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Highest Rated Alternative Rock Albums of All Time
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1.
U2 - Achtung Baby
November 18, 1991
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100
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R.E.M. - Murmur
April 12, 1983
Score
100
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
July 27, 1993
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100
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The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
March 13, 1989
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100
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5.
Red Red Meat - Bunny Gets Paid
October 10, 1995
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100
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6.
Nirvana - Live at Reading
November 3, 2009
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Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
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100
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8.
Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
September 14, 1998
Score
95
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9.
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Burn to Shine
September 21, 1999
Score
95
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10.
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
May 2, 2006
Score
90
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11.
Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
October 24, 2008
Score
90
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12.
Butch Walker & the Black Widows - The Spade
August 30, 2011
Score
90
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13.
The Smiths - The Sound of The Smiths
November 10, 2008
Score
90
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14.
The Icarus Line - Slave Vows
July 8, 2013
Score
90
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15.
Bob Mould - Beauty & Ruin
June 3, 2014
Score
90
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16.
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
May 15, 2007
Score
90
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17.
Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
March 1, 1990
Score
90
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18.
Radiohead - In Rainbows
October 10, 2007
Score
90
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19.
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
January 13, 1992
Score
90
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20.
R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
July 28, 1986
Score
90
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21.
Swervedriver - Mezcal Head
August 5, 1993
Score
90
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22.
The Minus 5 - Killingsworth
July 7, 2009
Score
90
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23.
R.E.M. - Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage: 1982-2011
November 15, 2011
Score
90
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24.
The Verve - A Northern Soul
June 20, 1995
Score
90
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25.
Placebo - Once More with Feeling: Singles 1996-2004
November 30, 2004
Score
90
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.
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