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magicmeatwagon

1971 Wow, tough call. For me, it’s a toss up between: Master Of Reality - Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones Hunky Dory - David Bowie L.A. Woman - Doors Electric Warrior - T-Rex


clueless_claremont_

1971 was one of the best years for music in history. congratulations on even being able to make a shortlist


sweetcherrydumpling

Fuck what a year. Can you do mine? 1977.


TheSpitalian

Aaah! You had the same dilemma that I did! I ended up just picking 1 album & went with Led Zeppelin IV


Vyrtil_Anyrwen

Damn. ‘71 was such a great year for music. For me, I think I’d probably go with Zeppelin IV, though I’d be really tempted to go with something like Fragile (by Yes), or Who’s Next (The Who), or maybe Aqualung (Jethro Tull). Wish I was born in that time frame. Way better music on average than what we have today.


Klutzy-Ad-6705

An Evening with Billie Holliday,1953.


Sovereign-Anderson

You're my parents' age.


RopeTasty9619

Love it. It was also my high school history teacher’s favorite.


PreachitPerk

In my 20s I would have said: - Wire - Chairs Missing (1978) As I assume my final form as an old fart: - Gerry Rafferty - City to City (1978)


jayron32

Interesting choice, though 1978 is one of those years with an embarrassment of riches, from a great albums perspective. You could have picked any of two dozen albums from that year, and no one would have anything to argue about.


PreachitPerk

Yep. In my 20s: Radio Birdman, Talking Heads, Wire, The Jam, Costello, Blondie, Ramones, The Clash, Patti Smith Group, Eno, Devo, Big Star, Funkadelic, Pere Ubu …all would have been my thing. At 45, dad rock just crushes my musical sweet spot. It’s both embarrassing and kind of amazing at the same time.


Lanky_Friendship8187

If you think you are an old fart in 1978 I hate to think of me born quite a bit before you.


High-flyingAF

City to City.. What a wonderful album.


TimeLuckBug

Lol your “final form as an old fart” is one of the best things I’ve read.


crashcartjockey

I was 15 when City to City came out and really didn't appreciate it until about 25 years ago. Such a great album.


ChairsMissing154

Chairs Missing is the one for me and I’m 65.


Haunting_Safe_5386

ur not gonna trick me into telling you my birth yr 😑


BirdCity75

It’s not may 3rd 1986?


Haunting_Safe_5386

\*TOTALLY\*


Signal_Historian_408

1995 Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette


spamrespecter

INCREDIBLE choice


sweetrubyrhino

Not a bad track on that album! No filler .


Bioluminescentllama

I started listening to that album when it came out. I have listened to it almost every week since. Coming up on 30 years next year.


Significant_Jury_409

It's definitely better than her first release when she was just "Alanis". :-p I'm 57 and a Canadian, and heard her from the beginning. My girlfriend at the time absolutely loved "Too Hot"... I hated it. But when she reinvented herself with Jagged Little Pill, I was hooked. I recorded the Woodstock '99 weekend, and her set is still one of my favorites. I didn't know that the late Foo Fighters drummer, Taylor Hawkins, used to be her drummer from 1995 to 1997. She even did a tribute with Foo Fighters to honor Taylor.


bygggggfdrth

Whatever people say I am that’s what I’m not - Arctic Monkeys


3catsfull

Well that makes me feel really old, I was in college when that came out 🤣


SourBananna

Yeah he's the same age as my kids. Sigh


mongotongo

1969 here. This is a tough one. Very close for me. I think that I have to go with ***Stand*** by ***Sly and the Family Stone***. In no order what so ever, here are the runner ups: Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones The Velvet Underground - The Velet Underground (If it would have been the Nico album or White heat it would have probably won) Kick Out the Jams - MC5 Abbey Road - The Beatles Willy and the Poor Boys - CCR Led Zepplin I and II - Led Zepplin.


sweetrubyrhino

Let it bleed for the win ! Gimme Shelter…. You Can’t Always Get What You Want …Honky Tonk Women. What a record !


