31 Albums
So I got this idea from Tug, who got it from here and here. You pick an album for each year you’ve been alive. For the years before I was conscious of music (around 1984 or so), I picked albums that I later came to love. Although, it’s kind of fun to imagine my six-year-old self really getting off on Swordfishtrombones, it didn’t happen that way.
If you want to make your own list, here’s Wikipedia’s list of years in music.
1977 - My Aim is True - Elvis Costello
1978 - Jazz - Queen
1979 - Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
1980 - Back in Black - AC/DC
1981 - A Collection of Great Dance Songs - Pink Floyd
1982 - 1999 - Prince
1983 - Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
1984 - Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
1985 - No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
1986 - Licensed to Ill - Beastie Boys
1987 - Appetite for Destruction - Guns n Roses
1988 - …And Justice for All - Metallica
1989 - Pump - Aerosmith
1990 - Five Man Acoustical Jam - Tesla
1991 - Nevermind - Nirvana
1992 - Automatic for the People - REM
1993 - Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
1994 - Under the Table and Dreaming - Dave Matthews Band
1995 - Post - Bjork
1996 - Irresistible Bliss - Soul Coughing
1997 - Goldfly - Guster
1998 - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
1999 - When the Pawn… - Fiona Apple
2000 - Heartbreaker - Ryan Adams
2001 - Poses - Rufus Wainwright
2002 - God’s Son - Nas
2003 - Give Up - Postal Service
2004 - A Grand Don’t Come for Free - The Streets
2005 - Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
2006 - Boys and Girls in America - The Hold Steady
2007 - Boxer - The National
2008 - Warpaint - Black Crowes
BTW, this took me ALL DAY. I have gotten very little work done. Happy Friday!
