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Nevermind
#40
1991

Nevermind

by Nirvana

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
Illmatic
#58
1994

Illmatic

by Nas

Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap +2 more
OK Computer
#75
1997

OK Computer

by Radiohead

Alternative Rock Art Rock Rock +2 more
The Chronic
#79
1992

The Chronic

by Dr. Dre

G-Funk Gangsta Rap Hip Hop +1 more
Grace
#82
1994

Grace

by Jeff Buckley

Rock Alternative Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Achtung Baby
#90
1991

Achtung Baby

by U2

Rock Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
#93
1998

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

by Lauryn Hill

R&b Contemporary R&b Hip Hop +2 more
Blue Lines
#95
1991

Blue Lines

by Massive Attack

Trip Hop Electronic Downtempo +2 more
Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)
#97
1993

Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers)

by Wu‐Tang Clan

Hip Hop Boom Bap East Coast Hip Hop +1 more
Loveless
#106
1991

Loveless

by My Bloody Valentine

Shoegaze Noise Pop Rock +2 more
Slanted and Enchanted
#109
1992

Slanted and Enchanted

by Pavement

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
If You're Feeling Sinister
#111
1996

If You're Feeling Sinister

by Belle and Sebastian

Indie Pop Chamber Pop Twee Pop +2 more
Ready to Die
#112
1994

Ready to Die

by The Notorious B.I.G.

Hip Hop Gangsta Rap East Coast Hip Hop +2 more
Different Class
#114
1995

Different Class

by Pulp

Britpop Alternative Rock Art Rock +2 more
Dummy
#116
1994

Dummy

by Portishead

Trip Hop Downtempo Electronic +2 more
Fear of a Black Planet
#117
1990

Fear of a Black Planet

by Public Enemy

Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop +2 more
The Bends
#123
1994

The Bends

by Radiohead

Alternative Rock Rock Britpop +3 more
(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
#126
1995

(What's the Story) Morning Glory?

by Oasis

Alternative Rock Britpop Rock +2 more
Endtroducing.....
#130
1996

Endtroducing.....

by DJ Shadow

Trip Hop Instrumental Hip Hop +2 more
Live Through This
#132
1994

Live Through This

by Hole

Grunge Rock Alternative Rock
Definitely Maybe
#147
1994

Definitely Maybe

by Oasis

Britpop Alternative Rock Rock +2 more
Screamadelica
#149
1991

Screamadelica

by Primal Scream

Acid House House Electronic +2 more
Homogenic
#155
1997

Homogenic

by Björk

Electronic Downtempo Art Pop +2 more
Automatic for the People
#168
1992

Automatic for the People

by R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Rock Pop Rock +2 more
The Low End Theory
#175
1991

The Low End Theory

by A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hop Jazz Rap East Coast Hip Hop +2 more
Liquid Swords
#177
1995

Liquid Swords

by GZA/Genius

East Coast Hip Hop Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop +2 more
Ten
#181
1991

Ten

by Pearl Jam

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
69 Love Songs
#186
1999

69 Love Songs

by The Magnetic Fields

Indie Pop Electronic Pop +2 more
In Utero
#189
1993

In Utero

by Nirvana

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +2 more
Doggystyle
#192
1993

Doggystyle

by Snoop Dogg

Hip Hop G-Funk Gangsta Rap +1 more
Parklife
#194
1994

Parklife

by Blur

Britpop Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
Violator
#196
1990

Violator

by Depeche Mode

Synth-Pop Electronic Alternative Dance +2 more
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
#200
1994

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

by Pavement

Indie Rock Lo-Fi Alternative Rock +2 more
Rage Against the Machine
#202
1992

Rage Against the Machine

by Rage Against the Machine

Alternative Metal Funk Metal Rap Metal +2 more
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
#218
1997

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

by Spiritualized

Space Rock Alternative Rock Neo-Psychedelia +2 more
Spiderland
#247
1991

Spiderland

by Slint

Post-Rock Math Rock Post-Hardcore +2 more
Metallica
#254
1991

Metallica

by Metallica

Heavy Metal Hard Rock Metal +2 more
Odelay
#260
1996

Odelay

by Beck

Alternative Rock Downtempo Electronic +2 more
Siamese Dream
#261
1993

Siamese Dream

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Alternative Rock Rock Grunge +2 more
All Eyez on Me
#267
1996

All Eyez on Me

by 2Pac

Gangsta Rap Hip Hop G-Funk +2 more
The Downward Spiral
#268
1994

The Downward Spiral

by Nine Inch Nails

Industrial Rock Industrial Industrial Metal +2 more
Either/Or
#270
1997

Either/Or

by Elliott Smith

Indie Pop Folk Rock Indie Folk +1 more
Maxinquaye
#272
1995

Maxinquaye

by Tricky

Trip Hop Electronic Electronica +1 more
Rid of Me
#282
1993

Rid of Me

by PJ Harvey

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock
Exile in Guyville
#287
1993

Exile in Guyville

by Liz Phair

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock
Heaven or Las Vegas
#291
1990

Heaven or Las Vegas

by Cocteau Twins

Dream Pop Downtempo Rock +4 more
Baduizm
#294
1997

Baduizm

by Erykah Badu

Neo Soul Jazz Soul +2 more
Selected Ambient Works 85–92
#295
1992

Selected Ambient Works 85–92

by Aphex Twin

Ambient Techno Ambient Electronic +2 more
Supa Dupa Fly
#296
1997

Supa Dupa Fly

by Missy Elliott

Hip Hop Contemporary R&b Pop Rap
Moon Safari
#298
1998

Moon Safari

by Air

Downtempo Electronic Ambient +2 more
MTV Unplugged in New York
#299
1994

MTV Unplugged in New York

by Nirvana

Grunge Folk Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Deserter's Songs
#300
1998

