Here are some favorite recordings from a somewhat rock-centric historical perspective. The model for the color-coding is Dan Sallitt's ever-influential favorite film list: red indicates a masterpiece, but the others are all noteworthy to a lesser extent.

2008

  1. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - PERSHING
  2. Bob Mould - DISTRICT LINE
  3. Cat Power - JUKEBOX
  4. REM - ACCELERATE

2007

  1. Elliott Smith - NEW MOON
  2. Winterpills - THE LIGHT DIVIDES
  3. Spoon - GA GA GA GA GA
  4. Mitch Easter - DYNAMICO
  5. The Shins - WINCING THE NIGHT AWAY
  6. Fountains of Wayne - TRAFFIC AND WEATHER
  7. Lucinda Williams - WEST
  8. Georgie James - PLACES
  9. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - LIVING WITH THE LIVING
  10. The New Pornographers - CHALLENGERS
  11. Richard Thompson - SWEET WARRIOR
  12. Kim Richey - CHINESE BOXES
  13. Blitzen Trapper - WILD MOUNTAIN NATION
  14. Band of Horses - CEASE TO BEGIN

2006

  1. Neko Case - FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS THE FLOOD
  2. The Brother Kite - WAITING FOR THE TIME TO BE RIGHT
  3. Scritti Politti - WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER
  4. Belle and Sebastian - THE LIFE PURSUIT
  5. The Loud Family and Anton Barbeau - WHAT IF IT WORKS?
  6. The Long Winters - PUTTING THE DAYS TO BED
  7. Band of Horses - EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME
  8. Built to Spill - YOU IN REVERSE
  9. Morrissey - RINGLEADER OF THE TORMENTORS
  10. Lindsey Buckingham - UNDER THE SKIN
  11. Phoenix - IT’S NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT
  12. The Figurines - SKELETON
  13. The Hit Parade - THE RETURN OF THE HIT PARADE
  14. The Hold Steady - BOYS AND GIRLS IN AMERICA

2005

  1. The Clientele - STRANGE GEOMETRY
  2. Spoon - GIMME FICTION
  3. Sleater-Kinney - THE WOODS
  4. The New Pornographers - TWIN CINEMA
  5. Rogue Wave - DESCENDED LIKE VULTURES
  6. Big Star - IN SPACE
  7. Liz Phair - SOMEBODY’S MIRACLE
  8. Low - THE GREAT DESTROYER
  9. Lucksmiths - WARMER CORNERS
  10. Silver Jews - TANGLEWOOD NUMBERS
  11. Winterpills - S/T
  12. My Morning Jacket - Z
  13. The Long Winters - ULTIMATUM
  14. Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell - BEGONIAS

2004

  1. Rogue Wave - OUT OF THE SHADOW
  2. Joanna Newsom - THE MILK-EYED MENDER
  3. The Libertines - THE LIBERTINES
  4. A.C. Newman - THE SLOW WONDER
  5. The Hives - TYRANNOSAURUS HIVES
  6. Brian Wilson - SMILE
  7. Saturday Looks Good to Me - EVERY NIGHT

2003

  1. The New Pornographers - ELECTRIC VERSION
  2. The Wrens - THE MEADOWLANDS
  3. Philip Price - HONEY IN THE CHEMICALS
  4. Liz Phair - LIZ PHAIR
  5. The Shins - CHUTES TOO NARROW
  6. Gene Clark - UNDER THE SILVERY MOON
  7. Fountains of Wayne - WELCOME INTERSTATE MANAGERS
  8. Lucinda Williams - WORLD WITHOUT TEARS
  9. The Innocence Mission - BEFRIENDED
  10. Kate & Anna McGarrigle - LA VACHE QUI PLEURE
  11. My Morning Jacket - IT STILL MOVES
  12. The Aislers Set - HOW I LEARNED TO WRITE BACKWARDS
  13. The Clientele - THE VIOLET HOUR
  14. Caitlin Cary - I’M STAYING OUT
  15. Stephen Duffy & the Lilac Time - KEEP GOING

