Well, my motto is: When the forum coughs up a puerile topic, rise to the occasion!
You asked for it:
AM’s #69 ALBUM OF…
…the 1950s: Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs
…the 1960s: Creeedence Clearwater Revival – Willy and the Poor Boys
…the 1970s: The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
…the 1980s: U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
…the 1990s: Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual
…the 2000s: Ghostface Killah – Fishscale
…1968: Fairport Convention – Fairport Convention
…1969: Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs
…1970: U-Roy – Version Galore
…1971: Don McLean – American Pie
…1972: Weather Report – I Sing the Body Electric
…1973: Gong – Radio Gnome Invisible Part I: Flying Teapot
…1974: Electric Light Orchestra – El Dorado
…1977: Junior Murvin – Police and Thieves
…1979: ZZ Top – Degüello
AM’S #69 SONG OF…
…the 1950s: Bo Diddley, “I’m a Man”
…the 1960s: The Beatles, “Penny Lane”
…the 1970s: Aerosmith, “Walk This Way”
…the 1980s: Laurie Anderson, “O Superman”
…the 1990s: Sheryl Crow, “All I Wanna Do”
…the 2000s: Dizzee Rascal, “I Luv You”
…1965: The Beatles, “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away”
…1966: Jr. Walker & the All Stars, “(I’m a) Road Runner”
…1967: Etta James, “I’d Rather Go Blind”
…1968: Aretha Franklin, “The House that Jack Built”
…1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Born on the Bayou”
…1970: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Travelin’ Band”
Besides having the one album and two songs listed above, Creedence Clearwater Revival is AM’s #1 artist of—you guessed it—1969, a year in which they have three ranked albums and five ranked songs. Clearly, they are the champions of this category.
