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Most Iconic Album From Every Year

This is a list of the most iconic album from every year since 1955. Some of these are debatable but I think they're the right choices. Not the BEST, but the most ICONIC.
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Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
1
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
2
Beyonce - Lemonade (2016)
Beyonce - Lemonade (2016)
3
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
4
Taylor Swift - 1989
Taylor Swift - 1989
5
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
6
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
7
Adele - 21
Adele - 21
8
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
9
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D
Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D
10
Lil' Wayne- Tha Carter III
Lil' Wayne- Tha Carter III
11
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Radiohead - In Rainbows
12
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
13
Kanye West - Late Registration
Kanye West - Late Registration
14
Green Day - American Idiot
Green Day - American Idiot
15
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Outkast, 2003)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Outkast, 2003)
16
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
17
The Strokes - Is This It
The Strokes - Is This It
18
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
19
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine - The Battle of Los Angeles
20
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
21
Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - OK Computer
22
Fugees: The Score
Fugees: The Score
23
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
24
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Soundgarden - Superunknown
25
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
Nirvana - In Utero (1993)
26
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
The Chronic (Dr. Dre, 1992)
27
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - Nevermind
28
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
29
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
30
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
31
U2 - The Joshua Tree
U2 - The Joshua Tree
32
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - Master of Puppets
33
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
34
Prince - Purple Rain
Prince - Purple Rain
35
The Police - Synchronicity
The Police - Synchronicity
36
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Michael Jackson - Thriller
37
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
38
AC/DC - Back in Black
AC/DC - Back in Black
39
The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - London Calling
40
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