2002

  1. The Libertines - UP THE BRACKET
  2. Spoon - KILL THE MOONLIGHT
  3. Sleater-Kinney - ONE BEAT
  4. Neko Case - BLACKLISTED
  5. Erica Smith - FRIEND OR FOE
  6. The Long Winters - THE WORST YOU CAN DO IS HARM
  7. Aimee Mann - LOST IN SPACE

2001

  1. Spoon - GIRLS CAN TELL
  2. Built to Spill - ANCIENT MELODIES OF THE FUTURE
  3. The Shins - OH, INVERTED WORLD
  4. Freedy Johnston - RIGHT BETWEEN THE PROMISES
  5. Leonard Cohen - TEN NEW SONGS
  6. The Lilac Time - LILAC6

2000

  1. Elliott Smith - FIGURE 8
  2. The New Pornographers - MASS ROMANTIC
  3. Sleater-Kinney - ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE
  4. Aimee Mann - BACHELOR NO. 2
  5. Phoenix - UNITED
  6. The Hives - VENI VIDI VICIOUS
  7. Barenaked Ladies - MAROON

1999

  1. Freedy Johnston - BLUE DAYS BLACK NIGHTS
  2. Built to Spill - KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET
  3. Sleater-Kinney - THE HOT ROCK
  4. Jason Falkner - CAN YOU STILL FEEL
  5. Wilco - SUMMERTEETH
  6. The Olivia Tremor Control - BLACK FOLIAGE
  7. Aimee Mann - MAGNOLIA
  8. The Negro Problem - JOYS AND CONCERNS
  9. Scritti Politti - ANOMIE & BONHOMIE
  10. Ben Folds Five - THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF REINHOLD MESSNER

1998

  1. Elliott Smith - X/O
  2. Liz Phair - WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG
  3. Spoon - A SERIES OF SNEAKS
  4. Cheri Knight - THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM
  5. Lucinda Williams - CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD
  6. Death Cab for Cutie - SOMETHING ABOUT AIRPLANES
  7. Quasi - FEATURING "BIRDS"
  8. Barenaked Ladies - STUNT
  9. The Minders - HOORAY FOR TUESDAY
  10. Sunny Day Real Estate - HOW IT FEELS TO BE SOMETHING ON

1997

  1. Elliott Smith - EITHER/OR
  2. The Mommyheads - THE MOMMYHEADS
  3. Freedy Johnston - NEVER HOME
  4. Chisel - SET YOU FREE
  5. Built to Spill - PERFECT FROM NOW ON
  6. Cotton Mather - KON TIKI
  7. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - SPANISH DANCE TROUPE
  8. Sleater-Kinney - DIG ME OUT
  9. Ben Folds Five - WHATEVER AND EVER AMEN
  10. Dinosaur Jr. - HAND IT OVER
  11. Quasi - R&B TRANSMOGRIFICATION

1996

  1. Belle and Sebastian - IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER
  2. Heatmiser - MIC CITY SONS
  3. The Wrens - SECAUCUS
  4. Liz Phair - WCSE SESSIONS
  5. Richard Thompson - YOU? ME? US?
  6. Sleater-Kinney - CALL THE DOCTOR
  7. Jason Falkner - JASON FALKNER PRESENTS AUTHOR UNKNOWN
  8. Wilco - BEING THERE
  9. Whiskeytown - FAITHLESS STREET
  10. Spoon - TELEPHONO
  11. Alex Chilton - 1970
  12. Syd Straw - WAR AND PEACE
  13. The Posies - AMAZING DISGRACE

