1. Nirvana- In Utero

Listen: “Heart Shaped Box”

2. Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Listen: “C.R.E.A.M.”

3. A Tribe Called Quest- Midnight Marauders

Listen: “Award Tour”

4. PJ Harvey- Rid of Me

Listen: “Rid of Me”

5. Snoop Dogg- Doggystyle

Listen: “Gin and Juice”

6. U2- Zooropa

Listen: “Stay (Faraway, So Close!)” [Non-Album Live Version]

7. Liz Phair- Exile in Guyville

Listen: “Never Said”

8. The Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream

Listen: “Disarm”

9. Uncle Tupelo- Anodyne

Listen: “The Long Cut”

10. Neil Young- Unplugged

Listen: “Mr. Soul”

Honorable Mention: Bjork’s Debut; Counting Crows’ August and Everything After; Rich Mullins’ A Liturgy, a Legacy, and a Ragamuffin Band; Rod Stewart’s Unplugged…and Seated; Teenage Fanclub’s Thirteen

Updated: April 28, 2012

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