Your Life in Music...

[avecigrec]

Have you taken the time to figure out your Album Of The Year for every year you've been alive? Post it here!

 

[wokeupnew]

 

[Nee Lewman]

@Hemotep 1985 might take a minute. I might need to do a shoot out. I’m only like half way through the year and there are three albums that would easily top the year if the others weren’t there.

 

[CroutonBoy]

I'm so old.

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

i like the graphic thing; is there a site that plots that? i of course have nerd-approach and use excel doc...

45 years...

Year	Artist	Album
1979	Joy Division	Unknown Pleasures
1980	Joy Division	Closer
1981	Kraftwerk	Computer World
1982	Bruce Springsteen	Nebraska
1983	R.E.M.	Murmur
1984	Prince	Purple Rain
1985	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder
1986	The Smiths	The Queen is Dead
1987	U2	The Joshua Tree
1988	Sonic Youth	Daydream Nation
1989	The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses
1990	Public Enemy	Fear of a Black Planet
1991	My Bloody Valentine	Loveless
1992	R.E.M.	Automatic For the People
1993	Nirvana	In Utero
1994	Jeff Buckley	Grace
1995	Radiohead	The Bends
1996	Belle & Sebastian	If You're Feeling Sinister
1997	Radiohead	OK Computer
1998	Massive Attack	Mezzanine
1999	The Flaming Lips	Soft Bulletin
2000	The Avalanches	Since I Left You
2001	The Strokes	Is This It
2002	Wilco	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003	Outkast	Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
2004	Arcade Fire	Funeral
2005	Kanye West	Late Registation
2006	Bluebottle Kiss	Doubt Seeds
2007	Radiohead	In Rainbows
2008	Portishead	Third
2009	Mastodon	Crack the Skye
2010	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011	PJ Harvey	Let England Shake
2012	Fiona Apple	The Idler Wheel…
2013	Arctic Monkeys	AM
2014	Taylor Swift	1989
2015	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp a Butterfly
2016	David Bowie	Blackstar
2017	Vince Staples	Big Fish Theory
2018	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour
2019	The National	I Am Easy To Find
2020	Fiona Apple	Fetch the Bolt Cutters
2021	Nick Cave and Warren Ellis	Carnage
2022	Rosalia	Motomami
2023	Young Fathers	Heavy Heavy
2024	Charli XCX	Brat

 

[Nee Lewman]

i like the graphic thing; is there a site that plots that? i of course have nerd-approach and use excel doc...

45 years...

Year	Artist	Album
1979	Joy Division	Unknown Pleasures
1980	Joy Division	Closer
1981	Kraftwerk	Computer World
1982	Bruce Springsteen	Nebraska
1983	R.E.M.	Murmur
1984	Prince	Purple Rain
1985	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder
1986	The Smiths	The Queen is Dead
1987	U2	The Joshua Tree
1988	Sonic Youth	Daydream Nation
1989	The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses
1990	Public Enemy	Fear of a Black Planet
1991	My Bloody Valentine	Loveless
1992	R.E.M.	Automatic For the People
1993	Nirvana	In Utero
1994	Jeff Buckley	Grace
1995	Radiohead	The Bends
1996	Belle & Sebastian	If You're Feeling Sinister
1997	Radiohead	OK Computer
1998	Massive Attack	Mezzanine
1999	The Flaming Lips	Soft Bulletin
2000	The Avalanches	Since I Left You
2001	The Strokes	Is This It
2002	Wilco	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003	Outkast	Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
2004	Arcade Fire	Funeral
2005	Kanye West	Late Registation
2006	Bluebottle Kiss	Doubt Seeds
2007	Radiohead	In Rainbows
2008	Portishead	Third
2009	Mastodon	Crack the Skye
2010	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011	PJ Harvey	Let England Shake
2012	Fiona Apple	The Idler Wheel…
2013	Arctic Monkeys	AM
2014	Taylor Swift	1989
2015	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp a Butterfly
2016	David Bowie	Blackstar
2017	Vince Staples	Big Fish Theory
2018	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour
2019	The National	I Am Easy To Find
2020	Fiona Apple	Fetch the Bolt Cutters
2021	Nick Cave and Warren Ellis	Carnage
2022	Rosalia	Motomami
2023	Young Fathers	Heavy Heavy
2024	Charli XCX	Brat

Topster something or another . Something or another

Lol

 

[Nee Lewman]

Then there are years like 1989 where it should be hard because there are a crap ton of great albums but one stands above the rest (in this case - then & now)

 

[gcowgill]

Just noticed this thread this morning and got to work. That was an enjoyable couple of hours spent!


