The following are my favourite albums (excluding 'best of ...', compilations and 'live' recordings). They are not in order and I've only included 1 from any group or artist.

Camel	Snowgoose
Association	Waterbeds in Trinidad
Beach Boys	Pet Sounds sessions
Fairport Convention	What we did on our holidays
Juan Martin	Picasso Portraits
Focus	Moving Waves
Santana	Swing of delight
Stevie Winwood	Arc of a diver
Fifth Dimension	Love's lines, Angles and Rhymes
Vanessa Mae	The Violin Player

Others contenders are

Donald Fagan	The Nightfly
Captain & Tennille	Love will keep us together
Nanci Griffiths	Lone Star state of mind
John Williams	Concierto de Aranjuez
Janis Ian	Between the lines
Earl Klugh	Soda Fountain Shuffle
Al Jarreau	Breakin away
Fleetwood Mac	Rumours
Blood, Sweet & Tears	Blood, Sweet & Tears
Lovin' Spoonful	Do you believe in majic?
Spanky & our gang	Spanky & our gang
Judie Tzuke	Welcome to the cruise
Chicago	Chicago Transit Authority
Simply Red	Picture book
Love	Forever changes
Crosby, Stills & Nash	Crosby, Stills & Nash
Rascals	Groovin'
Rod Argent	Red House
Zombies	Odessey & Oracle
Spyrogyra	Morning Dance
Spencer Davis Group	Autumn '66
Steely Dan	Katy Lied
Colin Blunstone	I don't believe in miracles
Sade	Diamond Life