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1
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Luna - Penthouse
August 8, 1995
Indie Pop
Score
100
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2
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Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
July 21, 1995
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
100
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3
.
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
June 13, 1995
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Post-Grunge
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
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4
.
Blur - The Great Escape
September 11, 1995
Britpop
Score
90
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5
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Buju Banton - 'Til Shiloh
July 18, 1995
Dancehall
,
Reggae
Score
90
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6
.
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
November 21, 1995
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
80
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7
.
Everclear - Sparkle and Fade
May 23, 1995
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Grunge
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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8
.
The Cardigans - Life
March 1, 1995
Indie Pop
,
Twee Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
May 29, 1995
Power Pop
,
Jangle Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
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10
.
Moby - Everything Is Wrong
March 14, 1995
Electronic
Score
80
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Autechre - Tri Repetae
November 6, 1995
IDM
,
Ambient Techno
Score
80
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Amazon
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12
.
Shania Twain - The Woman in Me
February 7, 1995
Country Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Bettie Serveert - Lamprey
January 24, 1995
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Eric Matthews - It's Heavy in Here
September 26, 1995
Score
80
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Amazon
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15
.
John Coltrane - Stellar Regions
October 10, 1995
Free Jazz
,
Spiritual Jazz
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Graham Parker - 12 Haunted Episodes
March 14, 1995
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
17
.
Scott Walker - Tilt
May 8, 1995
Experimental
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Post-Industrial
,
Experimental Rock
,
Post-Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
18
.
Ani DiFranco - Not a Pretty Girl
July 18, 1995
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Aceyalone - All Balls Don't Bounce
October 24, 1995
Boom Bap
,
Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Joan Osborne - Relish
March 21, 1995
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Archers of Loaf - Vee Vee
March 6, 1995
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
March 28, 1995
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Red House Painters - Ocean Beach
March 27, 1995
Slowcore
,
Folk Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
August 1, 1995
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
Gangsta Rap
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Goodie Mob - Soul Food
November 7, 1995
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1995.
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