not necessarily your favorite albums, not necessarily the best ones, but the ones you've listened to more than any others in the course of your life. i'm going to actually stick to my own rule and only list 5 (which if you've seen me list things before, you know i have a hard time limiting myself to the exact number).

telefon tel aviv • fahrenheit fair enough
pat metheny trio • live
the cinematic orchestra • every day
king crimson • USA
nin • ghosts i-iv

it's not lost on me that most of these are mostly (or entirely) instrumental. but they're all so good, and i never get tired of them.