Mojo: Albums of the Year, 1950-2022

Mojo: Albums of the Year, 1950-2022

Mojo is a British music magazine. The “End of Year Lists” link at the bottom of this page shows the year-end album lists from Mojo from 1994 on. However, the magazine has also produced multiple best-of-all-time lists over the years so those have been used to determine albums of the year prior to 1994. Check out other album of the year awards here. 2022: Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band Dear Scott 2021: Floating Points, Pharoah Saunders & the LSO Promises 2020: Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways 2019: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Ghosteen 2018: Kamasi Washington Heaven and Earth 2017: LCD Soundsystem American Dream 2016: David Bowie Blackstar 2015: Julia Holter Have You in My Wilderness 2014: Beck Morning Phase 2013: Bill Callahan Dream River 2012: Jack White Blunderbuss 2011: PJ Harvey Let England Shake 2010: John Grant Queen of Denmark 2009: Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion 2008: Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes 2007: Radiohead In Rainbows 2006: The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers 2005: Antony & the Johnsons I Am a Bird Now 2004: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus 2003: The White Stripes Elephant 2002: Solomon Burke Don’t Give Up on Me 2001: Super Furry Animals Rings Around the World 2000: Johnny Cash American III: Solitary Man 1999: Tom Waits Mule Variations 1998: Beck Mutatations 1997: Radiohead OK Computer 1996: Beck Odelay 1995: Radiohead The Bends 1994: Jeff Buckley Grace 1993: Nirvana In Utero 1992: R.E.M. Automatic for the People 1991: Nirvana Nevermind 1990: Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet 1989: The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 1988: Talk Talk Spirit of Eden 1987: Prince Sign ‘O’ the Times 1986: The Smiths The Queen Is Dead 1985: Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy 1984: Lloyd Cole & the Commotions Rattlesnakes 1983: Aztec Camera High Land, Hard Rain 1982: Donald Fagen The Nightfly 1981: Black Uhura Red 1980: Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables 1979: The Clash London Calling 1978: Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town 1977: Television Marquee Moon 1976: Ramones Ramones 1975: Patti Smith Horses 1974: Richard & Linda Thompson I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight 1973: Stevie Wonder Innervisions 1972: The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street 1971: Marvin Gaye What’s Going On 1970: John Lennon Plastic Ono Band 1969: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica 1968: The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) 1967: The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1966: The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 1965: Otis Redding Otis Blue 1964: The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night 1963: Bob Dylan The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan 1962: John Lee Hooker The Folklore of John Lee Hooker 1961: John Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard 1960: Bobby “Blue” Bland Two Steps from the Blues 1959: Miles Davis Kind of Blue 1958: Jerome Moross The Big Country 1957: Buddy Holly & the Crickets The Chirping Crickets 1956: Johnny Burnette Johnny Burnette and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio 1955: Frank Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours 1954: Glenn Miller The Glenn Miller Story (soundtrack) 1953: Peggy Lee Black Coffee 1952: Fred Astaire & the Oscar Peterson Quintet The Astaire Story 1951: Duke Ellington Masterpieces 1950: Miles Davis Birth of the Cool Resources and Related Links: RockListMusic.co.uk: “Mojo’s End of Year Lists” Dave’s Music Database: “Mojo’s Top 100+ Albums” (all-time list) Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards” First posted 12/31/2020; last updated 12/22/2022.

Acclaimed Music: Albums of the Year, 1950-2019

Acclaimed Music: Albums of the Year, 1950-2019

According to Wikipedia, “Acclaimed Music is a website created by Henrik Franzon, a statistician from Stockholm Sweden in September 2001. Franz has statistically aggregated hundreds of published lists that rank songs and albums into aggregated rankings by year, decade, and all-time.” The lists include a ranking of the top 3000 albums, which was last updated 7/15/2018. There are also breakdowns of the top albums by year. The site does not appear to have been updated since 2019. Check out other album of the year awards here. 2019: Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell! 2018: Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer 2017: Kendrick Lamar Damn. 2016: David Bowie Blackstar 2015: Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly 2014: The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream 2013: Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City 2012: Frank Ocean Channel Orange 2011: PJ Harvey Let England Shake 2010: Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 2009: Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion 2008: Portishead Third 2007: Radiohead In Rainbows 2006: Amy Winehouse Back to Black 2005: Sufjan Stevens Illinois 2004: Arcade Fire Funeral 2003: The White Stripes Elephant 2002: Streets Original Pirate Material 2001: The Strokes Is This It 2000: Radiohead Kid A 1999: The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin 1998: Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 1997: Radiohead OK Computer 1996: Beck Odelay 1995: Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory 1994: Jeff Buckley Grace 1993: Nirvana In Utero 1992: R.E.M. Automatic for the People 1991: Nirvana Nevermind 1990: Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet 1989: The Pixies Doolittle 1988: Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 1987: Prince Sign ‘O’ the Times 1986: The Smiths The Queen Is Dead 1985: Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy 1984: Prince & the Revolution Purple Rain (soundtrack) 1983: R.E.M. Murmur 1982: Michael Jackson Thriller 1981: The Human League Dare! 1980: Talking Heads Remain in Light 1979: The Clash London Calling 1978: Elvis Costello & the Attractions This Year’s Model 1977: The Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols 1976: Ramones Ramones 1975: Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 1974: Bob Marley & The Wailers Natty Dread 1973: Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon 1972: The Rolling Stones Exile on Main Street 1971: Marvin Gaye What’s Going On 1970: Neil Young After the Gold Rush 1969: The Beatles Abbey Road 1968: The Beatles The Beatles (aka “The White Album”) 1967: The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1966: The Beatles Revolver 1965: Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited 1964: The Beatles A Hard Day’s Night 1963: James Brown Live at the Apollo Volume 1 (live, recorded 1962; released 1963) 1962: Ray Charles Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music 1961: Bill Evans Trio Sunday at the Village Vanguard 1960: John Coltrane Giant Steps (recorded 1959, released 1960) 1959: Miles Davis Kind of Blue 1958: Billie Holiday Lady in Satin 1957: Miles Davis Birth of the Cool (recorded 1950, released 1957) 1956: Elvis Presley Elvis Presley (aka Rock ‘N’ Roll) 1955: Frank Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours 1954: Clifford Brown and Max Roach Clifford Brown and Max Roach 1953: The Quintet (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, & Max Roach) Jazz at Massey Hall (live) 1952: Bud Powell The Amazing Bud Powell 1951: Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (recorded 1947, released 1951) 1950: Benny Goodman The Complete Legendary Carnegie Hall Concert (live, recorded 1938) Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Acclaimed Music: Top 100 Albums” AcclaimedMusic.net (7/15/2018). “Top Albums of All Time” Wikipedia: “Acclaimed Music” Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards” First posted 8/22/2020.