See 100-11

10. Public Enemy- Fight the Power

9. Depeche Mode- Enjoy the Silence

8. Rage Against the Machine- Killing in the Name

7. Neil Young- Cortez the Killer

6. Sonic Youth- Teen Age Riot

5. The Beatles- This Boy

4. The Replacements- Bastards of Young (Non-Album Live Version Below)

3. Pulp- Common People

2. Stevie Wonder- Love’s In Need of Love Today

1. Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road (Live/1875-85 Version)

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1. Wilco- Summerteeth

Listen: “Can’t Stand It”

2. Eminem- The Slim Shady LP

Listen: “Guilty Conscience”

3. Tom Waits- Mule Variations

Listen: “Big in Japan”

4. The Flaming Lips- The Soft Bulletin

Listen: “Race for the Prize”

5. Rage Against the Machine- The Battle of Los Angeles

Listen: “Sleep Now in the Fire”

6. Moby- Play

Listen: “Natural Blues”

7. The White Stripes- The White Stripes

Listen: “One More Cup of Coffee”

8. Basement Jaxx- Remedy

Listen: “Red Alert”

9. Aimee Mann/Various Artists- Magnolia

Listen: “Wise Up”

10. Beck- Midnite Vultures

Listen: “Sexx Laws”

Honorable Mention: Travis’ The Man Who

Updated: May 17, 2012

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1. Weezer- Pinkerton

Listen: “Tired of Sex”

2. Fugees- The Score

Listen: “Ready or Not”

3. Jay-Z- Reasonable Doubt

Listen: “Dead Presidents 2”

4. Belle and Sebastian- If You’re Feeling Sinister

Listen: “Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying”

5. Beck- Odelay

Listen: “Devil’s Haircut”

6. Nas- It Was Written

Listen: “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)”

7. Stereolab- Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Listen: “Cybele’s Reverie”

8. Wilco- Being There

Listen: “Outtasite (Outta Mind)”

9. Rage Against the Machine- Evil Empire

Listen: “People of the Sun”

10. Shawn Colvin- A Few Small Repairs

Listen: “Sunny Came Home”

Updated: April 5, 2012

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1. Pavement- Slanted & Enchanted

Listen: “Trigger Cut/Wounded-Kite At :17”

2. Rage Against the Machine- Rage Against the Machine

Listen: “Killing In the Name”

3. Dr. Dre- The Chronic

Listen: “Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)”

4. Beastie Boys- Check Your Head

Listen: “So What’cha Want”

5. R.E.M.- Automatic for the People

Listen: “Nightswimming”

6. Tom Waits- Bone Machine

Listen: “I Don’t Wanna Grow Up”

7. Leonard Cohen- The Future

Listen: “Democracy”

8. Vigilantes of Love- Killing Floor

Listen: “Undertow”

9. Eric Clapton- Unplugged

Listen: “Tears in Heaven”

10. Mark Heard- Satellite Sky

Listen: “Long Way Down”

Updated: March 10, 2012

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