When I love multiple albums released in the same month of the same year, which frequently happens because albums are primarily released in the fall, this list will only show my most favorite album of the month. Although this does cause many of my favorite albums over all to be eliminated, it gives a better view of my favorite music across time.
Compilation albums are measured based solely on new content only, and albums with an unknown month of release are ineligible.
Month |
Album |
Artist
|
1956-04 |
My Fair Lady: Original Cast |
Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
|
1965-12 |
Rubber Soul |
The Beatles
|
1966-01 |
Sounds of Silence |
Simon and Garfunkel
|
1966-10 |
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme |
Simon and Garfunkel
|
1967-02 |
Surrealistic Pillow |
Jefferson Airplane
|
1967-09 |
Strange Days |
The Doors
|
1967-11 |
Days of Future Passed |
The Moody Blues
|
1968-04 |
Bookends |
Simon and Garfunkel
|
1969-08 |
Green River |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
1969-11 |
Willy and the Poor Boys |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
1970-01 |
Bridge Over Troubled Water |
Simon and Garfunkel
|
1970-04 |
Elton John |
Elton John
|
1970-07 |
Cosmo's Factory |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
1970-09 |
Paranoid |
Black Sabbath
|
1970-11 |
Tea For the Tillerman |
Cat Stevens
|
1971-04 |
Poems, Prayers & Promises |
John Denver
|
1971-05 |
Every Picture Tells a Story |
Rod Stewart
|
1971-06 |
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: Music From the Original Soundtrack |
Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley
|
1971-08 |
Who's Next |
The Who
|
1971-10 |
Teaser and the Firecat |
Cat Stevens
|
1971-11 |
Madman Across the Water |
Elton John
|
1971-12 |
Hunky Dory |
David Bowie
|
1972-05 |
Honky Château |
Elton John
|
1972-06 |
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars |
David Bowie
|
1972-07 |
Never a Dull Moment |
Rod Stewart
|
1972-09 |
Catch Bull At Four |
Cat Stevens
|
1973-01 |
Aerosmith |
Aerosmith
|
1973-02 |
Billion Dollar Babies |
Alice Cooper
|
1973-03 |
The Dark Side of the Moon |
Pink Floyd
|
1973-04 |
Desperado |
Eagles
|
1973-06 |
I Can Hear Music |
Larry Lurex
|
1973-07 |
Queen |
Queen
|
1973-11 |
Piano Man |
Billy Joel
|
1974-01 |
Sundown |
Gordon Lightfoot
|
1974-03 |
Queen II |
Queen
|
1974-06 |
Back Home Again |
John Denver
|
1974-10 |
Streetlife Serenade |
Billy Joel
|
1974-11 |
Sheer Heart Attack |
Queen
|
1974-12 |
A1A |
Jimmy Buffett
|
1975-03 |
Between the Lines |
Janis Ian
|
1975-04 |
Toys In the Attic |
Aerosmith
|
1975-06 |
One of These Nights |
Eagles
|
1975-07 |
The Album of the Soundtrack of the Trailer of the Film of Monty Python and the Holy Grail |
Monty Python
|
1975-08 |
Born to Run |
Bruce Springsteen
|
1975-09 |
Wish You Were Here |
Pink Floyd
|
1975-11 |
A Night at the Opera |
Queen
|
1976-05 |
Turnstiles |
Billy Joel
|
1976-04 |
Live Bullet |
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
|
1976-05 |
Rocks |
Aerosmith
|
1976-08 |
The Roaring Silence |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
|
1976-09 |
A New World Record |
Electric Light Orchestra
|
1976-10 |
Night Moves |
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
|
1976-12 |
A Day at the Races |
Queen
|
1977-02 |
Rumours |
Fleetwood Mac
|
1977-04 |
Sin After Sin |
Judas Priest
|
1977-07 |
The Grand Illusion |
Styx
|
1977-09 |
The Stranger |
Billy Joel
|
1977-10 |
News of the World |
Queen
|
1977-12 |
Running On Empty |
Jackson Browne
|
1978-04 |
Grease: The Original Soundtrack From the Motion Picture |
Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
|
1978-05 |
Stranger In Town |
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
|
1978-06 |
The Cars |
The Cars
|
1978-08 |
Who Are You |
The Who
|
1978-11 |
Jazz |
Queen
|
1979-09 |
The Long Run |
Eagles
|
1979-11 |
The Wall |
Pink Floyd
|
1980-01 |
Permanent Waves |
Rush
|
1980-03 |
Glass Houses |
Bill Joel
|
1980-06 |
The Game |
Queen
|
1980-10 |
Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album |
Monty Python
|
1981-02 |
Moving Pictures |
Rush
|
1981-07 |
Bella Donna |
Stevie Nicks
|
1981-11 |
Mob Rules |
Black Sabbath
|
1982-04 |
American Fool |
John Mellencamp
|
1982-05 |
Hot Space |
Queen
|
1982-06 |
The Nylon Curtain |
Billy Joel
|
1982-08 |
Cut |
Golden Earring
|
1983-04 |
Monty Python's: The Meaning of Life |
Monty Python
|
1983-08 |
An Innocent Man |
Billy Joel
|
1983-09 |
Eddie and the Cruisers: Motion Picture Soundtrack |
John Cafferty
|
1983-10 |
Uh-Huh |
John Mellencamp
|
1984-02 |
The Works |
Queen
|
1984-03 |
Heartbeat City |
The Cars
|
1984-06 |
Born in the U.S.A. |
Bruce Springsteen
|
1984-07 |
NeverEnding Story, The: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Klaus Soldinger, Giorgio Moroder
|
1984-11 |
Reckless |
Bryan Adams
|
1985-05 |
Highwayman |
The Highwaymen
|
1985-07 |
Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Alan Silvestri, Huey Lewis and The News
|
1985-08 |
Scarecrow |
John Mellencamp
|
1985-11 |
Les Misérables: Original London Cast |
Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer
|
1986-02 |
Balance of Power |
Electric Light Orchestra
|
1986-03 |
Master of Puppets |
Metallica
|
1986-04 |
Like a Rock |
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
|
1986-05 |
Top Gun: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Harold Faltermeyer, Steve Stevens
|
1986-06 |
A Kind of Magic |
Queen
|
1986-07 |
The Bridge |
Billy Joel
|
1986-11 |
Licensed to Ill |
Beastie Boys
|
1987-03 |
The Joshua Tree |
U2
|
1987-06 |
Ultima: Eyes of Knives / Magnet of the Heart |
Tsugutoshi Goto
|
1987-07 |
Appetite for Destruction |
Guns N' Roses
|
1987-08 |
Permanent Vacation |
Aerosmith
|
1987-09 |
Hold Your Fire |
Rush
|
1988-05 |
When in Rome |
When in Rome
|
1988-08 |
Keeper of the Seven Keys, Part II |
Gamma Ray
|
1988-10 |
Rattle and Hum |
U2
|
1988-11 |
Lies |
Guns N' Roses
|
1988-12 |
All Sounds of Final Fantasy I-II |
Nobuo Uematsu
|
1989-01 |
Skid Row |
Skid Row
|
1989-04 |
Full Moon Fever |
Tom Petty
|
1989-05 |
The Miracle |
Queen
|
1989-06 |
Cosmic Thing |
The B-52s
|
1989-09 |
Pump |
Aerosmith
|
1989-10 |
Storm Front |
Billy Joel
|
1990-02 |
Heading for Tomorrow |
Gamma Ray
|
1990-03 |
Violator |
Depeche Mode
|
1990-05 |
Pillow Lips |
Modern English
|
1990-12 |
MCMXC a.D. |
Enigma
|
1991-02 |
Innuendo |
Queen
|
1991-03 |
Out of Time |
R.E.M.
|
1991-07 |
Hey Stoopid |
Alice Cooper
|
1991-08 |
Metallica |
Metallica
|
1991-09 |
Use Your Illusion I |
Guns N' Roses
|
1991-10 |
Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
|
1991-11 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Lynyrd Skynyrd
|
1992-07 |
Gordon |
Barenaked Ladies
|
1992-10 |
Grave Dancers Union |
Soul Asylum
|
1993-02 |
Back to the Light |
Brian May
|
1993-03 |
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? |
Cranberries
|
1993-04 |
Get a Grip |
Aerosmith
|
1993-06 |
Exile In Guyville |
Liz Phair
|
1993-07 |
Siamese Dream |
Smashing Pumpkins
|
1993-08 |
Seiken Densetsu 2: Original Sound Version |
Hiroki Kikuta
|
1993-09 |
Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell |
Meat Loaf
|
1993-10 |
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Danny Elfman
|
1993-11 |
Animaniacs: 16 Original Songs From the Hit TV Series |
Various
|
1994-02 |
Dookie |
Green Day
|
1994-03 |
Final Fantasy VI: Original Sound Version |
Nobuo Uematsu
|
1994-04 |
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Elton John, Time Rice, Hans Zimmer
|
1994-05 |
Weezer (Blue Album) |
Weezer
|
1994-10 |
No Need to Argue |
Cranberries
|
1994-11 |
Wildflowers |
Tom Petty
|
1995-01 |
The Long Black Veil |
The Chieftains
|
1995-02 |
Pieces of You |
Jewel
|
1995-03 |
Chrono Trigger: Original Sound Version |
Yasunori Mitsuda, Nobuo Uematsu
|
1995-05 |
Land of the Free |
Gamma Ray
|
1995-06 |
Jagged Little Pill |
Alanis Morissette
|
1995-07 |
Hidden Treasures |
Megadeth
|
1995-08 |
The Christmas Song |
Roger Whittaker
|
1995-09 |
Animaniacs: Variety Pack |
Various
|
1995-10 |
Different Class |
Pulp
|
1995-11 |
Made in Heaven |
Queen
|
1996-03 |
Born on a Pirate Ship |
Barenaked Ladies
|
1996-04 |
ElectricLarryLand |
Butthole Surfers
|
1996-05 |
Bringing Down the Horse |
The Wallflowers
|
1996-07 |
Super Mario 64: Original Soundtrack |
Koji Kondo
|
1996-08 |
Friction, Baby |
Better Than Ezra
|
1996-09 |
Pinkerton |
Weezer
|
1996-10 |
Yourself or Someone Like You |
Matchbox 20
|
1996-11 |
Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
|
1997-02 |
Eight Arms to Hold You |
Veruca Salt
|
1997-03 |
Nine Lives |
Aerosmith
|
1997-07 |
Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? |
Harvey Danger
|
1997-09 |
Mario Kart 64: Original Soundtrack |
Kenta Nagata
|
1997-10 |
Nimrod |
Green Day
|
1997-11 |
Firecracker |
Lisa Loeb
|
1998-03 |
Feeling Strangely Fine |
Semisonic
|
1998-04 |
Eve 6 |
Eve 6
|
1998-05 |
Icarus: Sanctuary of the Gods |
Dino Sound Sorisaem
|
1998-06 |
The Devil's Bris |
Voltaire
|
1998-07 |
Stunt |
Barenaked Ladies
|
1998-08 |
Hellbilly Deluxe |
Rob Zombie
|
1998-09 |
Dizzy Up the Girl |
Goo Goo Dolls
|
1998-11 |
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie |
Alanis Morissette
|
1998-12 |
Oceanborn |
Nightwish
|
1999-01 |
Heroes and Cocktails |
Robb Roy
|
1999-02 |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Stephen Trask
|
1999-04 |
Echo |
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
|
1999-05 |
The Shuffleboard Queens |
Deidre Flint
|
1999-06 |
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut |
Trey Parker, Marc Shaiman
|
1999-08 |
Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse) |
Nightwish
|
1999-09 |
Rent: Original Broadway Cast Recording |
Jonathan Larson
|
1999-11 |
Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics |
Trey Parker, Matt Stone
|
2000-02 |
The Better Life |
3 Doors Down
|
2000-03 |
Swagger |
Flogging Molly
|
2000-04 |
Return of Saturn |
No Doubt
|
2000-05 |
Mad Season |
Matchbox 20
|
2000-06 |
Crush |
Bon Jovi
|
2000-07 |
Horrorscope |
Eve 6
|
2000-08 |
Almost Human |
Voltaire
|
2000-09 |
Maroon |
Barenaked Ladies
|
2000-10 |
Warning |
Green Day
|
2000-11 |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Tan Dun
|
2001-01 |
Azure Ray |
Azure Ray
|
2001-05 |
Weezer (Green album) |
Weezer
|
2001-07 |
Take Offs and Landings |
Rilo Kiley
|
2001-08 |
Weird Revolution |
Butthole Surfers
|
2001-09 |
No World Order |
Gamma Ray
|
2001-10 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
John Williams
|
2001-11 |
This Way |
Jewel
|
2001-12 |
Rock Steady |
No Doubt
|
2002-01 |
November |
Azure Ray
|
2002-02 |
Under Rug Swept |
Alanis Morissette
|
2002-03 |
Drunken Lullabies |
Flogging Molly
|
2002-04 |
Gutterflower |
Goo Goo Dolls
|
2002-05 |
Century Child |
Nightwish
|
2002-06 |
Dance Dance Revolution: 7th Mix (MAX 2) |
Various
|
2002-08 |
If It Was You |
Tegan and Sara
|
2002-09 |
Spirited Away (soundtrack) |
Joe Hisaishi
|
2002-10 |
The Execution of All Things |
Rilo Kiley
|
2002-11 |
Living In America |
The Sounds
|
2003-01 |
Superhero |
Stephen Lynch
|
2003-02 |
Give Up |
The Postal Service
|
2003-03 |
Fallen |
Evanescence
|
2003-04 |
Elephant |
The White Stripes
|
2003-05 |
We Couldn't Think of a Title |
Psychostick
|
2003-06 |
