The Best Albums of 1963

April 28th, 2012


1. Bob DylanThe Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan


2. Charles MingusThe Black Saint and the Sinner Lady


3. Pete SeegerWe Shall Overcome


4. John ColtraneImpressions


5. Duke EllingtonMoney Jungle


6. Sam CookeNight Beat


7. John Coltrane & Johnny HartmanJohn Coltrane & Johnny Hartman


8. Sandy BullFantasias for Guitar & Banjo


9. John ColtraneBallads


10. Thelonious MonkMonk’s Dream


11. James BrownLive at the Apollo


12. Jorge BenSamba Esquema Novo


13. Solomon BurkeIf You Need Me


14. The DillardsBack Porch Bluegrass


15. Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington & John Coltrane


16. John ColtraneLive at Birdland


17. The BeatlesPlease Please Me


18. Cecil TaylorLive at the Café Montmartre


19. John Lee HookerDon’t Turn Me From Your Door


20. The BeatlesWith The Beatles


21. Tony BennettI Wanna Be Around…


22. Jackie McLeanOne Step Beyond


23. John FaheyDeath Chants, Breakdowns and Military Waltzes


24. Hank MobleyNo Room for Squares


25. Kenny Burrell & John ColtraneKenny Burrell & John Coltrane

The Best Albums of 1962

March 24th, 2012


1. John ColtraneColtrane “Live” at the Village Vanguard


2. Charles MingusOh Yeah


3. Bill Evans & Jim HallUndercurrent


4. Wes MontgomeryFull House


5. Stan Getz & Charlie ByrdJazz Samba


6. John ColtraneColtrane


7. Eric DolphyFar Cry


8. Charles MingusTijuana Moods


9. Sonny ClarkLeapin’ and Lopin’


10. Max RoachIt’s Time


11. Roy HaynesOut of the Afternoon


12. Ray CharlesModern Sounds in Country and Western Music


13. Milt Jackson & Wes MontgomeryBags Meets Wes!


14. Woody GuthrieWoody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs


15. Sonny RollinsThe Bridge


16. Hank MobleyWorkout


17. LeadbellyHis Guitar, His Voice, His Piano


18. Horace SilverTokyo Blues


19. Herbie HancockTakin’ Off


20. Vince GuaraldiJazz Impressions of Black Orpheus


21. Howlin’ WolfHowlin’ Wolf


22. John ColtraneColtrane Plays the Blues


23. Rahsaan Roland KirkWe Free Kings


24. Roy OrbisonCrying


25. Dexter GordonGo

The Best Albums of 2011

January 6th, 2012


1. DestroyerKaputt


2. PJ HarveyLet England Shake


3. FallujahThe Harvest Wombs


4. Bon IverBon Iver, Bon Iver


5. Tom WaitsBad As Me


6. AutopsyMacabre Eternal


7. GrouperA I A


8. Arch/MatheosSympathetic Resonance


9. Kurt VileSmoke Ring for My Halo


10. MastodonThe Hunter


11. GirlsFather, Son, Holy Ghost


12. A Winged Victory for the SullenA Winged Victory for the Sullen


13. EsotericParagon of Dissonance


14. Tim HeckerRavedeath, 1972


15. Josh T PearsonLast of the Country Gentlemen


16. OpethHeritage


17. MoonsorrowVarjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa


18. The Psychic ParamountII


19. Beastie BoysHot Sauce Committee Part Two


20. WormrotDirge


21. Danny BrownXXX


22. Kate Bush50 Words for Snow


23. The AntlersBurst Apart


24. Paul WardinghamAssimilate Regenerate


25. Washed OutWithin and Without

Guest List: The Best Albums of 2011 – John Macintosh

January 2nd, 2012

1. DestroyerKaputt

2. PJ HarveyLet England Shake

3. GirlsFather, Son, Holy Ghost

4. Bon IverBon Iver, Bon Iver

5. Tim HeckerRavedeath, 1972

6. Atlas SoundParallax

7. Oneohtrix Point NeverReplica

8. Julianna BarwickThe Magic Place

9. Fleet FoxesHelplessness Blues

10. Panda BearTomboy

11. Cass McCombsWit’s End

12. Clams CasinoInstrumentals

13. Nicolas JaarSpace Is Only Noise

14. BurialStreet Halo

15. The FieldLooping State of Mind

16. ASAP RockyLiveLoveA$AP

17. James BlakeJames Blake

18. Washed OutWithin and Without

19. Elite GymnasticsRUIN

20. araabMUZIKElectronic Dream

21. Real EstateDays

22. The WeekndHouse of Balloons

23. John MausWe Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

24. SepalcureSepalcure

25. tUnE-yArDsw h o k i l l

26. YuckYuck

27. RadioheadKing Of Limbs

28. Kate Bush50 Words for Snow

29. Secret CitiesStrange Hearts

30. Gang Gang DanceEye Contact

The Best Albums of 1961

September 22nd, 2011


1. Robert JohnsonKing of the Delta Blues Singers


2. Bill EvansSunday at the Village Vanguard
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3. Bill EvansWaltz for Debby


