1965
Highway 61
Revisited by Bob Dylan
Rubber Soul by
The Beatles
Bringing It
All Back Home by Bob Dylan
Help by The
Beatles
Orange Blossom
Special by Johnny Cash
1966
Blonde On Blonde
by Bob Dylan
Revolver by
The Beatles
Pet Sounds
by The Beach Boys
Aftermath by
The Rolling Stones
Sounds Of
Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
1967
The Velvet
Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Songs Of
Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
The Doors by
The Doors
The Piper At
The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
1968
The White
Album by The Beatles
Astral Weeks
by Van Morrison
White
Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
Beggars
Banquet by The Rolling Stones
At Folsom Prison
by Johnny Cash
1969
Abbey Road
by The Beatles
The Velvet
Underground by The Velvet Underground
Five Leaves
Left by Nick Drake
In The Court
Of The Crimson King by King Crimson
Songs From A
Room by Leonard Cohen
1970
The Madcap
Laughs by Syd Barrett
Sweet Baby
James by James Taylor
After The
Goldrush by Neil Young
Fun House by
The Stooges
Plastic Ono
Band by John Lennon
1971
Hunky Dory
by David Bowie
Blue by Joni
Mitchell
Songs Of
Love And Hate by Leonard Cohen
Bryter
Layter by Nick Drake
LA Woman by
The Doors
1972
The Rise
& Fall Of Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Pink Moon by
Nick Drake
Exile On
Main Street by The Rolling Stones
Transformer
by Lou Reed
Harvest by
Neil Young
1973
The Dark
Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd
Aladdin Sane
by David Bowie
Raw Power by
The Stooges
Berlin by
Lou Reed
Quadrophenia
by The Who
1974
Diamond Dogs
by David Bowie
New Skin For
The Old Ceremony by Leonard Cohen
On The Beach
by Neil Young
Red by King
Crimson
Court And
Spark by Joni Mitchell
1975
Blood On The
Tracks by Bob Dylan
Wish You
Were Here by Pink Floyd
Horses by
Patti Smith
Tonight’s
The Night by Neil Young
Born To Run
by Bruce Springsteen
1976
Station To
Station by David Bowie
Desire by
Bob Dylan
Ramones by
Ramones
Hejira by
Joni Mitchell
Small Change
by Tom Waits
1977
Animals by
Pink Floyd
Never Mind
The Bollocks by The Sex Pistols
The Clash by
The Clash
Heroes by
David Bowie
Lust For
Life by Iggy Pop
1978
This Year’s Model by Elvis Costello
All Mod Cons
by The Jam
Give Em Enough
Rope by The Clash
Darkness On
The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
Some Girls
by The Rolling Stones
1979
London
Calling by The Clash
Unknown
Pleasures by Joy Division
The Wall by
Pink Floyd
Rust Never Sleeps
by Neil Young
Lodger by
David Bowie
1980
Grotesque by
The Fall
Closer by
Joy Division
Get Happy by
Elvis Costello
Sandinista
by The Clash
Boy by U2
1981
Slates by
The Fall
Trust by
Elvis Costello
October by
U2
Faith by The
Cure
Moving Pictures
by Rush
1982
Hex
Enduction Hour by The Fall
Imperial
Bedroom by Elvis Costello
Combat Rock
by The Clash
Room To Live
by The Fall
Pornography
by The Cure
1983
Perverted By
Language by The Fall
Murmur by REM
Swordfishtrombones
by Tom Waits
Soul Mining
by The The
War by U2
1984
The Smiths
by The Smiths
The Wonderful
& Frightening World Of The Fall by The Fall
The Unforgettable
Fire by U2
Reckoning by
REM
Various Positions by Leonard Cohen
1985
Meat Is
Murder by The Smiths
This Nation’s
Saving Grace by The Fall
Rain Dogs by
Tom Waits
Psychocandy
by The Jesus & Mary Chain
Fables Of
The Reconstruction by REM
1986
The Queen Is
Dead by The Smiths
King Of
America by Elvis Costello
Bend
Sinister by The Fall
Infected by
The The
Life’s Rich Pageant
by REM
1987
Strangeways
Here We Come by The Smiths
The Joshua
Tree by U2
George Best
by The Wedding Present
Frank’s Wild
Years by Tom Waits
Document by
REM
1988
Viva Hate by
Morrissey
Surfer Rosa
by Pixies
The Frenz
Experiment by The Fall
Green by REM
I’m Your Man
by Leonard Cohen
1989
The Stone Roses
by The Stone Roses
Doolittle by
Pixies
Bizarro by
The Wedding Present
New York by
Lou Reed
Mind Bomb by
The The
1990
Reading, Writing
& Arithmetic by The Sundays
Ragged Glory
by Neil Young
Extricate by
The Fall
Bossanova by
Pixies
Songs For
Drella by Lou Reed & John Cale
1991
Kill Uncle
by Morrissey
Achtung Baby
by U2
Nevermind by
Nirvana
Out Of Time
by REM
Seamonsters by The Wedding Present
1992
Your Arsenal
by Morrissey
Automatic
For The People by REM
Bone Machine
by Tom Waits
Code:
Selfish by The Fall
Slanted And
Enchanted by Pavement
1993
The Infotainment
Scan by The Fall
Dusk by The
The
In Utero by
Nirvana
Zooropa by
U2
Suede by Suede
1994
Vauxhall
& I by Morrissey
Definitely
Maybe by Oasis
Grace by
Jeff Buckley
The Holy
Bible by Manic Street Preachers
Dog Man Star
by Suede
1995
Southpaw Grammar by Morrissey
(What’s The
Story) Morning Glory by Oasis
