The Fall – Bend Sinister (English post-punk)
They Might Be Giants – They Might Be Giants (American new
wave / alternative rock, debut album)
Beastie Boys – Licensed To Ill (American hip hop / rap rock, debut
album)
Depeche Mode – Black Celebration (English synth pop)
Bad Brains – I Against I (American hardcore punk/ alternative metal)
Bad Brains – I Against I (American hardcore punk/ alternative metal)
Metallica – Master Of Puppets (American thrash metal)
Run-DMC – Raising Hell (American hip-hop)
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Polka Party! (American comedy music/
musical parody)
Dead Milkmen – Eat Your Paisley!
(American punk rock)
Minuteflag – Minuteflag (American experimental rock,
collaboration between the members of Minutemen and Black Flag)
Slayer – Reign In Blood (American thrash metal)
Camper Van Beethoven – Camper Van Beethoven (American
alternative rock / psychedelic rock)
The Smiths – The Queen is Dead (English post-punk/indie
rock)
Paul Simon – Graceland
(American folk/worldbeat)
Megadeth – Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (American thrash
metal)
Butthole Surfers – Rembrandt Pussyhorse (American noise rock
/ experimental rock)
David Bowie / Trevor Jones – Labyrinth (The Original
Soundtrack of the Jim Henson Film) (Soundtrack to the musical fantasy film,
also starring David Bowie)
Ministry – Twitch (American industrial dance music)
Ministry – Toronto 1986 (American industrial dance music, 2015 release of a 1986 live performance)
Ministry – Toronto 1986 (American industrial dance music, 2015 release of a 1986 live performance)
XTC – Skylarking (English psychedelic pop)
R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant (American alternative rock)
Public Image Ltd. – Album (English post-punk / alternative
rock)
Janet Jackson – Control (American r and b / dance pop)
Iron Maiden – Somewhere In Time (English heavy metal)
Dag Nasty – Can I Say (American melodic hardcore, debut
album)
Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey (American punk rock / alternative rock)
Hüsker Dü – Candy Apple Grey (American punk rock / alternative rock)
AC/DC – Who Made Who (soundtrack to the film Maximum
Overdrive, featuring three songs specifically written for the movie and a
compilation of previously released material)
Schoolly D – Saturday Night: The Album (American hip hop)
Salt-n-Pepa – Hot, Cool, & Vicious (American hip hop,
debut)
Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (Swedish doom metal,
debut album)
Dwarves – Horror Stories (American garage punk, debut)
New Order – Brotherhood (English synth pop)
Motorhead – Orgasmatron (English heavy metal)
Ramones – Animal Boy (American punk rock)
Revolting Cocks – Big
Sexy Land
(American industrial rock, debut album)
Mr Bungle – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny (American
avant-garde metal, first self-released demo)
Peter Gabriel – So (English art pop)
Stetsasonic – On Fire (American hip-hop, debut album)
The Residents – Stars And Hank Forever (American
experimental music, cover album of Hank Williams and John Phillip Sousa, their
last album to feature Phillip “Snakefinger” Lithman)
Talking Heads – True Stories (American new wave, companion
album to the musical film of the same title)
Cocteau Twins – Victorialand (Scottish dream pop)
Cocteau Twins – Love’s Easy Tears (Scottish dream pop, EP)
Tangerine Dream – Underwater Sunlight (German electronic
music)
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Tinderbox (English gothic
rock)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Blood & Chocolate
(English alternative rock / new wave)
Elvis Costello – King Of America (English alternative rock /
folk rock)
The Smithereens – Especially For You (American alternative
rock, debut)
Alice Cooper – Constrictor (American glam metal / shock
rock)
Ozzy Osbourne – The Ultimate Sin (English heavy metal)
Dead Kennedys – Bedtime For Democracy (American hardcore
punk, their final studio album)
Let’s Active – Big Plans For Everybody (American alternative
rock/ jangle pop)
Big Audio Dynamite – No. 10 Upping Street (English
alternative dance music, featuring Mick Jones of The Clash, as well as some
collaborations with fellow ex-Clash member Joe Strummer)
Big Black – Atomizer (American noise rock / industrial rock,
debut album)
The Cramps – A Date With Elvis (American punk rock /
psychobilly)
Queen – A Kind Of Magic (English rock, mostly songs written
for the film Highlander)
Meat Puppets – Out My Way (American alternative rock /
alternative country)
Flaming Lips – Hear It Is (American psychedelic rock/
college rock, debut album)
Various Arists – Top Gun (Soundtrack to the film featuring
Kenny Loggins, Berlin,
Cheap Trick and others)
Notes:
The conclusion of this one was delayed due to technical difficulties of a sort. The headphone jack on my phone was damaged and I couldn't use it until I got it repaired: The way I get so many albums listened to in a relatively short amount of time is to listen to them on my commute to and from work. By the time I got the issue fixed I felt ready to move on to other music, even though there were still a few things I wanted to get to - maybe I'll go into a "bonus week" soon and add more albums to the list. It wouldn't be entirely unprecedented; When I thought I was done with 1997, a Facebook friend pointed out a lot of good electronic music came out that year, so I did a bonus "electronic music week" for the year.
Top 10:
10. Run-DMC - Raising Hell
9. The Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
8. REM - Lifes Rich Pageant
7. Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
6. They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants
5. Slayer - Reign In Blood
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3. Queen - A Kind Of Magic
2. XTC - Skylarking
1. Paul Simon - Graceland
Top 10:
10. Run-DMC - Raising Hell
9. The Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
8. REM - Lifes Rich Pageant
7. Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
6. They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants
5. Slayer - Reign In Blood
4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
3. Queen - A Kind Of Magic
2. XTC - Skylarking
1. Paul Simon - Graceland
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