And (because why not?) here's a sampler playlist. I selected track five to coincide with my birth month and to keep myself from spending all day agonizing over either representative or favorite choices.

 

[Rip_City]

Spoiler: Titles

'93: Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
'94: Portishead - Dummy
'95: Autechre - Tri Repetae
'96: Bowery Electric - Beat
'97: Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
'98: Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right to Children
'99: Mr. Bungle - California


'00: D'Angelo - Voodoo
'01: Bjork - Vespertine
'02: Sigur Ros - ( )
'03: Broadcast - Haha Sound
'04: MF DOOM - Mm..Food
'05: Nujabes - Modal Soul
'06: J Dilla - Donuts
'07: Radiohead - In Rainbows
'08: DJ Sprinkles - Midtown 120 Blues
'09: Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions


'10: Yellow Swans - Going Places
'11: Grouper - A I A: Alien Observer
'12: Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
'13: Julia Holter - Loud City Song
'14: Swans - To Be Kind
'15: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
'16: Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
'17: Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
'18: Julia Holter - Aviary
'19: Lingua Ignota - CALIGULA


'20: Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure?
'21: Squid - Bright Green Field
'22: Jenny Hval - Classic Objects
'23: Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings
'24: Kali Malone - All Life Long

 

[jt4527]

Now this is something to think about all day

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

 

[avecigrec]

Spoiler: The List

[1980] Prince – Dirty Mind
[1981] Blue Öyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin
[1982] The Clash – Combat Rock
[1983] Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombones
[1984] Prince – Purple Rain
[1985] The Pogues – Rum Sodomy & The Lash
[1986] Madonna – True Blue

[1987] Prince – Sign O’ The Times
[1988] Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
[1989] The Tragically Hip – Up To Here
[1990] Sinéad O'Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
[1991] Nirvana – Nevermind
[1992] Alice In Chains – Dirt
[1993] Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

[1994] Soul Coughing – Ruby Vroom
[1995] Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
[1996] DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…..
[1997] Godspeed You! Black Emperor – F♯ A♯ ∞
[1998] Outkast – Aquemini
[1999] Mos Def – Black On Both Sides
[2000] Erykah Badu – Mama’s Gun

[2001] Saul Williams – Amethyst Rock Star
[2002] Blackalicious – Blazing Arrow
[2003] The Weakerthans – Reconstruction Site
[2004] Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South
[2005] Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band – Horses In The Sky
[2006] Jess Hill – Road
[2007] Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog

[2008] Rae Spoon – Superioryouareinferior
[2009] The Burning Hell – Baby
[2010] The Roots – How I Got Over
[2011] Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves
[2012] Cold Specks – I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
[2013] Jason Isbell – Southeastern
[2014] Frazey Ford – Indian Ocean

[2015] Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
[2016] Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid
[2017] Snotty Nose Rez Kids – The Average Savage
[2018] Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
[2019] King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Infest The Rats’ Nest
[2020] Shabaka & The Ancestors – We Are Sent Here By History
[2021] Irreversible Entanglements – Open The Gates

[2022] The Plastik Beatniks ‎– All Those Streets I Must Find Cities For
[2023] RAYE – My 21st Century Blues
[2024] Amigo the Devil – Yours Until the War is Over

A dozen title changes since I last embarked on this exercise five years ago.

Sadly, I don't think I have my lists readily available from 35 and 30 when I started doing this; it would be quite fascinating to see how much change the first 30 years have seen in the last 15.

 

[avecigrec]

i like the graphic thing; is there a site that plots that? i of course have nerd-approach and use excel doc...

45 years...