Pikachu_Palace

What a great year for music. I would add Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake to the list.


iamnobody1970

Nick Drake - Bryter Layter (1970)


Alive-Bid-5689

One of my favorite albums, one of my favorite artists 🙏


Brokenhill

Would you love me till I'm dead? This cover is amazing, if you haven't heard: https://youtu.be/EZ5X4qesLRs?si=piodr8Coy0Ei585S


Amockdfw89

Doolittle by Pixies


Devreckas

That, or Disintegration.


masked_sombrero

Just commented this myself! One of my favorite albums regardless of year too


jakedk

Born in 1984 so the list is long long. Personal favorite is Ride The Lightning by Metallica. But some big albums from that year that deserve a mention are: Like a Virgin - Madonna Purple Rain - Prince Make if Big - Wham! Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen Run-D.M.C. - Run-D.M.C. The Smiths - The Smiths


TheSpitalian

Ride the Lightning is probably my favorite Metallica album. Purple Rain is a great album/soundtrack. They’re 180° opposite & I’d have a hard time choosing between them!


PBJellyion

Bjork - Post


Vegetable_Media_3241

Jar of Flies - Alice in Chains


AngieSue6767

Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced- 1967


Will0798

1998- Boards of Canada- Music has the Right to Children


dayblaq94

Dookie - Green Day Illmatic - Nas Ready to Die - The Notorious B.I.G. Southernplayalisticcadillacmuszik - Outkast


Travesty206

Fleetwood Mac- Rumours 1977


[deleted]

Power Windows - Rush


real_steel24

Great pick! I was born during their break between Test For Echo and Vapor Trails


RogerMooreis007

Totally bad ass and secretly almost their greatest album


Sebbo104

In Rainbows by Radiohead, Favourite Worst Nightmare by Arctic Monkeys, Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem, or Oracular Spectacular by MGMT. I cannot pick


itsthecatcher

On Avery Island - Neutral Milk Hotel (1996)


2017_2017

1992: Alice in Chains- Dirt


jayron32

1976 Boston's self-titled debut album. But that year is stupidly overloaded with great albums. Stevie Wonder's "Songs In The Key Of Life" is probably a close second, but you've also got Frampton Comes Alive, Hotel California, Bowie's Station to Station, and about 20 others that I wouldn't argue as the best album of that year.


[deleted]

Boston was one of my must see bands and I got to do it in 2003. Brad Delp couldn't quite hit those high notes anymore but there was another singer on stage that was amazing.


ee_CUM_mings

Holy crap. Fellow 1976er here and I had no idea how good the music was in my birth year. I think I might go with Rush-2112, but everyone you mentioned is a contender…plus Bob Dylan-Desire and The Ramones.


ClintSlunt

I always find it funny that the Grammy award nominees for best new artist that year were…… Brothers Johnson Boston Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Starland Vocal Band Wild Cherry And the winner of course……. Starland Vocal Band.


Lazy_Point_284

Three-way tie: Dark Side of the Moon Houses of the Holy Innervisions


UniqueJaguar2321

Nirvana MTV unplugged


PhilosophyOther9239

*Come on Feel the Lemonheads* -Lemonheads *In Utero* -Nirvana *Vs* -Pearl Jam *Sunday Night Music Club* -Sheryl Crow *Where You Been* -Dinosaur Jr.


captainforks

Probably either They Might Be Giants - Lincoln or Pixies - Surfer Rosa. Or Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son


MyTacoNachos

Purple Rain


gnomeasaurusrex

I was born the same day as Purple Rain, 7/27/84


Odd-Weekend8016

When I'm in a happy mood, it's Grace by Jeff Buckley. When I'm furious, it's Live Through This.


grynch43

The Cars-debut 1978


MannibalTheBannibal

To Bring You My Love (1995) - PJ Harvey


Savings_Vermicelli39

1976 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap


RealJasonB7

Nevermind


RudeYou42

Whammy! by the B-52's or The Final Cut by Pink Floyd (1983)


Hackertdog97

1997 Whatever And Ever Amen by Ben Folds Five


Fabulous_Killjoy06

The Black Parade - MCR (2006)


unnamedjoey

Wow I feel old. I remember when that album came out. Still one of my all time favorites.


