Spin Magazine's Top 100

Top 100 Albums from 1985-2005

1. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997)
2. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy (1988)
3. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991)
4. Slanted and Enchanted by Pavement (1992)
5. The Queen is Dead by The Smiths (1986)
6. Surfer Rosa by The Pixies (1988)
7. 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul (1989)
8. Sign O the Times by Prince (1987)
9. Rid of Me by PJ Harvey (1993)
10. Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A. (1988)
11. Achtung Baby by U2 (1991)
12. Paul's Boutique by The Beastie Boys (1989)
13. New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü (1985)
14. Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth (1988)
15. Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair (1993)
16. Odelay by Beck (1996)
17. Illmatic by NAS (1994)
18. Appetite for Destruction by Guns n' Roses (1987)
19. Live Through This by Hole (1994)
20. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by The Wu-Tang Clan (1993)
21. Fear of a Black Planet by Public Enemy (1990)
22. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991)
23. Stankonia by OutKast (2000)
24. Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney (1997)
25. The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails (1994)
26. Post by Björk (1995)
27. The Head on the Door by The Cure (1985)
28. Definitely Maybe by Oasis (1994)
29. 13 Songs by Fugazi (1989)
30. Ready to Die by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
31. You're Living All Over Me by Dinosaur Jr. (1987)
32. Tim by The Replacements (1985)
33. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted by Ice Cube (1990)
34. Either/Or by Elliott Smith (1997)
35. The Chronic by Dr. Dre (1992)
36. Doolittle by The Pixies (1989)
37. Bee Thousand by Guided by Voices (1994)
38. The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest (1991)
39. Lucinda Williams by Lucinda Williams (1988)
40. Raising Hell by Run-D.M.C. (1986)
41. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
42. Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction (1988)
43. Criminal Minded by Boogie Down Productions (1987)
44. Dookie by Green Day (1994)
45. College Dropout by Kanye West (2004)
46. The Nation's Saving Grace by The Fall (1985)
47. Paid in Full by Eric B. & Rakim (1987)
48. Kid A by Radiohead (2000)
49. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill (1998)
50. Low-Life by New Order (1985)
51. In Utero by Nirvana (1993)
52. Licenced to Ill by The Beastie Boys (1986)
53. The Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine (1999)
54. Last Splash by The Breeders (1993)
55. Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers (1997)
56. To Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey (1995)
57. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes (2001)
58. Master of Puppets by Metallica (1986)
59. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse (1997)
60. De La Soul Is Dead by De La Soul (1991)
61. Pinkerton by Weezer (1996)
62. Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott (1997)
63. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: L.A.'s Desert Origins by Pavement (1994)
64. The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem (2000)
65. Remedy by Basement Jaxx (1999)
66. Aquemini by OutKast (1998)
67. Reign in Blood by Slayer (1986)
68. Maxinquaye by Tricky (1995)
69. Endtroducing DJ Shadow by DJ Shadow (1996)
70. The Blueprint by Jay-Z (2001)
71. Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain (1985)
72. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon (1995)
73. Different Class by Pulp (1995)
74. Dummy by Portishead (1994)
75. Le Tigre by Le Tigre (1999)
76. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle and Sebastian (1997)
77. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco (2002)
78. The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses (1989)
79. Everything is Wrong by Moby (1995)
80. Voodoo by D'Angelo (2000)
81. Mellow Gold by Beck (1994)
82. Grace by Jeff Buckley (1994)
83. Relationship of Command by At The Drive-In (2000)
84. Superunknown by Soundgarden (1994)
85. Automatic for the People by R.E.M. (1992)
86. Up on the Sun by The Meat Puppets (1985)
87. Parklife by Blur (1994)
88. Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab (1996)
89. Fever to Tell by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
90. Sister by Sonic Youth (1987)
91. Skylarking by XTC (1986)
92. Atomizer by Big Black (1986)
93. Ten by Pearl Jam (1991)
94. Spiderland by Slint (1991)
95. Elastica by Elastica (1995)
96. Rum, Sodomy & the Lash by The Pogues (1985)
97. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
98. When I Was Born for the 7th Time by Cornershop (1997)
99. Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs (1993)
100. Is This It by The Strokes (2001)