With the Chinese New Year taking place later this month, and with 2020 being the Year of the Rat, we thought we’d celebrate a little early with a list of some of the most influential albums from the past 5 Years of the Rat. Like those born during these years, the following albums demonstrate the clever, thoughtful, and at times, introspective personality of the rat.
1960
Giant Steps
John Coltrane
released: January 1960
Atlantic Records
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At Last!
Etta James
released: November 1960
Argo Records
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Elvis is Back!
Elvis Presley
released: April 1960
RCA Victor
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez
released: October 1960
Vanguard
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Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis
released: July 1960
Columbia Records
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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
released: May 1960
RCA Victor & Gallo Africa
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1972
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
released: June 1972
RCA Records
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Pink Moon
Nick Drake
released: February 1972
Island Records
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Exile on Main St.
The Rolling Stones
released: May 1972
Rolling Stones Records
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Harvest
Neil Young
released: February 1972
Reprise Records
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Transformer
Lou Reed
released: November 1972
RCA Records
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Amazing Grace
Aretha Franklin
released: June 1972
Atlantic Records
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1984
Purple Rain
Prince and the Revolution
released: June 1984
Warner Bros. Records
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Ride the Lightning
Metallica
released: July 1984
Megaforce Records
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The Smiths
The Smiths
released: February 1984
Rough Trade Records
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Born in the USA
Bruce Springsteen
released: June 1984
Columbia Records
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Legend
Bob Marley and the Wailers
released: May 1984
Island Records
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1984
Van Halen
released: January 1984
Warner Bros. Records
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1996
Odelay
Beck
released: June 1996
EGC Records
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Endtroducing…
DJ Shadow
released: September 1996
Mo’ Wax Records
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Reasonable Doubt
Jay-Z
released: June 1996
Roc-A-Fella Records & Priority Records
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Sublime
Sublime
released: July 1996
MCA Records
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Globe
Globe
released: March 1996
Avex Globe
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Evil Empire
Rage Against the Machine
released: April 1996
Epic Records
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The Score
Fugees
released: February 1996
Columbia Records
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Illadelph Halflife
The Roots
released: September 1996
Geffen Records
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2008
For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver
released: February 2008
Jagjaguwar
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Only By the Night
Kings of Leon
released: September 2008
The Control Group, RCA
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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
Coldplay
released: June 2008
Parlophone
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Best Fiction
Namie Amuro
released: July 2008
Avex Trax
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Vampire Weekend
Vampire Weekend
released: January 2008
XL Recordings
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EXILE Love
EXILE
released: January 2008
Rhythm Zone
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808s & Heartbreak
Kanye West
released: November 2008
Def Jam Records & Roc-A-Fella Records
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