2005
Shpongle - Nothing lasts
to be released in May ;)

Let's go back just a liittle bit farther.

1958

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - At Home With Screamin' Jay Hawkins
http://www.dustygroove.com/images/pr...mewit_101b.jpg

1959
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...1.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Into the realms of prehistory?

1960
Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...42715533yt.jpg

1961
Roy Orbison- sings lonely and blue
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1962
Frank Sinatra - All Alone

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1963
Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...56222p4g2p.jpg

This is tough going, considering the 60's didn't start until '65.

1964
The Beates - Meet the Beatles
http://www.rarebeatles.com/sleeves/psmeejuk.jpg

Oh its not that tough :p

1965
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
http://cover6.cduniverse.com/MuzeAudioArt/080/87279.jpg

Not when you reach '65. :)

1966
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1967
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
http://stat.discogs.com/R/389666-1113102008.jpg

1968
Moody Blues - in search of the last chord
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1969
Pink Floyd ~ Smoking Blues
http://esc17.midphase.com/~calmerc/c...okingBlues.jpg

1970
Brigitte Fontaine - Est...
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...183838zop0.jpg

1971
Led Zepplin - IV

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...99368bif16.jpg

1972

A Legend amongst the Albums

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Who??? :D

1973
Neu! - Neu! 2
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...53102ly719.jpg

A big influence on Stereolab (you can tell after 2 seconds).

1974

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1975

Journey's debut album.

http://esc17.midphase.com/~calmerc/c...ey~Journey.jpg

1976

a very strong debut album
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1977

Pink Floyd ~ Animals
http://esc17.midphase.com/~calmerc/c...yd~Animals.jpg

My favorite album of all time.

1978

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1979
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...11574rtqzw.jpg

1980
The Sound - Jeopardy
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...84525h6var.jpg

Lock up your razors..........

(1981)Joan Jett - I Love Rock and Roll
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...10916l6sv4.jpg

1982
Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...84673hprud.jpg

http://ai.pricegrabber.com/muze_imag...61_125x125.jpg

johnny cash - johnny 99

PS: sorry for the small pic

1984

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0...CLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

1985

Red hot chili peppers - freaky styley

http://www.musicmatic.de/R/RedHotC3a.jpg

1986
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Paint Your Wagon
http://stat.discogs.com/R/369339-1118010743.jpg

1987
Prince - Sign o' the times.
http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/3577.jpg

Probably the last good album he made.

PS: sorry, no pic

(edit: sorry about this post, it happened by mistake and i couldn't delete it)

1988
iggy pop - instinct

http://mclub.te.net.ua/images/alb/cover1173_21950.jpg

This year spoils me for choice. :)

1989
R.E.M. - Green
http://stat.discogs.com/R/390323-1107291711.jpg

1990

Red hot chili peppers - mother's milk

http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/...resized200.jpg

1991 - Primal Scream - Screamadelica

http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/1715.jpg

1992 - L7 - Bricks are Heavy
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...34641har33.jpg

1993 Danny Elfman - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas [OST]

http://rateyourmusic.com/album_images/31420.jpg

Owns everything else in this thread :D

1994 - Green Jelly - 333
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov...423744vv4b.jpg

Even Green Jelly? Nothing can own Green Jelly

1995
Melody Maker - Six Pack
http://stat.discogs.com/R/425564-1111703897.jpg

The tale of a decent music journal that became a magazine (on the "Look In" model), then finally disappeared up it's own ass, like so much bog roll. :(