1977-2016: AOTY compendium
these are my albums of the year starting from 1977
you are free to disagree with them just know that you are wrong |
| 1 |  | Suicide
Suicide
(1977)
honorable mention: The Jam - In the City, Judas Priest - Sin After Sin, Kraftwerk - Trans Europa Express, Wire - Pink Flag |
| 2 |  | Kraftwerk
The Man-Machine
(1978)
honorable mention: Judas Priest - Stained Class, Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, Buzzcocks - Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Van Halen - Van Halen |
| 3 |  | Gang of Four
Entertainment!
(1979)
honorable mention: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, The Specials - Specials, The Fall - Dragnet, Crass - The Feeding of the Five Thousand |
| 4 |  | The Fall
Grotesque (After the Gramme)
(1980)
honorable mention: Joy Division - Closer, Killing Joke - Killing Joke, Angel Witch - Angel Witch, X - Los Angeles |
| 5 |  | Crass
Penis Envy
(1981)
honorable mention: Black Flag - Damaged, Discharge - Why, Gang of Four - Solid Gold, The Human League - Dare |
| 6 |  | The Fall
Hex Enduction Hour
(1982)
honorable mention: Dead Kennedys - Plastic Surgery Disasters, Crass - Christ: The Album, Descendents - Milo Goes to College, The Cure - Pornography |
| 7 |  | Mercyful Fate
Melissa
(1983)
honorable mention: Swans - Filth, Satan - Court in the Act, Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind, Minutemen - What Makes a Man Start Fires? |
| 8 |  | The Smiths
The Smiths
(1984)
honorable mention: Flipper - Gone Fishin', Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade, Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime, Manowar - Hail to England |
| 9 |  | Husker Du
New Day Rising
(1985)
honorable mention: The Smiths - Meat Is Murder, The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy, Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist, Amebix - Arise! |
| 10 |  | Chumbawamba
Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records
(1986)
honorable mention: Sonic Youth - EVOL, The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead, Depeche Mode - Black Celebration, Kreator - Pleasure to Kill |
| 11 |  | Dinosaur Jr.
You're Living All Over Me
(1987)
honorable mention: Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses, Sarcófago - I.N.R.I., Sonic Youth - Sister, Big Black - Songs About Fucking |
| 12 |  | Rudimentary Peni
Cacophony
(1988)
honorable mention: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation, My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything, Dinosaur Jr - Bug, N.W.A. - Straight Outta Compton |
| 13 |  | Morbid Angel
Altars of Madness
(1989)
honorable mention: Geto Boys - Grip It! On That Other Level, Carcass - Symphonies of Sickness, De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising, The Field Mice - Snowball |
| 14 |  | Codeine
Frigid Stars
(1990)
honorable mention: The Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, Nausea - Extinction, Uncle Tupelo - No Depression, Bathory - Hammerheart |
| 15 |  | Swans
White Light From the Mouth of Infinity
(1991)
honorable mention: Autopsy - Mental Funeral, My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, Scarface - Mr. Scarface Is Back, Heavenly - Heavenly vs. Satan |
| 16 |  | Beat Happening
You Turn Me On
(1992)
honorable mention: Blueboy - If Wishes Were Horses, Heavenly - Le jardin de Heavenly, Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky, Death in June - But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter? |
| 17 |  | Slowdive
Souvlaki
(1993)
honorable mention: Darkthrone - Under a Funeral Moon, Demilich - Nespithe, Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), KMD - Black Bastards |
| 18 |  | Chumbawamba
Anarchy
(1994)
honorable mention: Blueboy - Unisex, Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse, UGK - Super Tight..., Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy |
| 19 |  | Three 6 Mafia
Mystic Stylez
(1995)
honorable mention: Mobb Deep - The Infamous, Vlad Tepes / Belkètre - March to the Black Holocaust, Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, 8Ball & MJG - On Top of the World |
| 20 |  | UGK
Ridin' Dirty
(1996)
honorable mention: Moonblood - Blut & Krieg, Texas Is the Reason - Do You Know Who You Are?, Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister, Christie Front Drive - Stereo |
| 21 |  | Mineral
The Power of Failing
(1997)
honorable mention: Sigh - Hail Horror Hail, His Hero Is Gone - Monuments to Thieves, Company Flow - Funcrusher Plus, I Hate Myself - 10 Songs |
| 22 |  | Juvenile
400 Degreez
(1998)
honorable mention: Mineral - EndSerenading, Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth, Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Elliott Smith - XO |
| 23 |  | American Football
American Football
(1999)
honorable mention: Botch - We Are the Romans, Orchid - Chaos Is Me, Summoning - Stronghold, Choking Victim - No Gods / No Managers |
| 24 |  | Animal Collective
Spirit They're Gone...
