These are the “best of 20XX” lists from years past.
Tom’s Top Albums of the Year
Top 10, 2013
Top 10, 2012
Top 10, 2011
Top 10, 2010
Top 10, 2009
Top 5, 2008
Top 5, 2007
Ian’s Top Albums of the Year
(Ian is a friend of mine who got me started on making the lists; some of his are archived here.)