Album of The Year - Endgame

Woob_woob

Woob_woob

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So based on the conversations of which decade is better (especially the 2007 as an all time great year bit) and the success of the Album of the Week Club thread, I thought it would be fun to have a thread where every week a different musical year is discussed.

The years will be drawn at random from 1960 to now, and it will never be the same decade two weeks in a row. People can talk about their favorite songs and albums, post videos, even submit top 10 albums list (which could be weighted to find out the groups top 10 list)

Thoughts, suggestions, and concerns are welcome. We can officially start next week.

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The N+G Top 10 Albums of 1962

1. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge

2. Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba

3. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan

4. Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs

5. Herbie Hancock- Takin’ Off

6. The Beach Boys - Surfin Safari (tie 6)

7. Françoise Hardy - Tous les Garçons et les Filles(tie 6)

8. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Caravan(tie 6)

9. Charles Mingus – Tijuana Moods

10. Bill Evans Trio - Waltz for Debby
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1964

  1. Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
  2. Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care
  3. Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
  4. Otis Redding - Pain in My Heart
  5. Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
  6. Sam Cooke - Ain't That Good News
  7. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
  8. Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder
  9. The Kinks - The Kinks
  10. Muddy Waters - Folk Singer
  11. Beatles - Beatles For Sale
  12. Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
  13. Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
  14. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
  15. John Coltrane - Coltranes Sound
  16. Beatles - Meet the Beatles!
  17. The Rolling Stones - 12 X 5
  18. Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan
  19. The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
  20. Serge Gainsbourg - Gainsbourg Percussions (tie)
  21. Jimmy Smith - The Cat (tie)
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1965

  1. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
  2. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
  3. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
  4. Otis Redding - Otis Blue
  5. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
  6. The Beatles - Help!
  7. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Charlie Brown Christmas
  8. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
  9. Herbie Hancock- Maiden Voyage
  10. B.B. King - Live at the Regal
  11. The Who - The Who Sings My Generation
  12. Paul Simon - The Paul Simon Songbook
  13. The Zombies - Begin Here/The Zombies
  14. Wynton Kelly and Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note
  15. Astrud Gilberto - The Astrud Gilberto Album
  16. The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
  17. The Kinks - Kontroversy
  18. John Fahey - The Dance of Death and Other Plantation Favorites
  19. The Supremes - At The Copa
  20. Wayne Shorter - Juju
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1966

  1. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
  2. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
  3. The Beatles- Revolver
  4. Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
  5. Otis Redding -Complete & Unbelievable Dictionary of Soul
  6. Simon And Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme
  7. The Kinks - Face To Face
  8. 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
  9. Nina Simone- Wild is the Wind
  10. Ennio Morricone - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
  11. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Watchout!
  12. The Rolling Stones- Aftermath
  13. The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
  14. The Monks - Black Monk Time (tie 14)
  15. Wayne Shorter - Adam's Apple (tie 14)
  16. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Indestructible (tie 16)
  17. John Coltrane- Ascension (tie 16)
  18. Otis Redding -The Soul Album (tie 16)
  19. Donovan - Sunshine Superman
  20. Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1968

  1. The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
  2. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
  3. Jimi Hendrix Exp. - Electric Ladyland
  4. Otis Redding- Dock of the Bay
  5. The Rolling Stones- Beggars Banquet
  6. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
  7. Simon and Garfunkel- Bookends
  8. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
  9. The Band - Music From Big Pink
  10. The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green
  11. The Velvet Underground- White Light/White Heat
  12. Big Brother And The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills
  13. Miles Davis - Nefertiti (tie)
  14. Taj Mahal – Taj Mahal (tie)
  15. The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
  16. Nina Simone - Nuff Said
  17. The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You
  18. Grateful Dead - Anthem Of The Sun
  19. Cream - Wheels of Fire
  20. Muddy Waters - Electric Mud
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1969

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. Led Zeppelin - II
3. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
4. The Velvet Underground
5. Nick Drake - 5 Leaves Left
6. Led Zeppelin - I
7. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
8. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
9. Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis
=10. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
=10. Townes Van Zandt
=12. The Band
=12. Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
=12. Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg - Je t’aime ... moi non plus
15. MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
16. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
17. The Stooges
18. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
=19. Joni Mitchell - Clouds
=19. David Bowie - Space Oddity
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1971

