 | Nevermind by Nirvana
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $1.49 The album that changed the entire course of rock and started the grunge movement. An absolute classic.
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 | Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.99 The powerful debut of the most unapologetically political band in recent memory. "Killing in the Name" is an anti-government anthem.
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 | Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $0.01 A classic album by one of the most rocking females of the decade. "You Oughta Know" struck fear into the hearts of men everywhere.
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 | Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Buy new: $44.99 / Used from: $33.95 The best Chili Peppers album ever, in my opinion. There are no tracks to skip; every single song is awesome.
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 | 311 by 311
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $0.25 An excellent album with a nice mix of funk, metal, reggae, ska, and hip-hop. And they're from Nebraska, believe it or not.
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 | Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $2.26 Their sophomore album brought "People of the Sun," "Bulls on Parade," and my favorite song to blare when I drive through Beverly Hills, "Down Rodeo."
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 | Superunknown by Soundgarden
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $1.00 "Spoonman" is my favorite Soundgarden song ever. "Black Hole Sun" is a definitive song of the 90's, and "Fell on Black Days" and "The Day I Tried to Live" rock as well.
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 | Nothing Safe: The Best Of The Box + 2 by Alice in Chains
Buy new: $47.99 / Used from: $4.58 Their best songs are spread throughout a few albums, so their Best Of is the way to go. "Man in the Box" was vital to grunge.
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 | Dizzy up the Girl by The Goo Goo Dolls
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $0.01 "Iris" was on TRL for weeks. So many great songs that have gotten a lot of acoustic guitar players laid.
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 | Odelay by Beck
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.01 Beck is so weird, but the 90's would not be complete without this album. Don't forget to add "Loser" to your collection as well.
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 | Post by Björk
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.80 Debut was a great album, but Post rocked especially because of "Army of Me," a nice heavy song with a healthy dose of feminism.
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 | Sunburn by Fuel
Buy used from: $0.01 "Shimmer" was a huge hit, and "Sunburn" and "Bittersweet" are similarly excellent.
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 | Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.26 In the vein of the Chili Peppers, this is a classic of funk rock, with Perry Farrell's unique voice and rockin guitar from the prettiest rock star ever, Dave Navarro. Check out Ritual de lo Habitual too.
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 | Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.41 Sarah McLachlan's beautiful voice made the melodic "Building a Mystery" a hit in the midst of grunge.
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 | Version 2.0 by Garbage
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.01 Shirley Manson is as in-your-face as Alanis Morissette, but the music has an electronica edge.
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 | The Colour and the Shape by Foo Fighters
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $2.13 Following the dissolution of Nirvana, Dave Grohl established the Foo Fighters, which became almost as synonymous with the decade. It was different enough to not be Nirvana Part 2, but it was just as good.
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 | Tidal by Fiona Apple
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.50 Her voice is ethereal and "Criminal" is sexy.
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 | Make Yourself by Incubus
Buy new: $28.99 / Used from: $1.73 "Stellar" and "Pardon Me" are their masterpieces. "Drive" was a teen anthem, "I Miss You" was many a couple's song, and the title track was a challenge to anyone who thought that the world owes them.
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 | S.C.I.E.N.C.E. by Incubus
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $4.45 Another album with no skips (except track 6, the interlude). Their heaviest album ever. "A Certain Shade of Green" especially rocks.
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 | Homework by Daft Punk
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.99 Though this is a mix between house and French pop, "Da Funk" was played on every rock radio station for years.
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 | Crash by Dave Matthews Band
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.16 The strange video for "Crash Into Me" introduced the world to Dave Matthews. Though the song is very singer/songwriter-ish, it opened up to a world of jam-band music that had been missing since the 70's.
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 | Third Eye Blind by Third Eye Blind
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.01 "Semi-Charmed Life" is a standard of the decade.
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 | Metallica by Metallica
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.46 Still going strong from the 80's, Metallica's Black Album is one of their best and produced some of their greatest hits, including "Enter Sandman."
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 | Cowboys from Hell by Pantera
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $4.85 While alternative rock was hogging the rock scene, Pantera helped keep metal alive and shredding. The title track is a time-honored song, and "Cemetary Gates" is surprisingly sensitive for them.
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 | Core by Stone Temple Pilots
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $0.01 Similar to grunge and the Foo Fighters, this album had heavy riffs and great melodies.
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 | Sublime by Sublime
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.19 Reggae, ska, and the LBC, who could ask for more.
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 | Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.50 Before "Beverly Hills" there was "Buddy Holly."
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 | Villains by The Verve Pipe
Buy used from: $0.01 "The Freshman" was sensitive and depressing, but the rest of the album rocked.
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 | Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.01 The title track was insanely popular, and the rest of the album is good too.
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 | Tragic Kingdom by No Doubt
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.01 Before Gavin and the Harajuku Girls, Gwen was singing with a band about being a girl and breaking up with Tony Kanal. Classic.
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 | So Much for the Afterglow by Everclear
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $0.01 Happy-sounding alternative with depressing lyrics.
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 | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by Smashing Pumpkins
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $3.25 The Golden Age of the Pumpkins. A good mix of rock and electronica.
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 | Ten by Pearl Jam
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $0.01 Another standby of the grunge movement from Seattle.
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 | Americana by The Offspring
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $0.01 This spawned the extremely popular "Pretty Fly For a White Guy." Not as punky, but still funny.
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 | Smash by Offspring
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.01 Their most popular album ever, back when they were punkier.
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 | Nimrod by Green Day
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.01 My favorite Green Day album. They were heavier, and "Hitchin a Ride" was very popular.
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 | Clumsy by Our Lady Peace
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.15 "Superman's Dead" was strange but great. No one else can sing like that.
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 | Throwing Copper by Live
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01 "I Alone" was another hit in the vein of Fuel and Our Lady Peace.
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 | Follow the Leader by Korn
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.14 Korn's Golden Age. Their video for "Freak on a Leash" is one of the greatest ever and was all over MTV.
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 | Purple by Stone Temple Pilots
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $0.01 "Interstate Love Song" is simultaneously pretty and heavy; "Vasoline" is another classic.
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