Album of The Year - Endgame

Back in 2006 I wrote for an indie music blog (was there any other kind?), so I made a list like this, but the blog is gone, and my memory of what I picked is gone too... so here's one with a whole lot of hindsight baked in:


1. TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain
2. J Dilla - Donuts
3. Clark - Body Riddle
4. The Roots - Game Theory
5. Band of Horses - Everything All The Time
6. Hot Chip - The Warning
7. Thom Yorke - The Eraser
8. Sparklehorse - Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain
9. The Blow - Paper Television
10. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife


Honorable Mentions:
Beirut - The Gulag Orkestar
Burial - Burial
Cut Chemist - The Audience's Listening
Girl Talk - Night Ripper
Grizzly Bear - Yellow House
Isis - In the Absence of Truth
Little People - Mickey Mouse Operation
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - The Dust of Retreat
Mastodon - Blood Mountain
Phoenix - It's Never Been Like That
The Rapture - Pieces of the People We Love
Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
Tycho - Past is Prologue
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass
 
1. Joanna Newsom - Ys
2. mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
3. Murder by Death - In Bocca al Lupo
4. Mastodon - Blood Mountain
5. Cat Power - The Greatest
6. Sufjan Stevens - The Avalanche
7. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
8. Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
9. Silversun Pickups - Carnavas
10. M. Ward - Post-War

Honourable mentions:
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
Bonnie Prince Billy - The Letting Go
Tenacious D - The Pick of Destiny
 
THE N+G TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2006

  1. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
  2. J Dilla - Donuts
  3. TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
  4. Joanna Newsom - Ys
  5. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That Is What I’m Not
  6. Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury
  7. The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
  8. The Roots - Game Theory (tie 8)
  9. Cat Power – The Greatest (tie 8)
  10. The Decemberists – Crane Wife (tie 10)
  11. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds (tie 10)
  12. Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
  13. Tim Hecker - Harmony in Ultraviolet
  14. Thom Yorke- The Eraser
  15. The Knife - Silent Shout
  16. The Format - Dog Problems (tie 16)
  17. My Chemical Romance-The Black Parade(tie 16)
  18. Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor(tie 16)
  19. Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way
  20. Mastodon ‎– Blood Mountain
 
good year for flying nun

1 Big Black- songs about fucking
2 The Bats - Daddy's Highway
3 Dinosaur Jr - You're living all over me
4 Skeptics III
5 The Chills - Brave Words
6 The Young Gods - The Young Gods
7 The Verlaines - Bird Dog
8 Buckwheat Zydeco - On A Night Like This
9 Faith No More - Introduce Yourself
10 fIREHOSE - If'n
11 Saints - All Fools Day
12 Sonic Youth - Sister
13 Cows - Taint Pluribus Taint Unum
14 This Kind of Punishment - In the same room
 
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Might be the weakest year of the 80s imo. Still some solid records!

1987:
1. Def Leppard - Hysteria
2. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
3. Michael Jackson - Bad
4. Whitesnake - Whitesnake
5. R.E.M. - Document
6. U2 - The Joshua Tree
7. Exodus - Pleasures of the Flesh
8. REO Speedwagon - Life As We Know It
9. Sonic Youth - Sister
10. Starship - No Protection
 
1987-

1. The Cure-Kiss Me x3
2. Dinosaur Jr-Youre Living All Over Me
3. The Jesus & Mary Chain-Darklands
4. Guns N Roses-Appetite For Destruction
5. Boogie Down Productions-Criminal Minded
6. Midnight Oil-Diesel & Dust
7. Eric B & Rakim-Paid In Full
8. Helloween-Keeper of the Seven Keys pt 1
9. Pink Floyd-A Momentary Lapse Of reason
10. George Harrison-Cloud Nine
 
  1. Dinosaur Jr - You’re Living All Over Me
  2. R.E.M - Document
  3. U2 - The Joshua Tree
  4. INXS - Kick
  5. The 77s - S/T
  6. Big Black - Songs About Fucking
  7. Guns N Roses-Appetite For Destruction
  8. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
  9. The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  10. Def Leppard - Hysteria

    E.P. of the Year:The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited
 
Number 1 is my favourite smiths albums and one of my top 10 of all time. Otherwise not a bad year.

