John A's charts of the year 1987 - 2023

1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s

1987

1 LOLITA NATION - Game Theory
2 WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND STORIES - Husker Du
3 DOCUMENT - R.E.M
4 GEORGE BEST - The Wedding Present
5 ACTUALLY - Pet Shop Boys
6 PLEASED TO MEET ME - The Replacements
7 CROWDED HOUSE - Crowded House
8 CROOKED MILE - Microdisney
9 TANGO IN THE NIGHT - Fleetwood Mac
10 FOR THE COUNTRY - Dumptruck
11 LONE STAR STATE OF MIND - Nancy Griffith
12 SIGN O THE TIMES - Prince
13 RAINTOWN - Deacon Blue
14 DIESEL AND DUST - Midnight Oil
15 2X4 - Guadalcanal Diary
16 POPPED IN, SOULED OUT - Wet Wet Wet
17 COME ON PILGRIM - Pixies
18 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns N Roses
19 TALLULAH - Go-Betweens
20 ECSTACY EP - My Bloody Valentine

1988

1 ISN'T ANYTHING - My Bloody Valentine
2 LOVE JUNK - The Pursuit Of Happiness
3 SURFER ROSA - The Pixies
4 MISS AMERICA - Mary Margaret O'Hara
5 FROM LANGLEY PARK TO MEMPHIS - Prefab Sprout
6 TENDER PERVERT - Momus
7 GREEN - R.E.M
8 TWO STEPS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES - Game Theory
9 TEMPLE OF LOW MEN - Crowded House
10 INTROSPECTIVE - Pet Shop Boys
11 EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY - Let's Active
12 EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT NOW - Til Tuesday
13 LINCOLN - They Might Be Giants
14 PROVISION - Scritti Politti
15 LOVESEXY - Prince
16 THE INNOCENTS - Erasure
17 FISHERMAN'S BLUES - The Waterboys
18 LIFE'S TOO GOOD - Sugarcubes
19 BLUE BELL KNOLL - Cocteau Twins
20 VIVA HATE - Morrissey

1989

1 DOOLITTLE - The Pixies
2 DON'T TELL A SOUL - The Replacements
3 WORKBOOK - Bob Mould
4 COSMIC THING - The B-52's
5 KITE - Kirsty MacColl
6 PROTEST SONGS - Prefab Sprout
7 THREE FEET HIGH AND RISING - De La Soul
8 TECHNIQUE - New Order
9 DISINTEGRATION - The Cure
10 MARCH - Michael Penn
11 HATS - The Blue Nile
12 13 SONGS - Fugazi
13 MIND BOMB - The The
14 RAW LIKE SUSHI - Neneh Cherry
15 CLUB CLASSICS VOL 1 - Soul II Soul
16 WILD - Erasure
17 THE SEEDS OF LOVE - Tears For Fears
18 THE SENSUAL WORLD - Kate Bush
19 ULTRAPROPHETS OF THEE PSYKICK REVOLUTION - Christmas
20 LIKE A PRAYER - Madonna

1990

1 ALL SHOOK DOWN - The Replacements
2 BELLYBUTTON - Jellyfish
3 DEAR 23 - The Posies
4 JORDAN: THE COMEBACK - Prefab Sprout
5 FLOOD - They Might Be Giants
6 HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS - The Cocteau Twins
7 VIOLATOR - Depeche Mode
8 BLACK SHEETS OF RAIN - Bob Mould
9 GLIDER EP - My Bloody Valentine
10 BEHAVIOUR - Pet Shop Boys
11 ACROSS THE UNIVERSE - Trip Shakespeare
12 SUBMARINE BELLS - The Chills
13 POD - the Breeders
14 LA'S - The La's
15 PILLS 'N THRILLS 'N BELLYACHES - Happy Mondays
16 READING, WRITING & ARITHMETIC - The Sundays
17 BOSSANOVA - The Pixies
18 TWIN PEAKS OST - Angelo Badalamenti
19 A CATHOLIC EDUCATION - Teenage Fanclub
20 LISTEN WITHOUT PREJUDICE VOL 1 - George Michael

1991

1 LOVELESS - My Bloody Valentine
2 OUT OF TIME - R.E.M
3 BANDWAGONESQUE - Teenage Fanclub
4 WOODFACE - Crowded House
5 DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME - Billy Bragg
6 THE WHITE ROOM - KLF
7 TREMOLO EP - My Bloody Valentine
8 EVERCLEAR - American Music Club
9 LULU - Trip Shakespeare
10 BLUE LINES - Massive Attack
11 JUST FOR A DAY - Slowdive
12 DIAMONDS & PEARLS - Prince
13 LAUGHING STOCK - Talk Talk
14 IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS - Velvet Crush
15 TEN - Pearl Jam
16 ACHTUNG BABY - U2
17 DOCTOR HEAD'S WORLD TOWER - Flipper's Guitar
18 RUMOUR AND SIGH - Richard Thompson
19 FOXBASE ALPHA - St Etienne
20 TROMPE LE MONDE - Pixies

1992

1 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE - R.E.M
2 COPPER BLUE - Sugar
3 IT'S A SHAME ABOUT RAY - Lemonheads
4 SLANTED AND ENCHANTED - Pavement
5 LITTLE EARTHQUAKES - Tori Amos
6 A MAN CALLED 'E' - E
7 SOFT BOMB - The Chills
8 ANGEL DUST - Faith No More
9 US - Peter Gabriel
10 IN THE PRESENCE OF NOTHING - Lilys
11 HIT TO DEATH IN THE FUTURE HEAD - Flaming Lips
12 SYMBOL - Prince
13 99 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT - Suzanne Vega
14 INGENUE - kd lang
15 WISH - The Cure
16 SAFARI EP - The Breeders
17 I AM THE COSMOS - Chris Bell
18 SANTA BARBARA - High Llamas
19 BONE MACHINE - Tom Waits
20 HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL - The Jayhawks

1993

1 TOGETHER ALONE - Crowded House
2 SPILT MILK - Jellyfish
3 WHATEVER - Aimee Mann
4 EXILE IN GUYVILLE - Liz Phair
5 COME ON FEEL THE LEMONHEADS - The Lemonheads
6 PLANTS AND BIRDS AND ROCKS AND THINGS - Loud Family
7 FROSTING ON THE BEATER - The Posies
8 LAST SPLASH - The Breeders
9 KAMAKIRIAD - Donald Fagen
10 BEFORE AND AFTER - Tim Finn
11 THE DOWNWARD ROAD - The Pursuit of Happiness
12 THIRTEEN - Teenage Fanclub
13 14 SONGS - Paul Westerberg
14 BEASTER EP - Sugar
15 STAR - Belly
16 YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED - Maria McKee
17 MEZCAL HEAD - Swervedriver
18 SIAMESE DREAM - Smashing Pumpkins
19 ALTERED BEAST - Matthew Sweet
20 REPUBLIC - New Order

1994

1 CROOKED RAIN, CROOKED RAIN - Pavement
2 GRACE - Jeff Buckley
3 BEE THOUSAND - Guided By Voices
4 TEENAGE SYMPHONIES TO GOD - Velvet Crush
5 CARDINAL - Cardinal
6 ARRIVE ALL OVER YOU - Danielle Brisebois
7 TAPE OF ONLY LINDA - Loud Family
8 TRANSMISSIONS FROM THE SATELLITE HEART - Flaming Lips
9 WEEZER (BLUE ALBUM) - Weezer
10 GIDEON GAYE - High Llamas
11 MELLOW GOLD - Beck
12 GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET - Crash Test Dummies
13 MONSTER - R.E.M
14 BRUTAL YOUTH - Elvis Costello
15 UNDER THE PINK - Tori Amos
16 DEFINITELY MAYBE - Oasis
17 FILE UNDER EASY LISTENING - Sugar
18 SILVER - The Wrens
19 UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK - Nirvana
20 ICKY METTLE - Archers Of Loaf

1995

1 FINN BROTHERS - Finn Brothers
2 TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS - The Jayhawks
3 CLOUDS TASTE METALLIC - the Flaming Lips
4 I'M WITH STUPID - Aimee Mann
5 DEMOLOTION - Umajets
6 TILT - Scott Walker
7 MADE IN USA - Pizzicato 5
8 ALIEN LANES - Guided By Voices
9 CRACKED REAR VIEW - Hootie and the Blowfish
10 IT'S HEAVY IN HERE - Eric Matthews
11 100% FUN - Matthew Sweet
12 GRAND PRIX - Teenage Fanclub
13 WOWEE ZOWEE - Pavement
14 JILL SOBULE - Jill Sobule
15 SUDDENLY I COME TO MY SENSES - Ginger
16 BE A GIRL - The Wannadies
17 A NORTHERN SOUL - The Verve
18 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Alanis Morrissette
19 DISGRACEFUL - Dubstar
20 ORANGE CRATE ART - Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks

1996

1 BEN FOLDS FIVE - Ben Folds Five
2 TIGERMILK - Belle & Sebastian
3 NEW ADVENTURES IN HI-FI - R.E.M
4 LIFE IS SWEET - Maria McKee
5 EMPEROR TOMATO KETCHUP - Stereolab
6 GREAT DIVIDE - Semisonic
7 AMAZING DISGRACE - the Posies
8 HAWAII - the High Llamas
9 CAR BUTTON CLOTH - Lemonheads
10 INTERBABE CONCERN - Loud Family
11 A FEW SMALL REPAIRS - Shawn Colvin
12 SECAUCUS - The Wrens
13 ELECTRIC JUICES - Fuzzy
14 ENDTRODUCING - DJ Shadow
15 TIDAL - Fiona Apple
16 ODELAY - Beck
17 FUZZY LOGIC - Super Furry Animals
18 IMPERIAL DRAG - Imperial Drag
19 CRASH - Dave Matthews Band
20 PINKERTON - Weezer

