As a follow-up to last weeks’ list, here are my favorite albums by year since 1970. The list identifies only studio albums, not greatest hits, live, compilation, or similar types of albums. For only two years (1990 and 1999), I could not come up with a favorite. One year (2020), two albums tied for my favorite.
| YEAR | ALBUM | ARTIST |
| 2022 | Blue Lullaby EP | Wolf Alice |
| 2021 | Blue Weekend | Wolf Alice |
| 2020 | tie – Punisher/Folklore | Phoebe Bridgers/Taylor Swift |
| 2019 | Better Oblivion Community Center | Better Oblivion Community Center |
| 2018 | Art of Doubt | Metric |
| 2017 | Visions of a Life | Wolf Alice |
| 2016 | A Moon Shaped Pool | Radiohead |
| 2015 | My Love is Cool | Wolf Alice |
| 2014 | Sun Structures | Temples |
| 2013 | Wolf’s Law | The Joy Formidable |
| 2012 | Synthetica | Metric |
| 2011 | Codes and Keys | Death Cab for Cutie |
| 2010 | Champ | Tokyo Police Club |
| 2009 | Fantasies | Metric |
| 2008 | Oceans Will Rise | The Stills |
| 2007 | Reunion Tour | The Weakerthans |
| 2006 | Gravity | Our Lady Peace |
| 2005 | Plans | Death Cab for Cutie |
| 2004 | So Jealous | Tegan & Sara |
| 2003 | Logic Will Break Your Heart | The Stills |
| 2002 | A Rush of Blood to the Head | Coldplay |
| 2001 | Green Album | Weezer |
| 2000 | Left and Leaving | The Weakerthans |
| 1999 | —- | —- |
| 1998 | Version 2.0 | Garbage |
| 1997 | OK Computer | Radiohead |
| 1996 | Villans | The Verve Pipe |
| 1995 | The Bends | Radiohead |
| 1994 | Blue Album | Weezer |
| 1993 | Get a Grip | Aerosmith |
| 1992 | Adrenalize | Def Leppard |
| 1991 | Ten | Pearl Jam |
| 1990 | —- | —- |
| 1989 | Pump | Aerosmith |
| 1988 | Precious Things | Cheap Trick |
| 1987 | Hysteria | Def Leppard |
| 1986 | Can’t Hold Back | Eddie Money |
| 1985 | Scarecrow | John Mellencamp |
| 1984 | The Warrior | Scandal |
| 1983 | Pyromania | Def Leppard |
| 1982 | Get Nervous | Pat Benatar |
| 1981 | Precious Things | Pat Benatar |
| 1980 | Crimes of Passion | Pat Benatar |
| 1979 | The Long Run | The Eagles |
| 1978 | The Cars | The Cars |
| 1977 | Rumours | Fleetwood Mac |
| 1976 | Boston | Boston |
| 1975 | Toys in the Attic | Aerosmith |
| 1974 | Get Your Wings | Aerosmith |
| 1973 | Closing Time | Tom Waits |
| 1972 | Harvest | Neil Young |
| 1971 | Tapestry | Carole King |
| 1970 | Hey Jude | The Beatles |
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