What's your favourite album of each year you've been alive?

1984 - Purple Rain by Prince
1985 - Hounds of Love by Kate Bush
1986 - Skylarking by XTC
1987 - Bad by Michael Jackson
1988 - Vivid by Living Colour
1989 - The Real Thing by Faith No More
1990 - Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde
1991 - Yerself is Steam by Mercury Rev
1992 - Angel Dust by Faith No More
1993 - janet. by Janet Jackson
1994 - Blue Album by Weezer
1995 - E. 1999 Eternal by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1996 - All Eyez On Me by 2Pac
1997 - Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind
1998 - Aquemini by OutKast
1999 - The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
2000 - The Moon & Antarctica by Modest Mouse
2001 - Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World
2002 - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
2003 - Permission to Land by The Darkness
2004 - Funeral by Arcade Fire
2005 - Mezmerize by System of a Down
2006 - At War With the Mystics by The Flaming Lips
2007 - Oracular Spectacular by MGMT
2008 - The Fame by Lady Gaga
2009 - Crack The Skye by Mastodon
2010 - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
2011 - Torches by Foster the People
2012 - Boys & Girls by Alabama Shakes
2013 - Reflektor by Arcade Fire
2014 - Sucker by Charli XCX
2015 - E-MO-TION by Carly Rae Jepsen
2016 - White Album by Weezer
2017 - Rainbow by Kesha

I have not heard enough of 2018 to have an opinion, and 1994 was probably the hardest one to pick as there were MANY great albums that year.

It's really hard to choose just one for some of them.

1988: Forever Your Girl (Paula Abdul)/Don't Be Cruel(Bobby Brown)/In Effect Mode(Al B. Sure!)/LoveSexy (Prince)
1989: Rhythm Nation (Janet Jackson)
1990: Private Times and The Whole Nine (Al B. Sure!)/I'm Your Baby Tonight (Whitney Houston)/Unison (Celine Dion)
1991: Emotions (Mariah Carey)/Spellbound (Paula Abdul)/CooleyHighHarmony (Boyz II Men)
1992: What's The 411? (Mary J. Blige)/Sexy Versus (Al B. Sure!)/Erotica (Madonna)/Oooh..On The TLC Tip (TLC)/Celine Dion
1993: janet.  (Janet Jackson)/The Colour Of My Love (Celine Dion)/Music Box (Mariah Carey)/Toni Braxton
1994: CrazySexyCool (TLC)/II (Boyz II Men)/My Life (Mary J. Blige)/Brandy/Bedtime Stories (Madonna)
1995: Dreaming Of You (Selena)/Miss Thang (Monica)
1996: Secrets (Toni Braxton)/One In A Million (Aaliyah)/Sweet 19 Blues (Namie Amuro)/Ill Na Na (Foxy Brown)
1997: The Velvet Rope (Janet Jackson)/Butterfly (Mariah Carey)
1998: Never Say Never (Brandy)/The Boy Is Mine (Monica)/Ray Of Light (Madonna)
1999: The Writings On The Wall (Destiny's Child)
2000: Fear of Flying (Mya)/Music (Madonna)/Notorious K.I.M. (Lil' Kim)/Da Baddest Bitch (Trina)/The Heat (Toni Braxton)
2001: No More Drama (Mary J. Blige)/Survivor (Destiny's Child)/Miss E...So Addictive (Missy Elliott)/J. Lo/Scorpion (Eve)/Aaliyah
2002: All I Have (Amerie)/Fever (Kylie Minogue)/This Is Me...Then (Jennifer Lopez)/Under Construction (Missy Elliott)/Full Moon (Brandy)/Stripped (Christina Aguilera)/Ashanti
2003: Body Language (Kylie Minogue)/Style (Namie Amuro)/4 Real (Crystal Kay)
2004: Confessions (Usher)/Concrete Rose (Ashanti)
2005: Secret (Koda Kumi)/The Queen of Hip Pop (Namie Amuro)/The Emancipation of Mimi (Mariah Carey)
2006: Black Cherry (Koda Kumi)/B'Day (Beyonce)/The Evolution (Ciara)
2007: Good Girl Gone Bad (Rihanna)/Play (Namie Amuro)
2008: E=MC2 (Mariah Carey)/Discipline (Janet Jackson)/Hard Candy (Madonna)
2009: Fantasy Ride (Ciara)/BoA
2010: Still Standing (Monica)/Loud (Rihanna)/To Anyone (2NE1)
2011: Born This Way (Lady Gaga)
2012: New Life (Monica)/Two Eleven (Brandy)
2013: Ciara
2014:none I could think of
2015: Unbreakable (Janet Jackson)/Lionheart (Girls Generation)
2016: 24K Magic (Bruno Mars)
2017: haven't bought any albums that came out that year

Looks like our tastes start to diverge in 1988, with some exceptions (Petty, McLachlan)

Also looks like your tastes went to female singers this century.

