User:Danaimband/Opinions/Music
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Best Album Covers[edit]
Top Ten List[edit]
| Rank | Album, Artist and Year |
|---|---|
| 1 | Journey through the Secret Life of Plants - Stevie Wonder - (1979) |
| 2 | So Far - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - (1974) |
| 3 | Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel - (1970) |
| 4 | In Square Circle - Stevie Wonder - (1985) |
| 5 | Roberta Flack featuring Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack - (1980) |
| 6 | Nevermind - Nirvana - (1991) |
| 7 | Bitches Brew - Miles Davis - (1969) |
| 8 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles - (1967) |
| 9 | The Joy of Flying - Tony Williams - (1979) |
| 10 | River of Dreams - Billy Joel - (1993) |
| 11 | Man-Child - Herbie Hancock - (1975) |
| 12 | Technical Ecstasy - Black Sabbath - (1976) |
| 13 | Breakfast in America - Supertramp - (1979) |
| 14 | Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis - (1974) |
| 15 | ...And Then There Were Three... - Genesis - (1978) |
| 16 | Heaven and Hell - Black Sabbath - (1980) |
| 17 | Fat Albert Rotunda - Herbie Hancock - (1969) |
| 18 | New Conversations - Bill Evans - (1978) |
| 19 | Greatest Hits Volume II - Elton John - (1977) |
Album of the Year[edit]
Consider the Year Tables with ranks #1-5 as my picks for the five top contenders for Grammy Award for Record of the Year, with #1 as the winner.
1982 - 1984[edit]
| Rank\Year | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
| 1 | Rosanna by Toto | Jokerman by Bob Dylan | Dancing in the Dark by Bruce Springsteen |
| 2 | Human Nature by Michael Jackson | Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | Jump by Van Halen |
| 3 | I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) by Michael McDonald | That's All by Genesis | Like A Cannonball by Menudo |
| 4 | Ribbon in the Sky by Stevie Wonder | Every Breath You Take by The Police | Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper |
| 5 | Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Faithfully by Journey | Stuck on You by Lionel Richie |
1985 - 1989[edit]
| Rank\Year | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1 | Say You, Say Me by Lionel Richie | If Ever You Are In My Arms Again by Peabo Bryson | Need You Tonight by INXS | Can't Stay Away From You by the Miami Sound Machine and Gloria Estefan | Roam by The B-52's |
| 2 | Somewhere by Barbra Streisand | Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer | Songbird by Kenny G | Forever Young by Rod Stewart | Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins |
| 3 | Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears | That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick | Everywhere by Fleetwood Mac | November Rain by Guns and Roses | Eternal Flame by The Bangles |
| 4 | Take on Me by a-ha | The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby | Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House | Don't Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin | If I Could Turn Back Time by Cher |
| 5 | Crazy for You by Madonna | On My Own by Michael McDonald and Patti LaBelle | In Too Deep by Genesis | Is This Love by Whitesnake | We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel |
1990 - 1994[edit]
1995 - 1999[edit]
2000 - 2004[edit]
2005 - 2009[edit]
| Rank\Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 1 | Hustle & Flow | Blood Diamond | An Inconvenient Truth | ||
| 2 | Crash | Click | Black Snake Moan | ||
| 3 | Domino | The Pursuit of Happyness | The Simpsons Movie | ||
| 4 | Transamerica | A Prairie Home Companion | Martian Child | ||
| 5 | Munich | See No Evil | Live Free or Die Hard |