[Circinus]

95: Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
96: Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
97: The Lonesome Crowded West - Modest Mouse
98: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
99: Da Antidote - Lootpack
00: S Club - S Club 7
01: Aaliyah - Aaliyah
02: Electric Circus - Common
03: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast
04: College Dropout - Kanye West
05: Late Registration - Kanye West
06: Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
07: Kala - M.I.A
08: Alas I Cannot Swim - Laura Marling
09: Merriweather Post Pavillion - Animal Collective
10: The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae
11: Born This Way - Lady Gaga
12: Lonerism - Tame Impala
13: ARTPOP - Lady Gaga
14: Broke With Expensive Taste - Azealia Banks

[yonsé]

nnnn death at some of your ages (1998?!)

1992 - The Bodyguard Soundtrack - Whitney Houston
1993 - janet. - Janet Jackson
1994 - CrazySexyCool - TLC
1995 - Daydream - Mariah Carey
1996 - Spice Girls - Spice
1997 - Butterfly - Mariah Carey
1998 - *NSYNC - NSYNC
1999 - FanMail - TLC
2000 - Oops! I Did It Again - Britney Spears
2001 - Survivor - Destiny's Child
2002 - Ashanti - Ashanti
2003 - Dangerously in Love - Beyoncé
2004 - Confessions - Usher
2005 - The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
2006 - Dreamgirls (Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, Jaime Foxx, Anika Noni Rose, Eddie Murphy
2007 - Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna
2008 - Raven-Symoné - Raven-Symoné
2009 - The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga
2010 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
2011 - Born This Way - Lady Gaga
2012 - Born to Die - Lana Del Rey
2013 - BEYONCÉ - Beyoncé

[LilyAllen]

I dont really know a lot of music pre-2000 so ill just start off at 2000

2000: Britney Spears - Oops I Did It Again
2001: Britney Spears - Britney
2002: Xtina - Stripped
2003: Britney Spears - In The Zone
2004: Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
2005: Beyonce - B'day
2006: Lily Allen - Alright Still
2007: Kelly Clarkson - My December / Britney Spears - Blackout
2008: Britney Spears - Circus
2009: Kelly Clarkson - All I Ever Wanted / Lily Allen - Its Not Me Its You
2010: Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
2011: Rihanna - Talk That Talk
2012: N/A
2013: Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
2014: Hopefully, Lily Allens new album

The worst year in music was 2012, best years were 2007 and 2009, imo

[Black Pearl]

Great idea! Some years were so hard though, it was like choosing your favorite kid.
I wanted to pick some compilation albums/rereleases but I felt like that would be cheating.

1996: Sweet 19 Blues - Namie Amuro
1997: Spice World - Spice Girls
1998: Believe - Cher
1999: A Song for ×× - Ayumi Hamasaki
2000: Genius 2000 - Namie Amuro
2001: The Knife - The Knife
2002: Deep River - Utada Hikaru
2003: Deep Cuts - The Knife
2004: In The Zone - Britney Spears
2005: Confessions On A Dancefloor - Madonna
2006: Silent Shout - The Knife
2007: Blackout - Britney Spears
2008: Guilty - Ayumi Hamasaki
2009: Rated R - Rihanna
2010: Animal - Ke$ha
2011: Oh Land - Oh Land
2012 : Born To Die - Lana Del Rey
2013: Beyoncé - Beyoncé

[NoRhymeOrReason]

1990: 39/Smooth - Green Day
1991: Metallica (The Black Album) - Metallica
1992: Kerplunk - Green Day
1993: In Utero - Nirvana
1994: Dookie - Green Day
1995: Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt
1996: Lemon Parade - Tonic
1997: Nimrod - Green Day
1998: Version 2.0 - Garbage
1999: Showbiz - Muse
2000 - Return Of Saturn - No Doubt
2001 - Songs In A Minor - Alicia Keys
2002: Be Not Nobody - Vanessa Carlton
2003: Absolution - Muse
2004: American Idiot - Green Day
2005: From Under The Cork Tree - Fall Out Boy
2006: The Open Door - Evanescence
2007: My December - Kelly Clarkson
2008: Simple Plan - Simple Plan
2009: Brand New Eyes - Paramore
2010: Strip Me - Natasha Bedingfield
2011: Goodbye Lullaby - Avril Lavigne
2012: Kids In The Street - The All-American Rejects
2013: The Blessed Unrest - Sara Bareilles

That was way too hard. Some years were so good it was almost impossible to pick just one, and then most of the '90s it was Green Day because I don't listen to many artists that much from before 2000.

[matheusbep]

1994: TLC - CrazySexyCool
1995: Shakira - Pies Descalzos
1996: Spice Girls - Spice
1997: Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope
1998: Madonna - Ray of Light
1999: Destiny's Child - The Writing's on the Wall
2000: Marisa Monte - Memórias, Crônicas e Histórias de Amor
2001: Alicia Keys - Songs in A Minor
2002: Christina Aguilera - Stripped
2003: Black Eyed Peas - Elephunk
2004: Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
2005: Shakira - Fijación Oral vol. 1
2006: Fergie - The Dutchess
2007: Colbie Caillat - Coco
2008: Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreaks
2009: Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
2010: Ellie Goulding - Lights
2011: Beyoncé - 4
2012: Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
2013: Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ
2014: Katy B - Little Red (so far)

[collin]

So many amazing albums, lots that barely missed my own list

Originally posted by Rafael.