4. Oliver NelsonThe Blues and the Abstract Truth


5. John ColtraneOlé Coltrane


6. Max RoachWe Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite


7. Patsy ClineShowcase


8. Ornette ColemanFree Jazz


9. Stan GetzFocus


10. Bobby BlandTwo Steps From the Blues


11. John ColtraneAfrica/Brass


12. João GilbertoJoão Gilberto


13. Eric DolphyAt the Five Spot


14. Nina SimoneNina Simone at Newport


15. George RussellEzz-thetics


16. Grant GreenGrantstand


17. Hank MobleyRoll Call


18. Cecil TaylorThe World of Cecil Taylor


19. Lee KonitzMotion


20. Charles MingusPresents Charles Mingus


21. Milt Jackson & John ColtraneBags & Trane


22. Ella FitzgeraldClap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!


23. Miles DavisSteamin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet


24. Ray CharlesThe Genius Sings the Blues


25. Freddie HubbardReady for Freddie

The Best Albums of 1960

April 9th, 2011


1. Charles MingusBlues & Roots


2. Eric DolphyOut There


3. John ColtraneGiant Steps


4. Muddy WatersMuddy Waters at Newport 1960


5. Bill EvansPortrait in Jazz


6. Karlheinz StockhausenKontakte


7. Thelonious MonkThelonious Alone in San Francisco


8. Lonnie Johnson & Elmer SnowdenBlues & Ballads


9. Tina BrooksTrue Blue


10. Bobby TimmonsThis Here is Bobby Timmons


11. Ornette ColemanChange of the Century


12. Hank MobleySoul Station


13. Ella FitzgeraldElla in Berlin: Mack the Knife


14. Yusef LateefThe Centaur and the Phoenix


15. Art BlakeyThe Big Beat


16. Miles DavisSketches of Spain


17. Duke EllingtonBlues in Orbit


18. Ella FitzgeraldLet No Man Write My Epitaph


19. Etta JamesAt Last!


20. Wes MontgomeryThe Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery


21. Joan BaezJoan Baez


22. Bo DiddleyBo Diddley is a Gunslinger


23. Lightnin’ HopkinsLightnin’ and the Blues


24. Duke JordanFlight to Jordan


25. Stanley TurrentineLook Out!

Guest List: The Best Albums of 2010 – John Macintosh

January 2nd, 2011

1. Joanna NewsomHave One on Me

2. Beach HouseTeen Dream

3. Twin ShadowForget

4. The NationalHigh Violet

5. Flying LotusCosmogramma

6. Sufjan StevensThe Age of Adz / All Delighted People EP

7. DeerhunterHalcyon Digest

8. LCD SoundsystemThis Is Happening

9. Ariel Pink’s Haunted GraffitiBefore Today

10. GirlsBroken Dreams Club

11. How To Dress WellLove Remains

12. Matthew DearBlack City

13. The WalkmenLisbon

14. No AgeEverything in Between

15. Crystal CastlesCrystal Castles (II)

16. CaribouSwim

17. Arcade FireThe Suburbs

18. The Morning BendersBig Echo

19. Pantha du PrinceBlack Noise

20. Four TetThere Is Love in You

21. SpoonTransference

22. Janelle MonáeThe ArchAndroid

23. Erykah BaduNew Amerykah, Part 2

24. Magic ManReal Live Color

25. LiarsSisterworld

The Best Albums of 2010

January 1st, 2011


1. KvelertakKvelertak


2. Ariel Pink’s Haunted GraffitiBefore Today


3. Carbon Based LifeformsInterloper


4. Joanna NewsomHave One on Me


5. Kanye WestMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy


6. Flying LotusCosmogramma


7. Arcade FireThe Suburbs


8. The Black CrowesCroweology


9. AlcestÉcailles de lune


10. The Tallest Man on EarthThe Wild Hunt


11. Scissor SistersNight Work


12. Misery IndexHeirs to Thievery


13. Blind GuardianAt the Edge of Time


14. GrindermanGrinderman 2


15. Sufjan StevensThe Age of Adz


16. DeerhunterHalcyon Digest


17. The NationalHigh Violet


18. Erykah BaduNew Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh


19. Gil Scott-HeronI’m New Here


20. Laura MarlingI Speak Because I Can


21. AgallochMarrow of the Spirit


22. Janelle MonáeThe ArchAndroid


23. SwansMy Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky


24. OceansizeSelf Preserved While the Bodies Float Up


25. EnslavedAxioma Ethica Odini

The Best Albums of 2009

January 1st, 2010


1. MastodonCrack the Skye


2. AmorphisSkyforger


3. Fuck ButtonsTarot Sport


4. Animal CollectiveMerriweather Post Pavilion


5. RaekwonOnly Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt II


6. Natural Snow BuildingsShadow Kingdom


7. Bill CallahanSometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle


8. Bat For LashesTwo Suns


9. Group BombinoGuitars From Agadez


10. PhoenixWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix


11. MegadethEndgame


12. The AntlersHospice


13. Antony & The JohnsonsThe Crying Light


14. Grizzly BearVeckatimest


15. KylesaStatic Tensions


16. The Flaming LipsEmbryonic


17. Gui BorattoTake My Breath Away


18. David SylvianManafon


19. Atlas SoundLogos


20. The Black CrowesBefore the Frost…


21. Mos DefThe Ecstatic


22. CobaltGin


23. Dinosaur Jr.Farm


24. AncestorsOf Sound Mind


25. Charlotte GainsbourgIRM

Guest List: The Best Albums of 2009 – John Macintosh

January 1st, 2010

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14. Camera ObscuraMy Maudlin Career
13. Atlas SoundLogos
12. The Pains of Being Pure at HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart
11. Bat for LashesTwo Suns
10. Chromatic FlightsSunset Bell
9. Tim HeckerAn Imaginary Country
8. GirlsAlbum
7. The AntlersHospice
6. Fever RayFever Ray
5. Fuck ButtonsTarot Sport
4. Grizzly BearVeckatimest
3. MastodonCrack the Skye
2. Dirty ProjectorsBitte Orca
1. Animal CollectiveMerriweather Post Pavilion