Here are some favorite recordings from a somewhat rock-centric historical perspective. The model for the color-coding is Dan Sallitt's ever-influential favorite film list: red indicates a masterpiece, but the others are all noteworthy to a lesser extent.

2009

  1. Broadfield Marchers - DISPLAYED IN REFLECTIONS
  2. Rebecca Turner - SLOWPOKES
  3. A.C. Newman - GET GUILTY
  4. Magic Christian - EVOLVER
  5. Tommy Keene - IN THE LATE BRIGHT
  6. The Mother Hips - PACIFIC DUST
  7. Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers - PANDEMONIUM ENSUES
  8. Neko Case - MIDDLE CYCLONE
  9. Phoenix - WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX
  10. Spoon - GOT NUFFIN

2008

  1. Broadfield Marchers - THE INEVITABLE CONTINUING
  2. The Crowd Scene - WITH COMPLETE GLOSSARY FOR SQUARES
  3. Winterpills - CENTRAL CHAMBERS
  4. The Well Wishers - JIGSAW DAYS
  5. The Mommyheads - YOU'RE NOT A DREAM
  6. Robert Forster - THE EVANGELIST
  7. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - PERSHING
  8. Bob Mould - DISTRICT LINE
  9. Cat Power - JUKEBOX
  10. Old 97s - BLAME IT ON GRAVITY
  11. In Elvis Garage - WINNING BY CHEATING
  12. Times New Viking - RIP IT OFF
  13. Sam Phillips - DON'T DO ANYTHING
  14. White Denim - WORKOUT HOLIDAY

2007

  1. Elliott Smith - NEW MOON
  2. Richard X. Heyman - ACTUAL SIGHS
  3. Winterpills - THE LIGHT DIVIDES
  4. Spoon - GA GA GA GA GA
  5. Mitch Easter - DYNAMICO
  6. The Mother Hips - KISS THE CRYSTAL FLAKE
  7. The Shins - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY
  8. Fountains of Wayne - TRAFFIC AND WEATHER
  9. Lucinda Williams - WEST
  10. Georgie James - PLACES
  11. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - LIVING WITH THE LIVING
  12. The New Pornographers - CHALLENGERS
  13. Richard Thompson - SWEET WARRIOR
  14. Kim Richey - CHINESE BOXES
  15. Blitzen Trapper - WILD MOUNTAIN NATION
  16. Band of Horses - CEASE TO BEGIN

2006

  1. Magic Christian - TOO CLOSE TO ZERO
  2. Broadfield Marchers - WHEN THE LIFTED CONNIVE
  3. Liza and the Wonderwheels - MEET THE ANIMAL
  4. Rebecca Turner - LAND OF MY BABY
  5. The Long Winters - PUTTING THE DAYS TO BED
  6. The Loud Family and Anton Barbeau - WHAT IF IT WORKS?
  7. Scritti Politti - WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER
  8. Phoenix - IT’S NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT
  9. Neko Case - FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD
  10. Band of Horses - EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME
  11. Belle and Sebastian - THE LIFE PURSUIT
  12. Built to Spill - YOU IN REVERSE
  13. The Brother Kite - WAITING FOR THE TIME TO BE RIGHT
  14. L.E.O. - ALPACAS ORGLING
  15. Morrissey - RINGLEADER OF THE TORMENTORS
  16. Lindsey Buckingham - UNDER THE SKIN
  17. The Figurines - SKELETON
  18. The Hit Parade - THE RETURN OF THE HIT PARADE
  19. The Hold Steady - BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA

2005

  1. Spoon - GIMME FICTION
  2. The Toms - SIMPLICITY
  3. Sleater-Kinney - THE WOODS
  4. The New Pornographers - TWIN CINEMA
  5. Big Star - IN SPACE
  6. The Clientele - STRANGE GEOMETRY
  7. Winterpills - S/T
  8. Rogue Wave - DESCENDED LIKE VULTURES
  9. Liz Phair - SOMEBODY’S MIRACLE
  10. Low - THE GREAT DESTROYER
  11. Silver Jews - TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS
  12. My Morning Jacket - Z
  13. The Long Winters - ULTIMATUM
  14. Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell - BEGONIAS

2004

  1. Eugene Edwards - MY FAVORITE REVOLUTION
  2. Rogue Wave - OUT OF THE SHADOW
  3. The Libertines - THE LIBERTINES
  4. A.C. Newman - THE SLOW WONDER
  5. The Hives - TYRANNOSAURUS HIVES
  6. The Lolas - SOMETHING YOU OUGHTA KNOW
  7. Brian Wilson - SMILE
  8. Jackie Greene - SWEET SOMEWHERE BOUND
  9. Old 97s - DRAG IT UP
  10. Chris Richards - MYSTERY SPOT
  11. Saturday Looks Good to Me - EVERY NIGHT

