Spin alternative record guide: top 100 alternative albums
| Pos | Album |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Ramones
Ramones
· 1976
|
| 2 |
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Public Enemy
· 1988
|
| 3 |
The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico
· 1967
|
| 4 |
Zen Arcade
Hüsker Dü
· 1984
|
| 5 |
Nevermind
Nirvana
· 1991
|
| 6 |
Horses
Patti Smith
· 1975
|
| 7 |
Radio City
Big Star
· 1974
|
| 8 |
Murmur
R.E.M.
· 1983
|
| 9 |
Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
· 1988
|
| 10 |
Wild Gift
X
· 1981
|
| 11 |
The Immaculate Collection
Madonna
· 1990
|
| 12 |
Pink Flag
Wire
· 1977
|
| 13 |
One Nation Under a Groove
Funkadelic
· 1978
|
| 14 |
Tonight’s the Night
Neil Young
· 1975
|
| 15 |
Entertainment!
Gang of Four
· 1979
|
| 16 |
Slanted and Enchanted
Pavement
· 1992
|
| 17 |
Singles Going Steady
Buzzcocks
· 1979
|
| 18 |
The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
· 1976
|
| 19 |
Germfree Adolescents
X‐Ray Spex
· 1978
|
| 20 |
Parallel Lines
Blondie
· 1978
|
| 21 |
Paid in Full
Eric B. & Rakim
· 1987
|
| 22 |
Discography: The Complete Singles Collection
Pet Shop Boys
· 1991
|
| 23 |
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
· 1988
|
| 24 |
Sign “☮︎” the Times
Prince
· 1987
|
| 25 |
Live Through This
Hole
· 1994
|
| 26 |
The Clash
The Clash
· 1977
|
| 27 |
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983–1991
Run‐D.M.C.
· 1991
|
| 28 |
Marquee Moon
Television
· 1977
|
| 29 |
Meat Puppets II
Meat Puppets
· 1984
|
| 30 |
Fun House
The Stooges
· 1970
|
| 31 |
Let It Be
The Replacements
· 1984
|
| 32 |
Pretenders
Pretenders
· 1980
|
| 33 |
The Gilded Palace of Sin
The Flying Burrito Bros.
· 1969
|
| 34 |
Second edition
Public Image Ltd
· 1980
niet gekoppeld
|
| 35 |
Loveless
my bloody valentine
· 1991
|
| 36 |
Rid of Me
PJ Harvey
· 1993
|
| 37 |
3 Feet High and Rising
De La Soul
· 1989
|
| 38 |
More Songs About Buildings and Food
Talking Heads
· 1978
|
| 39 |
Double Nickels on the Dime
Minutemen
· 1984
|
| 40 |
Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys
· 1986
|
| 41 |
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
· 1969
|
| 42 |
The B‐52’s
The B‐52s
· 1979
|
| 43 |
Fear and Whiskey
Mekons
· 1985
|
| 44 |
ChangesOneBowie
David Bowie
· 1976
|
| 45 |
Shoot Out the Lights
Richard & Linda Thompson
· 1982
|
| 46 |
Siren
Roxy Music
· 1975
|
| 47 |
Armed Forces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
· 1979
|
| 48 |
Rocket to Russia
Ramones
· 1977
|
| 49 |
Crazy Rhythms
The Feelies
· 1980
|
| 50 |
Another Green World
Eno
· 1975
|
| 51 |
The Modern Dance
Pere Ubu
· 1978
|
| 52 |
Surfer Rosa
Pixies
· 1988
|
| 53 |
Dirty Mind
Prince
· 1980
|
| 54 |
Dancing in Your Head
Ornette Coleman
· 1977
|
| 55 |
(GI)
Germs
· 1979
|
| 56 |
Third/Sister lovers
Big star
· 1978
niet gekoppeld
|
| 57 |
Exile in Guyville
Liz Phair
· 1993
|
| 58 |
Damaged
Black Flag
· 1981
|
| 59 |
Mellow Gold
Beck
· 1994
|
| 60 |
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
DEVO
· 1978
|
| 61 |
Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
· 1979
|
| 62 |
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
· 1983
|
| 63 |
Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic
Chic
· 1991
|
| 64 |
New Day Rising
Hüsker Dü
· 1985
|
| 65 |
Wanna Buy a Bridge? A Rough Trade Compilation of Singles
Various Artists
· 1980
|
| 66 |
Substance 1987
New Order
· 1987
|
| 67 |
The Stooges
The Stooges
· 1969
|
| 68 |
Criminal Minded
Boogie Down Productions
· 1987
|
| 69 |
Closer
Joy Division
· 1980
|
| 70 |
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
· 1973
|
| 71 |
1978–1990
The Go‐Betweens
· 1990
|
| 72 |
Colossal Youth
Young Marble Giants
· 1980
|
| 73 |
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
· 1978
|
| 74 |
Milo Goes to College
Descendents
· 1982
|
| 75 |
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic
· 1971
|
| 76 |
More than a legend than a band
Flatlanders
· 1990
niet gekoppeld
|
| 77 |
Can You Fly
Freedy Johnston
· 1992
|
| 78 |
The indestructable beat of Soweto
Various Artists
· 1985
niet gekoppeld
|
| 79 |
Album: Generic Flipper
Flipper
· 1982
|
| 80 |
The Singles: The First Ten Years
ABBA
· 1982
|
| 81 |
Have moicy!
Various Artists
· 1976
niet gekoppeld
|
| 82 |
Lately I Keep Scissors
Barbara Manning
· 1989
|
| 83 |
Atomizer
Big Black
· 1986
|
| 84 |
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume 1
Sun Ra
· 1965
|
| 85 |
The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History
The Vaselines
· 1992
|
| 86 |
Achtung Baby
U2
· 1991
|
| 87 |
The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest
· 1991
|
| 88 |
Guitar
Sonny Sharrock
· 1986
|
| 89 |
1969 (live)
The Velvet underground
· 1974
niet gekoppeld
|
| 90 |
The Roches
The Roches
· 1979
|
| 91 |
Beauty and the Beat
Go‐Go’s
· 1981
|
| 92 |
In Utero
Nirvana
· 1993
|
| 93 |
Everything Is Wrong
Moby
· 1995
|
| 94 |
I Just Can’t Stop It
The Beat
· 1980
|
| 95 |
Compilation
The Clean
· 1986
|
| 96 |
Some of the Best
Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters
· 1988
|
| 97 |
Siamese Dream
Smashing Pumpkins
· 1993
|
| 98 |
III
Sebadoh
· 1991
|
| 99 |
Last Splash
The Breeders
· 1993
|
| 100 |
Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
· 1977
|