Greatest year in (post WWII) music history?

Greatest year in (post WWII) music history?

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I’ll always vote for ‘69.
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It's supposed to be about the music, man. Get your mind out of the gutter long enough to vote wisely.

Oh wait. You did. Well done.
 
I always go with 1965 because this was the Great Leep Forward where rock made the transition for it's early phase and became "classic" rock. Dylan goes electric in 1965 and creates folk rock along with the Byrds. The Stones finally figure out how to write incredible original songs- e.g., Satisfaction. The Who put down heavier drums, bass and distorted guitars than had every been tried. Rubber Soul completely redefined was what rock music could be. Other years on this list had better overall lists of albums - rock was still single focused in '65 - but no year moved the needle quite as much.
 
I already told you 1986. Doofus.

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I'm pretty sure ll these albums were released in 1979 - the year of the greatest rock album ever created, Highway to Hell.

Highway to Hell - AC/DC
London Calling - The Clash
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Van Halen II - Van Halen
Damn the Torpedoes - TP
The Who - The Kids Are Alright
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Foreigner - Head Games
ZZ Top - Deguello
The Cars - Candy O
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Ramones - It's Alive
Prince - Prince

That's a pretty good batch of albums to choose from.
 
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I'm pretty sure ll these albums were released in 1979 - the year of the greatest rock album ever created, Highway to Hell.[/b]

Highway to Hell - AC/DC
London Calling - The Clash
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Van Halen II - Van Halen
Damn the Torpedoes - TP
The Who - The Kids Are Alright
Scorpions - Lovedrive
Foreigner - Head Games
ZZ Top - Deguello
The Cars - Candy O
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Bob Dylan - Slow Train Coming
Cheap Trick - Dream Police
Ramones - It's Alive
Prince - Prince

That's a pretty good batch of albums to choose from.
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Disagree. But you listed Pink Floyd, The Wall, so we’re good.
 
Tough choices...66 has too many of my top cuts to deny
In doing research (because I’m bored), I found a list with the top 4 being

Rolling Stones - Aftermath (British edition for me, Out of Time was a revelation with marimba)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Revolver
Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Plus albums by...
Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
The Kinks
Cream
The Sonics
 
Tough choices...66 has too many of my top cuts to deny
In doing research (because I’m bored), I found a list with the top 4 being

Rolling Stones - Aftermath (British edition for me, Out of Time was a revelation with marimba)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Revolver
Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Plus albums by...
Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
The Kinks
Cream
The Sonics
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The guy gets it. 1966 is really the year album oriented rock came into existence. Pet Sounds and Revolver are right behind Pepper in Rolling Stones top 3 albums of all time.
 
Tough choices...66 has too many of my top cuts to deny
In doing research (because I’m bored), I found a list with the top 4 being

Rolling Stones - Aftermath (British edition for me, Out of Time was a revelation with marimba)
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beatles - Revolver
Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

Plus albums by...
Willie Nelson
Ray Charles
The Kinks
Cream
The Sonics
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The guy gets it. 1966 is really the year album oriented rock came into existence. Pet Sounds and Revolver are right behind Pepper in Rolling Stones top 3 albums of all time.
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Good call for a youngster

45 singles were the currency pre album orientated rock aka AOR
 
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