2003

  1. Liza Garelik - AND THE WONDERWHEELS
  2. The New Pornographers - ELECTRIC VERSION
  3. The Wrens - THE MEADOWLANDS
  4. Philip Price - HONEY IN THE CHEMICALS
  5. Liz Phair - LIZ PHAIR
  6. The Shins - CHUTES TOO NARROW
  7. Gene Clark - UNDER THE SILVERY MOON
  8. Fountains of Wayne - WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS
  9. Lucinda Williams - WORLD WITHOUT TEARS
  10. The Innocence Mission - BEFRIENDED
  11. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - LA VACHE QUI PLEURE
  12. My Morning Jacket - IT STILL MOVES
  13. The Long Winters - WHEN I PRETEND TO FALL
  14. The Aislers Set - HOW I LEARNED TO WRITE BACKWARDS
  15. The Clientele - THE VIOLET HOUR
  16. Caitlin Cary - I’M STAYING OUT
  17. Stephen Duffy & the Lilac Time - KEEP GOING
  18. The Chesterfield Kings - THE MINDBENDING SOUNDS OF THE CHESTERFIELD KINGS

2002

  1. Phillip Price - 13 SONGS FOR RIGHT NOW
  2. Richard X. Heyman - BASIC GLEE
  3. The Libertines - UP THE BRACKET
  4. The Windbreakers - TIME MACHINE
  5. Spoon - KILL THE MOONLIGHT
  6. Sleater-Kinney - ONE BEAT
  7. Neko Case - BLACKLISTED
  8. Erica Smith - FRIEND OR FOE
  9. The Shazam - TOMORROW THE WORLD
  10. The Long Winters - THE WORST YOU CAN DO IS HARM
  11. Aimee Mann - LOST IN SPACE
  12. Pipitone - MUSIC FOR MINIVANS

2001

  1. Paula Carino - AQUACADE
  2. Spoon - GIRLS CAN TELL
  3. Continental Drifters - BETTER DAY
  4. Built to Spill - ANCIENT MELODIES OF THE FUTURE
  5. The Shins - OH, INVERTED WORLD
  6. Freedy Johnston - RIGHT BETWEEN THE PROMISES
  7. Keith Lubrant - FACE IN THE CROWD
  8. Leonard Cohen - TEN NEW SONGS
  9. The Lilac Time - LILAC6
  10. Splitsville - THE COMPLETE PET SOUL
  11. Ballroom - MAGIC TIME
  12. The Mother Hips - GREEN HILLS OF EARTH

2000

  1. Richard X. Heyman - HEYMAN, HOOSIER & HERMAN
  2. Elliott Smith - FIGURE 8
  3. The New Pornographers - MASS ROMANTIC
  4. Maggies - CRYPTIC VALENTINE
  5. Sleater-Kinney - ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE
  6. Steve Earle - TRANSCENDENTAL BLUES
  7. Aimee Mann - BACHELOR NO. 2
  8. Phoenix - UNITED
  9. The Hives - VENI VIDI VICIOUS
  10. George Usher Group - DAYS OF PLENTY
  11. Barenaked Ladies - MAROON

1999

  1. Freedy Johnston - BLUE DAYS BLACK NIGHTS
  2. Continental Drifters - VERMILLON
  3. Built to Spill - KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET
  4. Adam Elk - LABELLO
  5. Sleater-Kinney - THE HOT ROCK
  6. Jason Falkner - CAN YOU STILL FEEL
  7. Wilco - SUMMERTEETH
  8. The Olivia Tremor Control - BLACK FOLIAGE
  9. Aimee Mann - MAGNOLIA
  10. The Negro Problem - JOYS AND CONCERNS
  11. Scritti Politti - ANOMIE & BONHOMIE
  12. Ben Folds Five - THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF REINHOLD MESSNER
  13. Beulah - WHEN YOUR HEARTSTRINGS BREAK
  14. Velvet Crush - FREE EXPRESSION

1998

  1. Elliott Smith - X/O
  2. Maggies - HOMESICK
  3. Liz Phair - WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG
  4. Spoon - A SERIES OF SNEAKS
  5. Tommy Keene - ISOLATION PARTY
  6. Richard X. Heyman - CORNERSTONE
  7. Cheri Knight - THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM
  8. Lucinda Williams - CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD
  9. Death Cab for Cutie - SOMETHING ABOUT AIRPLANES
  10. David Grahame - TOY PLANE
  11. Quasi - FEATURING "BIRDS"
  12. Barenaked Ladies - STUNT
  13. The Minders - HOORAY FOR TUESDAY
  14. Sunny Day Real Estate - HOW IT FEELS TO BE SOMETHING ON

