1. Tori Amos: Scarlet’s Walk

2. PJ Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories ...

3. Björk: Vespertine

4. Rufus Wainwright: Release the Stars

5. Rósin Murphy: Ruby Blue

6. Rachel Yamagata: Elephants...Teeth ...

7. Camille - Le fil

8. Charlotte Gainsbourg: 5:55

9. Sade: Lovers Rock

10. Poe: Haunted

11. My Brightest Diamond: A Thousand ...

12. Moloko: Statues

13. Kylie Minogue: Body Language

14. Martha Wainwright: I Know You’re ...

15. Marianne Faithfull: Kissin’ Time

16. Me’Shell Ndegeocello: The World Has ... 

17. Laura Veirs: Year of Meteors

18. Fever Ray: Fever Ray

19. Kate Bush: Aerial

20. Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and ...

01. Fever Ray: Fever Ray

02. Tori Amos: Abnormally Attracted to Sin

03. Imogen Heap: Ellipse

04. Lady GaGa: The Fame Mons†er

05. Florence + the Machine: Lungs

06. Rihanna: Rated R

07. Ludovico Einaudi: Nightbook

08. Amerie: In Love and War

09. Pati Yang: Faith, Hope + Fury

10. Natalie Bassingthwaighte: 1000 Stars

01. Rachael Yamagata: Elephants…Teeth ...

02. My Brightest Diamond: A Thousand ...

03. Martha Wainwright: I Know You’re ...

04. Janelle Monáe: Metropolis: The Chase Suite I

05. Lykke Li: Youth Novels

06. Sugababes: Catfights and Spotlights

07. Temposhark: The Invisible Line

08. Girls Aloud: Out of Control

09. Alanis Morisette: Flavors of Entanglement

10. Erykah Badu: New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th ...

01. Rufus Wainwright: Release the Stars

02. Me'Shell Ndegéocello: The World Has ...

03. Tori Amos: American Doll Posse

04. PJ Harvey: White Chalk

05. Siobhán Donaghy: Ghosts

06. The Cinematic Orchestra: Ma Fleur

07. Emily Jane White: Dark Undercoat

08. Keren Ann: Keren Ann

09. Deeyah: Ataraxis

10. Rogue Traders: Better in the Dark

01. Charlotte Gainsbourg: 5:55

02. Roseanne Cash: Black Cadillac

03. Vienna Teng: Dreaming Through the Noise

04. Natalie Walker: Urban Angel

05. The Knife: Silent Shout

06. Anggun: Luminescence

07. Natasha St Pier: Longueur d’ondes

08. Najoua Belyzel: Entre deux mondes …

09. Lily Allen: Alright, Still

10. Beth Orton: Comfort of Strangers

01. Róisín Murphy: Ruby Blue

02. Camille: Le fil

03. Laura Veirs: Year of Meteors

04. Kate Bush: Aerial

05. Fiona Apple: Extraordinary Machine [Brion]

06. Melanie C: Beautiful Intentions

07. Susie Suh: Susie Suh

08. Nolwenn Leroy: Histoires Naturelles

09. Goldfrapp: Supernature

10. Tracy Bonham: Blink the Brightest

01. Jill Scott: Beautifully Human: Words and ...

02. Anastacia: Anastacia

03. Vanessa Carlton: Harmonium

04. Avril Lavigne: Under My Skin

05. Björk: Medúlla

06. Amel Larrieux: Bravebird

07. Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters

08. Zazie: Rodéo

09. Emma Bunton: Free Me

10. Joss Stone: Mind, Body and Soul

01. Kylie Minogue: Body Language

02. Linkin Park: Meteora

03. Annie Lennox: Bare

04. Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Shoot from the Hip

05. Sarah Brightman: Harem

06. Natacha Atlas: Something Dangerous

07. Madonna: American Life

08. Émilie Simon: Émilie Simon

09. Cat Power: You Are Free

10. Dido: Life for Rent

01. Tori Amos: Scarlet’s Walk

02. Moloko: Statues

03. Marianne Faithfull: Kissin’ Time

04. Natacha Atlas: Foretold in the Language ...

05. Aimee Mann: Lost in Space

06. Sade: Lovers Live

07. Paul Oakenfold: Bunkka

08. Joni Mitchell: Travelogue

09. Brandy: Full Moon

10. Alanis Morissette: Under Rug Swept

01. Björk: Vespertine

02. Tori Amos: Strange Little Girls

03. Anggun: Chrysalis

04. Tina Dico: Fuel

05. The Cranberries: Wake Up and Smell the ...

06. Natalie Imbruglia: White Lilies Island

07. Janet Jackson: All for You

08. Depeche Mode: Exciter

09. Rufus Wainwright: Poses

10. Aaliyah: Aaliyah

01. PJ Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories ...

02. Sade: Lovers Rock

03. Poe: Haunted

04. Moloko: Things to Make and Do

05. Emiliana Torrini: Love in the Time of Science

06. Kylie Minogue: Light Years

07. Madonna: Music

08. Tracy Bonham: Down Here

09. No Doubt: Return of Saturn

10. Goldfrapp: Felt Mountain

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2.   Music Yearbook - Chris Nowling
   

3.   Music Yearbook - Gavin Breeden
   

4.   Music Yearbook - Mitchell Kissack

In effort to maintain some continuity, albums have been categorized by their US release date. If an album has never seen release in the US, it’s given a ‘Five Year Buffer Period’ before it becomes eligible the year of its earliest release anywhere in the world.