Top albums from the last 50 years

1965: The Beatles- Rubber Soul

1966: The Beatles- Revolver

1967: The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground & Nico

1968: The Beatles- The Beatles

1969: The Beatles- Abbey Road (ik ik I'm a large Beatles fan)

1970: Simon & Garfunkel- Bridge Over Troubled Water

1971: Pink Floyd- Meddle

1972: Stevie Wonder- Talking Book

1973: The Who- Quadrophenia

1974: tfw you're so plebby you don't even have a good album from this year

1975: Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here

1976: Billy Joel- Turnstiles

1977: Pink Floyd- Animals

1978: Bruce Springsteen- Darkness On The Edge of Town

1979: Pink Floyd- The Wall

1980: Talking Heads- Remain in Light

1981: see: 1974

1982: The Clash- Combat Rock

1983: Talking Heads-Speaking in Tongues

1984: Bruce Springsteen- Born in the USA

1985: The Smiths- Meat is Murder

1986: Paul Simon- Graceland

1987: Rick Astley- Whenever You Need Somebody

1988: N.W.A- Straight Outta Compton

1989: The Stone Roses- The Stone Roses

1990: see 1981

1991: A Tribe Called Quest- The Low End Theory

1992: Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted

1993: Wu-Tang Clan-Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

1994: Weezer- Weezer

1995: Radiohead- The Bends

1996: Modest Mouse- This is a Long Drive For Someone With Nothing to Think About

1997: Modest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded West

1998: Neutral Milk Hotel- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

1999: American Football- American Football

2000: Modest Mouse- The Moon & Antarctica

2001: The Strokes- Is This It?

2002: Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2003: The Postal Service- Give Up

2004: Arcade Fire- Funeral

2005: Sufjan Stevens- Illinois

2006: Brand New- The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me

2007: Radiohead- In Rainbows

2008: Kanye West- 808s and Heartbreak

2009: Animal Collective- Merriweather Post Pavillion

2010: Kanye West- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

2011: Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues

2012: Kendrick Lamar- good kid, m.a.a.d city

2013: Vampire Weekend- Modern Vampires of the City

2014: The War on Drugs- Lost in the Dream

2015: Pitbull- Dale

I know it's not a great list, but I made it hastily and I'm not exactly a music expert.

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