Best albums

A list of some of my favorite albums

I restricted myself to only picking one album per artist. Also, I like a lot more bands, some even better than some in this list, but it's late now and I want to go to bed.


  • 16 Horsepower: Low Estate (1997)
  • 22 Pistepirkko: Rally Of Love (2001)
  • AC/DC: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976)
  • Acid House Kings: Do What You Wanna Do (2005)
  • Allo Darlin': Allo Darlin' (2010)
  • Arab Strap: Philophobia (1998)
  • Belle & Sebastian: Tigermilk (1999)
  • Björn Afzelius: Nio Liv (1985)
  • Bon Jovi: New Jersey (1988)
  • Bright Eyes: Digital Ash In A Digital Urn (2005)
  • Carter USM: 30 Something (1991)
  • Casiotone For The Painfully Alone: Etiquette (2007)
  • Cat Power: You Are Free (2003)
  • Catherine Wheel: Chrome (1993)
  • Charlatans: Between 10th And 11th (1992)
  • Coral: Magic & Medicine (2003)
  • D:A:D: No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims (1989)
  • David Bowie: Hunky Dory (1971)
  • dEUS: In A Bar, Under The Sea (1996)
  • Decemberists: Picaresque (2005)
  • Felt Tips: Living And Growing (2010)
  • Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (2002)
  • Fugazi: End Hits (1998)
  • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci: Spanish Dance Troupe (1999)
  • Grandaddy: The Sophtware Slump (2000)
  • Gruff Rhys: Babelsberg (2018)
  • Hefner: We Love The City (2001)
  • Honeydrips: Here Comes The Future (2007)
  • House Of Love: House Of Love (1990)
  • Jens Lekman: Night Falss Over Kortedala (2007)
  • Leonard Cohen: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen (1968)
  • Looper: Up A Tree (1999)
  • Love Shop: DK (1992)
  • Lucksmiths: Where Were We? (2002)
  • Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs (1999)
  • Megadeth: Countdown To Extinction (1992)
  • Mercury Rev: All Is Dream (2001)
  • Metallica: Master Of Puppets (1986)
  • Modest Mouse: Good News For People Who Love Bad News (2004)
  • Moldy Peaches: The Moldy Peaches (2001)
  • Mountain Goats: Heretic Pride (2008)
  • New Model Army: No Rest For The Wicked (1985)
  • Nick Cave: No More Shall We Part (2001)
  • Nirvana: In Utero (1993)
  • The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (2009)
  • PJ Harvey: Is This Desire? (1998)
  • Pavement: Crooked Rain Crooked Rain (1994)
  • Pelle Carlberg: The Lilac Time (2008)
  • Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
  • Pixies: Surfer Rosa (1988)
  • Placebo: Without You I'm Nothing (1998)
  • Pop Will Eat Itself: Dos Dedos Mis Amigos (1994)
  • Portishead: Dummy (1994)
  • Postal Service: Give Up (2003)
  • Primal Scream: Vanishing Point (1997)
  • Psyched Up Janis: Swell (1994)
  • Pulp: Different Class (1995)
  • Radiohead: Pablo Honey (1993)
  • Sebadoh: Bakesale (1994)
  • Sebastian: Skatteøen (1988)
  • Shearwater: Animal Joy (2012)
  • Sigur Rós: Ágætis Byrjun (1999)
  • Silver Jews: American Water (1998)
  • Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dreams (1993)
  • Solander: Passing Mt. Satu (2011)
  • Sonic Youth: Dirty (1992)
  • Sort Sol: Flow My Firetear (1991)
  • Spiritualized: Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (1997)
  • St. Thomas: I'm Coming Home (2001)
  • Stereo Total: Monokini (1997)
  • Sublime: Sublime (1996)
  • Super Furry Animals: Mwng (2000)
  • Swans: Soundtracks For The Blind (1996)
  • Tiger Tapes: I Woke Up In Hökarängen (2010)
  • Tindersticks: Curtains (1997)
  • Tom Waits: Small Change (1976)
  • Vit Päls: Ägd (2013)
  • Whipping Boy: Heartworm (1995)
  • Yo La Tengo: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000)


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A histogram of the release years of the albums on this list. Obviously the best music was made in the late 90's and early 00's.