Album for every year of my life

I recently saw this post somewhere in which the person listed one of their favorite albums released every year since their birth year and I thought it seemed pretty cool. So I’m gonna do it now and I’m gonna include a link to a track I loved from each album. Oh and no repeating artists. And no compilations.

1994: Santa Monica ‘72- David Bowie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C0RmRGTePw

Even though this track was technically first released on Hunky Dory, I included it because he did perform it on this live album.

1995: The Memory of Trees- Enya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCL01HXDUAw&feature=related

My mother used to put this song on when I went to bed. *sigh*

1996: The Score- Fugees

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YAEWrnOtrY

If you know this album at all, you know what track this is.

1997: Either/Or- Elliott Smith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnNy-ADED4

1998: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iipO9Tvk1EI&feature=related

Fucking yes.

1999: Windowlicker- Aphex Twin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fmo1Sjn7dg

Aphex is truly an acquired taste. That’s a warning haha.

2000: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant- Belle and Sebastian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbpVULqIorA

This song never fails to make me cry in the beginning.

2001: The Glow pt.2- The Microphones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59sdwW9FB3c

This is still an album that I actively listen to. If you listen to anything on this list, please listen to this.

2002: Details- Frou Frou

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgcIpKL86Jk

I don’t believe I’ll ever not love this track.

And for this year, I must give an honorable mention to Nine Inch Nails for the masterpiece, Closer. Possibly the scariest sex song I’ve ever heard. This one is for you sick fucks out there :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccY25Cb3im0

2003: Hail to the Thief- Radiohead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lstDdzedgcE

One of my favorite albums ever.

2004: Good News for People Who Love Bad News- Modest Mouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E68DYqo2m2M&feature=related

2005: Feels- Animal Collective

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVwxDAop4k

This album changed my life. Beautiful. One of Animal Collective’s best.

2006: Yellow House- Grizzly Bear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NshXtaVZPDE&feature=related

It was so hard to choose just one track from the album to link here which means you MUST go listen to the entire thing. It’s fantastic.