My favorite albums 1982-2005

[WhoIsWillo]

Too much wine to think stright, but the one I know for sure:

2005 - Sufjan Stevens - Illinois.

[B i l l]

Yeah, everyone seems to love Bodom.. Guess they're just not my thing. I'm more into straight forward rock, or blow your head off, kick in the teeth Metal or hardcore. I'm as into whether they're great musicians and whatnot as I am if it's just got a good groove to it.

[TheDiscoStu]

I'm not quite sure why Erik chose to begin with 1982, but OK.

STU BAND ALERT! (# means I own it)

Here are my favorite albums of each year:
1982: Duran Duran - "Rio"
1983: U2 - "War" #
1984: U2 - "The Unforgettable Fire" #
1985: Dire Straits - "Brothers in Arms"
1986: Paul Simon - "Graceland" #
1987: U2 - "The Joshua Tree" #
1988: Living Colour - "Vivid"
1989: The Cure - "Disintegration"
1990: They Might Be Giants - "Flood" #
1991: U2 - "Achtung, Baby" #
1992: R.E.M. - "Automatic for the People" #
1993: Better Than Ezra - "Deluxe" #
1994: Weezer - "Weezer (The Blue Album)" #
1995: Oasis - "(What's the Story) Morning Glory" #
1996: Semisonic - "Great Divide" #
1997: Paul McCartney - "Flaming Pie" #
1998: Big Tent Revival - "Amplifier" #
1999: David Gray - "White Ladder" #
2000: Coldplay - "Parachutes" #
2001: The Avalanches - "Since I Left You" #
2002: Coldplay - "A Rush of Blood to the Head" #
2003: Damien Rice - "O" #
2004: Keane - "Hopes and Fears" #
2005: James Blunt - "Back to Bedlam" #
2006: KT Tunstall - "Eye to the Telescope" #

And here are my picks for runner-up album of the year:
1982: Michael Jackson - "Thriller" #
1983: The Police - "Synchronicity"
1984: Spinal Tap - "This is Spinal Tap"
1985: John Fogerty - "Centerfield"
1986: They Might Be Giants - "They Might Be Giants" #
1987: DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - "Rock the House"
1988: The Traveling Wilburys - "Traveling Wilburys, Volume 1"
1989: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Full Moon Fever"
1990: The La's - "The La's"
1991: Jesus Jones - "Doubt" #
1992: They Might Be Giants - "Apollo 18" #
1993: Collective Soul - "Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid" #
1994: Jeff Buckley - "Grace" #
1995: Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories - "Tails" #
1996: Weezer - "Pinkerton" #
1997: Bob Dylan - "Time Out of Mind" #
1998: Better Than Ezra - "How Does Your Garden Grow?" #
1999: Travis - "The Man Who" #
2000: The White Stripes - "De Stijl" #
2001: Starsailor - "Love Is Here" #
2002: The Normals - "A Place Where You Belong" #
2003: Athlete - "Vehicles and Animals" #
2004: Gavin DeGraw - "Chariot (Stripped)" #
2005: Better Than Ezra - "Before the Robots" #
2006: Plumb - "Chaotic Resolve" #

Honorable mention goes to:

Huey Lewis and the News - "Sports" (1983) #
R.E.M. - "Out of Time" (1991) #
Hootie and the Blowfish - "Cracked Rear View" (1994) #
Oasis - "Definitely Maybe (1994) #
Eels - "Beautiful Freak" (1996) #
Foo Fighters - "The Colour and the Shape" (1997) #
Oasis - "Be Here Now" (1997) #
The Refreshments - "The Bottle and Fresh Horses" (1997) #
U2 - "Pop" (1997) #
The Verve - "Urban Hymns" (1997) #
The Lads - "Lost at Sea" (1998) #
Lloyd - "Thoughts From a Driveway" (1998) #
The New Radicals - "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too" (1998) #
Oasis - "The Masterplan (1998) #
Ben Folds Five - "The Unathorized Biography of Reinhold Messner" (1999) #
Bleach - "Bleach" (1999) #
Fono - "Goesaroundcomesaround" (1999) #
Jars of Clay - "If I Left the Zoo" (1999) #
Plumb - "Candycoatedwaterdrops" (1999) #
Luna Halo - "Shimmer" (2000) #
The Normals - "Coming to Life" (2000) #
Skypark - "Overbluecity" (2000) #
U2 - "All That You Can't Leave Behind" (2000) #
Better Than Ezra - "Closer" (2001) #
Semisonic - "All About Chemistry" (2001) #
The Strokes - "Is This It?" (2001) #
Pete Yorn - "Musicforthemorningafter" (2001) #
The Elms - "Truth, Soul, Rock and Roll" (2002) #
Lisa Loeb - "Cake and Pie" (2002) #
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Behind the Music" (2002) #
The Darkness - "Permission to Land" (2003) #
Jet - "Get Born" (2003) #
Robert Randolph and the Family Band - "Unclassified" (2003) #
Starsailor - "Silence Is Easy" (2003) #
The Killers - "Hot Fuss" (2004) #
William Shatner - "Has Been" (2004) #
Ben Folds - "Songs for Silverman" (2005) #
Building 429 - "The Space In Between Us" (2005) #
Jars of Clay - "Redemption Songs" (2005) #
Kaiser Chiefs - "Employment" (2005) #
Daniel Powter - "Daniel Powter" (2006) #

[KidHideous]

Holy God...no comment.

As far as the 1982 thing goes, first of all, it's the year of my birth, second of all, it's the year of the oldest album I have. Yes, several people around here probably won't be happy that I'm "missing out" on older material, but it's just not my thing.