Criteria: -
These 'Alternative' albums were chosen for their
influence, cultural impact, popularity, and artistic innovation.
(This list includes 'Grunge' which is a sub-genre of 'Alternative' music.)
Newly added names are in Red
Edited By: XLionRampantX
Last Updated 8-27-08
1. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground 2. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths 3. Nevermind - Nirvana 4. Doolittle - The Pixies 5. Marquee Moon - Television 6. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division 7. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth 8. OK Computer - Radiohead 9. Remain In Light - Talking Heads 10. Murmur - R.E.M. 11. Ten - Pearl Jam 12. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 13. The Joshua Tree - U2 14. Slanted & Enchanted - Pavement 15. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine 16. Fun House - The Stooges 17. KID A - Radiohead 18. This Year's Model - Elvis Costello & The Attractions 19. Disintegration - The Cure 20. Superunknown - Soundgarden 21. Low - David Bowie 22. Definitely Maybe - Oasis 23. Automatic For The People - R.E.M. 24. Kick Out The Jams - MC5 25. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins 26. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel 27. The Bends - Radiohead 28. You're Living All Over Me - Dinosaur Jr. 29. Surfer Rosa - Pixies 30. Psychocandy - The Jesus And Mary Chain 31. Closer - Joy Division 32. Raw Power - The Stooges 33. Horses - Patti Smith 34. Zen Arcade - Husker Du 35. Blue Lines - Massive Attack 36. The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie 37. Rain Dogs - Tom Waits 38. The Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails 39. Spiderland - Slint 40. The Smiths - The Smiths 41. Let It Be - The Replacements 42. Loaded - The Velvet Underground 43. Grace - Jeff Buckley 44. Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction 45. In Utero - Nirvana 46. Electric Warrior - T.Rex 47. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers 48. Parklife - Blur 49. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement 50. Another Green World - Brian Eno 51. What's The Story (Morning Glory)? - Oasis 52. Dirt - Alice In Chains 53. My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello 54. All Mod Cons - The Jam 55. Dummy - Portishead 56. Achtung, Baby! - U2 57. The Holy Bible - Manic Street Preachers 58. The Soft Bulletin - The Flaming Lips 59. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins 60. Odelay - Beck 61. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine 62. This Nation's Saving Grace - The Fall 63. White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground 64. Laughing Stock - Talk Talk 65. Parallel Lines - Blondie 66. Hunky Dory - David Bowie 67. Entertainment! - Gang Of Four 68. Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order 69. Vs. - Mission Of Burma 70. Weezer (Blue Album) - Weezer 71. Bee Thousand - Guided By Voices 72. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco 73. Funeral - Arcade Fire 74. Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair 75. Second Edition/Metal Box - Public Image Ltd. 76. Screamadelica - Primal Scream 77. Either/Or - Elliott Smith 78. Meat Is Murder - The Smiths 79. The Unforgettable Fire - U2 80. Meat Puppets II - Meat Puppets 81. Post - Bjork 82. Setting Sons - The Jam 83. Different Class - Pulp 84. Pink Flag - Wire 85. Goat - The Jesus Lizard 86. Homogenic - Bjork 87. 13 Songs - Fugazi 88. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground 89. Pornography - The Cure 90. Violator - Depeche Mode 91. Mogwai Young Team - Mogwai 92. Strangeways, Here We Come! - The Smiths 93. Lift Your Skiny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven - Godspeed You! Black Emperor 94. Stop Making Sense - Talking Heads 95. The Stooges - The Stooges 96. Transformer - Lou Reed 97. Sister - Sonic Youth 98. Document - R.E.M. 99. In Rainbows - Radiohead 100. The Moon & Antarctica - Modest Mouse
Tender Prey - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
You Forgot It In People - Broken Social Scene
69 Love Songs - The Magnetic Fields
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
Turn on the Bright Lights - Interpol
Swordfishtrombones - Tom Waits
Emergency & I - The Dismemberment Plan
Ágætis Byrjun - Sigur Ros
Ocean Rain - Echo & The Bunnymen
New Day Rising - Husker Du
Armed Forces - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Nowhere - Ride
For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music
Alien Lanes - Guided By Voices
Fear Of Music - Talking Heads
Urban Hymns - The Verve
Mezzanine - Massive Attack
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