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.

 

2018: Top 25 Albums

First posted 1/8/2021.

Dave’s Music Database: Top Albums of 2018

Based on a combination of year-end lists and overall status in Dave’s Music Database, these are the top 25 albums of 2018: Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour Drake Scorpion Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer Cardi B Invasion of Privacy Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born soundtrack Post Malone Beerbongs & Bentleys Travis Scott Astroworld Robyn Honey The 1975 A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships Pusha T Daytona Mitski Be the Cowboy Ariana Grande Sweetener Arctic Monkeys Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Black Panther soundtrack Noname Room 25 Christine & the Queens Chris Brandi Carlile By the Way, I Forgive You Pistol Annies Interstate Gospel Rosalía El Mal Querer (A Toxic Love) Queen Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack The Carters (Jay-Z & Beyoncé) Everything Is Love Courtney Barnett Tell Me How You Really Feel Jack White Boarding House Reach Neko Case Hell-On Eminem Kamikaze Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards”

2010: Top 25 Albums

First posted 1/8/2021.

Dave’s Music Database: Top Albums of 2010

Based on a combination of year-end lists and overall status in Dave’s Music Database, these are the top 25 albums of 2010: Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Arcade Fire The Suburbs Eminem Recovery Katy Perry Teenage Dream Taylor Swift Speak Now Bruno Mars Doo Wops & Hooligans Lady Antebellum Need You Now Janelle Monáe The Arch Android The National High Violet The Black Keys Brothers LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening Rihanna Loud Robyn Body Talk Beach House Teen Dream Justin Bieber My World 2.0 Nicki Minaj Pink Friday Glee Cast Volume 3: Showstoppers Deerhunter Halcyon Digest Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown Big Boi Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty John Mellencamp No Better Than This Drake Thank Me Later Vampire Weekend Contra Ke$ha Animal Usher Raymond v. Raymond Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards”