TOP 10 ALBUMS (in no particular order):
Prince - Purple Rain
Al Green - The Belle Album
Saturday Night Fever [Movie Soundtrack]
Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon
Curtis Mayfield - Sweet Exorcist
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full
John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
Prince - Sign 'O' The Times
Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
Obviously, no "Best Of..." and/or collections were considered. That'd be cheating.