I remember buying the Tori Amos CD at the local record store on release day and reading all the lyrics and credits on the way home before I even heard a single note of the music. What a record. Still.

In no particular order.

• DJ Shadow ‘Endtroducing …’

• dEUS ‘In A Bar, Under The Sea’

• Pearl Jam ‘No Code’

• Nada Surf ‘High/Low’

• Babybird ‘Ugly Beautiful’

• Jay-Z ‘Reasonable Doubt’

• Tori Amos ‘Boys For Pele’

• Sneaker Pimps ‘Becoming X’

• Skunk Anansie ‘Stoosh’

I’m going to post the top 9 albums of every year from the last 50 years. One post every week.

If you like the albums and the songs, go check out the playlist on Spotify.

The playlist for the Sailing For Peace blog series 'Top Albums From The Last 50 Years'. Nine songs for each year representing the nine albums of the year. Randomly from 1971 to 2021. It grows every week. And it is a lot of good music.

The perfect soundtrack for your sailing turn. Come aboard and please enjoy!

The absolute top albums from the last 50 years.

For me.

1996

This is edition No. 31 from 50.

#topalbumsfromthelast50years

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