Liz Phair (album) |
Liz Phair
|
2003-07 |
It's All in Your Head |
Eve 6
|
2003-09 |
Get Born |
Jet
|
2003-10 |
Everything to Everyone |
Barenaked Ladies
|
2003-11 |
Man of the Hour |
Pearl Jam
|
2004-04 |
Game Sound Museum ~Famicom Edition~ 12 |
Hirokazu Tanaka
|
2004-05 |
So-Called Chaos |
Alanis Morissette
|
2004-06 |
Once |
Nightwish
|
2004-08 |
More Adventurous |
Rilo Kiley
|
2004-09 |
American Idiot |
Green Day
|
2004-10 |
Team America World Police: Music From the Motion Picture |
Trey Parker
|
2004-12 |
Music From and Inspired By the Motion Picture: Kung Fu Hustle |
Various
|
2005-03 |
Lifehouse |
Lifehouse
|
2005-05 |
Make Believe |
Weezer
|
2005-08 |
Supernature |
Goldfrapp
|
2005-09 |
Introducing... Hello Saferide |
Hello Saferide
|
2005-10 |
Somebody's Miracle |
Liz Phair
|
2005-11 |
One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back |
The Darkness
|
2006-01 |
Rabbit Fur Coat |
Jenny Lewis
|
2006-03 |
Dying to Say This to You |
The Sounds
|
2006-04 |
Let Love In |
Goo Goo Dolls
|
2006-05 |
Foiled |
Blue October
|
2006-06 |
Lost Horizons |
Luca Turilli's Dreamquest
|
2006-07 |
Casino Twilight Dogs |
Youth Group
|
2006-09 |
Costello Music |
The Fratellis
|
2006-10 |
Faulty Intelligence |
Roy Zimmerman
|
2007-01 |
Sleep Is for the Week |
Frank Turner
|
2007-03 |
The Sugi Tap |
The Sugi Tap
|
2007-05 |
Cookies |
1990s
|
2007-07 |
New Wave |
Against Me
|
2007-08 |
Under the Blacklight |
Rilo Kiley
|
2008-02 |
You're Awful, I Love You |
Ludo
|
2008-03 |
Love Ire & Song |
Frank Turner
|
2008-05 |
Flavors of Entanglement |
Alanis Morissette
|
2008-06 |
Weezer (Red Album) |
Weezer
|
2008-07 |
Thanks For the Support |
Roy Zimmerman
|
2008-09 |
More Modern Short Stories from Hello Saferide |
Hello Saferide
|
2008-10 |
Consumption Junction |
Scissors For Lefty
|
2009-02 |
Incredibad |
The Lonely Island
|
2009-03 |
It's Blitz! |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
|
2009-05 |
21st Century Breakdown |
Green Day
|
2009-06 |
Crossing the Rubicon |
The Sounds
|
2009-07 |
Ready For This? |
Tim Minchin
|
2009-08 |
Armcannon 2: Return of the Attack of the Legend of Pizzor |
Armcannon
|
2009-09 |
Poetry of the Deed |
Frank Turner
|
2009-10 |
No Smoke, No Mirrors |
The Holloways
|
2009-11 |
Raditude |
Weezer
|
2010-01 |
PPPPPP: The VVVVVV Soundtrack |
SoulEye
|
2010-03 |
What If This CD... Had Lyrics? |
Brentalfloss
|
2010-07 |
Tower of Heaven: Original Soundtrack |
Flashygoodness
|
2010-08 |
Something For the Rest of Us |
Goo Goo Dolls
|
2010-09 |
Drawing Down the Moon |
Azure Ray
|
2010-12 |
Live At The O2 |
Tim Minchin
|
2011-02 |
All Over Your Face |
Garfunkel and Oates
|
2011-03 |
Something to Die For |
The Sounds
|
2011-05 |
The Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording |
Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone
|
2011-06 |
England Keep My Bones |
Frank Turner
|
2011-09 |
Portal 2: Songs to Test By - Volume 3 |
Jonathan Coulton
|
2011-10 |
Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra |
Tim Minchin
|
2012-04 |
Speak in Code |
Eve 6
|
2012-09 |
As Above So Below |
Azure Ray
|
2012-10 |
Portal 2 Soundtrack: Songs To Test By Collectors Edition |
Jonathan Coulton
|
2013-01 |
Heartthrob |
Tegan and Sara
|
2013-04 |
RKives: Rilo Kiley Demos |
Rilo Kiley
|
2013-06 |
Editors |
The Weight of Your Love
|
2013-12 |
What. |
Bo Burnham
|
2014-07 |
Complete Surrender |
Slow Club
|
2014-11 |
Advent |
Descendants of Erdrick
|
2015-09 |
Hamilton: An American Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording |
Lin-Manuel Miranda
|
2016-11 |
Moana: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Mark Mancina, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i
|
2017-01 |
Glittermitten Grove: Stand Alone Soundtrack |
Ryan Ike
|