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dammit. This will be tough.

Not all my CDs have year tags on them...so there might be something missing that I just don't know...

 

My list will probably be different tomorrow anyways.

 

 

1965: The Beatles- Help!

1966: Cream- Fresh Cream

1967: The Moody Blues- Days of Futures Past

1968: Simon & Garfunkel- Bookends

1969: King Crimson- In the Court of the Crimson King

1970: Pink Floyd- Atom Heart Mother

1971: The Who- Who's Next

1972: Yes- Close to the Edge

1973: The Who- Quadrophenia

1974: Yes- Relayer

1975: Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here

1976: Boston- Boston

1977: Pink Floyd- Animals

1978: Rush- Hemispheres

1979: Supertramp- Breakfast in America

1980: Rush- Permanent Waves

1981: Rush- Moving Pictures

1982: Iron Maiden- Number of the Best

1983: Dunno

1984: Rush- Grace Under Pressure

1985: Marillion- Misplaced Childhood

1986: Metallica- Master of Puppets

1987: Rush- Hold Your Fire

1988: Pink Floyd- Delecate Sound of Thunder (live album)

1989: Rush- Presto

1990: Pantera- Cowboys from Hell

1991: ?

1992: Dream Theater- Images and Words

1993: Rush- Counterparts

1994: Dunno.

1995: Radiohead- The Bends

1996: Tool- AEnima

1997: Dream Theater- Falling into Infinity

1998: Well, Close to the Edge is listed under 1998...I assume a remaster...aside from that...Rush- Different Stages live album

1999: Dream Theater- Scenes from a Memory

2000: Iron Maiden- Brave New World

2001: Alkaline Trio- From Here to Infirmary

2002: Red Hot Chili Peppers- By the Way

2003: A few Yes remasters in here too...aside from that, The Mars Volta's De-loused in the Comatorium

2004: Dream Theater- Live at Budokan

2005: Dream Theater- Octavarium

2006: Rush- Replay x 3 or Dragonforce- Inhuman Rampage

 

Again, I missed a ton due to improper tagging, but I think thats an okay list.

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1965 - The Who - My Generation

1966 - The Beatles - Revolver

1967 - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1968 - Walter Carlos - Switched on Bach

1969 - The Beatles - Abbey Road

1970 - James Taylor - Sweet Baby James

1971 - The Who - Who's Next

1972 - Styx - Styx

1973 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

1974 - Supertramp - Crime of the Century

1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

1976 - Kansas - Leftoverture

1977 - Pink Floyd - Animals

1978 - The Alan Parsons Project - Pyramid

1979 - Billy Joel - 52nd Street

1980 - Rush - Permanent Waves

1981 - Rush - Moving Pictures

1982 - Rush - Signals

1983 - Johnny Clegg & Juluka - Work For All

1984 - Rush - Grace Under Pressure

1985 - Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

1986 - Genesis - Invisible Touch

1987 - Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Third World Child

1988 - Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

1989 - Rush - Presto

1990 - Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Cruel Crazy Beautiful World

1991 - Rush - Roll the Bones

1992 - Blind Melon - Blind Melon

1993 - Johnny Clegg & Savuka - Heat, Dust and Dreams

1994 - Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

1995 - Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill

1996 - Rush - Test for Echo

1997 - Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind

1998 - Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy Up The Girl

1999 - Styx - Brave New World

2000 - Kansas - Somewhere to Elsewhere

2001 - Journey - Arrival

2002 - Goo Goo Dolls - Gutterflower

2003 - Rush - Rush in Rio

2004 - John David Miller - First Impressions

2005 - Journey - Generations

2006 - Goo Goo Dolls - Let Love In

 

1968, 1992, 1994, 1999, and 2001 should barely qualify. I've heard maybe one track off of each of those albums.

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1965 - The Beatles - Rubber Soul

1966 - Simon & Garfunkle - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme

1967 - The Doors - The Doors

1968 - Simon & Garfunkle - Bookends

1969 - The Beatles - Abbey Road

1970 - The Doors - L.A. Woman

1971 - The Who - Who's Next

1972 - Yes - Close To The Edge

1973 - The Who - Quadrophenia

1974 - Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

1975 - Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery

1976 - David Bowie - Station To Station

1977 - Pink Floyd - Animals

1978 - Rush - Hemispheres

1979 - Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage

1980 - David Bowie - Scary Monsters

1981 - Iron Maiden - Killers

1982 - Rush - Signals

1983 - Peter Gabriel - Plays Live

1984 - Iron Maiden - Powerslave

1985 - Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

1986 - The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

1987 - Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses

1988 - The Pixies - Surfer Rosa

1989 - The Cure - Disintegration

1990 - Depeche Mode - Violator

1991 - The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde

1992 - Roger Waters - Amused To Death

1993 - Nirvana - In Utero

1994 - Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

1995 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

1996 - Iced Earth - The Dark Saga

1997 - Radiohead - OK Computer

1998 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore

1999 - Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

2000 - Radiohead - Kid A

2001 - Electrelane - Rock It To The Moon

2002 - Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights

2003 - The Mars Volta - Deloused In The Comatorium

2004 - The Arcade Fire - Funeral

2005 - Caribou - The Milk Of Human Kindness

2006 - Every Move A Picture - Heart=Weapon (So far)

 

Thank you iTunes and your listing by year. There were a lot of good years for albums btw, 2005 for instance I could have named at least 4 other albums.

