Cheevyjames’ Musical Roundhouse

Best Albums for the Years 1956 – 2010
(based on stuff I actually own)

*these years were particularly hard to choose from – many great albums released in these years

1956 – Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus
1957 – Thelonious Monk Quartet w/ John Coltrane – At Carnegie Hall
1958 – I actually don’t own anything from this year!
1959 – Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
1960 – John Coltrane – Giant Steps
1961 – Bill Evans – Sunday at the Village Vanguard
1962 – Duke Ellington – Money Jungle
1963 – John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
1964 – John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
1965 – Vince Guaraldi Trio – A Charlie Brown Christmas
1966 – The Beatles – Revolver
1967 – The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
1968 – Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention – We’re Only in it for the Money*
1969 – The Beatles – Abbey Road*
1970 – Led Zeppelin – III
1971 – Led Zeppelin – IV
1972 – Frank Zappa – The Grand Wazoo
1973 – Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
1974 – King Crimson – Red
1975 – Frank Zappa – One Size Fits All
1976 – Stevie Wonder – Songs in Key of Life
1977 – Frank Zappa – Lather
1978 – Rush – Hemispheres
1979 – Frank Zappa – Sheik Yerbouti
1980 – Journey – Dream After Dream
1981 – King Crimson – Discipline*
1982 – Iron Maiden – The Number of the Beast
1983 – Iron Maiden – Piece of Mind
1984 – Iron Maiden – Powerslave
1985 – Iron Maiden – Live After Death
1986 – Iron Maiden – Somewhere in Time*
1987 – Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads – Tribute
1988 – Iron Maiden – Seventh Son of a Seventh Son*
1989 – Rush – Presto
1990 – Living Colour – Time’s Up*
1991 – Pearl Jam – Ten
1992 – Extreme – III Sides to Every Story
1993 – Dah-veed – Culture Vulture
1994 – Dream Theater – Awake*
1995 – Phish – A Live One
1996 – Phish – Billy Breathes
1997 – Radiohead – OK Computer
1998 – Bruce Dickinson – The Chemical Wedding
1999 – Citizen Lane – LovingSpaceHarmony
2000 – Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins – Dancing*
2001 – Mike Keneally – Wooden Smoke
2002 – Simple Thing – Last Year’s Boy
2003 – David Garza – Amorea
2004 – David Garza – A Strange Mess of Flowers*
2005 – Millicent Friendly – Downtime
2006 – Mike Keneally Band – Guitar Therapy Live
2007 – Dethklok – The Dethalbum
2008 – Liz Williams – Senseless
2009 – Frank Zappa – Lumpy Money
2010 – Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier

these can change at any time depending on what future music I purchase…

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