I found this exercise somewhat unpleasant, but once I had invested over three hours I had to keep going. It's clear in looking over my list that I invest in certain artists and stick with them. I have my obsessions, there is no doubt. Some years it was a stretch finding something. In 2006, for instance, I was losing interest in music and didn't find anything released that year that I actually loved that year; so I inserted a 2006 release that I didn't hear until 2008. However, for some years I have listed two, three, even four things because I couldn't nail it down. It's my list and I'll do what I want.
So, you know the drill. A significant album (or more) for every year of your life. Obviously, you didn't have to listen to them in the release year, particularly in those early years, though mine are pretty much accurate after 1975 or so.
1963: Please Please Me - The Beatles
1964: A Hard Day’s Night - The Beatles
1965: Beatles ’65 - The Beatles/Rubber Soul -The Beatles/Bringin’ It All Back Home - Bob Dylan
1966: Revolver - The Beatles
1967: Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits - Bob Dylan
1968: The Beatles - The Beatles
1969: Tommy - The Who
1970: Let It Be - The Beatles/New Morning - Bob Dylan
1971: Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart/Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - Bob Dylan/Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy - The Who/Ram - Paul McCartney
1972: Honky Chateau - Elton John
1973: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
1974: Planet Waves - Bob Dylan
1975: The Who By Numbers - The Who
1976: Desire - Bob Dylan
1977: Never Mind the Bollocks…- The Sex Pistols
1978: The Last Waltz - The Band/Street Legal – Bob Dylan
1979: Eat to the Beat - Blondie/George Harrison - George Harrison
1980: Psychedelic Furs - Psychedelic Furs
1981: Talk Talk Talk - Psychedelic Furs
1982: English Settlement - XTC
1983: Murmur - REM
1984: Let It Be - The Replacements/All Over the Place - The Bangles/Reckoning - REM
1985: Suzanne Vega - Suzanne Vega/Tim - The Replacements
1986: Atomizer - Big Black/Lifes Rich Pageant - REM
1987: Pleased to Meet Me - The Replacements/Document - REM
1988: Green - REM/Eight Legged Groove Machine - The Wonder Stuff
1989: Hup - The Wonder Stuff/This is the Hour…This is the Day…This is This! - Pop Will Eat Itself/Pretty Hate Machine - Nine Inch Nails
1990: Bellybutton - Jellyfish
1991: Doubt - Jesus Jones/Nevermind - Nirvana/Godfodder - Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
1992: Comfort - Failure/Congregation - The Afghan Whigs/Dry - PJ Harvey
1993: Spilt Milk - Jellyfish
1994: Diary - Sunny Day Real Estate
1995: Sunny Day Real Estate - Sunny Day Real Estate
1996: Trailer Park - Beth Orton
1997: OK Computer - Radiohead
1998: Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright/How It Feels to Be Something On – Sunny Day Real Estate
1999: Magnolia S/T - Aimee Mann
2000: Bachelor No. 2 - Aimee Mann/Stories from the City Stories from the Sea - PJ Harvey/Teddy Thompson - Teddy Thompson
2001 : Asleep in the Back - Elbow
2002: When I Was Cruel - Elvis Costello
2003: Cast of Thousands - Elbow/Want One - Rufus Wainwright
2004: The Delivery Man - Elvis Costello
2005: Leaders of the Free World - Elbow/Twin Cinema - New Pornographers/Separate Ways - Teddy Thompson
2006: Black Holes and Revelations - Muse
2007: Release the Stars - Rufus Wainwright/In Rainbows - Radiohead
2008: Loyalty to Loyalty - Cold War Kids/The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow
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