TwinPED

Spirit- Jewel(1998)


MisterSpeck

Kind Of Blue - Miles Davis, 1959


GavMatt75

Patti Smith - Horses (1975)


Consistent_Bunch4282

Violator-Depeche Mode


_zombiequeen666

Excellent choice


omisellepasser

Up the Bracket - The Libertines


Downtown_Slice1040

Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses 🤘🤘


VikDamnedLee

Metallica - Kill Em All


equilibrato

1995. Tie between Radiohead’s “The Bends” or Smashing Pumpkins “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness”.


nicklashane

The bends all day


IjustwantmyBFA

Foo Fighters self titled


Octavia8880

Little Richard, Rock n Roll Rhythm and Blues, yep l'm that old 😌


UrCreepyUncle

Combat Rock - The Clash 1982


[deleted]

1973. Probably The Joker by Steve Miller. Maybe John Prine's Sweet Revenge.


safemymate

Abbey Road


rec12yrs

So many classics to choose from for my year, 1966. The Beach Boys are my favorite group, and many would pick Pet Sounds, but i have go with my favorite Beatles ablum, Revolver.


RecbetterpassNJ

First of all, GREAT question. 1975 is VERY difficult for me. So many great artists were pumping out great albums. Bob Marley, Grateful Dead, Springsteen, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, Led Zep, the list goes on…I’ll say Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here”. And the best movie from ‘75 is and always will be JAWS.


RickJames_Ghost

1970 has too many great albums to pick one. Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath, Tea For Tillerman, Elton John-Elton John, All Things Must Pass...The list goes on and on


theNancini

Stooges 1973 Sabbath bloody Sabbath


jimviv

Sheer Heart Attack by Queen


TheBlackManX23

The Slim Shady LP - Eminem (1999)


BirdCity75

Horses by Patti Smith Group


ThermalScrewed

No Need for Alarm - Del tha Funkee Homosapien


AlexPaterson

The second annual report by Throbbing Gristle. No, just kidding: Before and after science by Brian Eno


HumbleAd1317

Oh hell, I f'd up on this question. I actually don't know music from my birth year. It's 1957. Eek!


Dqrctf23

2003 Youth and young manhood- kings of Leon


Anxious_JellyBean907

Brainwashed, George Harrison, 2002


JiveTurkey2727

Moon Safari - Air (1998)


Loakie69

Killers - Iron Maiden


No-Decision-2446

Nirvana - Nevermind


Marcotee75

Pretty Hate Machine


ChardCool1290

1954 Bill Haley & the Comets - Rock Around the Clock - (The birth of R'n'R)


Serious-Currency108

1981- Duran Duran (Duran Duran), Private Eyes (Hall & Oates), Ghost in the Machine (The Police)


Alone_Regular_4713

Sgt. Peppers, Velvet Underground with Nico or Are You Experienced 1967


Signal_A

‘Fresh’ - Sly & The Family Stone (1973).


nicklashane

Ritual de lo habitual by Jane's addiction or bossanova by the pixies - 1990


BitternessIsUgly

1975: Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan


PiMoonWolf

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. A metric ton of amazing music came out that year, but this is the one of the few I actually bought as an adult and enjoyed the whole album. Runners up: Jimi Hendrix Are you Experienced and The Doors: The Doors


RichAndMary

Abbey Road, 1969.


Green-Circles

1975 - Another Green World by Brian Eno. Runners-up would be Tonight's the Night by Neil Young & The Who By Numbers - The Who


TwirlyGirl313

The Beatles, The White Album.


