Spin - The 300 best albums of the past 30 years (1985-2014)

Spin · 2015 · Thema canon

Pos	Album
1	Nevermind Nirvana · 1991
2	Enter the Wu‐Tang (36 Chambers) Wu‐Tang Clan · 1993
3	Sign “☮︎” the Times Prince · 1987
4	Discovery Daft Punk · 2001
5	The Queen Is Dead The Smiths · 1986
6	OK Computer Radiohead · 1997
7	Exile in Guyville Liz Phair · 1993
8	My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West · 2010
9	Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow · 1996
10	Slanted and Enchanted Pavement · 1992
11	Voodoo D’Angelo · 2000
12	Daydream Nation Sonic Youth · 1988
13	The Blueprint Jay‐Z · 2001
14	Loveless my bloody valentine · 1991
15	Fear of a Black Planet Public Enemy · 1990
16	69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields · 1999
17	Paul’s Boutique Beastie Boys · 1989
18	Homogenic Björk · 1997
19	Is This It The Strokes · 2001
20	Doolittle Pixies · 1989
21	Aquemini OutKast · 1998
22	Dookie Green Day · 1994
23	Illmatic Nas · 1994
24	Tim The Replacements · 1985
25	Live Through This Hole · 1994
26	Emergency & I The Dismemberment Plan · 1999
27	Ready to Die The Notorious B.I.G. · 1994
28	In Utero Nirvana · 1993
29	Automatic for the People R.E.M. · 1992
30	Odelay Beck · 1996
31	Weezer Weezer · 1994
32	The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest · 1991
33	Kid A Radiohead · 2000
34	Master of Puppets Metallica · 1986
35	Different Class Pulp · 1995
36	It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Public Enemy · 1988
37	Achtung Baby U2 · 1991
38	BEYONCÉ Beyoncé · 2013
39	Untrue Burial · 2007
40	Stankonia OutKast · 2000
41	Either/Or Elliott Smith · 1997
42	Kala M.I.A. · 2007
43	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Neutral Milk Hotel · 1998
44	Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Pavement · 1994
45	good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar · 2012
46	The Moon & Antarctica Modest Mouse · 2000
47	Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem · 2007
48	The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails · 1994
49	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco · 2002
50	The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem · 2000
51	New Day Rising Hüsker Dü · 1985
52	3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul · 1989
53	Rid of Me PJ Harvey · 1993
54	Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson · 1989
55	Psychocandy The Jesus and Mary Chain · 1985
56	Tha Carter III Lil Wayne · 2008
57	Appetite for Destruction Guns N' Roses · 1987
58	The Woods Sleater‐Kinney · 2005
59	The College Dropout Kanye West · 2004
60	Modern Vampires of the City Vampire Weekend · 2013
61	Dummy Portishead · 1994
62	Paid in Full Eric B. & Rakim · 1987
63	Take Care Drake · 2011
64	Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers · 1997
65	If You’re Feeling Sinister Belle and Sebastian · 1996
66	Fishscale Ghostface Killah · 2006
67	Body Talk, Pt 1 Robyn · 2010
68	The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips · 1999
69	Post Björk · 1995
70	Repeater Fugazi · 1990
71	Richard D. James Album Aphex Twin · 1996
72	Disintegration The Cure · 1989
73	Last Splash The Breeders · 1993
74	Straight Outta Compton N.W.A · 1988
75	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One Yo La Tengo · 1997
76	Siamese Dream Smashing Pumpkins · 1993
77	Reign in Blood Slayer · 1986
78	nostalgia,ULTRA. Frank Ocean · 2011
79	(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? Oasis · 1995
80	The Singles Bikini Kill · 1998
81	Pinkerton Weezer · 1996
82	Maxinquaye Tricky · 1995
83	Celebration Rock Japandroids · 2012
84	Midnight Marauders A Tribe Called Quest · 1993
85	Funeral Arcade Fire · 2004
86	Surfer Rosa Pixies · 1988
87	Legend of the Liquid Sword GZA/Genius · 2002
88	Return to Cookie Mountain TV on the Radio · 2006
89	Like a Prayer Madonna · 1989
90	Donuts J Dilla · 2006
91	Crazy Ex‐Girlfriend Miranda Lambert · 2007
92	Supa Dupa Fly Missy Misdemeanor Elliott · 1997
93	Homework Daft Punk · 1997
94	White Blood Cells The White Stripes · 2001
95	Low‐Life New Order · 1985
96	13 Blur · 1999
97	Hell Hath No Fury Clipse · 2006
98	Music Has the Right to Children Boards of Canada · 1998
99	CrazySexyCool TLC · 1994
100	Bee Thousand Guided by Voices · 1994