1995

  1. Ben Folds Five - BEN FOLDS FIVE
  2. Guided by Voices - ALIEN LANES
  3. Elliott Smith - ELLIOTT SMITH
  4. Aimee Mann - I'M WITH STUPID
  5. Richard Thompson - MIRROR BLUE
  6. The Jayhawks - TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS
  7. Pavement - WOWEE ZOWEE
  8. Blur - THE GREAT ESCAPE
  9. Wilco - A.M.
  10. Foo Fighters - FOO FIGHTERS
  11. Anton Barbeau - WATERBUGS & BEETLES

1994

  1. Built to Spill - THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVE
  2. Guided by Voices - BEE THOUSAND
  3. Elliott Smith - ROMAN CANDLE
  4. Freedy Johnston - THIS PERFECT WORLD
  5. Liz Phair - WHIP-SMART
  6. Joni Mitchell - TURBULENT INDIGO
  7. Frank Black - TEENAGER OF THE YEAR
  8. Weezer - WEEZER
  9. Elvis Costello - BRUTAL YOUTH

1993

  1. Liz Phair - EXILE IN GUYVILLE
  2. Aimee Mann - WHATEVER
  3. The Posies - FROSTING ON THE BEATER
  4. Flop - WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
  5. Catherine Wheel - CHROME
  6. Love Camp 7 - WHERE THE GREEN ENDS
  7. Jellyfish - SPILT MILK
  8. The Hit Parade - THE SOUND OF THE HIT PARADE
  9. Eleventh Dream Day - EL MOODIO
  10. Frank Black - FRANK BLACK

1992

  1. Chris Bell - I AM THE COSMOS
  2. Freedy Johnston - CAN YOU FLY
  3. Neil Young - HARVEST MOON
  4. Sneakers - RACKET
  5. Leonard Cohen - THE FUTURE
  6. REM - AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE
  7. Pavement - SLANTED AND ENCHANTED
  8. The Jayhawks - HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL
  9. The Loud Family - PLANTS AND BIRDS AND ROCKS AND THINGS
  10. The Mommyheads - COMING INTO BEAUTY
  11. Flop - & THE FALL OF THE MOPSQUEEZER
  12. XTC - NONSUCH
  13. Lindsey Buckingham - OUT OF THE CRADLE
  14. Sugar - COPPER BLUE

1991

  1. Matthew Sweet - GIRLFRIEND
  2. Liz Phair - GIRLYSOUND
  3. Richard Thompson - RUMOR AND SIGH
  4. Teenage Fanclub - BANDWAGONESQUE
  5. Gene Clark & Carla Olson - SO REBELLIOUS A LOVER
  6. Nirvana - NEVERMIND
  7. REM - OUT OF TIME
  8. Dinosaur Jr. - GREEN MIND
  9. Kirsty MacColl - ELECTRIC LANDLADY
  10. Eleventh Dream Day - LIVED TO TELL

1990

  1. The Schramms - WALK TO DELPHI
  2. The Posies - DEAR 23
  3. Neil Young - RAGGED GLORY
  4. The La's - THE LA'S
  5. Yo La Tengo - FAKEBOOK
  6. Freedy Johnston - THE TROUBLE TREE
  7. Teenage Fanclub - A CATHOLIC EDUCATION
  8. Sonic Youth - GOO
  9. The Chills - SUBMARINE BELLS
  10. Alex Chilton - BLACK LIST
  11. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - HEARTBEATS ACCELERATING
  12. Paul Simon - RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS

1989

  1. Neil Young - FREEDOM
  2. Pixies - DOOLITTLE
  3. Kirsty MacColl - KITE
  4. The Mommyheads - ACORN
  5. Tommy Keene - BASED ON HAPPY TIMES
  6. The Replacements - DON'T TELL A SOUL

1988

  1. Scritti Politti - PROVISION
  2. Leonard Cohen - I'M YOUR MAN
  3. Let's Active - EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
  4. Pixies - SURFER ROSA
  5. Game Theory - TWO STEPS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES
  6. Jeanette - CORAZON DE POETA
  7. Richard Thompson - AMNESIA
  8. Dinosaur Jr. - BUG
  9. They Might Be Giants - LINCOLN

1987

  1. Game Theory - LOLITA NATION
  2. The Replacements - PLEASED TO MEET ME
  3. The Lilac Time - THE LILAC TIME
  4. The Smiths - STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME
  5. REM - DOCUMENT
  6. XTC - BLACK SEA
  7. Pixies - COME ON PILGRIM
  8. Dinosaur Jr. - YOU’RE LIVING ALL OVER ME
  9. The Connells - BOYLAN HEIGHTS
  10. Midnight Oil - DIESEL AND DUST

1986

  1. Let's Active - BIG PLANS FOR EVERYBODY
  2. Tommy Keene - SONGS FROM THE FILM
  3. REM - LIFES RICH PAGEANT
  4. Richard Thompson - DARING ADVENTURES
  5. XTC - SKYLARKING
  6. The Smiths - THE QUEEN IS DEAD
  7. Paul Simon - GRACELAND
  8. Game Theory - THE BIG SHOT CHRONICLES
  9. Smithereens - ESPECIALLY FOR YOU
  10. Guadalcanal Diary - JAMBOREE
  11. Alex Chilton - NO SEX

1985

  1. Scritti Politti - CUPID PSYCHE ‘85
  2. Kate Bush - HOUNDS OF LOVE
  3. The Smiths - MEAT IS MURDER
  4. Leonard Cohen - VARIOUS POSITIONS
  5. Richard Thompson - ACROSS A CROWDED ROOM
  6. Dexy's Midnight Runners - DON'T STAND ME DOWN
  7. Game Theory - REAL NIGHTTIME
  8. Dramarama - CINEMA VERITE
  9. REM - FABLES OF THE RECONSTRUCTION
  10. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - FEGMANIA!
  11. Joni Mitchell - DOG EAT DOG

1984

  1. Let's Active - CYPRESS
  2. The Replacements - LET IT BE
  3. The Smiths - THE SMITHS
  4. Gene Clark - FIREBYRD
  5. Guadalcanal Diary - WALKING IN THE SHADOW OF THE BIG MAN
  6. REM - RECKONING
  7. Game Theory - DISTORTION

1983

  1. Richard Thompson - HAND OF KINDNESS
  2. REM - MURMUR
  3. Let's Active - AFOOT
  4. The dB's - REPERCUSSION
  5. The Embarrassment - DEATH TRAVELS WEST
  6. The Replacements - HOOTENANNY
  7. The Three O'Clock - SIXTEEN TAMBOURINES
  8. The Rain Parade - EMERGENCY THIRD RAIL POWER TRIP
  9. The Smithereens - BEAUTY AND SADNESS
  10. Billy Bragg - LIFE'S A RIOT WITH SPY VS. SPY

1982

  1. Scritti Politti - SONGS TO REMEMBER
  2. REM - CHRONIC TOWN
  3. XTC - ENGLISH SETTLEMENT
  4. The Dream Syndicate - THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
  5. Richard and Linda Thompson - SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS
  6. Marshall Crenshaw - MARSHALL CRENSHAW
  7. The Bangles - THE BANGLES
  8. Michael Jackson - THRILLER

1981

  1. The dB's - STANDS FOR DECIBELS
  2. Elvis Costello - IMPERIAL BEDROOM
  3. ABBA - THE VISITORS
  4. Robyn Hitchcock - BLACK SNAKE DIAMOND ROLE
  5. Elvis Costello - TRUST

1980

  1. The Soft Boys - UNDERWATER MOONLIGHT
  2. David Bowie - SCARY MONSTERS
  3. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - THE FRENCH RECORD
  4. Elvis Costello - GET HAPPY!!
  5. Dexy's Midnight Runners - SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS
  6. Kate Bush - NEVER FOR EVER
  7. The Embarrassment - PATIO SET/SEX DRIVE
  8. The English Beat - I JUST CAN'T STOP IT
  9. Split Enz - TRUE COLORS