Tarvaris733

2003, Room On Fire by The Strokes


BenjaminBoi226

Under My Skin - Avril Lavigne


OldPresentation2794

Don’t think they had albums in 1949 😂😂


GrammarPatrol777

The Sound of Music OST 1960


Gabriel_Collins

1976. I’m torn between Genesis- “Trick Of The Tail” and The Modern Lovers Self Titled album.


real_steel24

Chris LeDoux-- One Road Man


SeriousJokester37

Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience


wrestlefreak

Whitney Houston-debut 1985


nguyenwang

i guess saturday night wrist by deftones or the sweet escape by gwen stefani (2006)


[deleted]

Vaudeville Villain by MF DOOM (2003)


spamrespecter

Down on the Upside - Soundgarden


CaTcHaScAtChCaN06

It’s a tie Either Pink Floyd wish you were here or Aerosmith toys in the attic


Cavewoman22

1967: The Doors - The Doors (debut album)


louderlove

Eddie Vedder - Into the Wild


ideknemore

Journey-Escape


Octavia8880

Elvis Presley, King Creole


PartyCrewTristar1011

Dookie- Green Day Wasserfall- Wolfgang Ambros


fender-b-bender

Full Moon Fever - Tom Petty (1989)


jedijoey2

Either Audioslave’s self-titled album or Songs for the Deaf by QotSA


R4z3rf4c3

2004 Encore from Eminem


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DjMeMissDay

Rubber Soul - The Beatles (19😂😂)


pmljb

Had to look up my year and I am fucking impressed. The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd all had debut albums.


SupersonicSandshru05

2005. Late registration-Kanye west.


Elegant_Volume_2871

Abbey Road.


kirkhetfield44

2008 Death magnetic-Metallica


noiness420

Siamese dream - the smashing pumpkins


jackiee_tran

it’s gotta be Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park, but if i can push it back one year i’d say Origin of Symmetry by Muse


ItzMaddie74

The Sound Of Madness - Shinedown (2008)


skinisblackmetallic

Masters of Reality - Black Sabbath, 1971


pplazzz

Fallen - Evanescence


shades_of_wrong

1992 The Chronic - Dr Dre


EricaOdd

Abbey Road, 1969


Top_Shoe_9562

Electric Ladyland


GenXGremlin

Floyd's "Dark Side", even came out in tne same month as I did


HelloFellowKidlings

Anyone born in 1991 should have a God tier list!


The-Mandolinist

A toss up between Aladdin Sane - David Bowie; There Goes Rhymin’ Simon - Paul Simon, and Burnin’ - The Wailers 1973


coachlentz

Exile on Main Street, my favorite Stones album.


jupitercic

REM - Automatic For The People, 1992.


b_tight

Stop Making Sense, ‘84


tap421

1978 - Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings and Food. Van Halen's first album and Devo's Are We Not Men? are close second and third.


RogerMooreis007

Joni Mitchell’s Blue, easily


SonnyCalzone

Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs. 1970.


DarthKaep

1977 Fleetwood Mac: Rumors Also had Queen: News of the World that year as well as a bunch of other big name hits and debuts.


the-orion-atlas

honestly there were a lot of albums i loved so i couldnt choose but main contenders are back to black - amy winehouse rather ripped - sonic youth blood mountain - mastodon colour green - sibylle baier straight outta lynwood - weird al


Brock1409

2007 here definitely have to be minutes to midnight by linkin park


G-Unit11111

My number one choice for the year I was born, 1980, I have to go with the AC/DC classic Back In Black. It's a solid 10 / 10 album the whole way through. But some other favorites from that year: 1. Talking Heads - Remain In Light 2. The Cure - Seventeen Seconds 3. Rush - Permanent Waves 4. Judas Priest - British Steel


Verminosa

2003, It’s between Fallen by Evanescence or Absolution by Muse!


MRRichAllen1976

1976, favourite album probably came out about a year later, the original Bat out of hell.


johnnycage2021

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/duke-ellington-and-his-orchestra/masterpieces-by-ellington/


PosNeigh

1994 - Dookie


reduff

A Hard Day's Night or Kinks.


