2015 will go down as a memorable one for me. The music we got this year was fantastic and the memories it soundtracked will stay with me for a lifetime. As we move into the new year I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy year. I think what’s in front of us is always more exciting, and far scarier, than what’s in our past. I think the future’s bright. I think it’s exciting. Let’s not let it scare us.
This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2014. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
One thing Jason has always said he enjoys about our staff here at AbsolutePunk is that we are willing to let our opinions and biases shine through. No one here is trying to be a robot, solely evaluating music in an objective manner – if there even exists such a way to listen to these albums, the ones that have made us feel more emotion than all the other music released in 2014. Subjective opinion and bias is present as much as ever on any given publication’s albums of the year list, and ours is no exception. The following 30 albums were hand-chosen by our 21 active AP.net staffers, voted upon in only the most scientific of voting fashions. The best thing about these types of lists, though, is not seeing what we rank, but why we rank it; so each album is accompanied by a blurb from a staff member who loved it. We believe that there is no greater impetus behind listening to music than hearing someone tell you why they love it, so we hope you find something new here, or revisit something you enjoyed all year. – Thomas Nassiff
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2014 ended up being one of my favorite years for music in a long while. It just seemed like every few weeks there was a new album to dive into and experience. There were times where it felt overwhelming, as if there was so much to listen to I felt ashamed I couldn’t give each album the time it deserved. But, here we are at the end of the year, and here we are tasked with trying to put numbers to the madness. I’ve done my best to put my favorite albums of the year in some kind of order … I hope you find as much to enjoy here as I have.
2013 saw my tastes drift from pop to punk to hip-hop and back again. What a great, and diverse, year for music.
This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2012. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
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Well, 2012 was an interesting year.
But now it’s come to a close and I have to figure out how to rank everything from the past year and get a list together. I’ve been procrastinating on this one for a while, but, alas – here we go …
This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2011. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
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Ok .. ok … now it’s time to try and figure out just how the hell to rank all the albums from the past year. This is where I do my best to remember everything I love. Inevitably leave something out. And then read comments about how stupid I am.
This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2010. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
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This best of list was originally posted on AbsolutePunk.net in 2010. It has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
Read More “Jason Tate’s Top Albums of 2010” This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2009. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
Read More “AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2009” This best of list was originally posted on AbsolutePunk.net in 2009. It has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
Read More “Jason Tate’s Top Albums of 2009” This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2008. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
Read More “AbsolutePunk.net’s Top Albums of 2008” This best of list was originally posted on AbsolutePunk.net in 2008. It has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
Read More “Jason Tate’s Top Albums of 2008” This best of list was put together by the AbsolutePunk.net staff in 2007. It used an old system for ranking albums, but has been brought over to Chorus.fm for posterity.
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