1997

  1. Elliott Smith - EITHER/OR
  2. The Mommyheads - THE MOMMYHEADS
  3. Freedy Johnston - NEVER HOME
  4. Chisel - SET YOU FREE
  5. Built to Spill - PERFECT FROM NOW ON
  6. Cotton Mather - KON TIKI
  7. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - SPANISH DANCE TROUPE
  8. Sleater-Kinney - DIG ME OUT
  9. Ben Folds Five - WHATEVER AND EVER AMEN
  10. Walter Clevenger - THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES
  11. Gladhands - LA DI DA
  12. Catherine Wheel - ADAM AND EVE
  13. Dinosaur Jr. - HAND IT OVER
  14. Splitsville - ULTRASOUND
  15. Quasi - R&B TRANSMOGRIFICATION

1996

  1. DM3 - ROAD TO ROME
  2. Belle and Sebastian - IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER
  3. Babe the Blue Ox - PEOPLE
  4. Heatmiser - MIC CITY SONS
  5. The Wrens - SECAUCUS
  6. Liz Phair - WCSE SESSIONS
  7. Chris von Sneidern - GO!
  8. Richard Thompson - YOU? ME? US?
  9. Sleater-Kinney - CALL THE DOCTOR
  10. Jason Falkner - JASON FALKNER PRESENTS AUTHOR UNKNOWN
  11. Marshall Crenshaw - MIRACLE OF SCIENCE
  12. Wilco - BEING THERE
  13. Whiskeytown - FAITHLESS STREET
  14. Spoon - TELEPHONO
  15. Alex Chilton - 1970
  16. Syd Straw - WAR AND PEACE
  17. The Posies - AMAZING DISGRACE
  18. Mockingbirds - MOCKINGBIRDS
  19. Brendan Benson - ONE MISSISSIPPI

1995

  1. The Mommyheads - BINGHAM'S HOLE
  2. Ben Folds Five - BEN FOLDS FIVE
  3. Guided by Voices - ALIEN LANES
  4. Elliott Smith - ELLIOTT SMITH
  5. Cheri Knight - THE KNITTER
  6. Aimee Mann - I'M WITH STUPID
  7. Brad Jones - GILT-FLAKE
  8. Matthew Sweet - 100% FUN
  9. Elastica - ELASTICA
  10. Richard Thompson - MIRROR BLUE
  11. The Jayhawks - TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS
  12. Pavement - WOWEE ZOWEE
  13. Blur - THE GREAT ESCAPE
  14. Wilco - A.M.
  15. Flop - WORLD OF TODAY
  16. Foo Fighters - FOO FIGHTERS
  17. Anton Barbeau - WATERBUGS & BEETLES

1994

  1. Built to Spill - THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVE
  2. Guided by Voices - BEE THOUSAND
  3. The Grays - RO SHAM BO
  4. Elliott Smith - ROMAN CANDLE
  5. Continental Drifters - CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS
  6. The Mommyheads - FLYING SUIT
  7. Freedy Johnston - THIS PERFECT WORLD
  8. Liz Phair - WHIP-SMART
  9. Chris von Sneidern - BIG WHITE LIES
  10. Joni Mitchell - TURBULENT INDIGO
  11. Frank Black - TEENAGER OF THE YEAR
  12. Blood Oranges - THE CRYING TREE
  13. Weezer - WEEZER
  14. Elvis Costello - BRUTAL YOUTH
  15. Bill Lloyd - SET TO POP
  16. Sebadoh - BAKESALE
  17. Cardinal - CARDINAL
  18. Madder Rose - PANIC ON

1993

  1. Liz Phair - EXILE IN GUYVILLE
  2. Aimee Mann - WHATEVER
  3. DM3 - ONE TIME TWO TIMES THREE RED LIGHT
  4. Babe the Blue Ox - BOX
  5. The Posies - FROSTING ON THE BEATER
  6. Love Camp 7 - WHERE THE GREEN ENDS
  7. Flop - WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
  8. Catherine Wheel - CHROME
  9. Jellyfish - SPILT MILK
  10. The Hit Parade - THE SOUND OF THE HIT PARADE
  11. Eleventh Dream Day - EL MOODIO
  12. Frank Black - FRANK BLACK

