Favorite Albums From 1970 Through 2020

For the last few months I've been running a "best of album challenge" game with people on a couple social media platforms (@threeinvertednines on IG!).  The game covered six decades, picking one album per year as your favorite.  This was not simple at times and fun to see how I evolved over time.  Below is the compiled list of my 51 favorite albums from the years 1970 to 2020.  Music has been a part of me since I can remember.  It's made me happy, sad, excited, angry and inspired.  I could never give back what these bands and artists have given to me for 50 years.  They are the reason I do this blog and make an attempt to give them the exposure they all deserve.  So, here it is, my favorite albums from the 1970 through 2020.  Never heard of some?  Seek them out and give something new a chance!  It's a real strong possibility they are reviewed on here.  Happy New Year!

(edited: now includes through 2023)

1970  Black Sabbath – Paranoid

1971  Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality

1972  David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

1973  Led Zeppelin – Houses Of The Holy

1974  Sweet – Desolation Boulevard

1975  Black Sabbath – Sabotage

1976  Boston – Boston

1977  Kiss – Alive II

1978  Van Halen – Van Halen

1979  Stiff Little Fingers – Inflammable Material

1980  Bauhaus – In A Flat Field

1981  Def Leppard – High ‘N Dry

1982  Misfits – Walk Among Us

1983  Metallica - Kill ‘Em All

1984  Metal Church – Metal Church

1985  7 Seconds – Walk Together Rock Together

1986  Megadeth – Peace Sells But Who’s Buying

1987  Candlemass – Nightfall

1988  Danzig – Danzig

1989  Faith No More – The Real Thing

1990  Bad Religion – Against The Grain

1991  Screeching Weasel – My Brain Hurts

1992  Rocket From The Crypt – Circa Now

1993  Anacrusis - Screams And Whispers

1994  Kill Creek – St. Valentine’s Garage

1995  Faith No More – King For A Day Fool For A Lifetime

1996  Grayling - Grayling

1997  Thought Industry – Black Umbrella

1998  Strung Out – Twisted By Design

1999  Saves The Day – Through Being Cool

2000  AFI – The Art Of Drowning

2001  Strike Anywhere - Change Is A Sound

2002  Bad Religion - The Process Of Belief

2003  Killing Joke – Killing Joke

2004  The Hives – Tyrannosaurus Hives

2005  Gojira – From Mars To Sirius

2006  Rise Against – The Sufferer And The Witness

2007  Hardcore Superstar – Dreamin’ In A Casket

2008  Opeth – Watershed

2009  God Dethroned - Passiondale

2010  Killing Joke – Absolute Dissent

2011  Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats – Blood Lust

2012  Bob Mould – Silver Age

2013  Spektr - Cypher

2014  Hysterese – Hysterese (II)

2015  Napalm Death – Apex Predator- Easy Meat

2016  Ihsahn - Arktis

2017  Chelsea Wolfe -  Hiss Spun

2018  Voivod – The Wake

2019  Deathspell Omega – The Furnace Of Palingenesia

2020  Napalm Death – Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism

2021  Cannibal Corpse - Violence Unimagined

2022  Voivod - Synchro Anarchy

2023  Cavalera - Bestial Devastation / Morbid Visions