1997

1 (MUSIC FOR THE UNREALISED FILM SCRIPT) DUSK AT CUBIST CASTLE - The Olivia Tremor Control
2 OK COMPUTER - Radiohead
3 LATENESS OF THE HOUR - Eric Matthews
4 IN IT FOR THE MONEY - Supergrass
5 SOUND OF LIES - The Jayhawks
6 ONE MISSISSIPPI - Brendan Benson
7 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - Fountains Of Wayne
8 ASSORTED CREAMS - Orange Humble band
9 SONGS FROM NORTHERN BRITAIN - Teenage Fanclub
10 68% PURE IMAGINATION - Baby Lemonade
11 BEAUTIFUL FREAK - Eels
12 EITHER/OR - Elliot Smith
13 VIRGIN WHITE LIES - Amateur Lovers
14 BEING THERE - Wilco
15 WHATEVER AND EVER, AMEN - Ben Folds Five
16 HAND IT OVER - Dinosaur Jr
17 PRESENTS AUTHOR UNKNOWN - Jason Falkner
18 BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS - Pavement
19 IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER - Belle and Sebastian
20 BLUE SKY ON MARS - Matthew Sweet

1998

1 XO - Elliot Smith
2 TRY WHISTLING THIS - Neil Finn
3 OVERCOME BY HAPPINESS - Pernice Brothers
4 CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD - Lucinda Williams
5 THE BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP - Belle & Sebastian
6 DESERTER'S SONGS - Mercury Rev
7 ELECTRO-SHOCK BLUES - Eels
8 IN THE AEROPLANE OVER THE SEA - Neutral Milk Hotel
9 LIFE ON PLANET EARTSNOP - Myracle Brah
10 1965 - Afghan Whigs
11 MOON SAFARI - Air
12 DAYS FOR DAYS - The Loud Family
13 HEAVY CHANGES - The Velvet Crush
14 THIRTY DAYS OUT - Montrose Avenue
15 MUTATIONS - Beck
16 (SKETCHES FOR) MY SWEETHEART THE DRUNK - Jeff Buckley
17 I AM BEN HUR - Chariot
18 UP - R.E.M
19 HILLSIDE - Arnold
20 LOLIPOP EP - Cartoon

1999

1 THE SOFT BULLETIN - Flaming Lips
2 MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN BRAINWASHED TOO - New Radicals
3 BLACK FOLIAGE - Olivia Tremor Control
4 SUMMERTEETH - Wilco
5 THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF REINHOLD MESSNER - Ben Folds Five
6 THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE - Foo Fighters
7 EMOTICONS - Ben and Jason
8 SUPERGRASS - Supergrass
9 WHITECHOCOLATESPACEEGG - Liz Phair
10 I AM SHELBY LYNNE - Shelby Lynne
11 UTOPIA PARKWAY - Fountains of Wayne
12 IN REVERSE - Matthew Sweet
13 TERROR TWILIGHT - Pavement
14 KON TIKI - Cotton Mather
15 JOYS AND CONCERNS - The Negro Problem
16 SUICAINE GRATIFICATION - Paul Westerberg
17 HOPE AND ADAMS - Wheat
18 SWOLLEN AND TENDER - Umajets
19 FANMAIL - TLC
20 MINOR CHORDS AND MAJOR THEMES - Gigolo Aunts

2000

1 KID A - Radiohead
2 BACHELOR #2 - Aimee Mann
3 NIXON - Lambchop
4 THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST - Badly Drawn Boy
5 MWNG - Super Furry Animals
6 THE GREAT EASTERN - Delgados
7 FIGURE 8 - Elliot Smith
8 ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE - Loud Family
9 UNITED - Phoenix
10 DAISIES OF THE GALAXY - Eels
11 MORE LIGHT - J Mascis + The Fog
12 THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP - Grandaddy
13 SELMASONGS - Bjork
14 LEVEZ VOS SKINNY FISTS... - Godspeed You Black Emperor!
15 IT WAS HOT WE STAYED IN THE WATER - The Microphones
16 GUEST HOST - Stew
17 WHITE PEPPER - Ween
18 THIRTEEN TALES FROM URBAN BOHEMIA - Dandy Warhols
19 TWO AGAINST NATURE - Steely Dan
20 AMERIPOP EP - The Rosenbergs

2001

1 THE GLOW PART 2 - The Microphones
2 ONE NIL - Neil Finn
3 STEPHEN MALKMUS - Stephen Malkmus
4 RINGS AROUND THE WORLD - Super Furry Animals
5 MEANINGLESS - Jon Brion
6 THE WORLD WON'T END - Pernice Brothers
7 INSIGNIFICANCE - Jim O'Rourke
8 ISOLATION DRILLS - Guided By Voices
9 SINCE I LEFT YOU - Avalanches
10 IS THIS IT? - The Strokes
11 DISCOVERY - Daft Punk
12 AMNESIAC - Radiohead
13 TIME (THE REVELATOR) - Gillian Welch
14 ROCK ACTION - Mogwai
15 ENDLESS SUMMER - Fennesz
16 SOULJACKER - Eels
17 GREEN ALBUM - Weezer
18 WE LOVE LIFE - Pulp
19 BAVARIAN FRUIT BREAD - Hope Sandoval and the Warm Intentions
20 NICE CHEEKBONES AND A PhD EP - The Posies

2002

1 KILL THE MOONLIGHT - Spoon
2 SEA CHANGE - Beck
3 OH, INVERTED WORLD - The Shins
4 STEREO/MONO - Paul Westerberg
5 YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS - Flaming Lips
6 UP THE BRACKET - The Libertines
7 LOST IN SPACE - Aimee Mann
8 YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT - Wilco
9 HAVE YOU FED THE FISH - Badly Drawn Boy
10 CONCUBINE RICE - Lone Pigeon
11 LOST IN REVELRY - The Mendoza Line
12 THE BEGINNING STAGES OF - The Polyphonic Spree
13 () - Sigur Ros
14 WORDS OF WISDOM AND HOPE - Teenage Fanclub and Jad Fair
15 GEOGADDI - Boards of Canada
16 JOY ZIPPER - Joy Zipper
17 TOUCHED - Ken Stringfellow
18 UNIVERSAL TRUTHS AND CYCLES - Guided By Voices
19 NIGHT ON MY SIDE - Gemma Hayes
20 IS A WOMAN - Lambchop

2003

1 THE MEADOWLANDS - The Wrens
2 CHUTES TOO NARROW - The Shins
3 YOU FORGOT IT IN PEOPLE - Broken Social Scene
4 SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW - Outkast
5 DEAD CITIES, RED SEAS & LOST GHOSTS - M83
6 ELECTRIC VERSION - New Pornographers
7 PHANTOM POWER - Super Furry Animals
8 PIG LIB - Steve Malkmus + Jicks
9 ROUNDS - Four Tet
10 HEARTS OF OAK - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
11 UP IN FLAMES - Manitoba
12 GREETINGS FROM MICHIGAN - Sufjan Stevens
13 EARTHQUAKE GLUE - Guided By Voices
14 CASTAWAYS & CUTOUTS - The Decemberists
15 GUITAR ROMANTIC - Exploding Hearts
16 AMERICAN WHIP - Joy Zipper
17 DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS - Belle and Sebastian
18 SLEEPY JACKSON EP - The Sleepy Jackson
19 YOUNG LIARS EP - TV On The Radio
20 MOUNT EERIE - The Microphones

2004

1 BLUEBERRY BOAT - Fiery Furnaces
2 SMILE - Brian Wilson
3 THUNDER LIGHTNING STRIKE - The Go! Team
4 A GHOST IS BORN - Wilco
5 FUNERAL - The Arcade Fire
6 A GIRL CALLED EDDY - A Girl Called Eddy
7 THE TAIN EP - The Decemberists
8 GET AWAY FROM ME - Nellie McKay
9 FROM A BASEMENT ON A HILL - Elliott Smith
10 UNIVERSAL AUDIO - Delgados
11 GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE BAD NEWS - Modest Mouse
12 BRIGHT LIKE NEON LOVE - Cut Copy
13 KIMI GA SUKI*RAIFU - Matthew Sweet
14 EVERYONE IS HERE - Finn Brothers
15 GREY WILL FADE - Charlotte Hatherley
16 LET'S BOTTLE BOHEMIA - The Thrills
17 VAN LEAR ROSE - Loretta Lynn
18 FADED SEASIDE GLAMOUR - Delays
19 SUNG TONGS - Animal Collective
20 FRANZ FERDINAND - Franz Ferdinand

