Since the beginning of the Radio Faux Show, I have produced shows of my favorite albums of different years, with a focus on 10, 25, and 50 year anniversary albums and end of the current year countdowns.
Here are the years covered so far.
1972 Part 2: Soul, Funk, and International
1973 Part 3: Let’s Take A Trip Around The World
1973 Part 4: Billboard #1 Hits In Order
1974 Top 20 Albums: #20 (Bob Marley – Natty Dread), #19 (King Crimson – Red), #18 (Tom Waits – The Heart of Saturday Night), #17 (Robert Palmer – Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley), #16 (Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now), #15 (Stevie Wonder – Fullfillingness’ First Finale), #14 (Gene Clark – No Other), #13 (Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic), #12 (Brian Eno – Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy), #11 (Brian Eno – Here Come The Warm Jets), #10 (Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco – Celia and Johnny), #9 (Eddie Palmieri – The Sun Of Latin Music), #8 (Sparks – Kimono My House), #7 (Queen – Sheer Heart Attack), #6 (Tower of Power – Back To Oakland), #5 (Jackson Browne – Late For The Sky), #4 (Betty Davis – They Say I’m Different), #3 (Van Morrison – Veedon Fleece), #2 (Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark), #1 (Kiss – Kiss)
1974 Best Soul Single: Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain
1998 (Part 1): Top 25 Albums #25-11
1998 (Part 2): Top 25 Albums #10-1
1998 (Part 3): Genre Selections
1999 Top 10 Albums+1: #11 (Blur – 13), #10 (Mogwai – Come On Die Young), #9 (Opeth – Still Life), #8 (Fiona Apple – When the pawn…), #7 (Third Eye Blind – Blue), #6 (Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner), #5 (Beck – Midnite Vultures), #4 (Porcupine Tree – Stupid Dream), #3 (Foo Fighters – There Is Nothing Left To Lose), #2 (Sigur Ros – Agaetis Byrjun), #1 (Wilco – Summerteeth)
1999 Best Dance Album: Moby – Play
1999 Best International Album: Sergent Garcia – Un poquito quema’o
1999 Best Jazz Albums: Buena Vista Social Club Presents Ibrahim Ferrer, John Zorn – Taboo & Exile
1999 Best Rap Album: Mos Def – Black On Both Sides
1999 Best Single: Vitamin C – Smile
1999 Cult Classic Song of the Year: Lou Bega – Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of…)
2014 Top 10 Albums: #10 (Pink Floyd – The Endless River), #9 (AC/DC – Rock or Bust), #8 (King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – I’m In Your Mind Fuzz), #7 (Elbow – The Take Off and Landing of Everything), # 6 (FKA Twigs – LP1), # 5 (Mitski – Bury Me At Makeout Creek), # 4 (Sharon Van Etten – Are We There), # 3 (Beck – Morning Phase, # 2 (Charli XCX – Sucker), # 1 (Swans – To Be Kind)
2014 Best Jazz Album: The Bad Plus – The Rite of Spring
2014 Best Metal Album: Triptykon – Melana Chasmata
2014 Best Retro Soul Album: Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – Give the People What They Want
2014 Dance of the Year: We Are Toonz – Drop That #NaeNae
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