“You Know, It Don’t Come Easy” – Ringo Starr
ALBUMS UNDER CONSIDERATION
Albums must have been in my collection during 2013, when I spent the whole year listening to all my albums in my spare time! (Due to circumstances beyond my control, all albums by The Beatles are excluded from consideration.)
Artist | Album Title | Release Year |
A Tribe Called Quest |
Low End Theory |
1991 |
AC/DC | Back In Black | 1980 |
Ryan Adams | Gold | 2001 |
Ryan Adams | Ashes and Fire | 2011 |
Alabama Shakes | Boys and Girls | 2012 |
All Day Sucker | All Day Sucker | 2004 |
Ambulance LTD | Ambulance LTD | 2003 |
The Amps | Pacer | 1995 |
Fiona Apple | When the Pawn … | 1999 |
Fiona Apple | Extraordinary Machine | 2005 |
The April Skies | Strange Western Mood | 1991 |
The April Skies | Flood | 2005 |
The April Skies | How It All Played Out | 2006 |
The April Skies | The April Skies | 2009 |
Arctic Monkeys | Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not | 2006 |
Tim Armstrong | A Poet’s Life | 2007 |
Asia | Asia | 1982 |
Audioslave | Out of Exile | 2005 |
Badly Drawn Boy | The Hour of Bewilderbeest | 2000 |
The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 1966 |
The Beastie Boys | Paul’s Boutique | 1989 |
The Beastie Boys | Check Your Head | 1992 |
Beck | Odelay | 1996 |
Beck | Midnite Vultures | 1999 |
Beck | Guero | 2005 |
Belly | Star | 1993 |
Big Head Todd and the Monsters | Sister Sweetly | 1993 |
Big Star | #1 Record | 1972 |
Big Star | Radio City | 1974 |
Billy Joel | The Stranger | 1977 |
Billy Joel | 52nd St. | 1978 |
Billy Joel | Glass Houses | 1980 |
Billy Joel | Songs in the Attic | 1981 |
Billy Squier | Don’t Say No | 1981 |
Frank Black | Teenager of the Year | 1994 |
Frank Black and the Catholics | Devil’s Workshop | 2002 |
The Black Crowes | Shake Your Money Maker | 1990 |
The Black Keys | Thickfreakness | 2003 |
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | B.R.M.C. | 2001 |
Black Sabbath | Paranoid | 1970 |
Body Count | Body Count | 1992 |
The Boomtown Rats | The Fine Art of Surfacing | 1979 |
Billy Bragg and Wilco | Mermaid Avenue | 1998 |
Brand New Heavies | Brand New Heavies | 1991 |
The Breeders | Last Splash | 1993 |
Jonatha Brooke | Back in the Circus | 2004 |
James Brown | The Payback | 1973 |
Buckcherry | Buckcherry | 1999 |
Buckcherry | Time Bomb | 2001 |
Lindsay Buckingham | Gift of Screws | 2008 |
Buffalo Tom | Let Me Come Over | 1992 |
Built to Spill | Keep it Like a Secret | 1999 |
The Cars | The Cars | 1978 |
Johnny Cash | Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison | 1968 |
Johnny Cash | American Recordings | 1994 |
Johnny Cash | Unchained | 1996 |
The Cat Empire | Two Shoes | 2005 |
The Cat Empire | So Many Nights | 2007 |
Cheap Trick | Cheap Trick | 1977 |
Cheap Trick | In Color | 1977 |
Eric Clapton | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 1974 |
The Clash | The Clash | 1977 |
The Clash | Give ‘Em Enough Rope | 1978 |
The Clash | London Calling | 1980 |
The Clash | Sandinista! | 1980 |
Shawn Colvin | A Few Small Repairs | 1996 |
Cornershop | When I Was Born for the 7th Time | 1997 |
Elvis Costello | My Aim is True | 1978 |
Elvis Costello | Secret, Profane and Sugarcane | 2009 |
The Costello Show | King of America | 1986 |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | This Year’s Model | 1978 |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | Armed Forces | 1979 |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | Get Happy!! | 1980 |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | Imperial Bedroom | 1982 |
Elvis Costello and the Attractions | Blood and Chocolate | 1986 |
Cowboy Junkies | Open | 2001 |
Cream | Disraeli Gears | 1967 |
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young | Deja Vu | 1970 |
The Dandy Warhols | 13 Tales from Urban Bohemia | 2000 |
De La Soul | Three Feet High and Rising | 1989 |
Detroit Cobras | Mink Rat or Rabbit | 1998 |
Detroit Cobras | Life, Love and Leaving | 2001 |
Ani DiFranco | Dilate | 1996 |
Ani DiFranco | Little Plastic Castle | 1998 |
Dinosaur Jr. | Green Mind | 1991 |
Dire Straits | Making Movies | 1980 |
Dire Straits | Brothers in Arms | 1985 |
The Dirtbombs | Ultraglide in Black | 2001 |
The Donnas | American Teenage Rock N Roll Machine | 1998 |
Drive-By Truckers | Decoration Day | 2003 |
Bob Dylan | Blood on the Tracks | 1975 |
Eagles of Death Metal | Peace, Love, Death Metal | 2004 |
Steve Earle | Jerusalem | 2002 |
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros | Up From Below | 2009 |
Firewater | The Golden Hour | 2008 |
Fleetwood Mac | Bare Trees | 1972 |
Fleetwood Mac | Rumours | 1977 |
Ben Folds | Rockin the Suburbs | 2001 |
Foo Fighters | Foo Fighters | 1995 |
Foo Fighters | There Is Nothing Left to Lose | 1999 |
Foo Fighters | In Your Honor | 2005 |
Foo Fighters | Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace | 2007 |
Fountains of Wayne | Fountains of Wayne | 1996 |
Michael Franti and Spearhead | Yell Fire! | 2006 |
Michael Franti and Spearhead | All People | 2013 |
The Fratellis | Costello Music | 2006 |
The Fratellis | Here We Stand | 2008 |
Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 2004 |
Green Day | Dookie | 1994 |
Green Day | Insomniac | 1995 |
Green Day | Warning! | 2000 |
Green Day | American Idiot | 2004 |
Guided By Voices | Bee Thousand | 1994 |
Gumball | Super Tasty | 1993 |
Guns ‘n Roses | Appetite for Destruction | 1987 |
Juliana Hatfield | Hey Babe | 1992 |
Hawaii Mud Bombers | Mondo Primo | 2007 |
Heavenly | The Rise and Fall of Heavenly | 1994 |
Hefner | The Fidelity Wars | 1999 |
Hefner | We Love the City | 2000 |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Are You Experienced? | 1967 |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Axis: Bold as Love | 1967 |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Electric Ladyland | 1968 |
Band of Gypsies (Hendrix) | Band of Gypsies | 1970 |
Jimi Hendrix | Valleys of Neptune | 2010 |
The Hold Steady | Separation Sunday | 2005 |
The Hold Steady | Boys and Girls in America | 2006 |
The Hold Steady | Stay Positive | 2008 |
The Hold Steady | Heaven is Whenever | 2010 |
Jolie Holland | Escondida | 2004 |
Husker Du | Flip Your Wig | 1985 |
Imperial Teen | Seasick | 1996 |
INXS | Shabooh Shoobah | 1982 |
INXS | The Swing | 1984 |
Jane’s Addiction | Nothing’s Shocking | 1988 |
Jane’s Addiction | Ritual de lo Habitual | 1990 |
Norah Jones | Come Away With Me | 2002 |
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings | I Learned the Hard Way | 2010 |
The Killers | Hot Fuss | 2004 |
The Kings of Leon | Youth and Young Manhood | 2003 |
The Kings of Leon | Aha Shake Heartbreak | 2005 |
The Kinks | Give the People What They Want | 1981 |
LCD Soundsystem | The Sound of Silver | 2007 |
LCD Soundsystem | This is Happening | 2010 |
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin | 1969 |
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin II | 1969 |
Led Zeppelin | Led Zeppelin III | 1970 |
Led Zeppelin | (Led Zeppelin IV) | 1971 |
Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy | 1973 |
Led Zeppelin | Presence | 1976 |
Led Zeppelin | In Through the Out Door | 1979 |
Led Zepplin | Physical Graffiti | 1975 |
The Lemonheads | It’s a Shame About Ray | 1992 |
John Lennon | Plastic Ono Band | 1970 |
John Lennon | Imagine | 1971 |
John Lennon | Walls and Bridges | 1974 |
Lone Justice | Lone Justice | 1985 |
Louis XIV | The Best Little Secrets are Kept | 2005 |
Marah | If You Didn’t Laugh You’d Cry | 2005 |
Marah | Angels of Destruction | 2008 |
Marah | Life is a Problem | 2010 |
Johnny Marr | The Messenger | 2013 |
Paul McCartney | McCartney | 1970 |
Maria McKee | You Gotta Sin to Get Saved | 1993 |
The Minutemen | Double Nickels on the Dime | 1984 |
The Modern Lovers | The Modern Lovers | 1976 |
Bob Mould | Silver Age | 2012 |
Muse | Absolution | 2003 |
My Morning Jacket | Z | 2005 |
My Morning Jacket | Circuital | 2011 |
New York Dolls | New York Dolls | 1973 |
Randy Newman | Good Old Boys | 1974 |
Nirvana | Bleach | 1989 |
Nirvana | Nevermind | 1991 |
Nirvana | Incesiticide | 1992 |
Nirvana | In Utero | 1993 |
Nirvana | MTV Unplugged in New York | 1994 |
Oasis | (What’s the Story) Morning Glory | 1995 |
Pavement | Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain | 1994 |
Pearl Jam | Yield | 1989 |
Pearl Jam | Ten | 1991 |
Pearl Jam | Vs. | 1993 |
Pearl Jam | Binaural | 2000 |
Pearl Jam | Riot Act | 2002 |
Pearl Jam | Pearl Jam | 2006 |
Pearl Jam | Backspacer | 2009 |
Tom Petty | Full Moon Fever | 1989 |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | You’re Gonna Get It | 1978 |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Damn the Torpedoes | 1979 |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Hard Promises | 1981 |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Long After Dark | 1982 |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Long After Dark | 1982 |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | Mojo | 2010 |
Liz Phair | Exile in Guyville | 1993 |
Pink Floyd | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1973 |
Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | 1975 |
Pink Floyd | Animals | 1977 |
Pink Floyd | The Wall | 1979 |
Pixies | Come On Pilgrim | 1987 |
Pixies | Surfer Rosa | 1988 |
Pixies | Doolittle | 1989 |
Pixies | Bossanova | 1990 |
Pixies | Trompe le Monde | 1991 |
Pizzicato Five | Made in USA | 1994 |
The Pogues | If I Should Fall From Grace with God | 1988 |
The Police | Regatta de Blanc | 1979 |
The Police | Zenyatta Mondatta | 1980 |
The Police | Ghost in the Machine | 1981 |
Porno for Pyros | Porno for Pyros | 1992 |
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals | 2010 |
Pretenders | Pretenders | 1980 |
Pretenders | Pretenders II | 1981 |
Pretenders | Learning to Crawl | 1984 |
Pretenders | Break Up the Concrete | 2008 |
Prince | 1999 | 1982 |
Prince | Sign O’ the Times | 1987 |
Prince | Chaos and Disorder | 1996 |
Prince | 3121 | 2006 |
Prince and The Revolution | Purple Rain | 1984 |
Public Enemy | Apocalypse 91: The Enemy Strikes Black | 1991 |
Queen | News of the World | 1977 |
Queens of the Stone Age | Songs for the Deaf | 2002 |
R.E.M | Murmur | 1983 |
R.E.M. | Chronic Town | 1982 |
R.E.M. | Reckoning | 1984 |
R.E.M. | Fables of the Reconstruction | 1985 |
R.E.M. | Life’s Rich Pageant | 1986 |
R.E.M. | Dead Letter Office | 1987 |
R.E.M. | Document | 1987 |
R.E.M. | Green | 1988 |
R.E.M. | Automatic for the People | 1992 |
R.E.M. | Monster | 1994 |
The Raconteurs | Broken Boy Soldiers | 2006 |
The Raconteurs | Consolers of the Lonely | 2008 |
Radiohead | The Bends | 1995 |
Radiohead | OK Computer | 1997 |
Radiohead | In Rainbows | 2007 |
Radiohead | King of Limbs | 2011 |
Rage Against the Machine | Rage Against the Machine | 1992 |
Rancid | … And Out Come the Wolves | 1995 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Mother’s Milk | 1989 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | Blood Sugar Sex Magik | 1991 |
Otis Redding | The Dock of the Bay | 1968 |
The Redwalls | De Nova | 2005 |
The Replacements | Hootenanny | 1983 |
The Replacements | Let It Be | 1984 |
The Replacements | Tim | 1985 |
The Replacements | Pleased to Meet Me | 1987 |
The Replacements | All Shook Down | 1990 |
Rodriguez | Cold Fact | 1970 |
The Rolling Stones | Aftermath | 1966 |
The Rolling Stones | Beggars Banquet | 1968 |
The Rolling Stones | Let It Bleed | 1969 |
The Rolling Stones | Sticky Fingers | 1971 |
The Rolling Stones | Exile on Main St. | 1972 |
The Rolling Stones | Goats Head Soup | 1973 |
The Rolling Stones | Some Girls | 1978 |
The Rolling Stones | Emotional Rescue | 1980 |
Rush | Fly By Night | 1975 |
