My history of rock/soul 1956-1989

[GoogaMooga]

I've selected what I think is the best album from each year, see if you agree with my choices:

1956 - Johnny Burnette & the Rock'n'Roll Trio - "Johnny Burnette and the Rock'n'Roll Trio"
1957 - The Crickets - "The 'Chirping' Crickets"
1958 - Eddie Cochran - "Singin' to my Baby"
1959 - The Drifters - "Up on the Roof"
1960 - Elvis Presley - "Elvis is Back"
1961 - Del Shannon - "Runaway With Del Shannon"
1962 - The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance for me"
1963 - Ronettes - "...Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes"
1964 - The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night"
1965 - The Beach Boys - "Today"
1966 - The Beach Boys - "Pet Sounds"
1967 - The Beach Boys - "SMiLE"
1968 - The Beach Boys - "Friends"
1969 - The Checkmates Ltd. - "Love is all we Have to Give"
1970 - The Beach Boys - "Sunflower"
1971 - The Beach Boys - "Surf's up"
1972 - The Beach Boys - "Carl and the Passions - So Tough"
1973 - The Beach Boys - "Holland"
1974 - Slade - "Slade in Flame"
1975 - Elton John - "Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy"
1976 - Boston - "Boston"
1977 - Sex Pistols - "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here are the Sex Pistols"
1978 - Kraftwerk - "Die Mensch Maschine"
1979 - Michael Jackson - "Off the Wall"
1980 - The Clash - "London Calling"
1981 - The Rolling Stones - "Tattoo you"
1982 - Santana - "Shangó"
1983 - Carlos Santana - "Havana Moon"
1984 - Prince - "Purple Rain"
1985 - The Beach Boys - "The Beach Boys"
1986 - Paul Simon - "Graceland"
1987 - Prince - "Sign O'the Times"
1988 - Traveling Wilburys - "Volume one"
1989 - Neil Young - "Freedom"

[Jason]

1956 - Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
1957 - Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight / John Coltrane - Blue Train
1958 - Elvis Presley - Elvis' Golden Records
1959 - Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
1960 - Elvis Presley - Elvis is Back / Miles Davis/Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain
1961 - Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall
1962 - Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba
1963 - The Beatles - Meet The Beatles / Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado, Plays
1964 - Stan Getz/João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
1965 - The Beach Boys - Today / The Beatles - Rubber Soul / John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
1966 - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds / The Beatles - Revolver / The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
1967 - The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free / The Doors - The Doors / Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art
1968 - The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money / Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
1969 - The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children / Os Mutantes - Mutantes / The Beatles - Abbey Road
1970 - The Beach Boys - Sunflower / Bruce Haack - The Electric Lucifer / Miles Davis - A Tribute To Jack Johnson
1971 - Elvis Presley - Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) / Marvin Gaye - What's Going On / Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
1972 - Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill / Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind / Marcos Valle - Vento Sul
1973 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions / Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On / Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
1974 - Kraftwerk - Autobahn / Arnaldo Baptista - Loki? / Queen - Sheer Heart Attack
1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here / Os Mutantes - Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol / Serge Gainsbourg - Rock Around The Bunker
1976 - Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life / Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny / Bob Dylan - Desire
1977 - Suicide - Suicide / Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express / The Beach Boys - Love You
1978 - Chrome - Alien Soundtracks / Throbbing Gristle - D.O.A. / Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine
1979 - Michael Jackson - Off the Wall / The Clash - London Calling / Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
1980 - Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth / Suicide - Suicide
1981 - Kraftwerk - Computer World / David Byrne/Brian Eno - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
1982 - Venom - Black Metal / Michael Jackson - Thriller / Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
1983 - Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks / Madonna - Madonna
1984 - Prince - Purple Rain / Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath / Celtic Frost - Morbid Visions
1985 - Slayer - Hell Awaits / The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy / Possessed - Seven Churches
1986 - Metallica - Master of Puppets / Dark Angel - Darkness Descends / Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark
1987 - Prince - Sign O'the Times / Guns 'n Roses - Appetite for Destruction / Michael Jackson - Bad
1988 - Metallica - ...And Justice For All / Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation / Galaxie 500 - Today
1989 - Galaxie 500 - On Fire / Sodom - Agent Orange / Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste