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Highest Rated Alternative Rock Albums of All Time
Decade
Source
Genre

1.

Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Score
100
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2.

Red Red Meat - Bunny Gets Paid
October 10, 1995
Score
100
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3.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
July 27, 1993
Score
100
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4.

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
May 2, 1989
Score
100
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5.

Nirvana - Live at Reading
November 3, 2009
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6.

R.E.M. - Murmur
April 12, 1983
Score
100
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7.

U2 - Achtung Baby
November 18, 1991
Score
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.

Snow Patrol - A Hundred Million Suns
October 24, 2008
Score
90
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11.

Swervedriver - Mezcal Head
August 5, 1993
Score
90
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12.

Oasis - The Masterplan
November 3, 1998
Score
90
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13.

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
January 13, 1992
Score
90
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14.

Garbage - Absolute Garbage
July 23, 2007
Score
90
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15.

Gomez - Bring It On
April 13, 1998
Score
90
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16.

Butch Walker & the Black Widows - The Spade
August 30, 2011
Score
90
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17.

Blur - 13
March 15, 1999
Score
90
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18.

Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
May 2, 2006
Score
90
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19.

The Breeders - All Nerve
March 2, 2018
Score
90
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20.

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
May 15, 2007
Score
90
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21.

Sunny Day Real Estate - Diary
May 10, 1994
Score
90
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22.

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Streetcore
October 21, 2003
Score
90
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23.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
April 8, 2008
Score
90
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24.

R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant
July 28, 1986
Score
90
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25.

Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
March 1, 1990
Score
90
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