Albums of the Year

Because year-end album lists shouldn’t happen just once a year, ANDREW WOMACK covers the top 10 albums of every year, beginning with 1978.

The Top 10 Albums of 2008

The best albums are those you want to listen to, over and over, never skipping a beat. After 12 months of listening, only 10 records remain. ANDREW WOMACK counts them down. (Albums of the Year | December 24, 2008)

The Top 10 Albums of 1989

Because album lists shouldn’t happen only once a year: ANDREW WOMACK selects the best albums from every year. Rounding out the ’80s, music from the year America chose wrong. (Albums of the Year | July 9, 2008)

The Top 10 Albums of 1988

Because album lists shouldn’t happen only once a year: ANDREW WOMACK continues his rundown of the finest records from every year, now arriving within two decades of the present day. (Albums of the Year | May 1, 2008)

The Top 10 Albums of 1987

Because year-end album lists shouldn’t happen just once a year, ANDREW WOMACK recounts his favorite albums from every year, year after year, from as far back as he can remember. In this installment: The lists and timeline converge. (Albums of the Year | February 20, 2008)

The Top 10 Albums of 2007

In the past 12 months thousands of albums were released, but there are only 10 you’ll need to remember. ANDREW WOMACK brings us the best of the year. (Albums of the Year | December 19, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1986

Emptying out a storage space in Houston means judging sentimental value against what fits in the car. ANDREW WOMACK continues counting down his favorite albums, year by year. (Albums of the Year | September 20, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1985

Even though it wasn’t an election year, in 1985 Alex P. Keaton could have run for president—and won. In a continuing series, ANDREW WOMACK goes back in time to rank his favorite albums, year by year. (Albums of the Year | August 30, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1984

It was no Orwellian nightmare; to have nightmares you need to sleep, and you can’t sleep when you lay awake terrified about nuclear war. ANDREW WOMACK brings us 10 double-plus good records. (Albums of the Year | August 16, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1983

The New Wave was drying up and the New Romantics were taking hold. But tell that to a Cub Scout in 1983 and you’ll get a blank stare. ANDREW WOMACK remembers the best music he didn’t know about. (Albums of the Year | July 12, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1982

MTV was shaking up the airwaves, but if it was happening during an episode of Diff’rent Strokes ANDREW WOMACK didn’t notice. Ten favorite albums from the year the ’80s really began. (Albums of the Year | May 15, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1981

Iran’s taking hostages, Pat Sajak’s still on the air, and all of a sudden 1981 doesn’t feel like so long ago. ANDREW WOMACK recounts the best albums from every year, as far back as he can remember. (Albums of the Year | April 4, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1980

The dawn of a new decade saw punk rock fading away, or at least saving up to buy a synthesizer. In his continuing series on his favorite albums from every year, ANDREW WOMACK goes pre-MTV. (Albums of the Year | February 22, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1979

Times were good: Every album came with a poster, disco was dying, and actors weren’t Presidents. Continuing his lists of the best albums from years past, ANDREW WOMACK revisits 1979. (Albums of the Year | February 8, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 1978

Year-end album lists shouldn’t happen only once a year. Inaugurating a new series, ANDREW WOMACK raids his music collection to rank his favorite albums from every year, year after year, starting with as far back as he can recollect. (Albums of the Year | January 23, 2007)

The Top 10 Albums of 2006

The “record” industry is dead and 99-cent singles are now the rule, and yet terrific, cohesive rock LPs keep appearing every week. TMN founding editor ANDREW WOMACK picks his best albums of the year. (Reviews | December 20, 2006)

The Top 10 Albums of 2005

After a year of music, thousands of hours of listening time, and one worn-out iPod, ANDREW WOMACK brings us his picks for the very best music this year. (Reviews | December 21, 2005)

The Top 10 Albums of 2004

There were thousands of albums released by thousands of artists in 2004, so it must be hard to determine which were the 10 greatest, right? No, not really. ANDREW WOMACK has his picks for the best of this year in music. (Opinions | December 20, 2004)

The Top 10 Albums of 2003

The iPod got a lot of use this year. After hundreds of albums and thousands of hours of listening to music, ANDREW WOMACK narrows it all down to his top 10 albums of 2003. Here are his findings. (Opinions | December 15, 2003)

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