John A's charts of the year 1987 - 2008
1980s | 1990s | 2000s
1987
1 WAREHOUSE: SONGS AND STORIES - Husker Du
2 LOLITA NATION - Game Theory
3 DOCUMENT - R.E.M
4 GEORGE BEST - The Wedding Present
5 ACTUALLY - Pet Shop Boys
6 PLEASED TO MEET ME - The Replacements
7 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - Guns N Roses
8 CROWDED HOUSE - Crowded House
9 ECSTACY EP - My Bloody Valentine
10 FOR THE COUNTRY - Dumptruck
11 THE INNOCENTS - Erasure
12 INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE ACCORDING TO - Terence Trent D'Arby
1988
1 ISN'T ANYTHING - My Bloody Valentine
2 LOVE JUNK - The Pursuit Of Happiness
3 MISS AMERICA - Mary Margaret O'Hara
4 FROM LANGLEY PARK TO MEMPHIS - Prefab Sprout
5 GREEN - R.E.M
6 TWO STEPS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES - Game Theory
7 TEMPLE OF LOW MEN - Crowded House
8 INTROSPECTIVE - Pet Shop Boys
9 EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY - Let's Active
10 BLUE BELL KNOLL - Cocteau Twins
11 LOVESEXY - Prince
12 DAYDREAM NATION - Sonic Youth
13 SURFER ROSA - The Pixies
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 THREE FEET HIGH AND RISING - De La Soul
7 TECHNIQUE - New Order
8 DISINTEGRATION - The Cure
9 THE RAW AND THE COOKED - Fine Young Cannibals
10 ULTRAPROPHETS OF THEE PSYKICK REVOLUTION - Christmas
11 13 SONGS - Fugazi
12 LIKE A PRAYER - Madonna
13 RAW LIKE SUSHI - Neneh Cherry
14 CLUB CLASSICS VOL 1 - Soul II Soul
15 WILD - Erasure
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 VIOLATOR - Depeche Mode
7 A CATHOLIC EDUCATION - Teenage Fanclub
8 GLIDER EP - My Bloody Valentine
9 PILLS 'N THRILLS 'N BELLYACHES - Happy Mondays
10 LA'S - The La's
11 SUBMARINE BELLS - The Chills
1991
1 LOVELESS - My Bloody Valentine
2 OUT OF TIME - R.E.M
3 BANDWAGONESQUE - Teenage Fanclub
4 WOODFACE - Crowded House
5 THE WHITE ROOM - KLF
6 TEN - Pearl Jam
7 NEVERMIND - Nirvana
8 BLUE LINES - Massive Attack
9 ACHTUNG BABY - U2
10 LULU - Trip Shakespeare
11 NEVER LOVED ELVIS - The Wonderstuff
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
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 YOU GOTTA SIN TO GET SAVED - Maria McKee
16 SIAMESE DREAM - Smashing Pumpkins
17 MEZCAL HEAD - Swervedriver
18 ALTERED BEAST - Matthew Sweet
19 14 SONGS - Paul Westerberg
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 MELLOW GOLD - Beck
11 GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET - Crash Test Dummies
12 DEFINITELY MAYBE - Oasis
13 MONSTER - R.E.M
14. BRUTAL YOUTH - Elvis Costello
15. UNDER THE PINK - Tori Amos
16. UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK - Nirvana
17. FILE UNDER EASY LISTERNING - Sugar
1995
1 FINN - Finn
2 TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS - The Jayhawks
3 CLOUDS TASTE METALLIC - the Flaming Lips
4 DEMOLOTION - Umajets
5 ALIEN LANES - Guided By Voices
6 WOWEE ZOWEE - Pavement
7 I'M WITH STUPID - Aimee Mann
8 CRACKED REAR VIEW - Hootie and the Blowfish
9 MADE IN USA - Pizzicato 5
10 A NORTHERN SOUL - The Verve
11 100% FUN - Matthew Sweet
12 GRAND PRIX - Teenage Fanclub
13 IT'S HEAVY IN HERE - Eric Matthews
14 JILL SOBULE - Jill Sobule
15 SUDDENLY I COME TO MY SENSES - Ginger
16 DISGRACEFUL - Dubstar
17 BE A GIRL - The Wannadies
18 JAGGED LITTLE PILL - Alanis Morrissette
19 I SHOULD COCO - Supergrass
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 ELECTRIC JUICES - Fuzzy
13 IMPERIAL DRAG - Imperial Drag
14 CRASH - Dave Matthews Band
15 TIDAL - Fiona Apple
16 ODELAY - Beck
17 ENDTRODUCING - DJ Shadow
18 FUZZY LOGIC - Super Furry Animals
19 COME FIND YOURSELF - Fun Lovin' Criminals
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 STRANGER's ALMANAC - Whiskeytown