1992

  1. Chris Bell - I AM THE COSMOS
  2. Freedy Johnston - CAN YOU FLY
  3. Neil Young - HARVEST MOON
  4. Sneakers - RACKET
  5. Falling Joys - PSYCHOHUM
  6. Leonard Cohen - THE FUTURE
  7. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
  8. Pavement - SLANTED AND ENCHANTED
  9. The Jayhawks - HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL
  10. The Loud Family - PLANTS AND BIRDS AND ROCKS AND THINGS
  11. Graham Parker - BURNING QUESTIONS
  12. The Mommyheads - COMING INTO BEAUTY
  13. Flop - & THE FALL OF THE MOPSQUEEZER
  14. XTC - NONSUCH
  15. Lindsey Buckingham - OUT OF THE CRADLE
  16. Sugar - COPPER BLUE
  17. Squire - BIG SMASHES

1991

  1. Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey - MAVERICKS
  2. Adam Schmitt - WORLD SO BRIGHT
  3. Matthew Sweet - GIRLFRIEND
  4. Liz Phair - GIRLYSOUND
  5. Richard Thompson - RUMOR AND SIGH
  6. Gene Clark & Carla Olson - SO REBELLIOUS A LOVER
  7. Marshall Crenshaw - LIFE'S TOO SHORT
  8. Pixies - TROMPE LE MONDE
  9. Dinosaur Jr. - GREEN MIND
  10. The Spongetones - OH YEAH!
  11. Kirsty MacColl - ELECTRIC LANDLADY
  12. Teenage Fanclub - BANDWAGONESQUE
  13. Eleventh Dream Day - LIVED TO TELL
  14. Graham Parker - STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
  15. Nirvana - NEVERMIND
  16. REM - OUT OF TIME

1990

  1. Richard X. Heyman - HEY MAN!
  2. The Schramms - WALK TO DELPHI
  3. The Posies - DEAR 23
  4. Neil Young - RAGGED GLORY
  5. The La's - THE LA'S
  6. Yo La Tengo - FAKEBOOK
  7. Freedy Johnston - THE TROUBLE TREE
  8. Teenage Fanclub - A CATHOLIC EDUCATION
  9. They Might Be Giants - FLOOD
  10. Sonic Youth - GOO
  11. The Chills - SUBMARINE BELLS
  12. Alex Chilton - BLACK LIST
  13. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - HEARTBEATS ACCELERATING
  14. Paul Simon - RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS

1989

  1. Neil Young - FREEDOM
  2. Pixies - DOOLITTLE
  3. XTC - ORANGES AND LEMONS
  4. Robyn Hitchcock - QUEEN ELVIS
  5. The Mommyheads - ACORN
  6. Kirsty MacColl - KITE
  7. Pere Ubu - CLOUDLAND
  8. Tommy Keene - BASED ON HAPPY TIMES
  9. The Replacements - DON'T TELL A SOUL
  10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - MOTHER'S MILK

1988

  1. Sam Phillips - THE INDESCRIBABLE WOW
  2. Scritti Politti - PROVISION
  3. Leonard Cohen - I'M YOUR MAN
  4. Richard X. Heyman - LIVING ROOM!!!
  5. Let's Active - EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
  6. Pixies - SURFER ROSA
  7. Game Theory - TWO STEPS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES
  8. Jeanette - CORAZON DE POETA
  9. Richard Thompson - AMNESIA
  10. Wire - A BELL IS A CUP UNTIL IT IS STRUCK
  11. Dinosaur Jr. - BUG
  12. They Might Be Giants - LINCOLN

1987

  1. The dB's - THE SOUND OF MUSIC
  2. Game Theory - LOLITA NATION
  3. The Replacements - PLEASED TO MEET ME
  4. The Lilac Time - THE LILAC TIME
  5. The Smiths - STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME
  6. REM - DOCUMENT
  7. XTC - BLACK SEA
  8. Pixies - COME ON PILGRIM
  9. Bobby Sutliff - ONLY GHOSTS REMAIN
  10. Dinosaur Jr. - YOU’RE LIVING ALL OVER ME
  11. Redd Kross - NEUROTICA
  12. The Connells - BOYLAN HEIGHTS
  13. Sex Clark Five - STRUM & DRUM!
  14. Green - ELAINE MACKENZIE
  15. John Hiatt - BRING THE FAMILY
  16. Midnight Oil - DIESEL AND DUST

1986

  1. Steve Earle - GUITAR TOWN
  2. Let's Active - BIG PLANS FOR EVERYBODY
  3. Tommy Keene - SONGS FROM THE FILM
  4. REM - LIFES RICH PAGEANT
  5. The Left Banke - VOICES CALLING
  6. Richard Thompson - DARING ADVENTURES
  7. XTC - SKYLARKING
  8. The Smiths - THE QUEEN IS DEAD
  9. Game Theory - THE BIG SHOT CHRONICLES
  10. Smithereens - ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
  11. Guadalcanal Diary - JAMBOREE
  12. Alex Chilton - NO SEX
  13. Elvis Costello - BLOOD & CHOCOLATE

