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19 albums · 2006–2018

The Echo's albums of the year and critics' prizes, 2008–2018

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The Echo was the award of Germany's record industry, given from 1992 until the Kollegah and Farid Bang scandal ended it in 2018. Its album of the year, from 2008 on, went by sales to Herbert Grönemeyer, Peter Fox, Adele, Die Toten Hosen, Helene Fischer three times and Ed Sheeran; its critics' prize, from 2009 on, went to Jan Delay, Pantha du Prince, Modeselektor, Kraftklub, DJ Koze, Deichkind, Joris, Beginner and Haiyti. Here are all 19 albums, from 2006 to 2018, in the order they came out: about 18 hours of music, 2 days at eleven or twelve albums a day.

By genre

Pop 23%Rock 20%Electronic 18%Other 39%
  • Pop 23%
  • Rock 20%
  • Electronic 18%
  • Other 39%

The genres named most: pop, hip hop, rock, pop rock, electronic, schlager.

The colours of the covers

A stripe for each cover, in the colour Tidal picks from it, sorted by hue; the greys at the end.

Where the music comes from

Music from 2 countries: Germany 16, United Kingdom 3. The deeper the colour, the more albums: one, two to four, five to nine, ten and more.

The 2000s

The 2010s

More lists

Lists of Prizes and contests first, then others; all of them on the blog. The blog.

68 albums · 1959–2025

The Grammy Album of the Year winners, 1959–2026

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Since 1959 the Recording Academy has given one album a year its highest award, from Henry Mancini's music for Peter Gunn to Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos, by way of Sgt.

Rock 31%Pop 20%Jazz 13%Other 36%
  • Rock 31%
  • Pop 20%
  • Jazz 13%
  • Other 36%

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34 albums · 1991–2025

The Mercury Prize winners, 1992–2025

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Since 1992 a jury has picked one album of the year from Britain and Ireland, no matter how well it sold: Screamadelica was the first, then Dummy, Different Class, Boy in da Corner, xx and Psychodrama among the rest, up to Sam Fender's People Watching.

Rock 39%Electronic 20%Hip hop 17%Other 24%
  • Rock 39%
  • Electronic 20%
  • Hip hop 17%
  • Other 24%

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27 albums · 2019–2025

The albums honoured by the Deutscher Jazzpreis, 2021–2026

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Since 2021 the Deutscher Jazzpreis, the federal prize that took the place of the Echo Jazz, has honoured the albums of the year, instrumental and vocal, from Germany and abroad, and the best debuts: Julia Hülsmann, Carla Bley, Nils Wogram, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Meshell Ndegeocello and ØKSE among them.

Jazz 90%Hip hop 3%Soul & R&B 3%Other 4%
  • Jazz 90%
  • Hip hop 3%
  • Soul & R&B 3%
  • Other 4%

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73 songs · 1956–2026

The winners of the Eurovision Song Contest, 1956–2026

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Every song that has won the Eurovision Song Contest, from Lys Assia's Refrain in Lugano in 1956 to Dara's Bangaranga for Bulgaria in 2026, ABBA's Waterloo, Céline Dion, Loreen twice and the four winners of the tied 1969 contest among them: 73 songs from 1956 to 2026.

Pop 87%Electronic 4%Rock 3%Other 6%
  • Pop 87%
  • Electronic 4%
  • Rock 3%
  • Other 6%

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26 albums · 1967–2016

David Bowie's studio albums, 1967–2016

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All 26 studio albums of David Bowie in order, from David Bowie (1967) to Blackstar (2016): the complete discography with covers, years and playing time.

Rock 79%Pop 9%Electronic 8%Other 4%
  • Rock 79%
  • Pop 9%
  • Electronic 8%
  • Other 4%

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