A Caffè  Lattè spotlight on:

 

BILLBOARD MAGAZINE’S

No. 1 ALBUM

of the Years

 

At the end of each year, Billboard Magazine reports on the top album of the year. These are the ones that have achieved this since The Rock Era began, spanning the years 1956-2024.

   

1956 CALYPSO Harry Belafonte

1957 LOVING YOU Elvis Presley

1958 SOUTH PACIFIC Motion Picture Soundtrack

1959 AT LARGE The Kingston Trio

1960 THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Cast Recording

1961 BLUE HAWAII Elvis Presley / Soundtrack

1962 WEST SIDE STORY Motion Picture Soundtrack

1963 DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Andy Williams

1964 A HARD DAY’S NIGHT The Beatles / Soundtrack

1965 MARY POPPINS Motion Picture Soundtrack

1966 THE MONKEES The Monkees

1967 MORE OF THE MONKEES The Monkees

1968 THE GRADUATE Simon & Garfunkel / Soundtrack

1969 HAIR Original Cast

1970 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Simon & Garfunkel

1971 TAPESTRY Carole King

1972 CHICAGO V Chicago

1973 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Elton John

1974 GREATEST HITS Elton John

1975 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY

             Elton John

1976 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE Stevie Wonder

1977 RUMOURS Fleetwood Mac

1978 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Motion Picture Soundtrack

1979 THE LONG RUN Eagles

1980 THE WALL Pink Floyd

1981 HI INFIDELITY RE0 Speedwagon

1982 BUSINESS AS USUAL Men At Work

1983 THRILLER Michael Jackson

1984 PURPLE RAIN Prince

1985 MIAMI VICE TV Soundtrack

1986 WHITNEY HOUSTON Whitney Houston       

1987 DIRTY DANCING Motion Picture Soundtrack

1988 FAITH George Michael

1989 FOREVER YOUR GIRL Paula Abdul

1990 PLEASE HAMMER DON’T HURT ‘EM MC Hammer

1991 ROPIN’ THE WIND Garth Brooks

1992 THE BODYGUARD Motion Picture Soundtrack

1993 MUSIC BOX Mariah Carey

1994 THE LION KING Motion Picture Soundtrack

1995 JAGGED LITTLE PILL Alanis Morissette

1996 TRAGIC KINGDOM No Doubt

1997 SPICE Spice Girls

1998 TITANIC Motion Picture Soundtrack

1999 SUPERNATURAL Santana

2000 NO STRINGS ATTACHED *NSYNC

2001 WEATHERED Creed

2002 THE EMINEM SHOW Eminem

2003 SPEAKERBOXXX/ THE LOVE BELOW Outkast

2004 CONFESSIONS Usher

2005 THE MASSACRE 50 Cent

2006 SOME HEARTS Carrie Underwood

2007 DAUGHTRY Daughtry

2008 AS I AM Alicia Keys

2009 FEARLESS Taylor Swift

2010 I DREAMED A DREAM Susan Boyle

2011 21 Adele

2012 21 Adele

2013 THE 20/20 EXPERIENCE Justin Timberlake

2014 FROZEN Motion Picture Soundtrack

2015 1989 Taylor Swift

2016 25 Adele

2017 DAMN Kendrick Lamar

2018 REPUTATION Taylor Swift

2019 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? 

            Billie Eilish

2020 HOLLYWOOD’S BLEEDING Post Malone

2021 DANGEROUS: THE DOUBLE ALBUM Morgan Wallen

2022 UN VERANO SIN TI Bad Bunny

2023 ONE THING AT A TIME Morgan Wallen

2024 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift