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1992:
Selected Ambient Works 85-92

1993:
Suede

1994:
Bee Thousand

1995:
The Bends

1996:
Beautiful Freak

1997:
Homework

1998:
Mezzanine

1999:
Play

2000:
Lost Souls

2001:
All Is Dream

2002:
Furious Angels

2003:
Elephant

2004:
Good News For People Who Love Bad News

2005:
I Am a Bird Now

2006:
Rodrigo y Gabriela

2007:
Ma Fleur

2008:
The Seldom Seen Kid

2009:
Them Crooked Vultures

2010:
The Suburbs

2011:
Hurry Up, We're Dreaming

2012:
Le Voyage dans la Lune

2013:
Bloodsports

In no particular order: an attempt at listing some of the best all round albums in my opinion, no fillers, no compilations, no hype, just pure quality.

Some albums cross over genres so the labels are more guidelines, sometimes merging depending on how the list evolves.

If I missed anything blatantly important, please tell me.

An ongoing list, please stay put!

Rock / Prog / Heavy
Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
The Wall by Pink Floyd
The Doors by The Doors
L.A. Woman by The Doors
Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Hunky Dory by David Bowie
All That You Can't Leave Behind by U2
Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age

Alternative / Post-punk
Is This It by The Strokes
A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay
Elephant by The White Stripes
Beautiful Freak by Eels
Odelay by Beck
Demon Days by Gorillaz
OK Computer by Radiohead
Blur by Blur
Grace by Jeff Buckley
Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Metal / Hardcore / Industrial
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Updates:
2/6/12: Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (#2 of 1980)
Tangerine Dream - Underwater Sunlight (#2 of 1986)
2/1/12: Duran Duran - Rio (#1 of 1982)
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1980:
1. The Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (Synthpop)
2. Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (Hardcore Punk)
3. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden (Heavy Metal)

1981:
1. Tangerine Dream - Exit (Progressive Electronic)
2. Rush - Moving Pictures (Hard Rock/Heavy Prog)
3. Arpaderba - L'aleph (Progressive Folk)

1982:
1. Duran Duran - Rio (New Wave/New Romantic)
2. The Adicts - Sound of Music (Punk Rock)
3. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (Heavy Metal)

1983:
Not enough information

1984:
1. Iron Maiden - Powerslave (Heavy Metal)
2. Mark Shreeve - Assassin (Progressive Electronic)
3. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (Thrash Metal)

1985:
1. Mark Shreeve - Legion (Progressive Electronic/Hi-NRG)
2. Megadeth - Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (Thrash Metal)
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