The Best Album Of Each Year (1909-2022) (The Evolution of Music)

if you want to read the arguments for each decision visit the page and search for the name of the album, thx u

[laurengreen]

the transition from all the jazz and classical to black sabbath was truly a moment

[JaxzanProditor]

My man Beethoven killing it out here with 8 entries

[_lucas_lacerda_]

3:54 bro the trasition be like: * jazz intensifies🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷* to "🎶🥁 we all live in the yellow submarine🎶 yellow submarine🥁🥁"

[tocalifedariusLOL]

2:36 seriously that transition made my brain implode

[lu__]

I love the transition from post war jazz, classical and blues to

WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE

[hdrider]

I love the transition from John Coltrane to the Beatles

[sbastaannn]

5:52 "DISINTEGRATION IS THE GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME."

- Kyle Broflovski

[emporioalnino]

Very happy to see the three best King Crimson albums on here. As well as Pink Floyd, The Smiths, and Radiohead's best work. I feel very validated that I agree with 95% of this list.

[josegranola]

I doubt we'll ever see a decade as stacked as the 70's

[black_blood_chalice]

rym users really love king crimson lmao

[ravencrystal]

I love Radiohead and I’m so glad that all of their best albums got the recognition it needed







And Bjork ofc

[ninex]

7:51 HOLY SHIT DIDNT EXPECT HER HERE OMFG ME FAV ARTIST

[DullMacheteKillCount]

This really shows how insanely innovative the late 1960s were for music.


Edit:

Some people in the replies said that I overstated the musical influence of the late 1960s due to the flaws in the RYM algorithm. Since many RYM users don’t listen to old music, it’s not a perfect choice for finding a general consensus on albums released before the late 1960s.

I agree with this sentiment to some extent, as I recently discovered some much earlier songs that I enjoy (albums weren’t very popular back then), such as Guitar Boogie by Arthur Smith from 1945, That’s All Right by Arthur Crudup from 1947, and Dust My Broom by Elmore James from 1952.

However, it is worth noting that the late 1960s was a very powerful time for music. It gave us Pet Sounds, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (aka The White Album), Abbey Road, and In The Court of the Crimson King. Each of these make strong contenders for the greatest album ever made.

Admittedly though, I may have drawn the wrong conclusion from the sudden musical shift in the middle of the video. Just wanted to clear that up.

[colinbanning]

The Court of the Crimson King is such an insane record that was arguably thirty years ahead of its time production wise. Absurdly clean

[hehehehaw-fdxf]

I clicked on this video just to make sure OK Computer was in 97

[jjjjosh]

8:15 i'd like to mention that this is the wrong album version and one that was made in 2011 by will toledo in his college dorm. the 2018 version is a recreation with better quality and instrumentals / vocals / everything

[theyurireviewer]

Coltrane owning the late 50s and early 6”s 🔥🎷

[PlagueRatt]

The fact that Revolver is the only Beatles album is crazy, I thought Sgt Peppers and Abbey Road were also considered the best of their years

[fourseasons]

My favorites (and I'm starting at '65):

65- John Coltrane- A love supreme
66- Beach boys- Pet sounds
67- Beatles- Sgt. Peppers
68- Moody blues- In search of the lost chords
69- Frank Zappa- Hot rats
70- Black Sabbath- Paranoid
71- Rolling Stones- Sticky fingers
72- Yes- Close to the edge
73- Elton John- Goodbye yellow brick road
74- Genesis- The lamb lies down on broadway
75- Black Sabbath- Sabotage
76- Rainbow- Rising
77- Peter Gabriel- Car
78- UK- Self titled
79- Talking heads- Fear of music
80- David Bowie- Scary monsters and super creeps
81- Rush- Moving pictures
82- Iron maiden- Number of the beast
83- U2- War
84- Metallica- Ride the lightning
85- Marillion- Misplaced childhood
86- Paul Simon- Graceland
87- Prince- Sign O the times
88- Talk talk- Spirit of eden
89- Nine inch nails- Pretty hate machine
90- Megadeth- Rust in peace
91- My bloofy valentine- Loveless
92- Faith no more- Angel dust
93- Wu Tang Clan- 36 chambers
94- Blur- Park life
95- Smahing pumpkins- Meloncoly and the infinite sadness
96- Aphex twin- Richard D. James album
97- Devin Townsend- Ocean machine
98- System of a down- Self titled
99- Dr. Dre- 2001
2000- Eminem- Marshall Mathers LP
2001- Converge- Jane Doe
2002- Meshuggah- Nothing
2003- OutKast- Speakerboxxx/The love below
2004- Kanye West- The college dropout
2005- Gorillaz- Demon days
2006- J Dilla- Donuts
2007- Between the buried and me- Colors
2008- Cynic- Traced in air
2009- Mastodon- Crack the Skye
2010- Gorillaz- Plastic beach
2011- Asap Rocky- Live love asap
2012- Death grips- The money store
2013- Daft Punk- Random access memories
2014- Freddie Gibbs & Madlib- Piñata
2015- Kendrick Lamar- To pimp a butterfly
2016- Danny Brown- Atrocity exhibition
2017- Brockhampton- Saturation III
2018- Daughters- You won't get what you want
2019- Tyler the creator- IGOR
2020- Fire toolz- Rainbow bridge
2021- Jane remover- Frailty
2022- Black midi- Hellfire
2023- Young fathers- Heavy heavy

[charlie]

Artists with multiple albums:

📌4 albums:
John Coltrane

📌3 albums:
King Crimson
Pink Floyd
Radiohead

📌2 albums:
Black Sabbath
Clifford Brown and Max Roach
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Ichiko Aoba
Kendrick Lamar
Sweet Trip
The Cure
Tyler, the Creator

And also a couple of philharmonics/orchestras with multiple albums (not to mention "various artists").

Surprising to see Miles Davis, The Beatles, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, The Smiths, Björk, Sufjan Stevens and Kanye West with "only" one album.

Even more surprising to see all these artists missing: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Nirvana, Queen, R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Fleetwood Mac, U2, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Eagles, AC/DC, Muse, Rush, Arctic Monkeys, Neil Young, Arcade Fire, Genesis, RHCP, Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, The Doors, Tame Impala, Oasis, Joni Mitchell, Bon Iver, Gorillaz, Coldplay, Frank Ocean, Lana del Rey, Pixies, Talk Talk, The Clash, The Beach Boys, The Smashing Pumpkins, Van Morrison, Daft Punk, Fiona Apple, Dire Straits, PJ Harvey, John Lennon, LCD Soundsystem, Leonard Cohen, Swans, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes, Green Day, Lorde and Animal Collective.

Master of Reality by Black Sabbath over Led Zeppelin IV and Who's Next (The Who) really surprised me. Was also expecting "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea".