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This is really only intended as a brief guide, but i’ll name 3 albums from each year that I highly recommend. Further comments can be found on George Starostin’s music review site. However some date back to 5 years ago and might be tricky to find.

1965 -

Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited, The Beatles – Rubber Soul, The Byrds – Mr Tambourine Man.

1966 –

The Beatles – Revolver, The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds, Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde.

1967 –

Buffalo Springfield - Again, Love – Forever Changes, Velvet Underground & Nico.

1968 –

The Band – Music From Big Pink, The Byrds – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo, The Zombies – Odessey And Oracle.

1969 –

The Beatles – Abbey Road, The Band – The Band, The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed.

1970 –

The Grateful Dead – American Beauty, The Doors – Morrison Hotel, Creedence Clearwater Revival – Cosmo’s Factory.

1971 –

Crazy Horse – Crazy Horse, T. Rex – Electric Warrior, David Bowie – Hunky Dory.

1972 –

Big Star – No. 1 Record, David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust, Stephen Stills – Manassas

1973 –

Badfinger – Ass, Neil Young – Time Fades Away, The Eagles – Desperado

1974 –

Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like A Wheel, Neil Young – On The Beach, John Lennon – Walls And Bridges.

1975 –

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks, Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run.

1976 –

David Bowie – Station To Station, Bob Dylan – Desire, Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat.

1977 –

Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks, Iggy Pop – Lust For Life, Wire – Pink Flag. ( I want Rumours by Fleetwood Mac in here too, but I can’t bring myself to delete one of the above albums)

1978 –

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town,  X Ray Spex – Germ Free Adolescents, Buzzcocks – Love Bites.

1979 –

Public Image Limited – Metal Box, The Clash – London Calling, Neil Young – Rust Never Sleeps. 

1980 –

George Winston – Autumn, Bruce Springsteen – The River, The Jam – Sound Affects.

1981 –

Brian Eno/David Byrne – My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts, Tom Petty – Hard Promises, Bob Dylan – Shot Of Love.

1982 –

Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska, Crosby, Stills & Nash – Daylight Again, Roxy Music – Avalon.

1983 –

David Bowie – Let’s Dance,  The Cure – Japanese Whispers, Public Image Limited – This is what you want…..This Is What You Get.

1984 –

The Bangles – All Over The Place, Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA,  Run D.M.C – Run D.M.C.

1985 –

The Long Ryders – Native Sons, The Cure – The Head On The Door, A-ha – Hunting High And Low

1986 –

Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet, Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill, The Bangles – Different Light.

1987 –

Guns n Roses – Appetite For Destruction, The Cure – Kiss, Kiss, Kiss, Public Image Limited – Happy.

1988 –

Bon Jovi – New Jersey, Enya – Watermark, Travelling Wilburys – Volume 1.

1989 –

The Cure – Disintegration, Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique, Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever.

As I mentioned before, this is only intended as a very brief guide. There are many other great albums I have not included on this list. 1967 – 1972 proved very tricky for me indeed. I could probably do a list of 20-30 albums for just each of those years. As you can see my top albums only go up to 1989. I could have carried on into the 1990’s, but to be honest my knowledge of 90’s music isn’t anywhere near as strong as the ‘classic rock’ eras. Maybe this is something I can work on in the future. Enjoy!