1985

  1. Husker Du - NEW DAY RISING
  2. Scritti Politti - CUPID PSYCHE ‘85
  3. Kate Bush - HOUNDS OF LOVE
  4. The Smiths - MEAT IS MURDER
  5. Leonard Cohen - VARIOUS POSITIONS
  6. Prefab Sprout - STEVE McQUEEN
  7. Richard Thompson - ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM
  8. Marshall Crenshaw - DOWNTOWN
  9. Dexy's Midnight Runners - DON'T STAND ME DOWN
  10. Game Theory - REAL NIGHTTIME
  11. Dramarama - CINEMA VERITE
  12. REM - FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION
  13. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - FEGMANIA!
  14. Joni Mitchell - DOG EAT DOG

1984

  1. Let's Active - CYPRESS
  2. The Replacements - LET IT BE
  3. The Moberlys - SEXTEEN
  4. The Smiths - THE SMITHS
  5. Gene Clark - FIREBYRD
  6. Guadalcanal Diary - WALKING IN THE SHADOW OF THE BIG MAN
  7. Robyn Hitchcock - I OFTEN DREAM OF TRAINS
  8. REM - RECKONING
  9. Game Theory - DISTORTION
  10. The X-Teens - LOVE AND POLITICS
  11. Hoodoo Gurus - STONEAGE ROMEOS

1983

  1. Richard Thompson - HAND OF KINDNESS
  2. REM - MURMUR
  3. Let's Active - AFOOT
  4. The dB's - REPERCUSSION
  5. The Embarrassment - DEATH TRAVELS WEST
  6. The X-Teens - THE X-TEENS
  7. Marshall Crenshaw - FIELD DAY
  8. The Replacements - HOOTENANNY
  9. The Three O'Clock - SIXTEEN TAMBOURINES
  10. The Rain Parade - EMERGENCY THIRD RAIL POWER TRIP
  11. The Smithereens - BEAUTY AND SADNESS
  12. Billy Bragg - LIFE'S A RIOT WITH SPY VS. SPY

1982

  1. Utopia - UTOPIA
  2. Scritti Politti - SONGS TO REMEMBER
  3. REM - CHRONIC TOWN
  4. XTC - ENGLISH SETTLEMENT
  5. The Dream Syndicate - THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
  6. Richard and Linda Thompson - SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS
  7. Marshall Crenshaw - MARSHALL CRENSHAW
  8. The Spongetones - BEAT MUSIC
  9. The Bangles - THE BANGLES
  10. Michael Jackson - THRILLER

1981

  1. The dB's - STANDS FOR DECIBELS
  2. Squeeze - EAST SIDE STORY
  3. Roky Erickson and the Aliens - THE EVIL ONE
  4. Elvis Costello - IMPERIAL BEDROOM
  5. ABBA - THE VISITORS
  6. Robyn Hitchcock - BLACK SNAKE DIAMOND ROLE
  7. Elvis Costello - TRUST
  8. James Taylor - DAD LOVES HIS WORK

1980

  1. Phil Seymour - PHIL SEYMOUR
  2. The Soft Boys - UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT
  3. D.L. Byron - THIS DAY AND AGE
  4. David Bowie - SCARY MONSTERS
  5. The Records - CRASHES
  6. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - THE FRENCH RECORD
  7. Elvis Costello - GET HAPPY!!
  8. Utopia - DEFACE THE MUSIC
  9. SVT - EXTENDED PLAY
  10. Dexy's Midnight Runners - SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS
  11. Kate Bush - NEVER FOR EVER
  12. Stiv Bators - DISCONNECTED
  13. Squeeze - ARGYBARGY
  14. Dire Straits - MAKING MOVIES
  15. The Embarrassment - PATIO SET/SEX DRIVE
  16. The English Beat - I JUST CAN'T STOP IT
  17. Split Enz - TRUE COLORS
  18. Jim Carroll - CATHOLIC BOY
  19. Gary Myrick & the Figures - GARY MYRICK & THE FIGURES

1979

  1. The Toms - THE TOMS
  2. Shoes - PRESENT TENSE
  3. The Scruffs - TEENAGE GURLS
  4. Scritti Politti - 4 A-SIDES
  5. XTC - DRUMS AND WIRES
  6. The Rubinoos - BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
  7. Starjets - GOD BLESS THE STARJETS
  8. Joe Jackson - I'M THE MAN
  9. Richard and Linda Thompson - SUNNYVISTA
  10. Graham Parker - SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS
  11. Leonard Cohen - RECENT SONGS
  12. Off Broadway - ON
  13. Neil Young - RUST NEVER SLEEPS
  14. Elvis Costello - ARMED FORCES
  15. Wire - 154
  16. The Beat - THE BEAT
  17. Fleetwood Mac - TUSK
  18. The Records - THE RECORDS
  19. Nick Lowe - LABOUR OF LUST
  20. James Taylor - FLAG
  21. The Soft Boys - CAN OF BEES
  22. Electric Light Orchestra - DISCOVERY
  23. Richard Lloyd - ALCHEMY
  24. The Romantics - THE ROMANTICS
  25. Roy Loney and the Phantom Movers - OUT AFTER DARK

1978

  1. Big Star - THIRD/SISTER LOVERS
  2. Elvis Costello - THIS YEAR'S MODEL
  3. Kate Bush - THE KICK INSIDE
  4. The Albion Band - RISE UP LIKE THE SUN
  5. The Flamin Groovies - NOW
  6. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - PRONTO MONTO
  7. The Real Kids - THE REAL KIDS
  8. Richard and Linda Thompson - FIRST LIGHT
  9. The Rolling Stones - SOME GIRLS
  10. The Jam - ALL MOD CONS
  11. Todd Rundgren - HERMIT OF MINK HOLLOW
  12. The Only Ones - THE ONLY ONES

1977

  1. The Scruffs - WANNA MEET THE SCRUFFS?
  2. Van Duren - ARE YOU SERIOUS?
  3. Joni Mitchell - HEJIRA
  4. Television - MARQUEE MOON
  5. Leonard Cohen - DEATH OF A LADIES MAN
  6. Fleetwood Mac - RUMOURS
  7. Cheap Trick - CHEAP TRICK
  8. Gene Clark - TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
  9. Richard Hell and the Voidoids - BLANK GENERATION
  10. Elvis Costello - MY AIM IS TRUE
  11. Electric Light Orchestra - OUT OF THE BLUE
  12. Bryan Ferry - IN YOUR MIND
  13. Jimmy Webb - EL MIRAGE
  14. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - DANCER WITH BRUISED KNEES
  15. David Bowie - LOW
  16. Talking Heads - '77
  17. David Bowie - HEROES
  18. Shoes - BLACK VINYL SHOES
  19. Neil Young - AMERICAN STARS 'N BARS
  20. The Rubinoos - THE RUBINOOS
  21. NRBQ - ALL HOPPED UP
  22. ABBA - THE ALBUM
  23. The Bee Gees - SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER SOUNDTRACK
  24. Dwight Twilley Band - TWILLEY DON'T MIND
  25. James Taylor - JT
  26. Utopia - OOPS! WRONG PLANET
  27. Steely Dan - AJA

1976

  1. The Nerves - THE NERVES
  2. Sneakers - SNEAKERS
  3. The Beckies - THE BECKIES
  4. ABBA - ARRIVAL
  5. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
  6. The Flamin Groovies - SHAKE SOME ACTION
  7. James Taylor - IN THE POCKET
  8. Dwight Twilley Band - SINCERELY
  9. Heart - DREAMBOAT ANNIE

1975

  1. Neil Young - TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT
  2. Richard and Linda Thompson - POUR DOWN LIKE SILVER
  3. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE
  4. Richard and Linda Thompson - HOKEY POKEY
  5. The Tubes - THE TUBES
  6. Neil Young - ZUMA
  7. The Kinks - SCHOOLBOYS IN DISGRACE
  8. ABBA - ABBA
  9. Steely Dan - KATY LIED
  10. Bob Dylan - BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
  11. Joni Mitchell - THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS
  12. Elton John - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY
  13. Bob Dylan and the Band - THE BASEMENT TAPES
  14. Queen - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
  15. James Taylor - GORILLA

1974

  1. Big Star - RADIO CITY
  2. Neil Young - ON THE BEACH
  3. Richard and Linda Thompson - I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT
  4. Badfinger - WISH YOU WERE HERE
  5. Gene Clark - NO OTHER
  6. Joni Mitchell - COURT AND SPARK
  7. Jeanette - PORQUE TE VAS
  8. Electric Light Orchestra - ELDORADO
  9. Sparks - KIMONO MY HOUSE
  10. Leonard Cohen - NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY
  11. ABBA - WATERLOO
  12. Steely Dan - PRETZEL LOGIC
  13. John Lennon - WALLS AND BRIDGES
  14. Queen - SHEER HEART ATTACK
  15. Jackson Browne - LATE FOR THE SKY
  16. Jimmy Webb - LAND'S END
  17. Grand Funk Railroad - ALL THE GIRLS IN THE WORLD BEWARE!!!
  18. David Bowie - DIAMOND DOGS
  19. The Raspberries - STARTING OVER
  20. Badfinger - BADFINGER
  21. Todd Rundgren - TODD

