1995

Here we go! This top 10 is again one of the best ones in this blog. This is the golden time of britpop and you can see it by the massive hit albums that changed the tops of the charts of all time greatest albums. This list is mainly about britpop. Eight out of ten could be categorised under that headline. Only two US albums have made their way on this list. Other one is some kind of beautiful farewell hymn to grunge and the other one is the waking moment of new folk. Every single album on this list is a classic. So enjoy!

1996

1996 takes us even closer to the golden age of Brit-pop. There are some really great albums which have been hailed by the critics. this list does not compare to the best lists in this blog, but it's definitely not amongst the worst either. Genres include Brit-pop, indie-pop, indie-rock, funk, alternative country, power pop and dream-pop. Quite a lot of good albums were again left out so enjoy these ten that made it.

1997

This year's list contains again some amazing albums. It's not however, among the best years. 90's britpop is visible, but the best albums were made earlier in the decade. 1997 seems to be a transfer period from 90's music to the more experimental sounds of 2000's. Genres include indie rock, folk, britpop, trip-hop and art rock. Only one American artist has found its way on this list. Well, here's the list!

1998

1998 seems to be one of the best years in this blog. It includes two of my all-time favourite albums...ever! And the other albums are not bad either. Genres include electro, dream-pop, alternative folk/country, trip-hop, guitar-indie, brit-pop, folk-punk and of course melancholic singer-songwriter stuff. This list competes, with 2001 and 2005 in the hardest lists to make so far. So enjoy the sweet sounds of 1998.

1999

Welcome to the 90's! this year's list is not as amazing as the years before and after it. I don't know why. This is a chance though to bring forward artists, that wouldn't have the chance to be introduced in this blog otherwise. And don't get me wrong, there are some exceptionally good albums here. Not many of them are that special to me personally though. Genres include post-rock, brit-pop, psychedelia, guitar-indie, folk, indie-pop, garage and space-rock. As we move to the 90's the bands featured are a bit bigger acts, since some really good acts ended up in the mainstream at that time.

2000

The year 2000 again includes outstanding albums from terrific artists. This list has a lot of singer-songwriters with melancholic songs and to even up the balance there are a few really sunny and happy albums. As we move closer to 1990's I'm surprised how old some of the music that I'm constantly listening to is. I guess it's true what some people say, that one's taste in music is largely defined in the age when people are becoming adults. At least for me the most important albums are from late 90's and early 2000's. So once again, enjoy the list of outstanding music.

2001

The year 2001 is probably the hardest list for me to make. I just couldn't fit all the outstanding albums in this top ten. About two years ago me and Heini made a list of our 100 favorite albums of all times (176albumia.blogspot.com) and all of these ten albums were on that list. So you could say that this years list contains 10 per cent of my all time favorite albums. At least five albums that appear on my top 100 list are also missing from this list, because I can't fit 15 into 10. This list is mostly about indie rock and cool sounds. There are influences of garage, britpop, art pop, rock n' roll, folk, country and synth pop. I don't know if there will be any better lists than this so enjoy!