The Bends by
Radiohead
Different
Class by Pulp
Mirror Ball
by Neil Young
1996
If You’re
Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian
Tigermilk by
Belle & Sebastian
New
Adventures In Hi-Fi by REM
Pinkerton by
Weezer
Coming Up by
Suede
1997
Maladjusted
by Morrissey
OK Computer
by Radiohead
Time Out Of
Mind by Bob Dylan
Lonesome
Crowded West by Modest Mouse
Levitate by
The Fall
1998
In The Aeroplane
Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
The Boy With
The Arab Strap by Belle & Sebastian
Yield by
Pearl Jam
Up by REM
Rufus Wainwright by Rufus Wainwright
1999
Mule Variations
by Tom Waits
The Marshall
Suite by The Fall
Rock Art And
The X-Ray Style by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
There Is
Nothing Left To Lose by Foo Fighters
The Soft
Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
2000
The Moon
& Antarctica by Modest Mouse
Kid A by
Radiohead
Fold Your
Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant by Belle & Sebastian
The
Unutterable by The Fall
All That You
Can’t Leave Behind by U2
2001
Is This It
by The Strokes
Amnesiac by
Radiohead
Love And
Theft by Bob Dylan
Global A Go-Go
by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
The Glow Pt
2 by The Microphones
2002
Alice by Tom
Waits
October Road
by James Taylor
Blood Money
by Tom Waits
The Man
Comes Around by Johnny Cash
Up The
Bracket by The Libertines
2003
The Real New
Fall LP by The Fall
Dear
Catastrophe Waitress by Belle & Sebastian
Hail To The
Thief by Radiohead
Streetcore
by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
Want One by
Rufus Wainwright
2004
You Are The
Quarry by Morrissey
Funeral by
Arcade Fire
Real Gone by
Tom Waits
Good News
For People Who Love Bad News by Modest Mouse
The Libertines
by The Libertines
2005
Illinois by
Sufjan Stevens
I’m Wide
Awake, It’s Morning by Bright Eyes
Fall Heads Roll
by The Fall
Don’t
Believe The Truth by Oasis
Picaresque by The Decemberists
2006
Ringleader
Of The Tormentors by Morrissey
The Life Pursuit
by Belle & Sebastian
Whatever
People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not by Arctic Monkeys
Modern Times
by Bob Dylan
Back To
Black by Amy Winehouse
2007
In Rainbows
by Radiohead
We Were Dead
Before The Ship Even Sank by Modest Mouse
Neon Bible
by Arcade Fire
Night Falls
Over Kortedala by Jens Lekman
Favourite
Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys
2008
Imperial Wax
Solvent by The Fall
St Jude by
The Courteeners
Viva La Vida
by Coldplay
Glasvegas by
Glasvegas
Only By The
Night by Kings Of Leon
2009
Years Of
Refusal by Morrissey
No Line On
The Horizon by U2
Ignore The Ignorant
by The Cribs
Lungs by
Florence + The Machine
West Ryder
Pauper Lunatic Asylum by Kasabian
2010
Your Future Our
Clutter by The Fall
The Suburbs
by Arcade Fire
Write About
Love by Belle & Sebastian
Falcon by
The Courteeners
Come Around
Sundown by Kings Of Leon
2011
The King Of
Limbs by Radiohead
Bad As Me by
Tom Waits
Ersatz GB by
The Fall
The Smile
Sessions by The Beach Boys
Noel
Gallagher’s High Flying Birds by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
2012
Old Ideas by
Leonard Cohen
Jake Bugg by
Jake Bugg
Tempest by
Bob Dylan
Lonerism by
Tame Impala
Born To Die
by Lana Del Rey
2013
Reflektor by
Arcade Fire
Push The Sky
Away by Nick Cave
The Next Day
by David Bowie
Re-Mit by
The Fall
Shangri La
by Jake Bugg
2014
World Peace
Is None Of Your Business by Morrissey
Popular
Problems by Leonard Cohen
Indie Cindy
by Pixies
Songs Of
Innocence by U2
Concrete
Love by The Courteeners
2015
Carrie &
Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
Sub-Lingual
Tablet by The Fall
Before This
World by James Taylor
Strangers To
Ourselves by Modest Mouse
Girls In
Peacetime Want To Dance by Belle & Sebastian
2016
A Moon
Shaped Pool by Radiohead
Blackstar by
David Bowie
You Want It
Darker by Leonard Cohen
Skeleton Tree
by Nick Cave
Head Carrier
by Pixies
2017
Low In High School by Morrissey
New Facts
Emerge by The Fall
Erratic
Cinematic by Gerry Cinnamon
As You Were
by Liam Gallagher
Everything
Now by Arcade Fire
2018
Look Now by
Elvis Costello
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino by Arctic Monkeys
High As Hope
by Florence + The Machine
The Blue
Hour by Suede
True
Meanings by Paul Weller
2019
California
Son by Morrissey
Beneath The
Eyrie by Pixies
Thanks For The
Dance by Leonard Cohen
Why Me? Why
Not? by Liam Gallagher
Ghosteen by
Nick Cave
23 The Fall
12 Morrissey
10 Leonard Cohen
10 U2
10 REM
10 Tom Waits
9 Bob Dylan
9 David Bowie
8 Belle & Sebastian
8 Radiohead
7 Neil Young
6 The Beatles
6 Elvis Costello
6 Pixies
5 The Clash
5 Pink Floyd
5 Modest Mouse
5 Arcade Fire
4 The Smiths
4 The Rolling Stones
4 Lou Reed