by flagamuffin
Always a fun exercise in futility.
1991 - Pearl Jam - Ten
1992 - Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
1993 - Radiohead - Pablo Honey
1994 - Weezer - The Blue Album
1995 - Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
1996 - Weezer - Pinkerton
1997 - Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
1998 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane over the Sea
1999 - The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
2000 - Radiohead - Kid A
2001 - The Strokes - Is This It
2002 - The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
2003 - Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
2004 - The Killers - Hot Fuss
2005 - Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
2006 - The Hold Steady - Boys and Girls in America
2007 - Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
2008 - The Airborne Toxic Event - The Airborne Toxic Event
2009 - Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day
2010 - The Gaslight Anthem - American Slang
2011 - Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra
2012 - not sure yet
EDIT: thanks everyone! It's fun to get a handle on everyone's varied tastes through this, but I know it takes some work to post. So I appreciate that.