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1
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Pixies - Doolittle
April 18, 1989
Indie Rock
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Alternative Rock
Score
100
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Pixies - Surfer Rosa
March 21, 1988
Indie Rock
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Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3
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Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder
August 31, 2003
Indie Pop
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100
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4
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Soundgarden - Superunknown
March 8, 1994
Grunge
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Alternative Rock
Score
100
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5
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Guided by Voices - Bee Thousand
June 21, 1994
Slacker Rock
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Indie Rock
Score
100
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6
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Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
February 7, 1973
Proto-punk
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Garage Rock
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Hard Rock
Score
100
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7
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The Stooges - Fun House
July 7, 1970
Garage Rock
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Proto-punk
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Hard Rock
Score
100
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8
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Sonic Youth - EVOL
May 1, 1986
Noise Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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9
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Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
April 20, 1992
Slacker Rock
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Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
100
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10
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Motörhead - Ace of Spades
November 8, 1980
Heavy Metal
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Speed Metal
,
Hard Rock
Score
100
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11
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Black Star - Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
September 29, 1998
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
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East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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12
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Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
October 12, 1999
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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13
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
September 24, 1991
Jazz Rap
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Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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14
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Cat Power - Moon Pix
September 22, 1998
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
Score
100
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15
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions - This Year's Model
March 17, 1978
New Wave
,
Power Pop
Score
100
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16
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Starlight Mints - Built on Squares
May 20, 2003
Indie Pop
Score
100
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17
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Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Pig Lib
March 18, 2003
Indie Rock
Score
100
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18
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Suicide - Suicide
December 28, 1977
Minimal Synth
,
Synth Punk
Score
100
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19
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The Jealous Sound - Kill Them with Kindness
June 3, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Midwest Emo
Score
100
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20
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Café Tacvba - Cuatro Caminos
July 1, 2003
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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21
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The Flatlanders - Wheels of Fortune
January 27, 2004
Score
100
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22
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Patti Smith - Horses
November 10, 1975
Art Rock
,
Proto-punk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Glam Rock
Score
100
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23
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Rosanne Cash - Rules of Travel
March 25, 2003
Americana
Score
100
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24
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The Replacements - Let It Be
October 2, 1984
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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25
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David Bowie - Hunky Dory
December 17, 1971
Glam Rock
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Pop Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
100
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