In chronological order. I started listening to the misfits in seventh grade when I realized I actually liked music. Then in high school, Marilyn Manson after I realized my mother couldn't control the music I liked. The Velvet Underground after graduation, once my brother gave me https://twitter.com/zephhyr_/status/1246252839971835904
A flash drive and specifically mentioned "the album with the banana on it", said he knew I would like it. It wasn't my style but I listened to it on repeat for two months, and finally, The Smiths because I felt all of it, entirely. Honorable mentions that aren't listed: any Bowie
Album and any album by The Cure. This thread is too long.