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Sep 17
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins
Heaven or Las Vegas
82
critic score
(4)
88
user score
(1,227)
Mar 19
Depeche Mode - Violator
Depeche Mode
Violator
78
critic score
(5)
84
user score
(628)
Jun 26
Sonic Youth - Goo
Sonic Youth
Goo
78
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(586)
Apr 17
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
88
critic score
(7)
84
user score
(576)
Sep 17
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Megadeth
Rust in Peace
88
critic score
(4)
85
user score
(449)
Oct 15
Ride - Nowhere
Ride
Nowhere
79
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(436)
Apr 19
Fugazi - Repeater
Fugazi
Repeater
85
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(422)
Aug 13
Pixies - Bossanova
Pixies
Bossanova
85
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(409)
Aug 31
Angelo Badalamenti - Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
Angelo Badalamenti
Soundtrack from Twin Peaks
90
critic score
(2)
89
user score
(344)
Apr 10
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
Public Enemy
Fear of a Black Planet
95
critic score
(6)
84
user score
(306)
Jun 12
Mariah Carey - Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
69
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(296)
Aug 21
Alice in Chains - Facelift
Alice in Chains
Facelift
70
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(285)
May 16
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Ice Cube
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
72
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(250)
Apr 17
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
The Good Son
75
critic score
(3)
81
user score
(249)
Apr 13
Green Day - 39/Smooth
Green Day
39/Smooth
61
critic score
(2)
61
user score
(214)
Oct 9
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss
Slayer
Seasons in the Abyss
84
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(191)
Feb 5
The KLF - Chill Out
The KLF
Chill Out
93
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(179)
Sep 3
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Judas Priest
Painkiller
87
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(169)
Nov 16
Ween - GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
Ween
GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
81
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(165)
Jul 3
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Pantera
Cowboys from Hell
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(154)
Jan 25
Daniel Johnston - 1990
Daniel Johnston
1990
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(150)
Apr 1
My Bloody Valentine - Glider
My Bloody Valentine
Glider
80
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(142)
Feb 7
Primus - Frizzle Fry
Primus
Frizzle Fry
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(133)
Jan 15
They Might Be Giants - Flood
They Might Be Giants
Flood
60
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(118)
Jan 15
The Sundays - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
The Sundays
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
87
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(115)
Nov 12
Kylie Minogue - Rhythm of Love
Kylie Minogue
Rhythm of Love
65
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(114)
Feb 16
Death - Spiritual Healing
Death
Spiritual Healing
80
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(111)
May 21
Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
Mazzy Star
She Hangs Brightly
80
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(107)
Oct 1
The La's - The La's
The La's
The La's
95
critic score
(4)
77
user score
(104)
Oct 1
Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
Iron Maiden
No Prayer for the Dying
52
critic score
(4)
56
user score
(104)
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Feb 16
John Zorn - Naked City
John Zorn
Naked City
88
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(103)
May 28
The Breeders - Pod
The Breeders
Pod
84
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(101)
Sep 24
AC/DC - The Razors Edge
AC/DC
The Razors Edge
64
critic score
(3)
67
user score
(101)
Oct 22
Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour
Pet Shop Boys
Behaviour
84
critic score
(4)
81
user score
(98)
Mar 1
Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinéad O'Connor
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
90
critic score
(6)
77
user score
(96)
Aug 1
Codeine - Frigid Stars LP
Codeine
Frigid Stars LP
89
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(95)
Aug 21
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo habitual
Jane's Addiction
Ritual de lo habitual
74
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(90)
Jan 1
Galaxie 500 - This is Our Music
Galaxie 500
This is Our Music
86
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(83)
Nov 9
Madonna - The Immaculate Collection
Madonna
The Immaculate Collection
90
critic score
(4)
93
user score
(77)
Aug 7
Soda Stereo - Canción animal
Soda Stereo
Canción animal
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(76)
Aug 27
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
LL Cool J
Mama Said Knock You Out
82
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(71)
Nov 5
Slowdive - Slowdive
Slowdive
Slowdive
78
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(71)
Nov 27
Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Happy Mondays
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
83
critic score
(3)
78
user score
(70)
Sep 10
Bob Dylan - Under the Red Sky
Bob Dylan
Under the Red Sky
43
critic score
(3)
46
user score
(69)
Sep 18
The Flaming Lips - In a Priest Driven Ambulance
The Flaming Lips
In a Priest Driven Ambulance
80
critic score
(1)
73
user score
(64)
Aug 20
Black Sabbath - Tyr
Black Sabbath
Tyr
40
critic score
(2)
52
user score
(63)
Apr 11
Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for Drella
Lou Reed & John Cale
Songs for Drella
79
critic score
(4)
79
user score
(62)
Jul 3
Yo La Tengo - Fakebook
Yo La Tengo
Fakebook
91
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(61)
Jun 4
Entombed - Left Hand Path
Entombed
Left Hand Path
70
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(60)
Sep 3
George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
George Michael
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
79
critic score
(6)
84
user score
(60)
Feb 12
Pale Saints - The Comforts of Madness
Pale Saints
The Comforts of Madness
90
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(59)
Mar 20
Madonna - Vogue
Madonna
Vogue
90
critic score
(1)
93
user score
(59)
Jun 11
Dead Can Dance - Aion
Dead Can Dance
Aion
90
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(59)
1990
The Gerogerigegege - Tokyo Anal Dynamite
The Gerogerigegege
Tokyo Anal Dynamite
90
critic score
(1)
67
user score
(57)
Oct 15
Morrissey - Bona Drag
Morrissey
Bona Drag
87
critic score
(2)
88
user score
(54)
Nov 23
Bad Religion - Against the Grain
Bad Religion
Against the Grain
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(54)
Dec 15
Royal Trux - Twin Infinitives
Royal Trux
Twin Infinitives
60
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(53)
May 22
Madonna - I'm Breathless
Madonna
I'm Breathless
73
critic score
(4)
71
user score
(51)
Nov 13
Lush - Gala
Lush
Gala
83
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(51)
Jan 1
Sun City Girls - Torch of the Mystics
Sun City Girls
Torch of the Mystics
90
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(48)
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