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Nevermind
#40
1991

Nevermind

by Nirvana

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
The Queen Is Dead
#56
1986

The Queen Is Dead

by The Smiths

Jangle Pop Indie Pop Indie Rock +2 more
The Joshua Tree
#66
1987

The Joshua Tree

by U2

Rock Pop Rock Alternative Rock +4 more
Is This It
#72
2001

Is This It

by The Strokes

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
OK Computer
#75
1997

OK Computer

by Radiohead

Alternative Rock Art Rock Rock +2 more
Grace
#82
1994

Grace

by Jeff Buckley

Rock Alternative Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Kid A
#84
2000

Kid A

by Radiohead

Electronic Art Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Murmur
#86
1983

Murmur

by R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Jangle Pop Rock +1 more
Rain Dogs
#88
1985

Rain Dogs

by Tom Waits

Blues Rock Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Achtung Baby
#90
1991

Achtung Baby

by U2

Rock Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Daydream Nation
#103
1988

Daydream Nation

by Sonic Youth

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock +2 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
Different Class
#114
1995

Different Class

by Pulp

Britpop Alternative Rock Art Rock +2 more
Funeral
#118
2004

Funeral

by Arcade Fire

Indie Rock Art Pop Chamber Pop +2 more
Let It Be
#120
1984

Let It Be

by The Replacements

Alternative Rock Power Pop Indie Rock +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
Swordfishtrombones
#128
1983

Swordfishtrombones

by Tom Waits

Blues Blues Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Live Through This
#132
1994

Live Through This

by Hole

Grunge Rock Alternative Rock
Surfer Rosa
#134
1988

Surfer Rosa

by Pixies

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock
Doolittle
#144
1989

Doolittle

by Pixies

Alternative Rock Indie Rock 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
Station to Station
#150
1976

Station to Station

by David Bowie

Alternative Rock Art Rock Pop Rock +2 more
The B‐52's
#159
1979

The B‐52's

by The B‐52s

New Wave Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Disintegration
#165
1989

Disintegration

by The Cure

Gothic Rock Alternative Rock New Wave +2 more
Automatic for the People
#168
1992

Automatic for the People

by R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Rock Pop Rock +2 more
Ten
#181
1991

Ten

by Pearl Jam

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
Psychocandy
#185
1985

Psychocandy

by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Noise Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
In Utero
#189
1993

In Utero

by Nirvana

Grunge Alternative Rock Rock +2 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
Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
#217
2000

Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

by PJ Harvey

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock +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
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
#237
2002

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

by Wilco

Alternative Rock Country Indie Rock +2 more
Synchronicity
#239
1983

Synchronicity

by The Police

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
Lust for Life
#241
1977

Lust for Life

by Iggy Pop

Alternative Rock Garage Rock Punk +4 more
Spiderland
#247
1991

Spiderland

by Slint

Post-Rock Math Rock Post-Hardcore +2 more
Elephant
#259
2003

Elephant

by The White Stripes

Alternative Rock Blues Rock Rock +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
The Downward Spiral
#268
1994

The Downward Spiral

by Nine Inch Nails

Industrial Rock Industrial Industrial Metal +2 more
Technique
#277
1989

Technique

by New Order

Synth-Pop Alternative Dance Electronic +2 more
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
#280
2006

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

by Arctic Monkeys

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 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
Sound of Silver
#289
2007

Sound of Silver

by LCD Soundsystem

Dance-Punk Electronic Alternative Dance +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
Dookie
#312
1994

Dookie

by Green Day

Punk Rock Pop Punk Alternative Rock +2 more
Double Nickels on the Dime
#319
1984

Double Nickels on the Dime

by Minutemen

Alternative Rock Post-Punk Punk +2 more
Fever to Tell
#321
2003

Fever to Tell

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Imperial Bedroom
#323
1982

Imperial Bedroom

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
A Rush of Blood to the Head
#327
2002

A Rush of Blood to the Head

by Coldplay

Alternative Rock Pop Rock Rock +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
White Blood Cells
#353
2001