1979

  1. Scritti Politti - 4 A-SIDES
  2. XTC - DRUMS AND WIRES
  3. Joe Jackson - I'M THE MAN
  4. Richard and Linda Thompson - SUNNYVISTA
  5. Graham Parker - SQUEEZING OUT SPARKS
  6. Leonard Cohen - RECENT SONGS
  7. Neil Young - RUST NEVER SLEEPS
  8. Elvis Costello - ARMED FORCES
  9. Fleetwood Mac - TUSK
  10. Nick Lowe - LABOUR OF LUST
  11. The Soft Boys - CAN OF BEES

1978

  1. Big Star - THIRD/SISTER LOVERS
  2. Elvis Costello - THIS YEAR'S MODEL
  3. Kate Bush - THE KICK INSIDE
  4. The Albion Band - RISE UP LIKE THE SUN
  5. The Flamin Groovies - NOW
  6. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - PRONTO MONTO
  7. Richard and Linda Thompson - FIRST LIGHT
  8. The Rolling Stones - SOME GIRLS
  9. The Jam - ALL MOD CONS

1977

  1. Joni Mitchell - HEJIRA
  2. Television - MARQUEE MOON
  3. Leonard Cohen - DEATH OF A LADIES MAN
  4. Fleetwood Mac - RUMOURS
  5. Gene Clark - TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY
  6. Richard Hell and the Voidoids - BLANK GENERATION
  7. Elvis Costello - MY AIM IS TRUE
  8. Electric Light Orchestra - OUT OF THE BLUE
  9. Jimmy Webb - EL MIRAGE
  10. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - DANCER WITH BRUISED KNEES
  11. David Bowie - LOW
  12. Talking Heads - '77
  13. David Bowie - HEROES
  14. Shoes - BLACK VINYL SHOES
  15. Neil Young - AMERICAN STARS 'N BARS
  16. NRBQ - ALL HOPPED UP
  17. ABBA - THE ALBUM

1976

  1. The Nerves - THE NERVES
  2. Sneakers - SNEAKERS
  3. ABBA - ARRIVAL
  4. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
  5. The Flamin Groovies - SHAKE SOME ACTION
  6. Dwight Twilley Band - SINCERELY
  7. Heart - DREAMBOAT ANNIE

1975

  1. Neil Young - TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT
  2. Richard and Linda Thompson - POUR DOWN LIKE SILVER
  3. Kate and Anna McGarrigle - KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE
  4. Richard and Linda Thompson - HOKEY POKEY
  5. Neil Young - ZUMA
  6. Bob Dylan and the Band - THE BASEMENT TAPES
  7. The Kinks - SCHOOLBOYS IN DISGRACE
  8. The Tubes - THE TUBES
  9. ABBA - ABBA
  10. Joni Mitchell - THE HISSING OF SUMMER LAWNS
  11. Bob Dylan - BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
  12. Queen - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
  13. Paul Simon - STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
  14. Elton John - CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY

1974

  1. Big Star - RADIO CITY
  2. Neil Young - ON THE BEACH
  3. Richard and Linda Thompson - I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT
  4. Badfinger - WISH YOU WERE HERE
  5. Gene Clark - NO OTHER
  6. Joni Mitchell - COURT AND SPARK
  7. Jeanette - PORQUE TE VAS
  8. Electric Light Orchestra - ELDORADO
  9. Sparks - KIMONO MY HOUSE
  10. Leonard Cohen - NEW SKIN FOR THE OLD CEREMONY
  11. ABBA - WATERLOO
  12. Steely Dan - PRETZEL LOGIC
  13. John Lennon - WALLS AND BRIDGES
  14. Queen - SHEER HEART ATTACK
  15. Jackson Browne - LATE FOR THE SKY
  16. Jimmy Webb - LAND'S END
  17. Grand Funk Railroad - ALL THE GIRLS IN THE WORLD BEWARE!!!
  18. David Bowie - DIAMOND DOGS
  19. Badfinger - BADFINGER