1975 NEU! - NEU! '75
1976 The Residents - The Third Reich 'n Roll
1977 Ultravox! Ha! Ha! Ha!
1978 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
1979 Joy Division -Unknown Pleasures
1980 Joy Division - Closer
1981 Clock DVA - Thirst
1982 Virgin Prunes - ...If I Die, I Die
1983 Danielle Dax - Pop-Eyes
1984 Danielle Dax - Jesus Egg That Wept
1985 Christian Death - Ashes
1986 Coil - Horse Rotorvator
1987 Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
1988 Current 93 - Earth Covers Earth
1989 Alice Donut - Bucketfulls of Sickness and Horror in an Otherwise Meaningless Life
1990 Clock DVA - Buried Dreams
1991 Leatherface - Mush
1992 Current 93 - Thunder Perfect Mind
1993 G.G.F.H. - Disease
1994 Current 93 - Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre
1995 Swans - The Great Annihilator
1996 Current 93 - All the Pretty Little Horses
1997 Tindersticks - Curtains
1998 Death in June - Take Care and Control
1999 Sigur Rós - Ágætis byrjun
2000 Coil - Musick to Play in the Dark²
2001 Foetus - Flow
2002 Interpol - Turn On the Bright Lights
2003 Crescent - By the Roads and the Fields
2004 Einstürzende Neubauten - Perpetuum Mobile
2005 Coil - The Ape of Naples
2006 Auto da Fe - The Spectre
2007 Throbbing Gristle - Part Two: The Endless Not
2008 Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
2009 The Balky Mule - The Length of the Rail
2010 Ólöf Arnalds - Innundir Skinni
2011 Reigns - The Widow Blades
2012 Josephine Foster - Blood Rushing
2013 Nancy Elizabeth - Dancing
2014 Marissa Nadler - July
2015 Holly Herndon - Platform
2016 Moor Mother - Fetish Bones
2017 Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions

1970: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
1971: The Doors - L.A. Woman
1972: Neil Young - Harvest
1973: New York Dolls - New York Dolls
1974: Kraftwerk - Autobahn
1975: Black Sabbath - Sabotage
1976: Ramones - Ramones
1977: Cheap Trick - In Color and Ramones - Leave Home
1978: Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
1979: Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle
1980: Pretenders - Pretenders
1981: X - Wild Gift and Black Flag - Damaged
1982: Various Artists - This Is Boston Not L.A.
1983: Wipers - Over The Edge
1984: Black Flag - My War
1985: Death In June - Nada!
1986: Samhain - November-Coming-Fire
1987: M.I.A. - After The Fact
1988: The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane
1989: Stone By Stone w/ Chris D. - I Pass For Human
1990: Sol Invictus - Trees In Winter
1991: Current 93 - As The World Disappears
1992: Death In June - But, What Ends When the Symbols Shatter?
1993: Tony Wakeford - La Croix
1994: Current 93 - Of Ruine or Some Blazing Starre
1995: Sol Invictus - In The Rain
1996: Martin Phillips & The Chills - Sunburnt
1997: The Lazy Cowgirls - A Little Sex & Death
1998: Before God - Wolves Amongst The Sheep
1999: The Freeze - One False Move
2000: Sol Invictus - The Hill of Crosses
2001: Of the Wand & the Moon - Emptiness Emptiness Emptiness
2002: Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
2003: ?
2004: Changes - Orphan In The Storm
2005: The Go-Betweens - Oceans Apart
2006: Lee Hazlewood - Cake or Death
2007: Mitch Easter - Dynamico
2008: Death In June - The Rule of Thirds
2009: L'Effet C'est Moi - Les Voix De L'Apocalypse
2010: Devo - Something For Everybody
2011: Motorhead - The World Is Yours
2012: Men Without Hats - Love In The Age Of War
2013: Good For You - Full Serving
2014-2017:

My interest in 'what's new' has been waning over the last couple of decades. Hence, I didn't give much thought to my choices for 2000-2017 because I didn't have much to choose from. 

I think someone likes Paramore