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Treble's 91 Essential Alternative Rock Albums of the '90s

The list of the best alternative rock albums of the '90s features one album per artist, in chronological order, unranked, and is fairly subjective.
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Heaven or Las Vegas (Cocteau Twins, 1990)
Heaven or Las Vegas (Cocteau Twins, 1990)
1
Violator - Depeche Mode
Violator - Depeche Mode
2
Repeater (Fugazi, 1990)
Repeater (Fugazi, 1990)
3
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo Habitual
4
Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
5
Bossanova (Pixies, 1990)
Bossanova (Pixies, 1990)
6
Goo (Sonic Youth, 1990)
Goo (Sonic Youth, 1990)
7
Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
Sundays - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic
8
They Might Be Giants - Flood
They Might Be Giants - Flood
9
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
10
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine, 1991)
Loveless (My Bloody Valentine, 1991)
11
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
12
U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
U2 - Achtung Baby (1991)
13
Dirt (Alice in Chains, 1992)
Dirt (Alice in Chains, 1992)
14
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes
15
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
16
The Cure - Wish (1992)
The Cure - Wish (1992)
17
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
Faith No More - Angel Dust (1992)
18
Helmet ‎– Meantime (1992)
Helmet ‎– Meantime (1992)
19
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
20
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
21
Rockets From the Crypt - Circa: Now!
Rockets From the Crypt - Circa: Now!
22
Sugar - Copper Blue
Sugar - Copper Blue
23
Tom Waits - Bone Machine
Tom Waits - Bone Machine
24
Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
25
Belly - Star
Belly - Star
26
The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
27
The Breeders - Last Splash
The Breeders - Last Splash
28
Catherine Wheel- Chrome
Catherine Wheel- Chrome
29
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing, So Why Can't We
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing, So Why Can't We
30
Where You Been (Dinosaur Jr, 1993)
Where You Been (Dinosaur Jr, 1993)
31
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
32
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
33
Cure for Pain - Morphine
Cure for Pain - Morphine
34
In Utero (Nirvana, 1993)
In Utero (Nirvana, 1993)
35
Pearl Jam - Vs.
Pearl Jam - Vs.
36
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville
37
Quicksand - Slip
Quicksand - Slip
38
Souvlaki (Slowdive, 1993)
Souvlaki (Slowdive, 1993)
39
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)
40
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