White Blood Cells

by The White Stripes

Alternative Rock Blues Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
Safe as Milk
#357
1967

Safe as Milk

by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Rock Alternative Rock Blues Rock +1 more
Weezer
#359
1994

Weezer

by Weezer

Alternative Rock Rock Power Pop +6 more
In Rainbows
#361
2007

In Rainbows

by Radiohead

Alternative Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
The La's
#374
1990

The La's

by The La's

Indie Rock Britpop Jangle Pop +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
Lifes Rich Pageant
#388
1986

Lifes Rich Pageant

by R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Rock Jangle Pop
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
#401
1995

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Alternative Rock Rock Grunge +2 more
Pretty Hate Machine
#414
1989

Pretty Hate Machine

by Nine Inch Nails

Industrial Industrial Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
AM
#418
2013

AM

by Arctic Monkeys

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock +2 more
The Smiths
#423
1984

The Smiths

by The Smiths

Indie Pop Jangle Pop Alternative Rock +1 more
Hatful of Hollow
#427
1984

Hatful of Hollow

by The Smiths

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock +2 more
Violent Femmes
#433
1983

Violent Femmes

by Violent Femmes

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock +2 more
Elastica
#434
1995

Elastica

by Elastica

Britpop Indie Rock Rock +2 more
Sea Change
#436
2002

Sea Change

by Beck

Alternative Rock Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Songs for the Deaf
#438
2002

Songs for the Deaf

by Queens of the Stone Age

Stoner Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
To Bring You My Love
#439
1995

To Bring You My Love

by PJ Harvey

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Acoustic Rock +2 more
Dig Me Out
#449
1997

Dig Me Out

by Sleater‐Kinney

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Punk Rock +1 more
Tracy Chapman
#454
1988

Tracy Chapman

by Tracy Chapman

Folk Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
#455
1991

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Alternative Rock Funk Rock Rock +2 more
Goo
#464
1990

Goo

by Sonic Youth

Alternative Rock Experimental Rock Rock +2 more
Demon Days
#473
2005

Demon Days

by Gorillaz

Electronic Trip Hop Art Pop +6 more
Strangeways, Here We Come
#481
1987

Strangeways, Here We Come

by The Smiths

Indie Pop Indie Rock Jangle Pop +1 more
Blur
#485
1997

Blur

by Blur

Alternative Rock Rock Britpop +2 more
Pornography
#491
1982

Pornography

by The Cure

New Wave Gothic Rock Rock +2 more
Green
#497
1988

Green

by R.E.M.

Alternative Rock Rock Pop +1 more
Zen Arcade
#498
1984

Zen Arcade

by Hüsker Dü

Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk Punk +1 more
The Holy Bible
#506
1994

The Holy Bible

by Manic Street Preachers

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Punk Rock +2 more
Hot Fuss
#523
2004

Hot Fuss

by The Killers

Alternative Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Reggatta de Blanc
#531
1979

Reggatta de Blanc

by The Police

Rock New Wave Pop Rock +2 more
The Head on the Door
#532
1985

The Head on the Door

by The Cure

Alternative Rock New Wave Rock +2 more
His 'n' Hers
#535
1994

His 'n' Hers

by Pulp

Britpop New Wave Alternative Rock +2 more
It's a Shame About Ray
#540
1992

It's a Shame About Ray

by The Lemonheads

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock
Freak Out!
#548
1966

Freak Out!

by The Mothers of Invention

Alternative Rock Experimental Psychedelic Rock +2 more
New Day Rising
#550
1985

New Day Rising

by Hüsker Dü

Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk Noise Pop +2 more
High Land, Hard Rain
#552
1983

High Land, Hard Rain

by Aztec Camera

Alternative Rock Rock Art Rock +2 more
Turn On the Bright Lights
#553
2002

Turn On the Bright Lights

by Interpol

Rock Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival +2 more
Armed Forces
#576
1979

Armed Forces

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

New Wave Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Bossanova
#577
1990

Bossanova

by Pixies

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock +1 more

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