re: Best Year for Album Releases

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How the HELL can you leave Sign O'the Times off of your 1987 list???

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I enjoyed his music (raspberry beret, I would die for you, little red corvette) and his movie. He’s extremely talented all around. But I don't think I’ve ever purchased his music or played it for pleasure. I might have listen to him more when I was younger and I probably played a song on Dec 31, 1999. But I don’t listen to him now or have even thought about him except for that time he change his name and we had to refer to him as ¥ and then again when he died. There are a lot of great musicians I left off my list from that list. A lot of people love Michael Jackson I can’t stand him and his music. Thriller had a cool video. The Spacewalk was iconic.
What’s one of your favorite albums?! Just curious

A quote from one of our American idol judges “It’s a no for me Dawg!”

I wore Thriller out in the summer of 1983, but as time went on, it got to where I couldn't stand Michael Jackson.

I agreed with over half of your list, like I said before, always liked Lisa Lisa (I was just shocked you would mention that and not Sign O'the Times). And I do think 1987 was a strong year for albums. I like most genres, but have always leaned toward R&B.

My previous post was mostly tongue in cheek, I agree your taste is YOUR taste.

Got it. They didn't seem to fit with the other bands you listed, and now I see why you omitted Sign O'the Times. You're not big into R&B. I still liked the handful of hits they had back then.

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1973 was pretty insane…

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That would be my pick. Missing from your list is Wake of the Flood by the Grateful Dead, the first album they released on their own label. Traffic released the live On the Road in ‘73. Also, Miles Davis released two double live albums that year, the first from New York and the second from San Francisco. The latter, Black Beauty: Miles Davis at Fillmore West is probably better known but In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall might be the better performance.

Odyssey and Oracle in 1968 too

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Let's be even more precise with 1991. In the span of a month and a half you had

Metallica – Metallica (The Black Album), August 12, 1991
Pearl Jam – Ten, August 27, 1991
Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I & II, September 17, 1991
Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik, September 24, 1991
Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger, September 24, 1991
Nirvana – Nevermind, September 24, 1991

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not his best work, but Ozzy released No More Tears during that month and a half too.

and then as mentioned earlier
Temple of the Dog
Achtung Baby (U2)
Gish (Smashing Pumpkins)


If Country is more your style, George Strait, Alana Jackson, Garth Brooks, and Brooks & Dunn all dropped decent albums that year too

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Let's be even more precise with 1991. In the span of a month and a half you had Metallica – Metallica (The Black Album), August 12, 1991 Pearl Jam – Ten, August 27, 1991 Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I & II, September 17, 1991 Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik, September 24, 1991 Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger, September 24, 1991 Nirvana – Nevermind, September 24, 1991

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1991 and 1992 are a tie for me
And my #2 best year(s)

1992-exclamations for favorites
1. The Chronic
Dr. Dre
2. Automatic for the People
R.E.M.!!!!
3. Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine!!!!
4. Dirt
Alice In Chains!!!
5. Unplugged
Eric Clapton
6. What's the 411?
Mary J. Blige
7. Check Your Head
Beastie Boys!!!!
8. 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of...
Arrested Development
9. Slanted and Enchanted
Pavement!!
10. Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera
11. Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos!
12. Psalm 69
Ministry
13. Core
Stone Temple Pilots!!!!
14. Southern Harmony & Musical Companion
Black Crowes!!!!
15. Angel Dust
Faith No More!!!
16. Dirty
Sonic Youth!!
17. Dry
PJ Harvey!
18. Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
Pharcyde
19. Harvest Moon
Neil Young
20. Funky Divas
En Vogue
21. The Predator
Ice Cube
22. Images and Words
Dream Theater
23. The Bodyguard [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Various Artists
24. Selected Ambient Works 85-92
Aphex Twin
25. Ingenue
k.d. lang
26. Diva
Annie Lennox
27. Happy Nation/The Sign
Ace of Base
28. (Love Symbol Album)
Prince & The New Power Generation
29. Wish
The Cure!!!!!!
30. It's a Shame About Ray
Lemonheads!!!!
31. Connected
Stereo MC's
32. Bone Machine
Tom Waits
33. Love Deluxe
Sade
34. Mecca and the Soul Brother
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
35. Your Arsenal
Morrissey!
36. Blind Melon
Blind Melon!!!!
37. Blues for the Red Sun
Kyuss
38. New Miserable Experience
Gin Blossoms
39. Erotica
Madonna
40. Daily Operation
Gang Starr
41. Experience
The Prodigy!
42. Countdown to Extinction
Megadeth
43. Grave Dancers Union
Soul Asylum
44. Meantime
Helmet
45. 40 Oz. to Freedom
Sublime
46. Dead Serious
Das EFX
47. Generation Terrorists
Manic Street Preachers
48. It's About Time
SWV
49. Whut? Thee Album
Redman
50. Copper Blue
Sugar
51. Sweet Oblivion
Screaming Trees!!!
52. House of Pain
House of Pain
53. Bricks Are Heavy
L7!
54. Keep the Faith
Bon Jovi
55. Lazer-Guided Melodies
Spiritualized
56. Totally Krossed Out
Kris Kross
57. Gordon
Barenaked Ladies
58. Oooh... On the TLC Tip
TLC
59. Live
AC/DC
60. La Sexorcisto
White Zombie
61. Us
Peter Gabriel!
62. Fully Completely
Tragically Hip
63. Body Count
Body Count
64. Bigger, Better, Faster, More
4 Non Blondes
65. A Picture of Nectar
Phish
66. If I Ever Fall in Love
Shai
67. America's Least Wanted
Ugly Kid Joe
68. Our Time in Eden
10,000 Maniacs!
69. Don't Sweat the Technique
Eric B. & Rakim
70. Hollywood Town Hall
Jayhawks
71. Going Blank Again
Ride
72. Rites of Passage
Indigo Girls!
73. Adrenalize
Def Leppard
74. Kiko
Los Lobos
75. Jon Secada
Jon Secada
76. U.F.Orb
The Orb
77. Live and Let Die
Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo
78. Singles [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Various Artists!!!!!!
Chris Cornell- Seasons (recording studio)
79. Fontenelle
Babes in Toyland
80. Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight
81. Ferment
Catherine Wheel!
82. Hypocrisy Is the Greatest Luxury
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
83. Music to Driveby
Compton's Most Wanted
84. Spooky
Lush!
85. 99.9 F°
Suzanne Vega!
86. Mack Daddy
Sir Mix-a-Lot
87. Up
Right Said Fred
88. Hormonally Yours
Shakespear's Sister
89. Lose Control
Silk
90. The One
Elton John
91. Doppelganger
Curve
92. Henry's Dream
Nick Cave!
93. Apollo 18
They Might Be Giants
94. Seven
James!
95. Human Touch
Bruce Springsteen
96. Business Never Personal
EPMD
97. Bobby
Bobby Brown
98. Magic and Loss
Lou Reed
99. Nonsuch
XTC!
100. Homebrew
Neneh Cherry