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Highest Rated Alternative Rock Albums of the 1990s
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Alternative Rock
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Country
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R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
October 5, 1992
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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2
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PJ Harvey - Dry
March 30, 1992
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3
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The Afghan Whigs - 1965
October 27, 1998
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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4
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PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love
February 28, 1995
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
,
Blues Rock
Score
100
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5
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PJ Harvey - Is This Desire?
September 29, 1998
Downtempo
,
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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6
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U2 - Achtung Baby
November 18, 1991
Alternative Rock
,
Alternative Dance
,
Glam Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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7
.
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
October 22, 1991
Power Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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8
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U2 - Zooropa
July 5, 1993
Alternative Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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9
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Garbage - Garbage
August 15, 1995
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
100
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10
.
Soundgarden - Superunknown
March 8, 1994
Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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11
.
Sonic Youth - Dirty
July 21, 1992
Noise Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Grunge
Score
100
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12
.
Screaming Trees - Dust
June 25, 1996
Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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13
.
Ben Folds Five - Whatever and Ever Amen
March 18, 1997
Piano Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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14
.
Goo Goo Dolls - Superstar Car Wash
February 23, 1993
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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15
.
Soul Asylum - Grave Dancers Union
October 6, 1992
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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16
.
R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
September 9, 1996
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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17
.
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
October 24, 1995
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
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18
.
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
May 20, 1996
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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19
.
Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
May 21, 1990
Dream Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Alt-Country
Score
100
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20
.
Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
November 9, 1999
Piano Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
February 5, 1996
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
November 1, 1994
Acoustic Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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23
.
Jeff Buckley - Grace
August 23, 1994
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
24
.
Primal Scream - Vanishing Point
July 7, 1997
Alternative Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Trip Hop
Score
100
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25
.
Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
March 1, 1990
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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