2022 Album Of The Year Nominees

The pandemic decimated the music and touring industry in 2020. Both rebounded in 2021, with various success since the pandemic was far from over. Regardless, bands went back on the road and got back to releasing albums. 2021 ended up being a very busy year for new music thanks to the release of albums delayed …

2021 Album Of The Year Nominees

The COVID-19 pandemic brought everything to a halt in the spring of 2020, and album releases were no exception. Many bands that planned on releasing new albums in 2020 postponed those plans, opting to wait until they could go on tour to support the album. Some bands had albums completely finished, while others had their …

2020 Album Of The Year Nominees

I first started the Album Of The Year page in 2012. That year featured a handful of releases and I struggled to pick a favorite. Eventually I did, though it was later revoked. Naturally, 2013 wound up being an extremely quiet year for new music from bands I liked. During the actual year, I only …

2019 Album Of The Year Nominees

2019 was another busy year for album releases with swift returns from some of my favorite bands, but it did see far fewer non-studio album releases than 2018. The year got off to a quick start featuring a surprise release from one of my favorite bands. The middle of the year was much slower, but …

2018 Album Of The Year Nominees

2018 was quite a year for rock (and other) music, and one that finally saw me adapt (a little) to the changing landscape of the music world. In February of 2018, Best Buy announced that effective July 2018, they would no longer be selling CDs. Many journalists considered this the final nail in the CDs …

2017 Album Of The Year Nominees

Following two very busy years in music, 2016 saw things slow down just a tad. 2017, however, featured the return of a few of my favorite artists, a couple of surprises, and more tragedy. For the third year in a row, one of the Album Of The Year contenders lost a key member of the band. …

2016 Album Of The Year Nominees

Another year has come and nearly gone, so once again it's time to look back on my favorite new studio albums of the year: the 2016 edition! After two very busy years for new music, 2016 slowed down just a tad. As usual, there are some familiar names and a couple of surprise entries that …

2015 Album Of The Year Nominees

Originally Posted on December 4, 2015. Once again, December is somehow already here, as each year goes by quicker than the last. So it's time to start the process of crowing the winner of the 2015 Album Of The Year award. After a very quiet 2013, 2014 picked up the pace and featured nine new …

2014 Album Of The Year Nominees

Originally Posted on December 6, 2014. Well, somehow December is already here, and I've purchased all of the new albums that I wanted for the year, so it's time to start the process of crowing the winner of the 2014 Album Of The Year award. After a very quiet 2013 (aside from Alice In Chains' …