Best Classic Rock album each year since 1970

[joe]

The '80's:

1980: Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell/Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden/Angel Witch - Angel Witch
1981: Rush - Moving Pictures/Iron Maiden - Killers/King Crimson - Discipline
1982: Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast/The Pretty Things - 1967-1971(compilation)/Black Sabbath - Live Evil
1983: Metallica - Kill 'Em All/Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind/Dio - Holy Diver
1984: Iron Maiden - Powerslave/Metallica - Ride The Lightning/Evil - Evil's Message
1985: Slayer - Hell Awaits/Fates Warning - The Spectre Within/Slaughter Xstroyes - Winter Kill
1986: Slayer - Reign In Blood/Metallica - Master Of Puppets/Sacred Blade - Of Moon + Sun
1987: Ozzy/Randy - Tribute/Metallica - Garage days Re-Revsited/Candlemass - Nightfall
1988: Slayer - South Of Heaven/Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son/King's X - Out Of The Silent Planet
1989: King's X - Gretchen Goes To Nebraska/Faith No More - The Real Thing/Voivod - Nothingface

 

[joe]

1990: Megadeth - Rust In Peace/Slayer - Seasons In The Abyss/King's X - Faith Hope Love
1991: Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger/Pearl Jam - Ten/Metallica - Metallica
1992 - Alice In Chains - Dirt/King Crimson - The Great Deciever/Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
1993: Pearl Jam - Vs./Jonas Hellborg, Buckethead & Michael Shrieve - Octave Of The Holy Innocents/Cry Of Love - Brother
1994: Soundgarden - Superunknown/Slayer - Divine Intervention/Melvins - Stoner Witch
1995: Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone/Down - NOLA/King Crimson - Thrak
1996: Yes - Keys To Ascension/Porcupine Tree - Signify/Tool - AEnima
1997: Ocean Machine(Devin Townsend) - Biomech/IQ - Subterranea/Arcana - Arc Of Testimony
1998: Bruford Levin Upper Extremities - s/t/Shadow Gallery - Tyranny/Bruce Dickinson - The Chemical Wedding
1999: Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream/Dream Theater - Metropolis Pt, 2: Scenes From A Memory/Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2

Man oh man, that was alot of work.

 

[That 70s Guy]

1970- "Plastic Ono Band" (John Lennon)
1971- "Sticky Fingers" (Rolling Stones)
1972- "Machine Head" (Deep Purple)
1973- "Band On The Run" (Paul McCartney)
1974- "Live Play Loud" (April Wine)
1975- "Dressed To Kill" (KISS)
1976- "Destroyer" (KISS)
1977- "Bat Out Of Hell" (Meatloaf)
1978- "Some Girls" (The Rolling Stones)
1979- "The Wall" (Pink Floyd)
1980- "All Shook Up" (Cheap Trick)
1981- "The Mob Rules" (Black Sabbath)
1982- "Creatures Of The Night" (KISS)
1983- "Pyromania" (Def Leppard)
1984- "Bon Jovi" (Bon Jovi)
1985- "Done With Mirrors" (Aerosmith)
1986- "5150" (Van Halen)
1987- "Permanent Vacation" (Aerosmith)
1988- "New Jersey" (Bon Jovi)
1989- "Bad English" (Bad English)
1990- "Busted" (Cheap Trick)
1991- "Streets: A Rock Opera" (Savatage)
1992- "Revenge" (KISS)
1993- "Attitude" (April Wine)
1994- "Voodoo Lounge" (The Rolling Stones)
1995- "Balance" (Van Halen)
1996- "Slang" (Def Leppard)
1997- "Nine Lives" (Aerosmith)
1998- "Undiscovered Soul" (Richie Sambora)
1999- "Euphoria" (Def Leppard)
2000- "Last Of The Great Gilderleeves" (Danger Danger)

 

[mrblond]

1970: Black Sabbath - Paranoid / Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock / Trapeze - Medusa
1971: Uriah Heep - Look at Yourself / Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin [IV] / Janis Joplin - Pearl
1972: Deep Purple - Machine Head / Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards / Budgie - Squawk
1973: Grand Funk - We're an American Band / Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon / Nazareth - Razamanaz
1974: Deep Purple - Burn / Rush - Rush / Bad Company - Bad Company
1975: Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow / Deep Purple - Come Taste the Band / Nazareth - Hair of the Dog
1976: Rainbow - Rising / AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap / Ted Nugent - Free-for-All
1977: Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments... / UFO - Lights Out / Judas Priest - Sin After Sin
1978: Judas Priest - Stained Class / Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll / Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
1979: AC/DC - Highway to Hell / Pink Floyd - The Wall / Supertramp - Breakfast in America

1980: AC/DC - Back in Black / Whitesnake - Ready an' Willing / Judas Priest - British Steel
1981: Foreigner - 4 / Iron Maiden - Killers / Rainbow - Difficult to Cure
1982: Whitesnake - Saints & Sinners / Scorpions - Blackout / Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
1983: Accept - Balls to the Wall / Dio - Holy Diver / Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
1984: Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith / Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry / Whitesnake - Slide It In
1985: Marillion - Misplaced Childhood / Mötley Crüe - Theatre of Pain / Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound
1986: Cinderella - Night Songs / Europe - The Final Countdown / Metallica - Master of Puppets
1987: Marillion - Clutching at Straws / Whitesnake - 1987 / Guns n' Roses - Appetite for Destruction
1988: Bon Jovi - New Jersey / Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son / Van Halen - OU812
1989: Eric Clapton - Journeyman / Alice Cooper - Trash / The Cult - Sonic Temple

1990: AC/DC - The Razors Edge / The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker / Fish - Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
1991: Mr. Big - Lean Into It / Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears / Temple of the Dog - Temple of the Dog
1992: The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion / Extreme - III Sides to Every Story / Ugly Kid Joe - America's Least Wanted
1993: Aerosmith - Get a Grip / Fight - War of Words / Monster Magnet - Superjudge
1994: Mötley Crüe - Mötley Crüe / Pink Floyd - The Division Bell / Megadeth - Youthanasia
1995: Monster Magnet - Dopes to Infinity / Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill / Van Halen - Balance
1996: Skunk Anansie - Stoosh / Glenn Hughes - Addiction / Ugly Kid Joe - Motel California
1997: Whitesnake - Restless Heart / Fish - Sunsets on Empire / Metallica - Reload
1998: Clutch - The Elephant Riders / Monster Magnet - Powertrip / Nazareth - Boogaloo
1999: Fish - Raingods With Zippos / Skunk Anansie - Post ******** Chill / Tom Jones - Reload