  1. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
  2. Led Zeppelin- Led Zeppelin IV
  3. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
  4. Funkadelic- Maggot Brain
  5. Joni Mitchell- Blue
  6. The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
  7. T Rex - Electric Warrior
  8. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
  9. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate
  10. The Who - Who's Next
  11. Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
  12. Sly and the Family Stone - Theres a Riot Going On
  13. Doors - LA Woman
  14. Carole King - Tapestry
  15. Can - Tago Mago (tie 15)
  16. Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda (tie 15)
  17. Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
  18. Gil Scott Heron- Pieces of a Man
  19. B.B. King - Live in Cook County Jail (tie 19)
  20. Janis Joplin - Pearl (tie 19)
 
The N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1973

  1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of The Moon
  2. Stevie Wonder- Innervisions
  3. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
  4. Herbie Hancock- Headhunters
  5. Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (tie)
  6. Tom Waits - Closing Time (tie)
  7. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Catch A Fire
  8. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
  9. David Bowie - Aladdin Sane
  10. Genesis – Selling England By The Pound
  11. Lafayette Afro-Rock Band - Soul Makossa
  12. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run
  13. 24-Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
  14. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
  15. Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood
  16. Al Green - Call Me
  17. Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
  18. Sun Ra - Space is the Place
  19. Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin’ Simon
  20. The Stooges- Raw Power
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1977

  1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumors
  2. David Bowie - Low
  3. The Clash - The Clash
  4. The Talking Heads - 77
  5. Television- Marquee Moon
  6. Pink Floyd - Animals
  7. Steely Dan - Aja
  8. David Bowie- Heros
  9. Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express
  10. Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
  11. Wire - Pink Flag
  12. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
  13. ELO- Out of the Blue
  14. Billy Joel - The Stranger
  15. Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols
  16. The Damned- Damned Damned Damned
  17. Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter, Houston Texas
  18. Joni Mitchell - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
  19. Ramones - Rocket to Russia
  20. Eric Clapton - Slowhand
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1979

  1. The Clash - London Calling
  2. Michael Jackson- Off The Wall
  3. Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
  4. Pink Floyd - The Wall
  5. The Talking Heads - Fear of Music
  6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
  7. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers- Damn the Torpedoes
  8. Gang of Four - Entertainment!
  9. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
  10. AC/DC - Highway to Hell
  11. Blondie - Eat to The Beat
  12. The Specials - The Specials
  13. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
  14. David Bowie - Lodger
  15. Prince - Prince
  16. The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys
  17. The Raincoats - The Raincoats
  18. Gary Numan - Pleasure Principal
  19. XTC - Drums and Wires
  20. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Armed Forces
 
The N+G Top 20 Albums of 1981

  1. Brian Eno & David Byrne – My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
  2. Grace Jones - Nightclubbing
  3. The Cure - Faith
  4. Rush - Moving Pictures
  5. New Order - Movement
  6. Prince - Controversy
  7. Men At Work - Business As Usual
  8. Black Flag - Damaged
  9. The Durutti Column - LC
  10. Soft Cell - Non-stop Erotic Cabaret (tie 10)
  11. Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (tie 10)
  12. Kraftwerk - Computer World (tie 12)
  13. King Crimson - Discipline (tie 12)
  14. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju
  15. The Police - Ghost In The Machine
  16. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Hard Promises (tie 16)
  17. The Go Gos - Beauty and the Beat (tie 16)
  18. Depeche Mode- Speak and Spell (tie 16)
  19. Echo and the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here (tie 19)
  20. The Human League - Dare (tie 19)
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1983

  1. Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
  2. New Order - Power, Corruption, & Lies
  3. R.E.M. - Murmur
  4. David Bowie - Let´s Dance
  5. Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
  6. Cyndi Lauper - She´s So Unusual
  7. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are made of this)/ Touch
  8. (So I goofed when counting the Eurythmics and didnt realize it was 2 albums till it was too late, so they get the 7/8 spots. Deal with it)
  9. Violent Femmes - ST
  10. U2 - War
  11. Tears for Fears - The Hurting
  12. The Police - Synchronicity
  13. Metallica - Kill 'Em All
  14. Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
  15. The The - Soul Mining
  16. Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
  17. Def Leppard - Pyromania
  18. XTC - Mummer
  19. The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge
  20. Bob Dylan - Infidels/ Dio - Holy Diver (tie)
 
