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BESTE ALBUMS VAN HET JAAR


Hieronder een lijst met de meest indrukwekkend album van het jaar sinds de jaren 60 ...




BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR


The most impressive or influential albums of the year (since the 60`s) ...






2009


BAT FOR LASHES - Two Suns (Parlophone)

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2008


THE FUTUREHEADS - This Is Not The World (Nul Records)

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2007


ARCADE FIRE - Neon Bible (Sonovox / Mercury / Merge)

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2006


ARCTIC MONKEYS - Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not (Domino)

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2005


DEPECHE MODE - Playing The Angel (Mute Records)

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2004


ARCADE FIRE - Funeral (Rough Trade Records)

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2003


MUSE - Absolution (Mushroom Records)

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while this album by MARIA RITA was the most impressive debut release of 2003: Image hosted by Photobucket.com




2002


INTERPOL - Turn On The Bright Lights (Matador Records)

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2001


GOLDFRAPP - Felt Mountain (Mute Records)

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2000


PJ HARVEY - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (Island Records)

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1999

MASSIVE ATTACK - Mezzanine (Atlantic Records / Virgin)

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1998

AIR - Moon Safari (Source)

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1997

RADIOHEAD - OK Computer (Parlophone)

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1996

BABY BIRD - Ugly Beautiful (Echo Records)

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1995

SMASHING PUMPKINS - Mellon Collie & The Infinate Sadness (Virgin)

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1994

PORTISHEAD - Dummy (Go! Beat)

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1993

DEPECHE MODE - Songs of Faith and Devotion (Mute Records)

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1992

INSPIRAL CARPETS - Revenge of the Goldfish (Mute Records)

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1991

CARTER U.S.M. - 30 Something (Rough Trade Records)

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and this album came a close second: Image hosted by Photobucket.com



1990

This was the year with two great albums...

DEPECHE MODE - Violator (Mute Records) & THE SUNDAYS - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic (Rough Trade Records / Geffen)

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1989

THE STONE ROSES - The Stone Roses (Silvertone Records)

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1988

THE SMITHS - The World Won`t Listen (Rough Trade Records)

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1987

NEW ORDER - Substance (Factory Records)

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1986

THE SMITHS - The Queen Is Dead (Sire / Rough Trade Records)

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1985

THE SMITHS - Meat Is Murder (Sire / Rough Trade Records)

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1984

ENNIO MORRICONE - Once Upon A Time In America (ost) (Polygram)

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while this album was the most impressive alternative album of the year: Image hosted by Photobucket.com



1983

NEW ORDER - Power, Corruption & Lies (Factory Records)

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1982

ABC - The Lexicon of Love (Mercury Records)

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1981

This was the year with two great albums...

JAPAN - Tin Drum (Virgin Records) & GRACE JONES - Nightclubbing (Island Records)

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1980

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES - Kaleidoscope (Polydor Records)

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1979

ROXY MUSIC - Manifesto (Virgin Records)

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1978

KRAFTWERK - The Man-Machine (EMI Records)

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1977

SEX PISTOLS - Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (Virgin Records)

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1976

TAVARES - Sky High! (Capitol Records)

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1975

ROXY MUSIC - Siren (Virgin Records)

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1974

DAVID BOWIE - Diamond Dogs (RCA Records)

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1973

DAVID BOWIE - Aladdin Sane (EMI Records)

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1972

This was the year with two great albums...

DAVID BOWIE - Ziggy Stardust (EMI Records) & T.REX - The Slider (Mercury)

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1971

MARVIN GAYE - What's Going On? (Motown Records)

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1968

ENNIO MORRICONE - Once Upon A Time In The West (RCA Records)

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1967

THE BEATLES - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Parlophone)

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1966

THE BEACH BOYS - Pet Sounds (Capitol Records)

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while this album was by far the most impressive soundtrack of the year: Image hosted by Photobucket.com




more to follow...





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