2005

1 ILLINOISE - Sufjan Stevens
2 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Broken Social Scene
3 SEPARATION SUNDAY - The Hold Steady
4 NASHVILLE - Josh Rouse
5 SET YOURSELF ON FIRE - Stars
6 MORE ADVENTUROUS - Rilo Kiley
7 SONGS FOR SILVERMAN - Ben Folds
8 HEARTS AND UNICORNS - Giant Drag
9 THE FORGOTTEN ARM - Aimee Mann
10 GIMME FICTION - Spoon
11 CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
12 FEELS - Animal Collective
13 SERENA MANEESH - Serena Maneesh
14 ANNIEMAL - Annie
15 PICARESQUE - The Decemberists
16 BLINKING LIGHTS AND OTHER REVELATIONS - Eels
17 THE MILK OF HUMAN KINDNESS - Caribou
18 TAKK... - Sigur Ros
19 HAL - Hal
20 IN CASE WE DIE - Architecture In Helsinki

2006

1 YS - Joanna Newsom
2 ESPERS 2 - Espers
3 THE TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER - Midlake
4 BEATIFIC VISIONS - Brakes
5 WHITE BREAD, BLACK BEER - Scritti Politti
6 BLUES AND BOOGIE SHOES - Keene Brothers
7 OVER AND OVER - Erin Bode
8 BORN AGAIN IN THE USA - Loose Fur
9 THE CRANE WIFE - The Decemberists
10 MORPH THE CAT - Donald Fagen
11 RABBIT FUR COAT - Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins
12 THIS IS HAZELVILLE - Captain
13 A BLESSING AND A CURSE - Drive By Truckers
14 WHAT IF IT WORKS - The Loud Family & Anton Barbeau
15 THE LEMONHEADS - The Lemonheads
16 CITRUS - Asobi Seksu
17 HOWLING BELLS - Howling Bells
18 LET'S GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY - Camera Obscura
19 MODERN TIMES - Bob Dylan
20 NICE AND NICELY DONE - The Spinto Band


2007

1 WIDOW CITY - Fiery Furnaces
2 RISE ABOVE - Dirty Projectors
3 NIGHT FALLS OVER KORTEDALA - Jens Lekman
4 MIRRORED - Battles
5 GA GA GA GA GA - Spoon
6 SCRIBBLE MURAL COMIC JOURNAL - A Sunny Day In Glasgow
7 TONES OF TOWN - Field Music
8 FRIEND OPPORTUNITY - Deerhoof
9 SPIRIT IF - Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew
10 HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER? - Of Montreal
11 THE STAGE NAMES - Okkervil River
12 IN RAINBOWS - Radiohead
13 PERSON PITCH - Panda Bear
14 UNDER THE BLACKLIGHT - Rilo Kiley
15 IMAGINE OUR LOVE - Lavender Diamond
16 DYNAMICO - Mitch Easter
17 TIME ON EARTH - Crowded House
18 THE PIRATE GOSPEL - Alela Diane
19 NEW MAGNETIC WONDER - Apples In Stereo
20 LIKE THE LINEN - Thao Nguyen

2008

1 SKELETAL LAMPING - Of Montreal
2 MICROCASTLE/WEIRD ERA CONT'D - Deerhunter
3 49:00 - Paul Westerberg
4 SEA FROM SHORE - School Of Language / THE WEEK THAT WAS - The Week That Was
5 NOUNS - No Age
6 GET BETTER - Lemuria
7 GLORY HOPE MOUNTAIN - The Acorn
8 LADYHAWKE - Ladyhawke
9 FLEET FOXES - Fleet Foxes
10 ALPINISMS - School Of Seven Bells
11 VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Vampire Weekend
12 REAL EMOTIONAL TRASH - Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
13 WE BRAVE BEE STINGS AND ALL - Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
14 DISTORTION - The Magnetic Fields
15 LICENSED PREMISES LIFESTYLE - Talc
16 DISTRICT LINE - Bob Mould
17 WELCOME TO THE WELCOME WAGON - Welcome Wagon
18 THE LITTLE GARDEN - Erin Bode
19 RIP IT OFF - Times New Viking
20 DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC? - British Sea Power

2009

1 SIGNAL MORNING - Circulatory System
2 VECKATIMEST - Grizzly Bear
3 WOMEN - Women
4 FEVER RAY- Fever Ray
5 THE HAZARDS OF LOVE - Decemberists
6 ESPERS III - Espers
7 THE GOLDEN SPIKE - Sky Larkin
8 WIND'S POEM - Mount Eerie
9 REAL ESTATE - Real Estate
10 WILCO (THE ALBUM) - Wilco
11 SUPER SCIENCE FICTION - Seal Club Clubbing Club
12 POPULAR SONGS - Yo La Tengo
13 TOUCHDOWN - Brakes
14 I'M GOING AWAY - Fiery Furnaces
15 WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX - Phoenix
16 LOGOS - Atlas Sound / RAINWATER CASSETTE EXCHANGE EP - Deerhunter
17 LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD WITH MUSIC - Prefab Sprout
18 EM ARE I - Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard
19 ANCIENT LOVER - Tigercity
20 BLUE ROSES - Blue Roses

