Something To Do
From DYFL
List your favorite record from every year you’ve been alive.
You can do it based purely on hindsight, or you can do it by listing the answer you would’ve given in that year (assuming you were aware of pop music at the time).
1977: Exodus - Bob Marley and the Wailers
1978: Van Halen - Van Halen
1979: The Wall - Pink Floyd
1980: Back in Black - AC/DC
1981: Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue
1982: Thriller - Michael Jackson
1983: Kill ‘em All - Metallica
1984: Dead Can Dance - Dead Can Dance
1985: No Jacket Required - Phil Collins / Songs From the Big Chair - Tears For Fears (tie)
1986: Raising Hell - Run DMC
1987: Appetite for Destruction - Guns n’ Roses
1988: …And Justice for All - Metallica
1989: The Real Thing - Faith No More
1990: Scumdogs of the Universe - GWAR
1991: Nevermind - Nirvana
1992: The Chronic - Dr. Dre
1993: Undertow - Tool
1994: Selected Ambient Works Vol. II - Aphex Twin
1995: Disco Volante - Mr. Bungle
1996: Aenima - Tool / Richard d. James - Aphex Twin (tie)
1997: The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse
1998: Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
1999: Fantomas - Fantomas
2000: R - Queens of the Stone Age
2001: Psychopharmacology - Firewater
2002: Songs for the Deaf - Queens of the Stone Age
2003: De-loused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta
2004: Peace, Love and Death Metal - The Eagles of Death Metal
2005: Speak for Yourself - Imogen Heap
2006: Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
2007: Make Sure They See My Face - Kenna
2008: The Golden Hour - Firewater
Damn, that took forever. And it made me realize how out of the loop I’ve been for the past few years. It’s a little hard to pick a favorite album when you only got three new albums in a single year.
If you want to make your own list, you might find these links helpful: Village Voice Critics’ Poll 1971-2007 and Wikipedia’s List of Years in Music