1990 - Ride - Nowhere
1991 - My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
1992 - Madonna - Erotica
1993 - Slowdive - Souvlaki
1994 - Jeff Buckley - Grace
1995 - Pulp - Different Class
1996 - Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
1997 - Björk - Homogenic
1998 - Elliott Smith - XO
1999 - Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun
2000 - Radiohead - Kid A
2001 - The Strokes - Is This It
2002 - The Knife - Deep Cuts
2003 - Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
2004 - Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005 - Gorillaz - Demon Days
2006 - Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
2007 - M.I.A. - Kala
2008 - Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2009 - Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillon
2010 - Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
2011 - St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
2012 - Tame Impala - Lonerism
2013 - Arcade Fire - Reflektor
2014 - TBD

Loveless, Kala, Is This It, Deep Cuts, Lonerism

[Inner Insanity]

1996: Static Prevails - Jimmy Eat
World
1997: Ixnay On The Hombre - The Offspring
1998: Feeling Strangely Fine - Semisonic
1999: Tight - Mindless Self Indulgence
2000: Can't Take Me Home - P!nk
2001: Discovery - Daft Punk
2002: Let Go - Avril Lavigne
2003: Fallen - Evanescence
2004: Start Something - Lostprophets
2005: From Under The Cork Tree - Fall Out Boy
2006: The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
2007: For Those Who Have Heart - A Day To Remember
2008: Riot! - Paramore
2009: The E.N.D - The Black Eyed Peas
2010: Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
2011: Vices & Virtues - Panic! At The Disco
2012: Vital - Anberlin
2013: Feel - Sleeping With Sirens
2014:

[Maleficent]

1994: Tori Amos - Under The Pink.
1995: Shania Twain - The Woman In Me.
1996: Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow.
1997: Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope.
1998: Cher - Believe.
1999: Mylène Farmer - Innamoramento.
2000: Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again.
2001: Jennifer Lopez - J. Lo.
2002: Ayumi Hamasaki - Rainbow.
2003: Jessica Simpson - In This Skin.
2004: Gwen Stefani - Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
2005: Madonna - Confessions On A Dancefloor.
2006: Christina Aguilera - Back To Basics.
2007: Girls Aloud - Tangled Up.
2008: Lady Gaga - The Fame.
2009: Ciara - Fantasy Ride.
2010: Katy Perry - Teenage Dream.
2011: Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes.
2012: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die.
2013: Beyoncé - Beyoncé.
2014 - Bonnie McKee - TBA.

[collin]

Other people using Sheryl

I feel bad for ignoring Gaga but she didn't fit in nicely anywhere for me

[Scandalous]

1992-1997: none
1998: Madonna - Ray of Light
1999: Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
2000: Britney Spears - Oops! I Did It Again
2001: Britney Spears - Britney
2002: Christina Aguilera - Stripped
2003: Britney Spears - In the Zone
2004: Gwen Stefani - Love.Angel.Music.Baby
2005: Black Eyed Peas - Monkey Business
2006: Fergie - The Dutchess
2007: Britney - Blackout
2008: Britney - Circus
2009: Rihanna - Rated R
2010: Christina Aguilera - Bionic
2011: Britney Spears - Femme Fatale
2012: Christina Aguilera - Lotus
2013: Britney Spears - Britney Jean

[Britoncé]

1995: Mariah Carey - Daydream
1996: Falling Into You - Celine Dion
1997: Butterfly - Mariah Carey
1998: Ray of Light - Madonna
1999: ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
2000: Oops...I Did it Again!
2001: Survivor - Destiny's Child
2002: Stripped - Christina Aguilera
2003: In the Zone - Britney Spears
2004: Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child
2005: The Emancipation of Mimi - Mariah Carey
2006: B'Day - Beyonce
2007: Blackout - Britney Spears
2008: TIE Circus - Britney Spears / I Am...Sasha Fierce - Beyonce
2009: Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (Fame included)
2010: Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
2011: 4 - Beyonce
2012: Born to Die - Lana Del Rey
2013: BEYONCE - Beyonce

[jqnetto]

1996: Weezer - Pinkerton
1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
1999: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
2000: PJ Harvey - Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
2001: The Strokes - Is This It
2002: Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People
2003: The White Stripes - Elephant
2004: Arcade Fire - Funeral
2005: The New ****ographers - Twin Cinema
2006: The Knife - Silent Shout
2007: The National - Boxer
2008: Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
2009: Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
2010: Tame Impala - Innerspeaker
2011: PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
2012: Tame Impala - Lonerism
2013: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
2014: St. Vincent - St. Vincent

[OnikaSlays]

