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RYM's Top 1000 Indie Rock/Alternative Albums

These are the top 1000 albums that are either indie rock or alternative rock according to the users on rateyourmusic.com.
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Radiohead - OK Computer
Radiohead - OK Computer
1
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
2
Pixies - Doolittle
Pixies - Doolittle
3
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
4
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
5
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Arcade Fire - Funeral
6
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Radiohead - In Rainbows
7
Nirvana - Nevermind
Nirvana - Nevermind
8
Radiohead - The Bends
Radiohead - The Bends
9
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
10
Slint - Spiderland
Slint - Spiderland
11
Slowdive - Souvlaki
Slowdive - Souvlaki
12
Nirvana - In Utero
Nirvana - In Utero
13
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
14
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
15
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Jeff Buckley - Grace
16
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow
17
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
18
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
19
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
20
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
21
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
22
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
23
Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
24
R.E.M. - Murmur
R.E.M. - Murmur
25
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
26
Alice in Chains - Dirt
Alice in Chains - Dirt
27
The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
28
Pearl Jam - Ten
Pearl Jam - Ten
29
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)
Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)
30
Sonic Youth - Sister
Sonic Youth - Sister
31
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
32
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
33
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
34
The Replacements - Let It Be
The Replacements - Let It Be
35
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
Radiohead - Hail to the Thief
36
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
37
Cocteau Twins - Treasure
Cocteau Twins - Treasure
38
The Strokes - Is This It
The Strokes - Is This It
39
Fishmans - Long Season (1996)
Fishmans - Long Season (1996)
40
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