Deserter's Songs

by Mercury Rev

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Dream Pop +1 more
Jagged Little Pill
#302
1995

Jagged Little Pill

by Alanis Morissette

Alternative Rock Rock Post-Grunge +2 more
The Infamous
#304
1995

The Infamous

by Mobb Deep

Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Boom Bap +2 more
The Score
#305
1996

The Score

by Fugees

Hip Hop Contemporary R&b Alternative Hip Hop +2 more
Ray of Light
#306
1998

Ray of Light

by Madonna

Pop Electro Dance-Pop +5 more
Dookie
#312
1994

Dookie

by Green Day

Punk Rock Pop Punk Alternative Rock +2 more
Aquemini
#316
1998

Aquemini

by OutKast

Hip Hop Dirty South Alternative Hip Hop
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…
#324
1995

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…

by Raekwon

Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
#329
1992

Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

by The Pharcyde

Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Alternative Hip Hop +1 more
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
#336
1998

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road

by Lucinda Williams

Country Folk Americana +2 more
The Soft Bulletin
#340
1999

The Soft Bulletin

by The Flaming Lips

Experimental Indie Rock Noise +6 more
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
#344
1998

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

by Neutral Milk Hotel

Indie Rock Indie Folk Lo-Fi +2 more
Last Splash
#348
1993

Last Splash

by The Breeders

Alternative Rock Rock
CrazySexyCool
#350
1994

CrazySexyCool

by TLC

Contemporary R&b Electronic Hip Hop +2 more
Life After Death
#351
1997

Life After Death

by The Notorious B.I.G.

Gangsta Rap Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop +1 more
Weezer
#359
1994

Weezer

by Weezer

Alternative Rock Rock Power Pop +6 more
The La's
#374
1990

The La's

by The La's

Indie Rock Britpop Jangle Pop +2 more
Debut
#375
1993

Debut

by Björk

Electronic Art Pop House +2 more
Little Earthquakes
#376
1991

Little Earthquakes

by Tori Amos

Alternative Rock Rock Pop
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
#377
1990

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

by Sinéad O'Connor

Alternative Rock Rock Pop +2 more
The Slim Shady LP
#386
1999

The Slim Shady LP

by Eminem

Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop Horrorcore +1 more
Music Has the Right to Children
#393
1998

Music Has the Right to Children

by Boards of Canada

Electronic Idm Ambient +2 more
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
#401
1995

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Alternative Rock Rock Grunge +2 more
Reasonable Doubt
#404
1996

Reasonable Doubt

by JAY‐Z

Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Boom Bap +2 more
Clandestino
#409
1998

Clandestino

by Manu Chao

Electronic Folk Pop +2 more
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
#412
1990

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

by Ice Cube

Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop +1 more
400 Degreez
#417
1998

400 Degreez

by Juvenile

Hip Hop Blues Bounce +1 more
Elastica
#434
1995

Elastica

by Elastica

Britpop Indie Rock Rock +2 more
Things Fall Apart
#435
1999

Things Fall Apart

by The Roots

Hip Hop Alternative Hip Hop Jazz Rap +1 more
My Life
#437
1994

My Life

by Mary J. Blige

Contemporary R&b Hip Hop R&b +1 more
To Bring You My Love
#439
1995

To Bring You My Love

by PJ Harvey

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Acoustic Rock +2 more
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
#443
1997

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

by Yo La Tengo

Rock Indie Rock
Midnight Marauders
#445
1993

Midnight Marauders

by A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hop Jazz Rap Boom Bap +2 more
Music for the Jilted Generation
#448
1994

Music for the Jilted Generation

by The Prodigy

Breakbeat Electronic Techno +2 more
Dig Me Out
#449
1997

Dig Me Out

by Sleater‐Kinney

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Punk Rock +1 more
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
#455
1991

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Alternative Rock Funk Rock Rock +2 more
Mezzanine
#458
1998

Mezzanine

by Massive Attack

Trip Hop Electronic Downtempo +2 more
The Writing's on the Wall
#460
1999

The Writing's on the Wall

by Destiny's Child

Contemporary R&b Pop
Goo
#464
1990

Goo

by Sonic Youth

Alternative Rock Experimental Rock Rock +2 more
Love Deluxe
#470
1992

Love Deluxe

by Sade

Contemporary R&b Smooth Soul Sophisti-Pop +2 more
Post
#472
1995

Post

by Björk

Electronic Art Pop Trip Hop +2 more
Brown Sugar
#476
1995

Brown Sugar

by D'Angelo

Contemporary R&b Pop R&b +1 more
Repeater
#483
1990

Repeater

by Fugazi

Post-Hardcore
Dig Your Own Hole
#484
1997

Dig Your Own Hole

by The Chemical Brothers

Big Beat Electronic Breakbeat +2 more
Blur
#485
1997

Blur

by Blur

Alternative Rock Rock Britpop +2 more
Back to Mono (1958–1969)
#494
1991

Back to Mono (1958–1969)

by Phil Spector

Baroque Pop Ballad Blue-Eyed Soul +2 more
The Holy Bible
#506
1994

The Holy Bible

by Manic Street Preachers

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk Rock +2 more
Dog Man Star
#507
1994

Dog Man Star

by Suede

Britpop Glam Rock Art Rock
Time Out of Mind
#514
1997

Time Out of Mind

by Bob Dylan

Rock Folk Rock Classic Rock +1 more

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