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QUOTE (Moonraker @ Aug 6 2006, 10:30 PM)
QUOTE (fledgehog @ Aug 6 2006, 07:25 PM)
QUOTE (Moonraker @ Aug 6 2006, 10:23 PM)
1972 - Yes - Close To The Edge
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Wasn't that '73?

 

 

Lol, im really bad at release years tongue.gif

According to www.allmusic.com, it was released Sept. 13, 1972

 

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zr8ibk096akb

ok my bad

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Decided to make this tougher, and limit myself to one album per artist/band. This makes it a lot tougher!!

 

1965 - Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

1966 - The Beatles - Revolver

1967 - Love - Forever Changes

1968 - The Small Faces - Odgen's Nut Gone Flake

1969 - Scott Walker - Scott 4

1970 - Spirit - 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus ( USDec 70, UK Feb 71)

1971 - Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts

1972 - Nick Drake - Pink Moon

1973 - King Crimson - Lark's Tongue In Aspic

1974 - Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

1975 - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

1976 - Andy Irvine/Paul Brady - "The Purple Album"

1977 - Television - Marquee Moon

1978 - Yes - Tormato

1979 - The Clash - London Calling (US 1980)

1980 - Joy Division - Closer

1981 - McLaughlin/De Lucia/Di Meola - Friday Night In San Francisco

1982 - Queen - Hot Space (the lost classic!!!!!!)

1983 - Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

1984 - The Replacements - Let it Be

1985 - Kate Bush - The Hounds Of Love

1986 - Big Black - Atomizer

1987 - Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill

1988 - Pixies - Surfer Rosa

1989 - The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

1990 - Ride - Nowhere

1991 - Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque

1992 - Sugar - Copper Blue

1993 - The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen

1994 - Soundgarden - Superunknown

1995 - Urge Overkill - Exit The Dragon

1996 - Beck - Odelay

1997 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call

1998 - Pearl Jam - Yield

1999 - Bonnie "Prince" Billy - I See A Darkness

2000 - John Martyn - Glasgow Walker

2001 - Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs

2002 - Johnny Cash - American IV - When The Man Comes Around

2003 - The Cardigans - Long Gone Before Daylight

2004 - Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere

2005 - Brian Eno - Another Day On Earth

2006 so far - not a great year - Tony Levin - Resonator

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Way to hard. I'll try though. Every year 2.gif released an album would be one pick though. That should make it easier.
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Let me attempt this.

 

1965: Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home

1966: The Beatles - Revolver

1967: The Who - The Who Sell Out

1968: The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road

1970: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

1971: The Who - Who's Next (my favorite album of all time)

1972: Yes - Close to the Edge

1973: The Who - Quadrophenia

1974: Yes - Relayer

1975: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

1976: David Bowie - Station to Station

1977: David Bowie - Low

1978: Rush - Hemispheres

1979: The Clash - London Calling

1980: Rush - Permanent Waves

1981: Rush - Moving Pictures

1982: Kate Bush - The Dreaming

1983: U2 - War

1984: Rush - Grace Under Pressure

1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

1986: The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

1987: Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction

1988: Pixies - Surfer Rosa

1989: The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

1990: Depeche Mode - Violator

1991: U2 - Achtung Baby / Massive Attack - Blue Lines (impossible to decide)

1992: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

1993: Rush - Counterparts

1994: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

1995: The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

1996: Beck - Odelay

1997: Radiohead - OK Computer

1998: The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore

1999: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile

2000: Radiohead - Kid A / The Smashing Pumpkins - MACHINA (another tie. this will be the last one, I promise.)

2001: Tool - Lateralus

2002: Rush - Vapor Trails

2003: The White Stripes - Elephant

2004: Green Day - American Idiot

2005: Kate Bush - Aerial

2006: Thom Yorke - The Eraser (so far)

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QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Aug 20 2006, 09:55 PM)
Let me attempt this.