2010

1 PUBLIC STRAIN - Women
2 THE AGE OF ADZ / ALL DELIGHTED PEOPLE EP - Sufjan Stevens
3 BEFORE TODAY - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
4 HALCYON DIGEST - Deerhunter
5 HAVE ONE ON ME - Joanna Newsom
6 S-M 2: ABYSS IN B MINOR - Serena-Maneesh
7 THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
8 THE COURAGE OF OTHERS - Midlake
9 FIELD MUSIC 3 (MEASURE) - Field Music
10 SWIM - Caribou
11 SHADOWS - Teenage Fanclub
12 INNERSPEAKER - Tame Impala
13 AT ECHO LAKE - Woods
14 GRAPPLING HOOKS - North Atlantic Oscillation
15 COSMOGRAMMA - Flying Lotus
16 CLINGING TO A SCHEME - The Radio Dept.
17 DISCONNECT FROM DESIRE - School Of Seven Bells
18 EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN - No Age
19 NERVE UP - Lonelady
20 MARE - Julian Lynch


2011

1 THE ENGLISH RIVIERA - Metronomy
2 DAYS - Real Estate
3 FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST - Girls
4 CHATEAU REVENGE! - The Silver Seas
5 STARTING FROM NOWHERE - Heidecker & Wood
6 FIFTY WORDS FOR SNOW - Kate Bush
7 TRUE LOVES - Hooray For Earth
8 ZONOSCOPE - Cut Copy
9 PARALLAX - Atlas Sound
10 HOTEL SHAMPOO - Gruff Rhys
11 LAST SUMMER - Eleanor Friedberger
12 DIAPER ISLAND - Chad VanGaalen
13 TRAGEDY - Julia Holter
14 GLOSS DROP - Battles
15 UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
16 UNDERNEATH THE PINES - Toro Y Moi
17 MIRROR TRAFFIC - Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
18 WELCOME TO CONDALE - Summer Camp
19 VERONICA FALLS - Veronica Falls
20 THE KING IS DEAD - Decemberists

2012

1 PLUMB - Field Music
2 SWING LO MAGELLAN - Dirty Projectors
3 SUNKEN CONDOS - Donald Fagen
4 MAC DEMARCO 2 - Mac Demarco
5 OPEN YOUR HEART - The Men
6 IN OUR HEADS - Hot Chip
7 MATURE THEMES - Ariel Pink's Haunted Haunted Graffiti
8 SILVER AGE - Bob Mould
9 CHOREOGRAPHY - Weird Dreams
10 YOUNG MAN IN AMERICA - Ana�s Mitchell
11 ATTACK ON MEMORY - Cloud Nothings
12 CHARMER - Aimee Mann
13 OSHIN - DIIV
14 CRYK - Cate Le Bon
15 EKSTASIS - Julia Holter
16 TRAMP - Sharon Van Etten
17 SHIELDS - Grizzly Bear
18 SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE - Lotus Plaza
19 CLEAR MOON / OCEAN ROAR - Mount Eerie
20 MID AIR - Paul Buchanan

2013

1 FREE YOUR MIND - Cut Copy
2 FANFARE - Jonathan Wilson
3 CRIMSON/RED - Prefab Sprout
4 LOUD CITY SONG - Julia Holter
5 OUT OF TOUCH IN THE WILD - Dutch Uncles
6 AN OBJECT - No Age
7 THE STAND-INS - Caitlin Rose
8 M B V - My Bloody Valentine
9 URBAN HEAT ISLAND - Night Works
10 WAKIN' ON A PRETTY DAZE - Kurt Vile
11 CORSICANA LEMONADE - White Denim
12 DROMES - Younghusband
13 LIGHT UP GOLD - Parquet Courts
14 MOTTO - Sky Larkin
15 II - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
16 THE NEXT DAY - David Bowie
17 DIVISION STREET - Harper Simon
18 SONGS CYCLED - Van Dyke Parks
19 JOHN WIZARDS - John Wizards
20 THE A&R EP - Annie

2014

1 DISCIPLINE - Trust Punks
2 METAMODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY MUSIC - Sturgill Simpson
3 IT'S ALBUM TIME - Todd Terje
4 TOMORROW'S HITS - The Men
5 SELECTADISC - Ronika
6 MORNING PHASE - Beck
7 NIAGARA - John Southworth
8 LOVE LETTERS - Metronomy
9 OLD FEARS - School Of Language
10 THE VOYAGER - Jenny Lewis
11 LOVE WITHOUT FEAR - Dan Wilson
12 LATENESS OF DANCERS - Hiss Golden Messenger
13 TOTAL STRIFE FOREVER - East India Youth
14 FORTUNA - Popstrangers
15 AVONMORE - Bryan Ferry
16 VOICES IN A RENTED ROOM - New Bums
17 GRASSED INN - Blank Realm
18 INTENSITY GHOST - Chris Forsythe & The Solar Motel Band
19 RIPS - Ex Hex
20 SOUSED - Scott Walker & Sun O))))