(2000)
honorable mention: Tragedy - Tragedy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven!, Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors, Electric Wizard - Dopethrone |
| 25 |  | Sigh
Imaginary Sonicscape
(2001)
honorable mention: Pg.99 - Document #8, Angels of Light - How I Loved You, On the Might of Princes - Where You Are and Where You Want to Be, Jay-Z - The Blueprint |
| 26 |  | The Mountain Goats
All Hail West Texas
(2002)
honorable mention: Agalloch - The Mantle, Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, City of Caterpillar - City of Caterpillar, Desaparecidos - Read Music/Speak Spanish |
| 27 |  | Off Minor
The Heat Death of the Universe
(2003)
honorable mention: Envy - A Dead Sinking Story, Boris - Boris at Last -Feedbacker-, Brand New - Deja entendu, The Plot to Blow Up the Eiffel Tower - Dissertation, Honey |
| 28 |  | Cam'ron
Purple Haze
(2004)
honorable mention: Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes - Majestic Blue, Arcade Fire - Funeral, Circle Takes the Square - As the Roots Undo, Mac Dre - Ronald Dregan: Dreganomics |
| 29 |  | The Mountain Goats
The Sunset Tree
(2005)
honorable mention: Gospel - The Moon Is a Dead World, Daïtro - Laisser vivre les squelettes, Of Montreal - The Sunlandic Twins, Z-Ro - Let the Truth Be Told |
| 30 |  | Clipse
Hell Hath No Fury
(2006)
honorable mention: These Arms Are Snakes - Easter, Ghostface Killah - Fishscale, Xiu Xiu - The Air Force, I Would Set Myself on Fire for You - Believes in Patterns |
| 31 |  | Lil Wayne
Da Drought 3
(2007)
honorable mention: Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam, Andrew Jackson Jihad - People That Can Eat People Are the Luckiest People in the World, UGK - Underground Kingz, Gris - Il était une forêt... |
| 32 |  | Lil Wayne
Tha Carter III
(2008)
honorable mention: La Dispute - Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair, Chumbawamba - The Boy Bands Have Won, Rich Boy - Bigger Than the Mayor, Killer Mike - I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II |
| 33 |  | Gucci Mane
The Burrprint: The Movie 3-D
(2009)
honorable mention: Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue With the Stars, Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion, Rome - Flowers From Exile, Lil B - 6 Kiss |
| 34 |  | Titus Andronicus
The Monitor
(2010)
honorable mention: Rome - Nos chants perdus, Arcade Fire - The Suburbs, Lil B - Rain in England, Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy |
| 35 |  | Frank Ocean
Nostalgia, Ultra.
(2011)
honorable mention: Lil B - Angels Exodus, Drake - Take Care, Danny Brown - XXX, La Dispute - Wildlife |
| 36 |  | Kesha
Warrior
(2012)
honorable mention: Japandroids - Celebration Rock, Mgła - With Hearts Toward None, Swans - The Seer, Lil B - God's Father |
| 37 |  | Kanye West
Yeezus
(2013)
honorable mention: Lil B - 05 Fuck Em, Charli XCX - True Romance, Darkthrone - The Underground Resistance, Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap |
| 38 |  | Swans
To Be Kind
(2014)
honorable mention: Rich Gang - Rich Gang: Tha Tour Part 1, Lil B - Basedworld Paradise, Darkspace - Dark Space III I, The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace Is There |
| 39 |  | The Mountain Goats
Beat the Champ
(2015)
honorable mention: Future - DS2, Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell, Carly Rae Jepsen - E·MO·TION, Peste Noire - La Chaise-Dyable |
| 40 |  | Amygdala
Population Control
(2016)
honorable mention: American Football - American Football, Discharge - End of Days, Oranssi Pazuzu - Värähtelijä, Frank Ocean - Blonde |
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