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30. Hole - Pretty on the Inside

September 17, 1991

Grunge, Alternative Rock, Noise Rock

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4 reviews

29. Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh

May 1, 1991

Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

2 reviews

28. Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam

May 14, 1991

Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

27. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - God Fodder

May 14, 1991

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

26. Fugazi - Steady Diet of Nothing

July 1, 1991

Post-Hardcore

Critic Score

2 reviews

25. Uncle Tupelo - Still Feel Gone

September 17, 1991

Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

24. Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind

February 19, 1991

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

23. Metallica - Metallica

August 12, 1991

Heavy Metal

Critic Score

6 reviews

22. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock

September 16, 1991

Post-Rock, Art Rock

Critic Score

6 reviews

21. Van Morrison - Hymns to the Silence

September 24, 1991

Singer-Songwriter, Adult Contemporary

Critic Score

3 reviews

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20. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld

October 22, 1991

Hard Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

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19. Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese

May 14, 1991

Funk Metal, Alternative Metal, Funk Rock, Avant-Garde Metal

Critic Score

4 reviews

18. Massive Attack - Blue Lines

April 8, 1991

Trip Hop, Soul, UK Hip Hop

Critic Score

6 reviews

17. The Jesus Lizard - Goat

March 15, 1991

Post-Hardcore, Pigfuck

Critic Score

1 review

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16. P.M. Dawn - Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience

August 6, 1991

Hip Hop, Pop Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop

Critic Score

100

2 reviews

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15. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik

September 24, 1991

Funk Rock, Alternative Rock

Critic Score

5 reviews

14. Primal Scream - Screamadelica

September 23, 1991

Alternative Dance, Neo-Psychedelia, Baggy

Critic Score

5 reviews

13. Prince & The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls

October 1, 1991

Funk, Contemporary R&B, Pop Soul, R&B, New Jack Swing

Critic Score

6 reviews

12. Slint - Spiderland

March 27, 1991

Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore, Math Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

11. Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque

November 4, 1991

Power Pop, Jangle Pop

Critic Score

6 reviews

10. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend

October 22, 1991

Power Pop, Alternative Rock

Critic Score

6 reviews

9. Pixies - Trompe le Monde

September 23, 1991

Indie Rock, Alternative Rock

Critic Score

7 reviews

8. Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

October 8, 1991

Alternative Metal, Grunge, Alternative Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

7. De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead

May 13, 1991

East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

6. R.E.M. - Out of Time

March 12, 1991

Alternative Rock, Jangle Pop

Critic Score

5 reviews

5. Pearl Jam - Ten

August 27, 1991

Alternative Rock, Grunge, Hard Rock

Critic Score

7 reviews

4. U2 - Achtung Baby

November 18, 1991

Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative Dance

Critic Score

5 reviews

3. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

September 24, 1991

Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap

Critic Score

5 reviews

2. my bloody valentine - loveless

November 4, 1991

Shoegaze, Noise Pop

Critic Score

7 reviews

1. Nirvana - Nevermind

September 24, 1991

Grunge, Alternative Rock

Critic Score

7 reviews

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ShoegazeJake

that’s a solid ass list

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