2015

1 PREDATORY HEADLIGHTS - Tenement
2 SIMPLE SONGS - Jim O'Rourke
3 MELBOURNE, FLORIDA - Dick Diver
4 SAUNA - Mount Eerie
5 FOREMOST AND FAIR - Home Blitz
6 CARRIE AND LOWELL - Sufjan Stevens
7 MULTI-LOVE - Unknown Mortal Orchestra
8 DIVERS - Joanna Newsom
9 SILVER BULLETS - The Chills
10 HAVE YOU IN MY WILDERNESS - Julia Holter
11 SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK AND SOMETIMES I JUST SIT - Courtney Barnett
12 SOUTHLAND MISSION - Phil Cook
13 GREEN LANES - Ultimate Painting
14 METALMANIA - Salad Boys
15 FADING FRONTIER - Deerhunter
16 MORE FAITHFUL - No Joy
17 APOCALYPSE GIRL - Jenny Hval
18 EPIC - Kamasi Washington
19 EMOTION - Carly Rae Jepsen
20 SLURRUP - Liam Hayes

2016

1 EMILY'S D+EVOLUTION - Esperanza Spalding
2 GOLDEN SINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SUNG - Ryley Walker
3 WILDFLOWER - The Avalanches
4 BLACKSTAR - David Bowie
5 IN THE MAGIC HOUR - Aoife O'Donovan
6 WE ARE KING - King
7 HEART LIKE A LEVEE - Hiss Golden Messenger
8 DELUXE - Omni
9 COMMONTIME - Field Music
10 DOUBLE BIND - Trust Punks
11 WILD STAB - The I Don't Cares
12 HERE - Teenage Fanclub
13 VARMINTS - Anna Meredith
14 TENEMENT (THE SELF TITLED ALBUM) - Tenement
15 HERON OBLIVION - Heron Oblivion
16 CRAB DAY - Cate Le Bon
17 MODERN COUNTRY - William Tyler
18 THE RARITY OF EXPERIENCE - Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel band
19 PATCH THE SKY - Bob Mould
20 INTRODUCING KARL BLAU - Karl Blau


2017

1 TO THE BONE - Steven Wilson
2 UNIVERSAL HIGH - Childhood
3 SUPERCALIFRAGILE - Game Theory
4 MULTI-TASK - Omni
5 TOMORROW FOREVER - Matthew Sweet
6 MENTAL ILLNESS - Aimee Mann
7 PUZZLER - Hilma Nikolaisen
8 SILVERLAKE - Pugwash
9 DRUNK - Thundercat
10 BIG BALLOON - Dutch Uncles
11 MAKE IT BE - R. Stevie Moore & Jason Falkner
12 HANG - Foxygen
13 PART 2 - Brix & The Extricated
14 IN MIND - Real Estate
15 HAIKU TO ZERO - Cut Copy 16 LIFE WILL SEE YOU NOW - Jens Lekman
17 ADIOS SEÑOR PUSSY CAT - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band
18 DEDICATED TO BOBBY JAMESON - Ariel Pink
19 FUNK WAV BOUNCES VOL 1 - Calvin Harris
20 EARL GRAY - Girl Ray


2018

1 GO TO SCHOOL - The Lemon Twigs
2 LE KOV - Gwenno
3 NO DOGS ALLOWED - Sidney Gish
4 ALMOST RUINED EVERYTHING - Notches
5 YES I JAN - Bas Jan
6 DUSK - Dusk
7 SNARES LIKE A HAIRCUT - No Age
8 LIGHTSLEEPER - Neil & Liam Finn
9 BE THE COWBOY - Mitski
10 SILVER DOLLAR MOMENT - The Orielles
11 TOMORROW'S DAUGHTER - Matthew Sweet
12 DEAFMAN GLANCE/THE LILLYWHITE SESSIONS - Ryley Walker
13 POST- - Jeff Rosenstock
14 SEE YOU AROUND - I'm With Her
15 BOTTLE IT IN - Kurt Vile
16 TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL - Courtney Barnett
17 OLD GHOST - Renata Zeiguer
18 GHOST FORESTS - Meg Baird & Mary Lattimore
19 HIPPO LITE - Drinks
20 MJUSIC - Hilma Nikolaisen


