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The Queen Is Dead
#56
1986

The Queen Is Dead

by The Smiths

Jangle Pop Indie Pop Indie Rock +2 more
The Stone Roses
#64
1989

The Stone Roses

by The Stone Roses

Indie Rock Rock Jangle Pop +2 more
Is This It
#72
2001

Is This It

by The Strokes

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +2 more
Daydream Nation
#103
1988

Daydream Nation

by Sonic Youth

Alternative Rock Rock Indie 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
The Modern Lovers
#115
1976

The Modern Lovers

by The Modern Lovers

Rock Art Rock Garage 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
Surfer Rosa
#134
1988

Surfer Rosa

by Pixies

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock
Doolittle
#144
1989

Doolittle

by Pixies

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock
Psychocandy
#185
1985

Psychocandy

by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Noise Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Parklife
#194
1994

Parklife

by Blur

Britpop Alternative Rock Rock +1 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
Isn't Anything
#222
1988

Isn't Anything

by My Bloody Valentine

Shoegaze Rock Noise Pop +2 more
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
#237
2002

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

by Wilco

Alternative Rock Country Indie Rock +2 more
Franz Ferdinand
#251
2004

Franz Ferdinand

by Franz Ferdinand

Indie Rock Rock New Wave +3 more
Either/Or
#270
1997

Either/Or

by Elliott Smith

Indie Pop Folk Rock Indie Folk +1 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
Deserter's Songs
#300
1998

Deserter's Songs

by Mercury Rev

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Dream Pop +1 more
Ocean Rain
#303
1984

Ocean Rain

by Echo & the Bunnymen

Post-Punk Indie Rock Jangle Pop +2 more
Fever to Tell
#321
2003

Fever to Tell

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Indie Rock Rock Alternative 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
The La's
#374
1990

The La's

by The La's

Indie Rock Britpop Jangle Pop +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
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
Real Life
#444
1978

Real Life

by Magazine

Post-Punk New Wave Art Punk +2 more
Dig Me Out
#449
1997

Dig Me Out

by Sleater‐Kinney

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Punk Rock +1 more
Goo
#464
1990

Goo

by Sonic Youth

Alternative Rock Experimental Rock Rock +2 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
Separation Sunday
#495
2005

Separation Sunday

by The Hold Steady

Indie Rock Rock Rock And Roll
Meat Is Murder
#520
1985

Meat Is Murder

by The Smiths

Indie Pop Jangle Pop Indie Rock +1 more
Rattlesnakes
#522
1984

Rattlesnakes

by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Indie Pop Indie Rock Pop +2 more
Hot Fuss
#523
2004

Hot Fuss

by The Killers

Alternative Rock Pop Rock 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
The Libertines
#549
2004

The Libertines

by The Libertines

Indie Rock Rock Garage Rock Revival +1 more
New Day Rising
#550
1985

New Day Rising

by Hüsker Dü

Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk Noise Pop +2 more
Turn On the Bright Lights
#553
2002

Turn On the Bright Lights

by Interpol

Rock Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival +2 more
Giant Steps
#556
1993

Giant Steps

by The Boo Radleys

Indie Rock Psychedelic Rock +1 more
Bossanova
#577
1990

Bossanova

by Pixies

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock +1 more
Throwing Muses
#578
1986

Throwing Muses

by Throwing Muses

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Post-Punk +1 more
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
#580
1990

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches

by Happy Mondays

Alternative Dance Indie Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
#584
2004

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Alternative Rock Gothic Rock Indie Rock +2 more
You're Living All Over Me
#586
1987

You're Living All Over Me

by Dinosaur Jr.

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock +1 more
Fuzzy Logic
#593
1996

Fuzzy Logic

by Super Furry Animals

Indie Rock Indie Pop Psychedelic Rock +2 more
Dry
#596
1992

Dry

by PJ Harvey

Indie Rock Alternative Rock Rock +1 more
Continuum
#611
2006

Continuum

by John Mayer

Alternative Rock Blues Rock +2 more
The Only Ones
#676
1978

The Only Ones

by The Only Ones

Power Pop Rock Indie Rock +2 more
Modern Vampires of the City
#680
2013

Modern Vampires of the City

by Vampire Weekend

Indie Rock Art Pop Indie Pop +2 more
Vauxhall and I
#683
1994

Vauxhall and I

by Morrissey

Indie Pop Indie Rock Rock +2 more
The Coral
#684
2002

The Coral

by The Coral

Indie Rock Rock Folk Rock +2 more
Le Tigre
#688
1999

Le Tigre

by Le Tigre

Electronic Electro Indie Rock +2 more
Pod
#694
1990

Pod

by The Breeders

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock
The House of Love
#698
1988

The House of Love

by The House of Love

Indie Pop Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
The Magical World of the Strands
#706
1997

The Magical World of the Strands

by Michael Head & The Strands

Folk Rock Indie Rock Rock
Modern Life Is Rubbish
#710
1993

Modern Life Is Rubbish

by Blur

Britpop Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia +2 more
Atomizer
#730
1986

Atomizer

by Big Black

Post-Hardcore Electronic Indie Rock +2 more
Bandwagonesque
#732
1991

Bandwagonesque

by Teenage Fanclub

Indie Rock Power Pop Alternative Rock +2 more
Extraordinary Machine
#740
2005

Extraordinary Machine

by Fiona Apple

Indie Rock Pop Rock Rock +2 more
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
#742
1996

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

by Stereolab

Indie Rock Art Pop Electronic +2 more
16 Lovers Lane
#756
1988

16 Lovers Lane

by The Go‐Betweens

Indie Pop Indie Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
When I Was Born for the 7th Time
#759
1997

When I Was Born for the 7th Time

by Cornershop

Electronic Indie Rock Big Beat +2 more
Kilimanjaro
#768
1980

Kilimanjaro

by The Teardrop Explodes

New Wave Pop Post-Punk +2 more
Gentlemen
#774
1993

Gentlemen

by The Afghan Whigs

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside‐Out
#777
2000

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside‐Out

by Yo La Tengo

Indie Rock Rock Lo-Fi
Grand Prix
#785
1995

Grand Prix

by Teenage Fanclub

Indie Rock Pop Rock
This Is Hardcore
#811
1998

This Is Hardcore

by Pulp

Electronic Rock Alternative Rock +5 more
Everything Must Go
#821
1996

Everything Must Go

by Manic Street Preachers

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock +3 more
The Boatman's Call
#837
1997

The Boatman's Call

by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

Alternative Rock Indie Rock Piano Rock +2 more
Youth & Young Manhood
#855
2003

Youth & Young Manhood

by Kings of Leon

Rock Southern Rock Alternative Rock +1 more
Bummed
#889
1988

Bummed

by Happy Mondays

Electronic Indie Rock Rock +2 more
Colossal Youth
#892
1980

Colossal Youth

by Young Marble Giants

Electronic Indie Rock Rock +2 more
1977
#896
1996

1977

by Ash

Alternative Rock Britpop Indie Rock +2 more
Strange Times
#904
1986

Strange Times

by The Chameleons

Indie Rock New Wave Post-Punk +1 more
Buffalo Tom
#955
1988

Buffalo Tom

by Buffalo Tom

Rock Alternative Rock Indie Rock
Shine a Light
#958
2003

Shine a Light

by Constantines

Indie Rock Rock
Wowee Zowee
#961
1995

Wowee Zowee

by Pavement

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock +1 more
Currents
#962
2015

Currents

by Tame Impala

Psychedelic Rock Neo-Psychedelia Indie Rock +2 more
Wild Wood
#963
1993

Wild Wood

by Paul Weller

Rock Downtempo Electronic +3 more
Silent Alarm
#968
2005

Silent Alarm

by Bloc Party

Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival Rock +1 more
On Fire
#970
1989

On Fire

by Galaxie 500

Alternative Rock Rock Dream Pop +1 more
Lost Souls
#992
2000

Lost Souls

by Doves

Indie Rock Dream Pop Indie Pop +2 more
Hex Enduction Hour
#995
1982

Hex Enduction Hour

by The Fall

Post-Punk Indie Rock Rock
Chutes Too Narrow
#999
2003

Chutes Too Narrow

by The Shins

Indie Rock Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Red House Painters II
#1011
1993

Red House Painters II

by Red House Painters

Folk Rock Indie Rock Alternative Rock +2 more
Alligator
#1025
2005

Alligator

by The National

Indie Rock Rock Chamber Pop +2 more
Return to Cookie Mountain
#1031
2006

Return to Cookie Mountain

by TV on the Radio

Indie Rock Experimental Rock +2 more
Whatever
#1033
1993

Whatever

by Aimee Mann

Alternative Rock Rock Indie Rock +2 more

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