1955 - In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra
1956 - Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley
1957 - Here’s Little Richard, Little Richard
1958 - Buddy Holly, Buddy Holly
1959 - Kind of Blue, Miles Davis; Chuck Berry is on Top, Chuck Berry
1960 - At Last, Etta James
1961 - King of the Delta Blues Singers, Robert Johnson
1962 - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Ray Charles
1963 - Live at the Apollo, James Brown
1964 - I Walk the Line, Johnny Cash
1965 - Highway 61 Revisted, Bob Dylan
1966 - Pet Sounds, Beach Boys
1967 - Are You Experienced, Jimi Hendrix; Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heartsclub Band, the Beatles
1968 - Astral Weeks, Van Morrison; Lady Soul Aretha Franklin; Music From Big Pink, The Band
1969 - Let it Bleed, The Rolling Stones
1970 - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel; Loaded, The Velvet Underground
1971 - Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin; Who’s Next, The Who; Tapestry, Carol King
1972 - Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie; Talking Book, Stevie Wonder
1973 - Darkside of the Moon Pink Floyd
1974 - Court and Spark, Joni Mitchell
1975 - Born to Run, Bruce Springsteen
1976 - Hotel California, the Eagles
1977 - Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
1978 - This Year’s Model, Elvis Costello
1979 - London Calling, The Clash
1980 - Back in Black, ACDC
1981 - Greatest Hits, Queen
1982 - Thriller, Michael Jackson
1983 - Sycronicity, The Police
1984 - Purple Rain, Prince; Legend, Bob Marley
1985 - Meat is Murder, The Smiths
1986 - Raising Hell, Run DMC; Licence to Ill, The Beastie Boys
1987 - The Joshua Tree, U2
1988 - Daydream Nation, Sonic Youth
1989 - Full Moon Fever, Tom Petty
1990 - The Immaculate Collection, Madonna
1991 - Nevermind, Nirvana; Ten, Pearl Jam; Metallica, Metallica
1992 - Automatic for the People, REM
1993 - August and Everything After, The Counting Crows
1994 - Grace, Jeff Buckley
1995 - Morning Glory, Oasis; Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt
1996 - Odelay, Beck
1997 - OK Computer, Radiohead; The Colour and the Shape, The Foo Fighters
1998 - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
1999 - Californication, the Red Hot Chili Peppers
2000 - Parachutes, Coldplay
2001 - Is This It, the Strokes; Gold, Ryan Adams
2002 - Yankee Foxtrot Hotel, Wilco; Busted Stuff, Dave Matthews Band
2003 - Elephant, the White Stripes
2004 - American Idiot, Green Day; Hot Fuss, the Killers
2005 - Illinois, Sufjan Stevens
2006 - Continuum, John Mayer
2007 - Oracular Spectacular, MGMT
2008 - Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
2009 - I and Love and You, The Avett Brothers
2010 - The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
2011 - 21, Adele
2012 - Babel, Mumford and Sons
2013 - Random Access Memories, Daft Punk
2014 - 1989, Taylor Swift
2015 - Title, Megan Trainor
2016 - 24K Magic, Bruno Mars
2017 - A Deeper Understanding, War on Drugs; Pure Comedy, Father John Misty
2018 - Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
2019 - Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend
+ 7 More albums for the next 6 years (adjusted depending on quality of the albums)