp

Mirror Ball Neil Young


1996
If Youre Feeling Sinister Belle & Sebastian

Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian

New Adventures In Hi-Fi REM

No Code Pearl Jam

Coming Up Suede


1997
Maladjusted Morrissey

OK Computer Radiohead

Pop U2

Time Out Of Mind Bob Dylan

Be Here Now Oasis


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

13 Blur


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

Ten New Songs Leonard Cohen

Reveal REM

Poses Rufus Wainwright


2002
Up The Bracket The Libertines

A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay

Heathen Chemistry Oasis

Riot Act Pearl Jam

Love And Theft Bob Dylan


2003
Dear Catastrophe Waitress Belle & Sebastian

Hail To The Thief Radiohead

Want One Rufus Wainwright

Country On The Click The Fall

Elephant White Stripes


2004
You Are The Quarry Morrissey

Funeral Arcade Fire

The Libertines The Libertines

Want Two Rufus Wainwright

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb U2


2005
Im Wide Awake, Its Morning Bright Eyes

The New Fellas The Cribs

Down In Albion Babyshambles

Dont Believe The Truth Oasis

X & Y Coldplay


2006
Ringleader Of The Tormentors Morrissey

The Life Pursuit Belle & Sebastian

Whatever People Say I Am Arctic Monkeys

Modern Times Bob Dylan

Back To Black Amy Winehouse


2007
Neon Bible Arcade Fire

Favourite Worst Nightmare Arctic Monkeys

In Rainbows Radiohead

Mens Needs, Womens Needs The Cribs

Release The Stars Rufus Wainwright


2008
St Jude The Courteeners

Viva La Vida Coldplay

Imperial Wax Solvent The Fall

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

Humbug Arctic Monkeys


2010
Your Future Our Clutter The Fall

Write About Love Belle & Sebastian

The Suburbs Arcade Fire

Falcon The Courteeners

Come Around Sundown Kings Of Leon


2011
Noel Gallaghers High Flying Birds Noel Gallagher

Mylo Xloto Coldplay

Ersatz GB The Fall

Ceremonials Florence And The Machine

King Of Limbs Radiohead