1. The Smiths - “Strangeways, Here We Come”
2. Fleetwood Mac - Tango In The Night
3. Prince - Sign ‘O’ The Times
4. R.E.M. - Document
5. Sinead O’Connor - The Lion and the Cobra
6. Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
7. U2 - The Joshua Tree
8. The Wedding Present - George Best
9. George Michael - Faith
10. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Actually this is more than a good year, it’s a great year.
 
Lots of good records but for me it's not a great year with nearly everybody having released something better in other years.

1. REM - Document
2. Ali Farka Toure
3. African Brothers Band - Oman Bo Adwo
4. U2 - Joshua Tree
5. Abdel Aziz El Mubarak - Tahrimni Minnak
6. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
7. Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
8. Michael Jackson - Bad
9. Prince - Sign O The Times
10. Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
 
1987

  1. The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me
  2. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
  3. New Order - Substance
  4. The Smiths - Louder Than Bombs
  5. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
  6. The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
  7. Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
  8. Sonic Youth - Sister
  9. Swans - Children of God
  10. Big Black - Songs About Fucking
 
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1. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
2. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
3. The Wedding Present - George Best
4. Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years
5. Midnight Oil - Diesel and Dust
6. REM - Document
7. 10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe
8. American Music Club - Engine
9. U2 - The Joshua Tree
10. Husker Du - Warehouse:Songs and Stories
 
  1. Erik B & Rakim - Paid in Full
  2. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
  3. Michael Jackson - Bad
  4. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands
  5. Boogie Down Productions - Criminal Minded
  6. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
  7. Swans - Children of God
  8. Big Black - Songs About Fucking
  9. Gustav Holst - The Planets
  10. Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night
 
spreddy updated!

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The N+G Album of the Year...

Top 100 Artists of the last 60 years Order,Artist,Votes,Nationality 100,Black Sabbath,36,English 99,Oasis,36,English 98,Spoon,36,American 97,Sam Cooke,37,American 96,Stan Getz,37,American 95,Joy Division,37,English 94,Janet Jackson,37,American 93,My Bloody Valentine,38,Irish 92,The Replacements,...
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87 was a pretty strong year, i think?

The OrderArtistAlbum
1​
R.E.M.Document
2​
U2The Joshua Tree
3​
PrinceSign O' The Times
4​
Midnight OilDiesel and Dust
5​
The CureKiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
6​
Guns N' RosesAppetite for Destruction
7​
INXSKick
8​
Sonic YouthSister
9​
Eric B. & RakimPaid in Full
10​
Michael JacksonBad
11​
Hunters & CollectorsWhat's A Few Men
12​
The Go-BetweensTallulah
13​
Dinosaur Jr.You're Living All Over Me
14​
The ReplacementsPleased to Meet Me
15​
The SmithsStrangeways, Here We Come
16​
Bruce SpringsteenTunnel of Love
17​
DivinylsDivinyls
18​
Paul KellyUnder the Sun
19​
The TriffidsCalenture
20​
Hoodoo GurusBlow Your Cool!

eight oztrayan albums in my top 20
 
My Favourite Albums from 1987:
  1. U2 – Joshua Tree
  2. Guns & Roses – Appetite for Destruction
  3. Lyle Lovett – Pontiac
  4. R.E.M. – Document
  5. INXS – Kick
  6. Prince – Sign ‘O’ The Times
  7. Eric B. and Rakim – Paid in Full
  8. Whitney Houston – Whitney
  9. Ali Farkah Toure - Ali Farkah Toure
  10. Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, and Cong Su – The Last Emperor OST
Honourable Mentions:
Grateful Dead – In the Dark
Tom Waits – Frank’s Wild Years
Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love
George Harrison – Cloud Nine
The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come
Sonic Youth – Sister
Def Leppard – Hysteria
George Michael – Faith
Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded
Pat Metheny – Still Life (Talking)
Ian Tyson – Cowboyography
The Replacements – Pleased to Meet Me

Dishonourable Mentions:
Michael Jackson – Bad
 
1. U2 - The Joshua Tree
2. R.E.M. - Document
3. INXS - Kick
4. George Michael - Faith
5. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come
6. Sting - ...Nothing Like the Sun
7. Miracle Legion - Surprise Surprise Surprise
8. Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription
9. Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me
10. Prince - Sign o' the Times

HM:
Pixies - Come On Pilgrim [EP]

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