Year	Artist	Album
1979	Joy Division	Unknown Pleasures
1980	Joy Division	Closer
1981	Kraftwerk	Computer World
1982	Bruce Springsteen	Nebraska
1983	R.E.M.	Murmur
1984	Prince	Purple Rain
1985	The Smiths	Meat Is Murder
1986	The Smiths	The Queen is Dead
1987	U2	The Joshua Tree
1988	Sonic Youth	Daydream Nation
1989	The Stone Roses	The Stone Roses
1990	Public Enemy	Fear of a Black Planet
1991	My Bloody Valentine	Loveless
1992	R.E.M.	Automatic For the People
1993	Nirvana	In Utero
1994	Jeff Buckley	Grace
1995	Radiohead	The Bends
1996	Belle & Sebastian	If You're Feeling Sinister
1997	Radiohead	OK Computer
1998	Massive Attack	Mezzanine
1999	The Flaming Lips	Soft Bulletin
2000	The Avalanches	Since I Left You
2001	The Strokes	Is This It
2002	Wilco	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2003	Outkast	Speakerboxxx / The Love Below
2004	Arcade Fire	Funeral
2005	Kanye West	Late Registation
2006	Bluebottle Kiss	Doubt Seeds
2007	Radiohead	In Rainbows
2008	Portishead	Third
2009	Mastodon	Crack the Skye
2010	Kanye West	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011	PJ Harvey	Let England Shake
2012	Fiona Apple	The Idler Wheel…
2013	Arctic Monkeys	AM
2014	Taylor Swift	1989
2015	Kendrick Lamar	To Pimp a Butterfly
2016	David Bowie	Blackstar
2017	Vince Staples	Big Fish Theory
2018	Kacey Musgraves	Golden Hour
2019	The National	I Am Easy To Find
2020	Fiona Apple	Fetch the Bolt Cutters
2021	Nick Cave and Warren Ellis	Carnage
2022	Rosalia	Motomami
2023	Young Fathers	Heavy Heavy
2024	Charli XCX	Brat

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[musicjunkiegreg]

View attachment 226826

Spoiler: The List

[1980] Prince – Dirty Mind
[1981] Blue Öyster Cult – Fire Of Unknown Origin
[1982] The Clash – Combat Rock
[1983] Tom Waits – Swordfishtrombones
[1984] Prince – Purple Rain
[1985] The Pogues – Rum Sodomy & The Lash
[1986] Madonna – True Blue

[1987] Prince – Sign O’ The Times
[1988] Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman
[1989] The Tragically Hip – Up To Here
[1990] Sinéad O'Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
[1991] Nirvana – Nevermind
[1992] Alice In Chains – Dirt
[1993] Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

[1994] Soul Coughing – Ruby Vroom
[1995] Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
[1996] DJ Shadow – Endtroducing…..
[1997] Godspeed You! Black Emperor – F♯ A♯ ∞
[1998] Outkast – Aquemini
[1999] Mos Def – Black On Both Sides
[2000] Erykah Badu – Mama’s Gun

[2001] Saul Williams – Amethyst Rock Star
[2002] Blackalicious – Blazing Arrow
[2003] The Weakerthans – Reconstruction Site
[2004] Drive-By Truckers – The Dirty South
[2005] Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band – Horses In The Sky
[2006] Jess Hill – Road
[2007] Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog

[2008] Rae Spoon – Superioryouareinferior
[2009] The Burning Hell – Baby
[2010] The Roots – How I Got Over
[2011] Blood Orange – Coastal Grooves
[2012] Cold Specks – I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
[2013] Jason Isbell – Southeastern
[2014] Frazey Ford – Indian Ocean

[2015] Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
[2016] Aesop Rock – The Impossible Kid
[2017] Snotty Nose Rez Kids – The Average Savage
[2018] Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer
[2019] King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Infest The Rats’ Nest
[2020] Shabaka & The Ancestors – We Are Sent Here By History
[2021] Irreversible Entanglements – Open The Gates

[2022] The Plastik Beatniks ‎– All Those Streets I Must Find Cities For
[2023] RAYE – My 21st Century Blues
[2024] Amigo the Devil – Yours Until the War is Over

A dozen title changes since I last embarked on this exercise five years ago.

Sadly, I don't think I have my lists readily available from 35 and 30 when I started doing this; it would be quite fascinating to see how much change the first 30 years have seen in the last 15.

We share (1) #1 album (my life in music beginning in 1987).

Post in thread 'Rank The Albums!' Rank The Albums!

 

[Nee Lewman]

Shit. I should finish this.

 

[jt4527]

The 80s could have been IRS era R.E.M. to be honest . There's definitely been periods of my life where I didn't really give a shit about music, and choosing something, anything, proved to be quite difficult.

