I'll start off with the 1960s - probably the decade I'm most familiar with, and this below perhaps being skewed to some of the music I was listening to then and did like:
1. Sgt Pepper – The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin I – Led Zeppelin
3. The Velvet Underground and Nico – The Velvet Underground
4. Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
5. The Doors – The Doors
6. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
7. The Stooges – The Stooges
8. Are You Experienced – Jimi Hendrix Experience
9. Tommy – The Who
10. In The Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson
Those that I had albums of or did see live being - Led Zeppelin, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and King Crimson. Although I also liked much of the others on the list too. Certainly many can't be questioned as to being the influencers of the 1960s. Many missing from this list perhaps.
What about other decades?
1. Sgt Pepper – The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin I – Led Zeppelin
3. The Velvet Underground and Nico – The Velvet Underground
4. Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys
5. The Doors – The Doors
6. Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan
7. The Stooges – The Stooges
8. Are You Experienced – Jimi Hendrix Experience
9. Tommy – The Who
10. In The Court of the Crimson King – King Crimson
Those that I had albums of or did see live being - Led Zeppelin, The Velvet Underground, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, and King Crimson. Although I also liked much of the others on the list too. Certainly many can't be questioned as to being the influencers of the 1960s. Many missing from this list perhaps.
What about other decades?