THE N+G Top 20 Albums of 1984

  1. Prince & The Revolution- Purple Rain
  2. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
  3. The Smiths - The Smiths
  4. Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense
  5. U2- The Unforgettable Fire
  6. REM- Reckoning
  7. Replacements- Let it Be
  8. Sade - Diamond Life (tie 8)
  9. The Smiths- Hatful of Hollow (tie 8)
  10. Husker Du- Zen Arcade
  11. Metallica- Ride the Lightning
  12. Tina Turner - Private Dancer
  13. Talk Talk - It's My Life
  14. Madonna – Like a Virgin
  15. Minutemen- Double Nickels on the Dime
  16. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - From Her to Eternity
  17. The Pretenders - Learning to Crawl (tie 17)
  18. Cars - Heartbeat City (tie 17)
  19. Bryan Adams - Reckless (tie 19)
  20. Van Halen – 1984 (tie 19)
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1991

  1. Nirvana- Nevermind
  2. My Bloody Valentine- Loveless
  3. R.E.M. - Out Of Time
  4. Pearl Jam - Ten
  5. Massive Attack- Blue Lines
  6. U2 - Achtung Baby
  7. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
  8. Talk Talk- Laughing Stock
  9. Primal Scream - Screamadelica
  10. Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
  11. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
  12. Soundgarden- Badmotorfinger
  13. Slint- Spiderland
  14. Temple of the Dog - S/T
  15. De La Soul - Is Dead
  16. Metallica - The Black Album
  17. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (tie 17)
  18. Pixies - Trompe le Monde (tie 17)
  19. Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II
  20. Gang Starr - Step in the Arena
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1992

  1. R.E.M - Automatic for the People
  2. Alice In Chains -Dirt
  3. Rage Against The Machine- Rage Against The Machine
  4. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
  5. The Cure - Wish
  6. Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted
  7. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
  8. Faith No More - Angel Dust
  9. PJ Harvey - Dry
  10. Stone Temple Pilots -Core
  11. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92
  12. Sade - Love Deluxe
  13. Sugar - Copper Blue
  14. Gang Starr - Daily Operation
  15. Neil Young - Harvest Moon
  16. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
  17. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II: The Pharcyde
  18. Sonic Youth - Dirty
  19. Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
  20. Arrested Development- 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days in the Life Of...
 
THE N+G Top 20 Albums of 1993

  1. Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang (36 Chambers)
  2. Bjork - Debut
  3. Nirvana - In Utero
  4. A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
  5. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
  6. Pearl Jam - Vs
  7. Slowdive - Souvlaki
  8. PJ Harvey - Rid Of Me
  9. Counting Crows - August and Everything After
  10. Digable Planets- Reachin (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)
  11. Tool - Undertow
  12. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle
  13. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
  14. Suede - Suede
  15. Guru - Jazzmatazz Vol 1 (tie 15)
  16. De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate (tie 15)
  17. Mazzy Star - So Tonight that I Might See (tie 17)
  18. The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? (Tie 17)
  19. The Breeders - Last Splash
  20. Afghan Whigs- Gentlemen (tie 20)
  21. Janet Jackson - janet. (tie 20)
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1994

  1. Portishead - Dummy
  2. Nirvana- Unplugged
  3. Weezer - The Blue Album
  4. Beastie Boys- Ill Communication
  5. Jeff Buckley - Grace
  6. Nas - Illmatic
  7. NIN - The Downward Spiral
  8. Pavement- Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
  9. Soundgarden- Superunkown
  10. Blur - Parklife
  11. Notorious BIG - Ready To Die
  12. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
  13. Cranberries- No Need To Argue
  14. Alice In Chains - Jar of Flies
  15. Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
  16. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
  17. Tori Amos - Under The Pink
  18. Massive Attack - Protection
  19. Hole - Live Through This
  20. TLC - Crazysexycool / Green Day - Dookie (tie)
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 1996

  1. DJ Shadow - Entroducing...
  2. Fiona Apple - Tidal
  3. Fugees - The Score
  4. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
  5. Beck - Odelay
  6. Tool - Ænima
  7. De La Soul - Stakes is High
  8. Tortoise- Millions Now Living Will Never Die
  9. Outkast - ATLiens
  10. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
  11. Modest Mouse - This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About (tie)
  12. R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-Fi (tie)
  13. Aphex Twin - Richard D James Album
  14. Tricky - Pre-Millenium Tension
  15. Cake - Fashion Nugget
  16. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
  17. Weezer - Pinkerton
  18. Wilco - Being There
  19. The Cardigans - First Band on The Moon
  20. Tori Amos - Boys For Pele
 
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