My rules for composing the list were simple. I must have bought the album in the year of its release; I must have listened to it in the last two months; reissues or compilations were not allowed…
1989 – The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
1990 – Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches – Happy Mondays
1991 – Primal Scream – Screamadelica
1992 – Dry – PJ Harvey
1993 – Rid Of Me – PJ Harvey
1994 – Orange – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1995 – To Bring You My Love – PJ Harvey
1996 – A Ass Pocket Of Whiskey – RL Burnside
1997 – The Boatman’s Call – Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
1998 – Deserter’s Songs – Mercury Rev
1999 – The Soft Bulletin – The Flaming Lips
2000 – American III: Solitary Man – Johnny Cash
2001 – Love and Theft – Bob Dylan
2002 – Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips
2003 – Elephant – The White Stripes
2004 – A Grand Don’t Come For Free – The Streets