2000: Britney Spears - Oops... I Did It Again
2001: Aaliyah - Aaliyah
2002: Ashanti - Ashanti
2003: Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love
2004: Usher - Confession
2005: Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
2006: Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
2007: Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
2008: Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
2009: Lady Gaga - The Fame
2010: Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday
2011: Adele - 21
2012: Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
2013: Lorde - Pure Heroine
2014: Banks - TBA

[@michael]

1991 - Spellbound, Paula Abdul
1992 - Erotica, Madonna
1993 - Tuesday Night Music Club, Sheryl Crow
1994 - Bedtime Stories, Madonna
1995 - The Woman in Me, Shania Twain
1996 - Pieces of You, Jewel
1997 - Spice, Spice Girls
1998 - B*Witched, B*Witched
1999 - Fly, Dixie Chicks
2000 - S Club, S Club 7
2001 - Survivor, Destiny's Child
2002 - Fever, Kylie Minogue
2003 - In the Zone, Britney Spears
2004 - Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani
2005 - The Emancipation of Mimi, Mariah Carey
2006 - The Dutchess, Fergie
2007 - Kala, MIA
2008 - The Fame, Lady Gaga
2009 - Lungs, Florence + The Machine
2010 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
2011 - On a Mission, Katy B
2012 - Devotion, Jessie Ware
2013 - Days Are Gone, HAIM
2014 - ?

[collin]

Tuesday Night Music Club

[Hourglazzez]

1996: Mariah Carey - Daydream
1997: Celine Dion - Falling Into You
1998: Shania Twain - Come On Over
1999: Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
2000: Westlife - Westlife
2001: Destiny's Child - Survivor
2002: Britney Spears - Britney
2003: Christina Aguilera - Stripped
2004: Usher - Confessions
2005: Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
2006: Fergie - The Dutchess
2007: Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing
2008: Taylor Swift - Fearless
2009: Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D
2010: Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
2011: Adele - 21
2012: Taylor Swift - Red
2013: Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
2014: ...

[Ascension]

All these late 90s babies. BYE.

1988 - NWA - Straight Outta Compton (of course, I'm so gangsta )
1989 - Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
1990 - Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
1991 - A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
1992 - Sade - Love Deluxe (sorry Whitney )
1993 - Janet Jackson - janet.
1994 - Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
1995 - Tupac - Me Against The World
1996 - Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt
1997 - Erykah Badu - Baduizm
1998 - Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
1999 - Q-Tip - Amplified
2000 - Outkast - Stankonia
2001 - Aaliyah - Aaliyah
2002 - The Roots - Phrenology (barely edged out Khia's Thug Misses )
2003 - Alicia Keys - The Diary of Alicia Keys
2004 - Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled
2005 - Mariah Carey - The Emancipation of Mimi
2006 - Beyonce - B'Day
2007 - Common - Finding Forever
2008 - TI - Paper Trail
2009 - Jay Z - The Blueprint III
2010 - Kanye - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011 - Beyoncé - 4
2012 - Rihanna - Unapologetic
2013 - Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ

This was hard AF. The 90s

[Euphoria]

1991: -
1992: -
1993: -
1994: -
1995: The Woman In Me by Shania Twain
1996: -
1997: Come On Over by Shania Twain
1998: NSYNC by NSYNC
1999: The ABBA Generation by A*Teens / Fly by Dixie Chicks
2000: No Strings Attached by NSYNC
2001: Teen Spirit by A*Teens
2002: Let Go by Avril Lavigne / Stripped by Christina Aguilera
2003: Fallen by Evanescence
2004: Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
2005: Confessions On A Dance Floor by Madonna
2006: Back To Basics by Christina Aguilera
2007: Carnival Ride by Carrie Underwood
2008: Circus by Britney Spears
2009: The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga
2010: Bionic by Christina Aguilera
2011: Hands All Over by Maroon 5
2012: Tornado by Little Big Town / Heal by Loreen
2013: Same Trailer Different Park by Kacey Musgraves

[LoveLiveMusic]

1989 - Heart of Stone (Cher)
1990 - Mariah Carey (Mariah Carey)
1991 - Waking Up The Neighbours (Bryan Adams)
1992 - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (Whitney Houston)
1993 - janet. (Janet Jackson)
1994 - Definitely Maybe (Oasis)
1995 - The Woman In Me (Shania Twain)
1996 - Falling Into You (Celine Dion)
1997 - Spice World (Spice Girls)
1998 - 'N Sync ('N Sync)
1999 - On The 6 (Jennifer Lopez)
2000 - S Club (S Club 7)
2001 - Discovery (Daft Punk)
2002 - Songs About Jane (Maroon 5)
2003 - Heavier Things (John Mayer)
2004 - Everything In Transit (Jack's Mannequin)
2005 - Confessions On A Dance Floor (Madonna)
2006 - In Between Dreams (Jack Johnson)
2007 - Back To Black (Amy Winehouse)
2008 - The Fame (Lady Gaga)
2009 - Rated R (Rihanna)
2010 - Can't Be Tamed (Miley Cyrus)
2011 - 21 (Adele)
2012 - Born To Die (Lana Del Rey)
2013 - BEYONCE (Beyonce)