2019

1 DESIGNER - Aldous Harding
2 REWARD - Cate Le Bon
3 HOUSE OF SUGAR - (Sandy) Alex G
4 TITANIC RISING - Weyes Blood
5 ONLY THE BLUES - Dylan Moon
6 NETWORKER - Omni
7 ANAK KO - Jay Som
8 45 - SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE
9 QUIET SIGNS - Jessica Pratt
10 WHY HASN'T EVERYTHING ALREADY DISAPPEARED - Deerhunter
11 EVERYBODY SPLIT - Possible Humans
12 TIP OF THE SPHERE - Cass McCombs
13 DOLPHINE - Mega Bog
14 THE VISITOR - Van Dale
15 TOWN CENTRE EP - Squid
16 ON THE LINE - Jenny Lewis
17 CAPTAIN SAD - Wisely Brothers
18 SIGNIFICANT CHANGES - Jayda G
19 A BATHFULL OF ECSTACY - Hot Chip
20 PUNK - CHAI

2020

1 HOUSES OF THE HOLY - Psychic Temple
2 FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS - Fiona Apple
3 THE NEON SKYLINE - Andy Shauf
4 PLEASURE, JOY AND HAPPINESS - Eddie Chacon
5 SONGS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC - Lemon Twigs
6 MICROPHONES IN 2020 - The Microphones
7 DELETED SCENES - Once And Future Band
8 SIDEWAYS TO NEW ITALY - Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
9 ANNUAL - Modern Nature
10 THE DIRT AND THE STARS - Mary Chapin Carpenter
11 SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF - BC Camplight
12 SAWAYAMA - Rina Sawayama
13 FEAR OF DEATH - Tim Heidecker
14 INLET - Hum
15 YOUR HERO IS NOT DEAD - Westerman
16 NEW KINDA LOVE - Notches
17 SUITE FOR MAX BROWN - Jeff Parker
18 BEEN AROUND - A Girl Called Eddy
19 TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES - Stephen Malkmus
20 THE MAIN THING - Real Estate

2021

1 SOBERISH - Liz Phair
2 WILDS - Andy Shauf
3 COURSE IN FABLE - Ryley Walker
4 I KNOW I'M FUNNY HAHA - Faye Webster
5 FIR WAVE - Hannah Peel
6 LAST TIME I SAW GRACE - New Bums
7 PETER STAMPFEL'S 20TH CENTURY - Peter Stampfel
8 UNCOMMON WEATHER - The Reds, Pinks & Purples
9 THE CROWDED MIND - Dazy
10 WINK - Chai
11 THE FUTURE BITES - Steven Wilson
12 ALWAYS SOMETHING - UV-TV
13 LILY WE NEED TO TALK NOW - Lily Konigsberg
14 FLAT WHITE MOON - Field Music
15 WISH YOU WERE HERE TOUR REVISITED - 2nd Grade
16 DREAMERS ARE WAITING - Crowded House
17 DEBONAIR - Horsey
18 VERTIGO DAYS - The Notwist
19 CAPE COD COTTAGE - Brendan Eder Ensemble
20 AN OVERVIEW ON PHENOMENAL NATURE - Cassandra Jenkins

2022

1 BLUE REV – Alvvays
2 GUV III/IV – Young Guv
3 FOREST FLOOR – Fergus McCreadie
4 LUCIFER ON THE SOFA – Spoon
5 A LIGHT FOR ATTRACTING ATTENTION – The Smile
6 I LOVE YOU JENNIFER B – Jockstrap
7 HIGH SCHOOL – Tim Heidecker
8 ONE STOP SHOP – Twen
9 THE UNFOLDING – Hannah Peel & Paraorchestra
10 ALTAR – Jo Schornikow
11 OPTION EXPLORE – Dylan Moon
12 GIANT PALM – Naima Bock
13 POMPEII – Cate Le Bon
14 ISLAND OF NOISE – Modern Nature
15 STILL LIFE – Carson McHone
16 BLOODSPORT & PORN – Augie March
17 ENDLESS ROOMS – Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
18 DO YOU BONGO? – Joey Joesph
19 RESET – Panda Bear & Sonic Boom
20 OUT OF BODY – Dazy

2023

1 ALBION - Harp
2 DEAD MEAT - The Tubs
3 HOLY RED WAGON - Bruiser and Bicycle
4 FURLING - Meg Baird
5 THE LAST ROTATION OF EARTH - BC Camplight
6 WESTERN CUM - Cory Hanson
7 WALK AROUND THE MOON - Dave Matthews Band
8 ROMANTIC PIANO - Gia Margaret
9 A LITTLE TOUCH OF SCHLEICHER IN THE NIGHT - Katie Schleicher
10 3D COUNTRY - Geese
11 NORM - Andy Shauf
12 POINT CLEAR - Candidate
13 TROPER SINGS BRION - Mo Troper
14 DREAM IN DREAM - Cornelius
15 TRIPLE FANTASY/TAKING IT EASY - Joey Joesph
16 THE WINDOW - Ratboys
17 A LITTLE BIT OF SUN - Semisonic
18 HOT FRUIT - Adeline Hotel
19 WOW - Kave NV
20 SUNDOWN - Eddie Chacon

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