1965: Bob Dylan - Bringing it All Back Home
1966: The Beatles - Revolver
1967: The Who - The Who Sell Out
1968: The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
1969: The Beatles - Abbey Road
1970: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
1971: The Who - Who's Next (my favorite album of all time)
1972: Yes - Close to the Edge
1973: The Who - Quadrophenia
1974: Yes - Relayer
1975: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
1976: David Bowie - Station to Station
1977: David Bowie - Low
1978: Rush - Hemispheres
1979: The Clash - London Calling
1980: Rush - Permanent Waves
1981: Rush - Moving Pictures
1982: Kate Bush - The Dreaming
1983: U2 - War
1984: Rush - Grace Under Pressure
1985: Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
1986: The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
1987: Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
1988: Pixies - Surfer Rosa
1989: The Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
1990: Depeche Mode - Violator
1991: U2 - Achtung Baby / Massive Attack - Blue Lines (impossible to decide)
1992: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
1993: Rush - Counterparts
1994: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
1995: The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
1996: Beck - Odelay
1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
1998: The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
1999: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
2000: Radiohead - Kid A / The Smashing Pumpkins - MACHINA (another tie. this will be the last one, I promise.)
2001: Tool - Lateralus
2002: Rush - Vapor Trails
2003: The White Stripes - Elephant
2004: Green Day - American Idiot
2005: Kate Bush - Aerial
2006: Thom Yorke - The Eraser (so far)

Jesus, it's getting scary. It took me to the early 80's for me to find something that I had to switch. There's some ties in there in the 60's & 70's, but not by much. I'll do mine later.

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1965 - The Beatles - Rubber Soul(UK Edition)

1966 - The Beatles - Revolver

1967 - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1968 - Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

1969 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

1970 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III

1971 - The Who - Who's Next

1972 - Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

1973 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon/The Who - Quadrophenia

1974 - Bad Company - self titled

1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

1976 - Led Zeppelin - Presence

1977 - Eagles - Hotel California(despite late 1976 release)

1978 - The Rolling Stones - Some Girls

1979 - Supertramp - Breakfast in America

1980 - Pink Floyd - The Wall(despite late 1979 release)

1981 - The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You

1982 - Rush - Signals

1983 - The Police - Synchronicity

1984 - Rush - Grace Under Pressure

1985 - Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound

1986 - Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time

1987 - Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason

1988 - Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

1989 - Queen - The Miracle

1990 - Judas Priest - Painkiller

1991 - Queen - Innuendo

1992 - Roger Waters - Amused to Death

1993 - Rush - Counterparts

1994 - Pink Floyd - The Division Bell

1995 - Pink Floyd - Pulse

1996 - Rush - Test for Echo

1997 - Led Zeppelin - BBC Sessions

1998 - Rush - Different Stages

1999 - Bad Company - The Original Bad Company Anthology(2-CD set)

2000 - Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live

2001 - The Who - Live at Leeds Deluxe Edition

2002 - Rolling Stones - Forty Licks

2003 - Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won Live

2004 - Queen - Queen On Fire Live at the Bowl

2005 - Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang

2006 - David Gilmour - On an Island

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Runner-up favorite albums of each year:

 

1965 - The Who - The Who Sings My Generation

1966 - The Beatles - Revolver

1967 - Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn/The Who Sell Out

1968 - The Beatles - White Album

1969 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I/The Beatles - Abbey Road

1970 - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath/Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

1971 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV/ELP - Tarkus

1972 - Yes - Fragile/Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

1973 - Eagles - Desperado/ELP - Brain Salad Surgery

1974 - Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway/Supertramp -Crime of the Century

1975 - Bad Company - Straight Shooter/Roxy Music - Siren

1976 - Queen - A Night at the Opera/Genesis - A Trick of the Tail

1977 - Pink Floyd - Animals/Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments

1978 - David Gilmour - David Gilmour/Styx - Pieces of Eight

1979 - Led Zeppelin - In Through the Out Door/Eagles - The Long Run

1980 - Queen - The Game/Genesis - Duke

1981 - Rush - Moving Pictures/Triumph - Allied Forces

1982 - Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast/Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance

1983 - Triumph - Never Surrender

1984 - David Gilmour - About Face

1985 - Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

1986 - Boston - Third Stage

1987 - Rush - Hold Your Fire

1988 - Queensryche - Operation:Mind Crime

1989 - Queen - The Miracle

1990 - Queensryche - Empire

1991 - Queensryche - Operation:Live Crime

1992 - Queen - Live at Wembley '86

1993 - Coverdale Page - Coverdale Page

1994 - Eagles - Hell Freezes Over

1995 - Pink Floyd - Pulse

1996 - Journey - Trial by Fire

1997 - Genesis - Abacab(I know it was 1981 when it came out but I first got the album on a whim in 1997 and love for Genesis grew)

1998 - Metallica - Garage Inc

1999 - Metallica - S & M

2000 - Iron Maiden - Brave New World

2001 - Pink Floyd - Echoes

2002 - Rush - Vapor Trails/Audioslave - self titled

2003 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 30th Anniversary Hybrid SACD

2004 - Queen - Queen On Fire Live at the Bowl

2005 - Judas Priest - Angel of Retribution/Rush - Rush R30

2006 - Rush - Rush Replay

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