1986: Depeche Mode - Black Celebration
1987: Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
1988: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
1989: Faith No More - The Real Thing
1990: Depeche Mode - Violator
1991: RHCP - BloodSugarSexMagik
1992: Faith No More - Angel Dust
1993: Sepultura - Chaos AD
1994: Portishead - Dummy
1995: Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
1996: Tool - Aenima
1997: Mansun - Attack of the Grey Lantern
1998: System of a Down - System of a Down
1999: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
2000: In Flames - Clayman
2001: Muse - Origin of Symmetry
2002: Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
2003: The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium
2004: Converge - You Fail Me
2005: System of a Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
2006: Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway
2007: Girls Aloud - Tangled Up
2008: TV on the Radio - Dear Science
2009: Mastodon - Crack the Skye
1987: Depeche Mode - Music for the Masses
1988: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
1989: Faith No More - The Real Thing
1990: Depeche Mode - Violator
1991: RHCP - BloodSugarSexMagik
1992: Faith No More - Angel Dust
1993: Sepultura - Chaos AD
1994: Portishead - Dummy
1995: Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
1996: Tool - Aenima
1997: Mansun - Attack of the Grey Lantern
1998: System of a Down - System of a Down
1999: Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile
2000: In Flames - Clayman
2001: Muse - Origin of Symmetry
2002: Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
2003: The Mars Volta - De-loused in the Comatorium
2004: Converge - You Fail Me
2005: System of a Down - Mezmerize/Hypnotize
2006: Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway
2007: Girls Aloud - Tangled Up
2008: TV on the Radio - Dear Science
2009: Mastodon - Crack the Skye