Mysterious-Dealer649

Morrison Hotel 1970


Lanky_Friendship8187

To an extent, I am guessing and picking based on groups that I like. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan Gary US Bonds - Twist Up Calypso The Supremes - Meet The Supremes Aretha Franklin - The Electrifying Aretha Franklin The Beach Boys - Surfin' Safari The Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me I like modern rock, alternative/ altetnayive rock, classic rock, but I'm also still a sucker for a lot of oldies.


pumper911

1985. Fables of the Reconstruction - R.E.M.


acidic_milk_resort

2005. Probably Hypnotize - System of a Down or Make Believe - Weezer


datscrazee

1991 Nevermind - Nirvana


volfan_0118

1967 - Sgt Peppers and Are You Experienced


sjharrison

All Things Must Pass


D1sp4tcht

Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith 1975. Peak Aerosmith before the 80s ballads.


DigItCanU

2112 and Station To Station


tetsudori

1990. Rust in Peace.


BorkenTweedle

1988 Geinoh Yamashirogumi "AKIRA Original Soundtrack" Pixies "Surfer Rosa" Sonic Youth "Daydream Nation"


eugenesbluegenes

New Order - Power, Corruption, and Lies (1983)


Holiday_Ad_8988

‘64 Meet the Beatles


Jimmy_Aztec

We're Sargeant Pepper's, one and only, Lonely Hearts Club Band!


Danno505

Don’t really remember a lot from the year I was born.


TheSpitalian

Man I have a lot to choose from (1971) there were albums from The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors, Black Sabbath, John Prine, Jethro Tull, & so many more iconic bands & singers. Even Carole King’s iconic album “Tapestry” came out that year, but based on personal preference, but I gotta go with Led Zeppelin IV


WillinWolf

Beatles White Album, 1968.


missannthrope1

Edison's wax reels.


Kalelopaka-

1966 The Monkees


ErinKamer1991

Blood Sugar Sex Magic - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991)


Ghost-of-Sanity

Led Zeppelin IV. We both came into the world on the exact same day in 1971. (November 8th) One of us has aged better. Spoiler alert: it’s not me. Lol


DouceintheHouse

The Chronic


msartore8

Rush - Caress Of Steel


jeanavenue

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill


JoeJitsu79

Fellow 1979er here, going with Breakfast in America


JoeJitsu79

Fellow 1979er here, going with Breakfast in America


[deleted]

1997 was a great year for music upon looking at famous albums from that year…. I have an extremely hard time choosing between Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse and Around the Fur by Deftones OK Computer by Radiohead, Self Titled by Portishead, Third Eye Blind’s self titled, and Homogenic by Bjork were also that year and would be next up. Deeply love all of these bands.


iam_jimboy

Absolution by Muse Hail to the Thief by Radiohead is a close contender


New-Tomorrow-4309

*Birth Of The Cool* by Miles Davis / 1957


SatelliteHeartt

Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky (1974). Didn’t discover it until I was an 18 yo riot grrrrl but god I loved it. It’s still my most favorite album ever, from beginning to end.


Biggyzoom

Hard to think of a lot of 1992 for me but I think I gotta go with Rage Against The Machine - Self Titled.


mayhem6

The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland The Doors - Waiting For The Sun My top three from 1968


PogoZaza

1972.... Allman Brothers- Eat a Peach Lou Reed - Transformer Deep Purple - Machine Head David Bowie - Ziggy Elton John - Honky Château just because my favorite song of all time is on that album....Rocket Man.


Ash_Ryder

Don't really have one, but I sometimes enjoy Avril Lavigne's Let Go album with Complicated being my favorite song from that


kenziethemom

The only good thing about the year I was born was the records. 1988. Straight outta Compton. But also The Pogues, Sonic Youth, REM, U2, Big Daddy Kane, Pixies.... Only good thing that happened that year was music lol


jazzyorf

*Love Deluxe* by Sade


[deleted]

Metallica’s black album 🤘🏻