So what are the 10 albums from each era you can not live without, starting with the 1960s?
1960s
1. The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album) (1968)
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969)
3. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple (1968)
4. The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed (1969)
5. The Who - My Generation (1965)
6. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1967)
7. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
8. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
9. Roy Orbison - Orbisongs (1965)
10. Elvis Presley - From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis (1969)
1970s
1. Pink Floyd - The Wall (1979)
2. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
3. Queen - A Night at the Opera (1975)
4. Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970)
5. Deep Purple - Machine Head (1971)
6. Uriah Heep - Salisbury (1971)
7. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic (1975)
8. Journey - Infinity (1978)
9. AC/DC - T.N.T (1976)
10. Foreigner - Foreigner (1977)
1980s
1. Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
2. Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1988)
3. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984)
4. Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
5. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction (1987)
6. Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast (1982)
7. REO Speedwagon - Wheels Are Turnin (1984)
8. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
9. Rush - Moving Pictures (1981)
10. Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1988)
1990s
1. Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) (1991)
2. Pearl Jam - Ten (1991)
3. Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion I II (1991)
4. Metallica - Load (1996)
5. Megadeth - Cowntdown to Extinction (1992)
6. Bad Company - Holy Water (1990)
7. Alice In Chains - Dirt (1992)
8. Metallica - ReLoad (1997)
9. Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power (1992)
10. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (1990)
2000s (so far)
1. Metallica - Death Magnetic (2008) (I know it has not come out yet...
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2. Godsmack - IV (2006)
3. Iron Maiden - Dance of Death (2003)
4. Trivium - The Crusade (2006)
5. Alter Bridge - One Day Remains (2004)
6. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience Grace (2007)
7. Godsmack - Faceless (2002)
8. Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death (2006)
9. Megadeth - The System Has Failed (2004)
10. Machine Head - Through the Ashes of Empires (2004)