As a music lover, I have been tracking my tastes in an ever-changing list of favorite albums. As of November 14, 2015, here it is. I apologize for my boring taste. Also, while this is unrelated, my heart goes out to all who have been affected by the horrors in France.
- Exile on Main Street (1972) — Rolling Stones
- Rain Dogs (1985) — Tom Waits
- London Calling (1979) — The Clash
- OK Computer (1997) — Radiohead
- Nevermind (1991) — Nirvana
- White Light/White Heat (1968) — Velvet Underground
- Closer (1980) — Joy Division
- Raw Power (1973) — Stooges
- Surfer Rosa (1988) — Pixies
- Illmatic (1994) — Nas
- Bitches Brew (1970) — Miles Davis
- A Love Supreme (1965) — John Coltrane
- Dark Side of the Moon (1973) — Pink Floyd
- Kid A (2000) — Radiohead
- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977) — Sex Pistols
- Trout Mask Replica (1969) — Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- Midnight Marauders (1993) — A Tribe Called Quest
- Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982) — Dead Kennedys
- In Utero (1993) — Nirvana
- Fun House (1970) — Stooges
- Ready to Die (1994) — Notorious B.I.G.
- Sticky Fingers (1971) — Rolling Stones
- Abbey Road (1969) — Beatles
- Daydream Nation (1988) — Sonic Youth
- Unknown Pleasures (1979) — Joy Division
- Yeezus (2013) — Kanye West
- My War (1984) — Black Flag
- Horses (1975) — Patti Smith
- In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998) — Neutral Milk Hotel
- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) — Wu-Tang Clan
- Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000) — PJ Harvey
- Master of Puppets (1986) — Metallica
- Blonde on Blonde (1966) — Bob Dylan
- To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) — Kendrick Lamar
- Paranoid (1970) — Black Sabbath
- Sister (1987) — Sonic Youth
- Is This It (2001) — Strokes
- Remain in Light (1980) — Talking Heads
- Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980) — Dead Kennedys
- Hot Rats (1969) — Frank Zappa
- Station to Station (1976) — David Bowie
- My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) — Kanye West
- Purple Rain (1984) — Prince & the Revolution
- Blood on the Tracks (1975) — Bob Dylan
- Paul’s Boutique (1989) — Beastie Boys
- Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006) — Arctic Monkeys
- Bone Machine (1992) — Tom Waits
- The Queen is Dead (1986) — Smiths
- Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) — Godspeed You! Black Emperor
- Dummy (1994) — Portishead
- At Folsom Prison (1968) — Johnny Cash
- In Rainbows (2007) — Radiohead
- What’s Going On (1971) — Marvin Gaye
- Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985) — Pogues
- Ramones (1976) — Ramones
- Ege Bamyasi (1972) — Can
- Elephant (2003) — White Stripes
- To Bring You My Love (1995) — PJ Harvey
- Stankonia (2000) — OutKast
- Violent Femmes (1983) — Violent Femmes
- Uncle Meat (1969) — Mothers of Invention
- Innervisions (1973) — Stevie Wonder
- Ágætis Byrjun (1999) — Sigur Rós
- The Clash (1977) — The Clash
- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) — Lauryn Hill
- Locust Abortion Technician (1987) — Butthole Surfers
- The Moon & Antartica (2000) — Modest Mouse
- Damaged (1981) — Black Flag
- Last Splash (1993) — Breeders
- Channel Orange (2012) — Frank Ocean
- Maggot Brain (1971) — Funkadelic
- Twins (2012) — Ty Segall
- Pet Sounds (1966) — Beach Boys
- Electric Warrior (1971) — T. Rex
- The Number of the Beast (1982) — Iron Maiden
- good Kid, m.A.A.d. city (2012) — Kendrick Lamar
- New York Dolls (1973) — New York Dolls
- Some Girls (1978) — Rolling Stones
- Real Gone (2004) — Tom Waits
- Generic (1982) — Flipper
- Black Monk Time (1966) — Monks
- Shut Up ‘n Play Yer Guitar (1981) — Frank Zappa
- Slanted & Enchanted (1992) — Pavement
- Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988) — Mudhoney
- Blast Tyrant (2004) — Clutch
- Ace of Spades (1980) — Motörhead
- Aquemini (1998) — OutKast
- The Modern Lovers (1976) — Modern Lovers
- Walk Among Us (1982) — Misfits
- Pork Soda (1993) — Primus
- Slaughterhouse (2012) — Ty Segall Band
- (GI) (1979) — Germs
- Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? (1986) — Megadeth
- Check Your Head (1992) — Beastie Boys
- AM (2013) — Arctic Monkeys
- Dookie (1994) — Green Day
- Like Flies on Sherbert (1979) — Alex Chilton
- The Money Store (2012) — Death Grips
- Easter Everywhere (1967) — 13th Floor Elevators
- St. Vincent (2014) — St. Vincent
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