Rush | 2112 | 1976 |
Rush | Hemispheres | 1978 |
Rush | Moving Pictures | 1981 |
Rush | Signals | 1982 |
The Shazam | Godspeed the Shazam | 1999 |
The Shazam | Tomorrow the World | 2002 |
The Shins | Chutes Too Narrow | 2003 |
The Shys | Astoria | 2006 |
Sia | Some People Have Real Problems | 2008 |
Paul Simon | So Beautiful, or So What | 2011 |
Simon and Garfunkel | Sounds of Silence | 1966 |
Sleater-Kinney | Dig Me Out | 1997 |
Sly and the Family Stone | Fresh | 1973 |
Social Distortion | Social Distortion | 1990 |
The Soft Boys | Underwater Moonlight | 1980 |
Sonic Youth | Daydream Nation | 1988 |
Sonic Youth | Goo | 1990 |
Sonic Youth | Dirty | 1992 |
Soundgarden | Superunknown | 1994 |
John Spencer Blues Explosion | Extra Width | 1993 |
Steely Dan | Countdown to Ecstasy | 1973 |
Steely Dan | Katy Lied | 1975 |
Steely Dan | The Royal Scam | 1976 |
Steely Dan | Aja | 1977 |
The Stone Roses | The Stone Roses | 1989 |
The Stone Roses | Turns Into Stone | 1992 |
The Stone Roses | Second Coming | 1994 |
The Strokes | Is This It? | 2001 |
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros | Global a Go-Go | 2001 |
Sublime | Sublime | 1996 |
Matthew Sweet | Girlfriend | 1991 |
The Takeover UK | Running With the Wasters | 2009 |
The Talking Heads | Speaking in Tongues | 1983 |
Tedeschi Trucks Band | Revelator | 2011 |
They Might Be Giants | Lincoln | 1988 |
They Might Be Giants | Flood | 1990 |
Thin Lizzy | Jailbreak | 1976 |
Toots and the Maytalls | In The Dark | 1973 |
Toots and the Maytalls | Funky Kingston | 1975 |
Pete Townshend | Empty Glass | 1980 |
Pete Townshend and Ronnie Laine | Rough Mix | 1977 |
TV on the Radio | Nine Types of Light | 2011 |
U2 | War | 1983 |
U2 | The Unforgettable Fire | 1984 |
U2 | The Joshua Tree | 1987 |
U2 | Rattle and Hum | 1988 |
U2 | Achtung Baby | 1991 |
U2 | Zooropa | 1993 |
U2 | All That You Can’t Leave Behind | 2000 |
U2 | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | 2004 |
Vampire Weekend | Vampire Weekend | 2008 |
Van Halen | Van Halen | 1978 |
Van Halen | Van Halen II | 1979 |
Van Halen | Fair Warning | 1981 |
Van Halen | Diver Down | 1982 |
Van Halen | 1984 | 1984 |
Van Halen | A Different Kind of Truth | 2012 |
Van Morrison | Moondance | 1970 |
Various | Singles (Soundtrack) | 1992 |
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble | Couldn’t Stand the Weather | 1984 |
Velvet Revolver | Contraband | 2004 |
Ween | Chocolate and Cheese | 1994 |
Amy Winehouse | Back to Black | 2006 |
Jack White | Blunderbuss | 2012 |
The White Stripes | The White Stripes | 1999 |
The White Stripes | White Blood Cells | 2001 |
The White Stripes | Elephant | 2003 |
The Who | Tommy | 1969 |
The Who | Who’s Next | 1971 |
The Who | Quadrophenia | 1973 |
The Who | The Who By Numbers | 1975 |
Wilco | The Whole Love | 2011 |
Lucinda Williams | Sweet Old World | 1992 |
Lucinda Williams | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | 1998 |
Lucinda Williams | Essence | 2001 |
Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976 |
X | More Fun in the New World | 1983 |
X | Under the Big Black Sun | 1982 |
XTC | Black Sea | 1980 |
XTC | English Settlement | 1982 |
XTC | Skylarking | 1986 |
XTC | Oranges and Lemons | 1989 |
XTC | Nonsuch | 1992 |
XTC | Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) | 2000 |
Yes | The Yes Album | 1971 |
Yes | Fragile | 1972 |
Yes | Close to the Edge | 1972 |
Yes | 90125 | 1983 |
Yo La Tengo | I Can Feel the Heart Beating as One | 1997 |
Neil Young | After the Goldrush | 1970 |
Neil Young | Harvest | 1972 |
Neil Young | Freedom | 1989 |
Neil Young | Harvest Moon | 1992 |
Neil Young | Live at Massey Hall 1971 | 2007 |
Neil Young and Crazy Horse | Everybody Knows This is Nowhere | 1969 |
Neil Young and Crazy Horse | Rust Never Sleeps | 1979 |
Neil Young and Crazy Horse | Ragged Glory | 1990 |
Neil Young and Crazy Horse | Sleeps With Angels | 1994 |