2 TRY WHISTLING THIS - Neil Finn
3 XO - Elliot Smith
4 OVERCOME BY HAPPINESS - Pernice Brothers
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 SUPERGRASS - Supergrass
4 THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE - Foo Fighters
5 EMOTICONS - Ben and Jason
6 THE UNAUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY OF REINHOLD MESSNER - Ben Folds Five
7 BLACK FOLIAGE - Olivia Tremor Control
8 SUMMERTEETH - Wilco
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
1 KID A - Radiohead
2 BACHELOR #2 - Aimee Mann
3 THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEAST - Badly Drawn Boy
4 NIXON - Lambchop
5 HEARTBREAKER - Ryan Adams
6 THE GREAT EASTERN - Delgados
7 FIGURE 8 - Elliot Smith
8 ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE - Loud Family
9 KISS IT GOODBYE - Chris Mills
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 MAGNOLIA OST - Aimee Mann
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 MEANINGLESS - Jon Brion
2 WE LOVE LIFE - Pulp
3 RINGS AROUND THE WORLD - Super Furry Animals
4 IS THIS IT? - The Strokes
5 ROCK ACTION - Mogwai
6 THE WORLD WON'T END - Pernice Brothers
7 PNEUMONIA - Whiskeytown
8 STEPHEN MALKMUS - Stephen Malkmus
9 GREEN ALBUM - Weezer
10 SINCE I LEFT YOU - Avalanches
11 ISOLATION DRILLS - Guided By Voices
12 SOULJACKER - Eels
13 WORK TO A CALM EP / 4.35AM EP - Gemma Hayes
14 ONE NIL - Neil Finn
15 GOLD - Ryan Adams
16 AMNESIAC - Radiohead
17 WHITE BLOOD CELLS - White Stripes
18 MY WORLD VIEW - Alison Faith Levy
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 THE LONG GOODBYE - The Essex Green
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 THE CONCRETES - The Concretes
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 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE - Broken Social Scene
2 ILLINOISE - Sufjan Stevens
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 THE BEATIFIC VISIONS - Brakes
3 THE TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANTHER - Midlake
4 THE GULAG ORKESTAR - Beirut
5 THIS IS HAZELVILLE - Captain
6 NICE AND NICELY DONE - The Spinto Band
7 BLUES AND BOOGIE SHOES - Keene Brothers
8 DEMON/FREEJAZZ EP - Envelopes
9 THE CRANE WIFE - The Decemberists
10 ESPERS 2 - Espers
11 HOWLING BELLS - Howling Bells
12 WHITE BREAD, BLACK BEER - Scritti Politti
13 A BLESSING AND A CURSE - Drive By Truckers
14 MODERN TIMES - Bob Dylan
15 THE LEMONHEADS - The Lemonheads
16 CITRUS - Asobi Seksu
17 STARRING SOMEONE LIKE YOU - The Tiny
18 LET'S GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY - Camera Obscura
19 THE BEAUTIFUL LIE - Ed Harcourt
20 OVER AND OVER - Erin Bode
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 EASY TIGER - Ryan Adams
7 TONES OF TOWN - Field Music
8 FRIEND OPPORTUNITY - Deerhoof
9 SPIRIT IF - Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew
10 THE STAGE NAMES - Okkervil River
11 STICKING FINGERS INTO SOCKETS EP - Los Campesinos!
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 SCRIBBLE MURAL COMIC JOURNAL - A Sunny Day In Glasgow
18 THE PIRATE GOSPEL - Alela Diane
19 WIZARD OF AHHHS EP - Black Kids
20 LIKE THE LINEN - Thao Nguyen
2008
1 SKELETAL LAMPING - Of Montreal
2 49:00 - Paul Westerberg
3 SEA FROM SHORE - School Of Language
4 FOR EMMA, FOREVER AGO - Bon Iver
5 NOUNS - No Age
6 GLORY HOPE MOUNTAIN - The Acorn
7 LADYHAWKE - Ladyhawke
8 HOLD ON NOW YOUNGSTER - Los Campesinos!
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 WAGON - Welcome To The Welcome Wagon
18 THE LITTLE GARDEN - Erin Bode
19 RIP IT OFF - Times New Viking
20 DO YOU LIKE ROCK MUSIC? - British Sea Power
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