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Sep 29
PJ Harvey
Is This Desire?
72
critic score
(11)
83
user score
(516)
Jun 2
The Smashing Pumpkins
Adore
70
critic score
(8)
79
user score
(507)
Jan 12
Radiohead
No Surprises
96
user score
(388)
Sep 8
Sunny Day Real Estate
How It Feels to Be Something On
91
critic score
(3)
85
user score
(343)
Oct 12
Placebo
Without You I'm Nothing
70
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(312)
Sep 8
Hole
Celebrity Skin
75
critic score
(9)
78
user score
(309)
Aug 24
UNKLE
Psyence Fiction
78
critic score
(9)
81
user score
(299)
Nov 3
Beck
Mutations
82
critic score
(11)
78
user score
(295)
Feb 3
Pearl Jam
Yield
73
critic score
(9)
76
user score
(291)
May 12
Sonic Youth
A Thousand Leaves
72
critic score
(7)
75
user score
(240)
Aug 5
bôa
Duvet
96
user score
(188)
Nov 10
Sweet Trip
Halica: Bliss Out v.11
65
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(186)
Jun 29
Deftones
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
96
user score
(184)
May 11
Garbage
Version 2.0
75
critic score
(7)
79
user score
(176)
Nov 3
Alanis Morissette
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
63
critic score
(10)
79
user score
(163)
Oct 26
R.E.M.
Up
74
critic score
(11)
70
user score
(158)
Jan 27
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
87
critic score
(2)
84
user score
(151)
May 26
Jeff Buckley
Sketches for My Sweetheart The Drunk
77
critic score
(9)
78
user score
(136)
Sep 14
Manic Street Preachers
This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
78
critic score
(10)
74
user score
(123)
Sep 22
Goo Goo Dolls
Dizzy Up the Girl
63
critic score
(6)
72
user score
(123)
Nov 3
Oasis
The Masterplan
75
critic score
(8)
83
user score
(123)
Oct 20
New Radicals
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
69
critic score
(9)
81
user score
(110)
Apr 21
Radiohead
Airbag / How Am I Driving?
82
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(101)
Oct 2
Faye Wong
唱遊
82
user score
(86)
Nov 30
Björk
Alarm Call
90
user score
(85)
Aug 25
Godsmack
Godsmack
60
critic score
(1)
56
user score
(81)
Dec 8
Fishmans
Yurameki In The Air
95
user score
(72)
Apr 7
Goo Goo Dolls
Iris
50
critic score
(1)
92
user score
(71)
Oct 6
CAKE
Prolonging the Magic
61
critic score
(6)
72
user score
(69)
Aug 11
Liz Phair
whitechocolatespaceegg
68
critic score
(7)
73
user score
(68)
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Jul 1
bôa
The Race of a Thousand Camels
80
user score
(66)
Mar 11
Nickelback
The State
40
critic score
(1)
49
user score
(62)
Jul 7
Barenaked Ladies
Stunt
45
critic score
(4)
66
user score
(61)
Aug 11
Hooverphonic
Blue Wonder Power Milk
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(57)
Feb 21
the pillows
Little Busters
85
user score
(55)
Jun 29
Alison's Halo
Eyedazzler 1992-1996
80
critic score
(1)
82
user score
(52)
Jan 19
Foo Fighters
My Hero
91
user score
(51)
Apr 1
SUPERCAR
Three Out Change
70
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(50)
Apr 27
Katatonia
Discouraged Ones
90
critic score
(1)
79
user score
(48)
Oct 27
The Afghan Whigs
1965
79
critic score
(8)
76
user score
(46)
Apr 28
Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets
60
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(44)
Apr 13
Gomez
Bring It On
76
critic score
(7)
78
user score
(44)
May 25
Coldplay
Safety
73
user score
(44)
Jun 22
Anathema
Alternative 4
70
critic score
(2)
77
user score
(41)
Mar 24
Semisonic
Feeling Strangely Fine
65
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(37)
Sep 29
Soul Coughing
El Oso
70
critic score
(6)
77
user score
(37)
Aug 19
Fishmans
8月の現状 (8 Gatsu no Genjō)
79
user score
(34)
Apr 21
Harvey Danger
Flagpole Sitta
75
critic score
(1)
90
user score
(34)
Aug 31
Snow Patrol
Songs for Polarbears
70
critic score
(6)
66
user score
(33)
Apr 21
Skillet
Hey You, I Love Your Soul
60
critic score
(1)
29
user score
(32)
Apr 1
All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors
Turning Into Small
70
critic score
(1)
75
user score
(32)
Jul 14
The Tragically Hip
Phantom Power
58
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(32)
Mar 31
Jerry Cantrell
Boggy Depot
54
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(31)
Sep 7
Mansun
Six
73
critic score
(7)
82
user score
(30)
Mar 18
Malice Mizer
Merveilles
79
user score
(29)
Oct 5
Mojave 3
Out of Tune
71
critic score
(3)
75
user score
(29)
Oct 5
Ash
Nu-Clear Sounds
80
critic score
(4)
76
user score
(26)
1998
Fuel
Sunburn
72
critic score
(2)
71
user score
(25)
Sep 22
Nada Surf
The Proximity Effect
60
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(24)
May 26
Green Day
Redundant
87
user score
(24)
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