I’m 41 and feel compelled to drop a short, non-exhaustive list (of music made in my lifetime😅) to add to all of the excellent suggestions made previous.
1) OK Computer - Radiohead
2) B52s yellow record
3) My Finest Work Yet - Andrew Bird
4) Rain Dogs - Tom Waits
5) Summerteeth - Wilco
6) Pinkerton - Weezer
7) High Violet - The National
8) Elephant - The White Stripes
9) Howl - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
10) Texas Sun - Khruangbin and Leon Bridges
Bonus - I learned the hard way - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
-and a cheat, because I don’t think this is in the spirit of the OP)
Lovely Creatures - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
May your new year be filled with records you want to listen all the way through.
Dir Gordon Cole