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(20)
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(174)
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(49)
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(31)
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(73)
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(13)
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(47)
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(19)
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(9)
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(16)
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(16)
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(152)
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(29)
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(10)
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(12)
Feb 10
Neutral Milk Hotel
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
86
critic score
(9)
90
user score
(2507)
Sep 29
OutKast
Aquemini
94
critic score
(6)
90
user score
(1002)
Apr 20
Massive Attack
Mezzanine
87
critic score
(8)
87
user score
(770)
Aug 25
Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
91
critic score
(8)
88
user score
(749)
Apr 20
Boards of Canada
Music Has the Right to Children
88
critic score
(5)
87
user score
(698)
Mar 3
Madonna
Ray of Light
83
critic score
(7)
86
user score
(609)
Jun 30
System of a Down
System of a Down
89
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(423)
Jan 16
Air
Moon Safari
75
critic score
(9)
82
user score
(387)
Feb 24
Duster
Stratosphere
83
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(383)
Sep 29
Black Star
Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
88
critic score
(4)
86
user score
(313)
Sep 22
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
77
critic score
(8)
75
user score
(290)
Aug 25
Elliott Smith
XO
80
critic score
(7)
84
user score
(282)
Oct 27
Refused
The Shape of Punk to Come
97
critic score
(3)
87
user score
(238)
Sep 29
Jay-Z
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
65
critic score
(2)
68
user score
(215)
Jun 2
The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore
68
critic score
(7)
78
user score
(210)
Sep 29
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire?
76
critic score
(5)
82
user score
(194)
Sep 7
Belle & Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap
84
critic score
(7)
82
user score
(180)
Oct 20
Silver Jews
American Water
81
critic score
(7)
83
user score
(175)
Aug 31
Death
The Sound of Perseverance
90
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(172)
Mar 10
Tortoise
TNT
76
critic score
(5)
83
user score
(171)
Mar 31
Gang Starr
Moment of Truth
73
critic score
(4)
86
user score
(161)
Sep 29
Shakira
Dónde Están los Ladrones?
83
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(161)
Jul 14
Beastie Boys
Hello Nasty
81
critic score
(9)
79
user score
(160)
Nov 3
Beck
Mutations
81
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(159)
Sep 14
Marilyn Manson
Mechanical Animals
78
critic score
(8)
78
user score
(155)
Sep 22
Cat Power
Moon Pix
91
critic score
(6)
81
user score
(152)
Sep 29
A Tribe Called Quest
The Love Movement
67
critic score
(5)
67
user score
(152)
Sep 29
Mercury Rev
Deserter's Songs
88
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(149)
Apr 28
Big Pun
Capital Punishment
86
critic score
(4)
83
user score
(148)
May 21
Seatbelts
Cowboy Bebop
100
critic score
(1)
88
user score
(146)
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May 19
DMX
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
73
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(141)
Aug 18
Korn
Follow the Leader
74
critic score
(4)
72
user score
(136)
Feb 3
Pearl Jam
Yield
73
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(135)
Mar 30
Pulp
This Is Hardcore
83
critic score
(8)
82
user score
(135)
Sep 8
Sunny Day Real Estate
How It Feels to Be Something On
91
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(122)
Oct 12
Placebo
Without You I'm Nothing
68
critic score
(5)
78
user score
(122)
Sep 29
UNKLE
Psyence Fiction
80
critic score
(7)
81
user score
(111)
Nov 17
The Offspring
Americana
57
critic score
(5)
69
user score
(109)
May 12
Sonic Youth
A Thousand Leaves
74
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(103)
Jan 12
Radiohead
No Surprises
50
critic score
(1)
95
user score
(101)
Jun 9
Don Caballero
What Burns Never Returns
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(101)
Jul 13
Autechre
LP5
87
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(100)
Sep 8
Hole
Celebrity Skin
77
critic score
(6)
78
user score
(99)
Nov 2
Portishead
Roseland NYC Live
76
critic score
(5)
88
user score
(99)
Jun 30
Lucinda Williams
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
91
critic score
(5)
79
user score
(96)
Oct 19
Fatboy Slim
You've Come a Long Way, Baby
81
critic score
(6)
77
user score
(88)
Aug 18
Opeth
My Arms, Your Hearse
90
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(86)
May 5
Tori Amos
From the Choirgirl Hotel
75
critic score
(6)
85
user score
(82)
May 11
Garbage
Version 2.0
77
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(82)
Feb 2
Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
95
critic score
(4)
80
user score
(80)
Oct 26
R.E.M.
Up
72
critic score
(7)
70
user score
(80)
Aug 18
At The Drive-In
In/Casino/Out
90
critic score
(3)
80
user score
(79)
Nov 3
Alanis Morissette
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
75
critic score
(7)
80
user score
(78)
Aug 18
Death Cab For Cutie
Something About Airplanes
75
critic score
(6)
74
user score
(76)
May 5
Spoon
A Series of Sneaks
87
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(74)
Jun 1
Amon Tobin
Permutation
89
critic score
(3)
83
user score
(74)
Jun 23
Gorguts
Obscura
80
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(73)
Jul 20
Sparklehorse
Good Morning Spider
87
critic score
(6)
84
user score
(72)
Feb 9
Gas
Zauberberg
89
critic score
(2)
82
user score
(71)
Mar 25
Boredoms
Super æ
78
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(71)
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