Post #168745 by thejab on Wed, Jun 29, 2005 1:49 PM

My vote is 1979:

The Clash's debut (US release), London Calling - The Clash
The Specials - The Specials
Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
154 - Wire
The Undertones - The Undertones
The B-52's - The B-52's
Reggatta de Blanc - The Police
One Step Beyond - Madness
Dub Housing - Pere Ubu
Highway To Hell - AC/DC
Fear Of Music - Talking Heads
True Colours - Split Enz
Armed Forces - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Repeat When Necessary - Dave Edmunds
Metal Box, Second Edition - Public Image Ltd.
Squeezing Out Sparks - Graham Parker
Entertainment! - Gang Of Four
The Fine Art Of Surfacing - The Boomtown Rats
Dirk Wears White Sox - Adam & The Ants
Do It Yourself - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Lodger - David Bowie
New Values - Iggy Pop
Setting Sons - The Jam
Machine Gun Etiquette - The Damned
A Different Kind Of Tension and Singles Going Steady - Buzzcocks
Look Sharp! - Joe Jackson
Labour of Lust - Nick Lowe
Drums and Wires - XTC
The Beat - The Beat
Inflammable Material - Stiff Little Fingers
20/20 - 20/20
Replicas - Tubeway Army
20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle
Candy-O - The Cars
The Crack - The Ruts
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young
Damn the Torpedoes - Tom Petty
Dawn of the Dickies - Dickies
Shit Street - Pagans
GI - Germs
Avengers - Avengers
Crawdaddy Express - Crawdaddys

Try to beat that! (1980 came close)

To refresh your memory check this out: http://rateyourmusic.com/albums_by_year