Spoiler: My Life In Music: 1980-2024

My Life In Music: 1980-2024
[1980] Joy Division - Closer
[1981] Minor Threat - Minor Threat
[1982] Michael Jackson - Thriller
[1983] R.E.M. - Murmur
[1984] R.E.M. - Reckoning
[1985] Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
[1986] Slayer - Reign In Blood
[1987] Sonic Youth - Sister
[1988] R.E.M. - Green

[1989] Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
[1990] Fugazi - Repeater
[1991] Mr Bungle - Mr Bungle
[1992] The Prodigy - Experience
[1993] Melvins - Houdini
[1994] Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
[1995] Deftones - Adrenaline
[1996] Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
[1997] Hatebreed - Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire

[1998] Massive Attack - Mezzanine
[1999] Mogwai - Come On Die Young
[2000] At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
[2001] Converge - Jane Doe
[2002] Thrice - The Illusion of Safety
[2003] Cave In - Antenna
[2004] La Quiete - La Fine Non È La Fine
[2005] Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Született
[2006] Scott Walker - The Drift

[2007] As I Lay Dying - An Ocean Between Us
[2008] Celeste - Nihiliste(s)
[2009] Alva Noto - Xerrox, Vol. 2
[2010] Steven Severin - Blood Of A Poet (Le Sang D'Un Poète)
[2011] Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Summvs
[2012] Sleep Research Facility - Stealth
[2013] Cult of Luna - Vertikal
[2014] Viva Belgrado - Flores, Carne
[2015] COLOSSLOTH – Outstretch Your Hand For The Impress Of Truth

[2016] Henrik Nordvargr Björkk & Margaux Renaudin – Anima Nostra
[2017] TenHornedBeast – Death Has No Companion
[2018] Sonologyst – Silencers (The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers)
[2019] Mz.412 – Svartmyrkr
[2020] Autechre – SIGN
[2021] Sarah Davachi – Antiphonals
[2022] Lull – That Space Somewhere
[2023] Alva Noto – HYbr:ID II
[2024] Big|Brave – A Chaos Of Flowers

 

[musicjunkiegreg]

Shit. I should finish this.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I might make a pretty picture at some point, for now:

1973 Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes
1974 Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado
1975 Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
1976 David Bowie - Station to Station
1977 Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus
1978 Elvis Costello & the Attractions - This Year’s Model
1979 Tom Perry & the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
1980 Rush - Permanent Waves
1981 Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
1982 Prince - 1999
1983 Huey Lewis & the News - Sports
1984 The Cars - Heartbeat City
1985 Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair
1986 Peter Gabriel - So
1987 Def Leppard - Hysteria
1988 Fugazi - Fugazi
1989 De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
1990 Depeche Mode - Violator
1991 A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory
1992 The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
1993 Nirvana - In Utero
1994 Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
1995 Hardkiss - Delusions of Grandeur
1996 DJ Shadow - Endtroducing…
1997 Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
1998 OutKast - Aquemini
1999 The Roots - Things Falling Apart
2000 D’Angelo - Voodoo
2001 Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
2002 The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
2003 Little Brother - The listening
2004 The Foreign Exchange - Connected
2005 Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
2006 TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
2007 Radiohead - In Rainbows
2008 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
2009 Swell Season - Strict Joy
2010 The National - High Violet
2011 Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile - The Goat Rodeo Sessions
2012 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
2013 Beyoncé - Beyoncé
2014 D’Angelo and the Vanguard - Black Messiah
2015 Punch Brothers - The Phosphorescent Blues
2016 Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
2017 Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Navigator
2018 Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
2019 Kishi Bashi - Omoiyari
2020 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Reunions
2021 Brandi Carlisle - In These Silent Days
2022 Makaya McCraven - In These Times
2023 Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Weathervanes
2024 Amaro Freitas - Y’Y

Edit - 2021

 

[ranbalam]

I want to do this, but 1969 has at least half a dozen albums I'd consider.

Abbey Road, Let it Bleed, Zep I and II, Hot Rats, Nashville Skyline.

 

[Nee Lewman]

I want to do this, but 1969 has at least half a dozen albums I'd consider.

Abbey Road, Let it Bleed, Zep I and II, Hot Rats, Nashville Skyline.

There were lots of years that were hard like this. There were several that were ridiculously easy. There was one year (2010) that was hard because it was just kind of mid.