1973

  1. Neil Young - TIME FADES AWAY
  2. Judee Sill - HEART FOOD
  3. John Lennon - MIND GAMES
  4. David Bowie - ALADDIN SANE
  5. Stevie Wonder - INNERVISIONS
  6. Todd Rundgren - A WIZARD/A TRUE STAR
  7. Elton John - GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
  8. Steely Dan - COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY
  9. The Carpenters - NOW AND THEN
  10. Roxy Music - FOR YOUR PLEASURE
  11. Lou Reed - BERLIN
  12. Sandy Denny - LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ
  13. Paul Simon - THERE GOES RHYMIN' SIMON
  14. ABBA - RING RING
  15. Happy End - HAPPY END
  16. The Rolling Stones - GOATS HEAD SOUP

1972

  1. Richard Thompson - HENRY THE HUMAN FLY
  2. The Rolling Stones - EXILE ON MAIN STREET
  3. Big Star - #1 RECORD
  4. Neil Young - HARVEST
  5. Steely Dan - CAN'T BUY A THRILL
  6. Elton John - HONKY CHATEAU
  7. David Bowie - THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
  8. Gene Clark - ROADMASTER
  9. Joni Mitchell - FOR THE ROSES
  10. Stories - STORIES
  11. Todd Rundgren - SOMETHING/ANYTHING?
  12. Paul Simon - PAUL SIMON
  13. The Incredible String Band - EARTHSPAN
  14. Jimmy Webb - LETTERS
  15. The Raspberries - RASPBERRIES
  16. The Raspberries - FRESH RASPBERRIES

1971

  1. Joni Mitchell - BLUE
  2. Gene Clark - WHITE LIGHT
  3. Judee Sill - JUDEE SILL
  4. Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band - NO ROSES
  5. Elton John - MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER
  6. The Beach Boys - SURF'S UP
  7. John Lennon - IMAGINE
  8. David Bowie - HUNKY DORY
  9. Emitt Rhodes - THE AMERICAN DREAM
  10. Francoise Hardy - LA QUESTION
  11. The Rolling Stones - STICKY FINGERS
  12. Emitt Rhodes - MIRROR
  13. Leonard Cohen - SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE
  14. The Band - CAHOOTS
  15. Led Zeppelin - IV
  16. The Flamin Groovies - TEENAGE HEAD
  17. Badfinger - STRAIGHT UP
  18. Jimmy Webb - AND SO: ON
  19. David Crosby - IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME
  20. The Kinks - MUSWELL HILLBILLIES
  21. Van Morrison - TUPELO HONEY
  22. Paul McCartney - RAM

1970

  1. Simon & Garfunkel - BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER
  2. Neil Young - AFTER THE GOLD RUSH
  3. John Lennon - PLASTIC ONO BAND
  4. Fairport Convention - FULL HOUSE
  5. Badfinger - NO DICE
  6. The Beatles - LET IT BE
  7. The Velvet Underground - LOADED
  8. The Beach Boys - SUNFLOWER
  9. The Kinks - LOLA VS. POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND
  10. Emitt Rhodes - EMITT RHODES
  11. Cat Stevens - MONA BONE JAKON
  12. George Harrison - ALL THINGS MUST PASS
  13. Vashti Bunyan - JUST ANOTHER DIAMOND DAY
  14. Jimmy Webb - WORDS AND MUSIC
  15. James Taylor - SWEET BABY JAMES
  16. Derek and the Dominoes - LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS
  17. Joni Mitchell - LADIES OF THE CANYON
  18. The Delfonics - THE DELFONICS
  19. Linda Perhacs - PARALLELOGRAMS
  20. The Band - STAGE FRIGHT
  21. Happy End - HAPPY END
  22. Badfinger - MAGIC CHRISTIAN MUSIC
  23. Bob Dylan - NEW MORNING
  24. Elton John - ELTON JOHN

