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2023
List Aggregate
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1996 Alternative Rock Album Releases
1995
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1996
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Sep 24
Weezer
Pinkerton
72
critic score
(10)
84
user score
(3,799)
Oct 25
Fishmans
Long Season
90
critic score
(1)
91
user score
(3,421)
Jun 18
Beck
Odelay
92
critic score
(10)
83
user score
(1,072)
Feb 1
Fishmans
空中キャンプ (Kūchū Camp)
84
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(1,008)
Feb 5
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Murder Ballads
77
critic score
(8)
85
user score
(692)
Jul 30
Sublime
Sublime
85
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(441)
Aug 13
Failure
Fantastic Planet
75
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(342)
May 7
The Cure
Wild Mood Swings
57
critic score
(7)
58
user score
(308)
Aug 27
Pearl Jam
No Code
66
critic score
(10)
71
user score
(289)
Oct 29
Mazzy Star
Among My Swan
62
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(283)
Nov 12
Bowery Electric
Beat
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(259)
Jul 16
Placebo
Placebo
70
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(257)
May 21
Soundgarden
Down on the Upside
64
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(245)
Sep 9
R.E.M.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
82
critic score
(11)
76
user score
(238)
Sep 17
CAKE
Fashion Nugget
67
critic score
(4)
77
user score
(209)
Jan 22
Radiohead
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
92
user score
(202)
Mar 1
Cocteau Twins
Milk and Kisses
68
critic score
(6)
70
user score
(201)
May 20
Manic Street Preachers
Everything Must Go
87
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(188)
Mar 26
Stone Temple Pilots
Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop
50
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(170)
Jan 23
The Smashing Pumpkins
1979
96
user score
(148)
Jan 16
Cibo Matto
Viva! La Woman
85
critic score
(5)
80
user score
(148)
Aug 13
Eels
Beautiful Freak
71
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(139)
Apr 1
Swirlies
They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In the Glittering World of the Salons
70
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(135)
Apr 2
Butthole Surfers
Electriclarryland
59
critic score
(6)
70
user score
(128)
Oct 1
Matchbox 20
Yourself or Someone Like You
75
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(118)
Apr 30
The Cranberries
To the Faithful Departed
64
critic score
(5)
71
user score
(116)
Jun 25
Screaming Trees
Dust
80
critic score
(8)
79
user score
(95)
Sep 19
Weezer
El Scorcho
87
user score
(92)
Apr 30
Dave Matthews Band
Crash
72
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(87)
Sep 24
PJ Harvey and John Parish
Dance Hall at Louse Point
70
critic score
(9)
71
user score
(85)
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Oct 29
Weezer
The Good Life
91
user score
(83)
Jul 23
Jimmy Eat World
Static Prevails
60
critic score
(1)
74
user score
(79)
Sep 25
Soda Stereo
MTV Unplugged: Comfort y Música para Volar
60
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(78)
1996
Weezer
Songs From the Black Hole
83
user score
(77)
1996
lovesliescrushing
Xuvetyn
90
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(76)
Jul 26
Radiohead
The Bends
85
user score
(75)
Jul 29
Hooverphonic
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
67
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(75)
May 15
Nickelback
Curb
60
critic score
(1)
46
user score
(67)
Apr 15
No Doubt
Don't Speak
93
user score
(66)
Jun 18
Nada Surf
High/Low
67
critic score
(3)
74
user score
(65)
Oct 1
Nirvana
From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
81
critic score
(10)
82
user score
(63)
Apr 15
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, Tonight
91
user score
(61)
Nov 19
Bush
Razorblade Suitcase
50
critic score
(6)
64
user score
(60)
Oct 14
Counting Crows
Recovering the Satellites
70
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(57)
Apr 1
Local H
As Good as Dead
80
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(56)
Feb 27
Alanis Morissette
Ironic
87
user score
(47)
Mar 12
The Afghan Whigs
Black Love
68
critic score
(5)
77
user score
(46)
Sep 14
dEUS
In a Bar, Under the Sea
84
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(46)
Oct 29
Skillet
Skillet
50
critic score
(1)
32
user score
(45)
May 15
Chico Science & Nação Zumbi
Afrociberdelia
60
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(44)
Sep 23
Moby
Animal Rights
52
critic score
(9)
61
user score
(43)
Jul 3
Green Day
Brain Stew / Jaded
91
user score
(42)
May 21
The Wallflowers
Bringing Down the Horse
72
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(41)
May 18
Butthole Surfers
Pepper
93
user score
(38)
Oct 8
They Might Be Giants
Factory Showroom
55
critic score
(3)
77
user score
(36)
Aug 20
Sebadoh
Harmacy
76
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(36)
May 20
Skunk Anansie
Stoosh
72
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(34)
Sep 20
Legião Urbana
A Tempestade
80
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(33)
Mar 27
Fishmans
Baby Blue
95
user score
(33)
Apr 8
Ocean Colour Scene
Moseley Shoals
67
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(32)
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