1973

  1. Neil Young - TIME FADES AWAY
  2. Judee Sill - HEART FOOD
  3. John Lennon - MIND GAMES
  4. David Bowie - ALADDIN SANE
  5. Stevie Wonder - INNERVISIONS
  6. Steely Dan - COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY
  7. Stories - ABOUT US
  8. Todd Rundgren - A WIZARD/A TRUE STAR
  9. Elton John - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
  10. The Carpenters - NOW AND THEN
  11. Roxy Music - FOR YOUR PLEASURE
  12. Lou Reed - BERLIN
  13. Sandy Denny - LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ
  14. Paul Simon - THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON
  15. ABBA - RING RING
  16. Happy End - HAPPY END
  17. The Rolling Stones - GOATS HEAD SOUP

1972

  1. Richard Thompson - HENRY THE HUMAN FLY
  2. Steely Dan - CAN'T BUY A THRILL
  3. Big Star - #1 RECORD
  4. Neil Young - HARVEST
  5. Elton John - HONKY CHATEAU
  6. Nick Drake - PINK MOON
  7. The Rolling Stones - EXILE ON MAIN STREET
  8. David Bowie - THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
  9. Gene Clark - ROADMASTER
  10. Joni Mitchell - FOR THE ROSES
  11. Stories - STORIES
  12. Todd Rundgren - SOMETHING/ANYTHING?
  13. Paul Simon - PAUL SIMON
  14. The Incredible String Band - EARTHSPAN
  15. Jimmy Webb - LETTERS
  16. James Taylor - ONE MAN DOG
  17. The Raspberries - RASPBERRIES
  18. The Raspberries - FRESH RASPBERRIES

1971

  1. Joni Mitchell - BLUE
  2. Gene Clark - WHITE LIGHT
  3. Judee Sill - JUDEE SILL
  4. Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band - NO ROSES
  5. Elton John - MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER
  6. The Beach Boys - SURF'S UP
  7. Sandy Denny - THE NORTH STAR GRASSMAN AND THE RAVENS
  8. John Lennon - IMAGINE
  9. David Bowie - HUNKY DORY
  10. Emitt Rhodes - THE AMERICAN DREAM
  11. Francoise Hardy - LA QUESTION
  12. Todd Rundgren - THE BALLAD OF TODD RUNDGREN
  13. The Rolling Stones - STICKY FINGERS
  14. Emitt Rhodes - MIRROR
  15. Leonard Cohen - SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE
  16. The Band - CAHOOTS
  17. Nazz - NAZZ III
  18. The Flamin Groovies - TEENAGE HEAD
  19. James Taylor - MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON
  20. Jimmy Webb - AND SO: ON
  21. David Crosby - IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME
  22. The Kinks - MUSWELL HILLBILLIES
  23. Badfinger - STRAIGHT UP
  24. Daddy Cool - DADDY WHO? DADDY COOL!
  25. Van Morrison - TUPELO HONEY
  26. Paul McCartney - RAM

1970

  1. Simon & Garfunkel - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
  2. Neil Young - AFTER THE GOLD RUSH
  3. Nick Drake - BRYTER LAYTER
  4. John Lennon - PLASTIC ONO BAND
  5. Fairport Convention - FULL HOUSE
  6. Badfinger - NO DICE
  7. The Beatles - LET IT BE
  8. The Velvet Underground - LOADED
  9. The Beach Boys - SUNFLOWER
  10. The Kinks - LOLA VS. POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND
  11. Emitt Rhodes - EMITT RHODES
  12. Cat Stevens - MONA BONE JAKON
  13. George Harrison - ALL THINGS MUST PASS
  14. Vashti Bunyan - JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY
  15. Jimmy Webb - WORDS AND MUSIC
  16. James Taylor - SWEET BABY JAMES
  17. Derek and the Dominoes - LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS
  18. Joni Mitchell - LADIES OF THE CANYON
  19. Jade - FACES OF JADE
  20. Creedence Clearwater Revival - COSMO'S FACTORY
  21. The Move - SHAZAM
  22. The Delfonics - THE DELFONICS
  23. Neil Diamond - TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT
  24. Linda Perhacs - PARALLELOGRAMS
  25. The Band - STAGE FRIGHT
  26. Todd Rundgren - RUNT
  27. Crabby Appleton - CRABBY APPLETON
  28. Happy End - HAPPY END
  29. Badfinger - MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC
  30. Bob Dylan - NEW MORNING
  31. Elton John - ELTON JOHN

1969

  1. The Beatles - ABBEY ROAD
  2. The Velvet Underground - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
  3. Neil Young - EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE
  4. Fairport Convention - LIEGE & LIEF
  5. The Band - S/T
  6. Fairport Convention - UNHALFBRICKING
  7. Dillard & Clark - THROUGH THE MORNING, THROUGH THE NIGHT
  8. The Zombies - ODESSEY & ORACLE
  9. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - SERGE GAINSBOURG ET JANE BIRKIN
  10. The Kinks - ARTHUR (OR THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE)
  11. Leonard Cohen - SONGS FROM A ROOM
  12. Creedence Clearwater Revival - WILLY AND THE POOR BOYS
  13. The Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED
  14. Nick Drake - FIVE LEAVES LEFT
  15. Creedence Clearwater Revival - GREEN RIVER
  16. Montage - MONTAGE
  17. The Beach Boys - 20/20
  18. Joni Mitchell - CLOUDS
  19. Laura Nyro - NEW YORK TENDABERRY
  20. Peter Sarstedt - PETER SARSTEDT

1968

  1. Dillard & Clark - THE FANTASTIC EXPEDITION OF DILLARD AND CLARK
  2. The Beatles - THE BEATLES
  3. The Velvet Underground - WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT
  4. Simon & Garfunkel - BOOKENDS
  5. The Band - MUSIC FROM BIG PINK
  6. The Kinks - THE KINKS ARE THE VILLAGE GREEN APPRECIATION SOCIETY
  7. Neil Diamond - VELVET GLOVES AND SPIT
  8. Leonard Cohen - THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN
  9. Duncan Browne - GIVE ME TAKE YOU
  10. Van Morrison - ASTRAL WEEKS
  11. The Rolling Stones - BEGGARS BANQUET
  12. Nazz - NAZZ
  13. The Beach Boys - FRIENDS
  14. Donovan - THE HURDY GURDY MAN
  15. Kaleidoscope - SIDE TRIPS

1967

  1. Gene Clark - WITH THE GOSDIN BROTHERS
  2. The Beatles - SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
  3. The Velvet Underground - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
  4. The Left Banke - WALK AWAY RENEE/PRETTY BALLERINA
  5. The Merry-Go-Round - THE MERRY-GO-ROUND
  6. The Beatles - MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
  7. The Incredible String Band - THE 5000 SPIRITS OR THE LAYERS OF THE ONION
  8. Jefferson Airplane - SURREALISTIC PILLOW
  9. Neil Diamond - JUST FOR YOU
  10. The Bee Gees - FIRST
  11. The Beach Boys - WILD HONEY
  12. Moby Grape - MOBY GRAPE
  13. The 13th Floor Elevators - EASTER EVERYWHERE
  14. The Beach Boys - SMILEY SMILE
  15. The Kinks - SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS
  16. The Seeds - FUTURE

1966

  1. The Beach Boys - PET SOUNDS
  2. The Beatles - REVOLVER
  3. Bob Dylan - BLONDE ON BLONDE
  4. Neil Diamond - THE FEEL OF NEIL DIAMOND
  5. The Seeds - A WEB OF SOUND
  6. Simon & Garfunkel - PARSLEY SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME
  7. The Kinks - FACE TO FACE
  8. Laura Nyro - THE FIRST SONGS
  9. The Everly Brothers - TWO YANKS IN ENGLAND
  10. The Byrds - FIFTH DIMENSION
  11. Gordon Lightfoot - LIGHTFOOT!
  12. The Dovers - WE'RE NOT JUST ANYBODY
  13. The 13th Floor Elevators - THE PSYCHEDELIC SOUNDS OF...
  14. The Monkees - MORE OF THE MONKEES

1965

  1. The Beatles - RUBBER SOUL
  2. Bob Dylan - HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
  3. The Beach Boys - SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS)
  4. The Byrds - TURN! TURN! TURN!
  5. The Beach Boys - TODAY!
  6. The Beatles - HELP!
  7. The Byrds - MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
  8. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - GOING TO A GO-GO
  9. Simon & Garfunkel - THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE
  10. The Temptations - THE TEMPTATIONS SING SMOKEY

1964

  1. The Beach Boys - ALL SUMMER LONG
  2. The Beatles - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
  3. The Beatles - THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM
  4. The Beach Boys - SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2

1963

  1. The Beach Boys - LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
  2. The Beatles - PLEASE PLEASE ME
  3. The Beach Boys - SURFER GIRL