1969

  1. The Beatles - ABBEY ROAD
  2. The Velvet Underground - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
  3. Neil Young - EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE
  4. Fairport Convention - LIEGE & LIEF
  5. The Band - S/T
  6. Fairport Convention - UNHALFBRICKING
  7. Dillard & Clark - THROUGH THE MORNING, THROUGH THE NIGHT
  8. The Zombies - ODESSEY & ORACLE
  9. The Kinks - ARTHUR (OR THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE)
  10. Leonard Cohen - SONGS FROM A ROOM
  11. The Beach Boys - 20/20
  12. The Rolling Stones - LET IT BLEED
  13. Joni Mitchell - CLOUDS
  14. Laura Nyro - NEW YORK TENDABERRY

1968

  1. Dillard & Clark - THE FANTASTIC EXPEDITION OF DILLARD AND CLARK
  2. The Beatles - THE BEATLES
  3. The Velvet Underground - WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT
  4. Simon & Garfunkel - BOOKENDS
  5. The Band - MUSIC FROM BIG PINK
  6. The Kinks - THE KINKS ARE THE VILLAGE GREEN APPRECIATION SOCIETY
  7. Leonard Cohen - THE SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN
  8. Duncan Browne - GIVE ME TAKE YOU
  9. Van Morrison - ASTRAL WEEKS
  10. The Rolling Stones - BEGGARS BANQUET
  11. Nazz - NAZZ
  12. The Beach Boys - FRIENDS
  13. Donovan - THE HURDY GURDY MAN
  14. Kaleidoscope - SIDE TRIPS

1967

  1. Gene Clark - WITH THE GOSDIN BROTHERS
  2. The Beatles - SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
  3. The Velvet Underground - THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO
  4. The Left Banke - WALK AWAY RENEE/PRETTY BALLERINA
  5. The Beatles - MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR
  6. The Incredible String Band - THE 5000 SPIRITS OR THE LAYERS OF THE ONION
  7. Jefferson Airplane - SURREALISTIC PILLOW
  8. The Beach Boys - WILD HONEY
  9. Moby Grape - MOBY GRAPE
  10. The Beach Boys - SMILEY SMILE
  11. The Kinks - SOMETHING ELSE BY THE KINKS

1966

  1. The Beach Boys - PET SOUNDS
  2. The Beatles - REVOLVER
  3. Bob Dylan - BLONDE ON BLONDE
  4. Simon & Garfunkel - PARSLEY SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME
  5. The Kinks - FACE TO FACE
  6. Laura Nyro - THE FIRST SONGS
  7. The Everly Brothers - TWO YANKS IN ENGLAND
  8. The Byrds - FIFTH DIMENSION
  9. Gordon Lightfoot - LIGHTFOOT!
  10. The Monkees - MORE OF THE MONKEES

1965

  1. The Beatles - RUBBER SOUL
  2. Bob Dylan - HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED
  3. The Beach Boys - SUMMER DAYS (AND SUMMER NIGHTS)
  4. The Byrds - TURN! TURN! TURN!
  5. The Beach Boys - TODAY!
  6. The Beatles - HELP!
  7. The Byrds - MR. TAMBOURINE MAN
  8. Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - GOING TO A GO-GO
  9. Simon & Garfunkel - THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE
  10. The Temptations - THE TEMPTATIONS SING SMOKEY

1964

  1. The Beach Boys - ALL SUMMER LONG
  2. The Beatles - A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
  3. The Beatles - THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM
  4. The Beach Boys - SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2

1963

  1. The Beach Boys - LITTLE DEUCE COUPE
  2. The Beatles - PLEASE PLEASE ME
  3. The Beach Boys - SURFER GIRL