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1993



Elvis Costello – Juliet Letters
Phish – Rift
Belly – Star
Earth – 2
Jellyfish – Spilt Milk
Quicksand – Slip
Dinosaur Jr – Where You Been
Superchunk – On The Mouth
2Pac – Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.
Radiohead – Pablo Honey
Naughty By Nature – 19 Naughty III
Auteurs – New Wave
Firehose – Mr. Machinery Operator
Cranberries – Everyone Else Is Doing It
Frank Black – Frank Black
Butthole Surfers – Independent Worm Saloon
Onyx – Bacdafucup
Suede – Suede
Monster Magnet – Superjudge
Tool – Undertow
Polvo – Today’s Active Lifestyles
Nirvana – In Utero
Janet Jackson – Janet
Del The Funkee Homosapien – No Need For Alarm
Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle
Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Queen Latifah – Black Reign
Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Mauraders
Pearl Jam – Vs.
Lemonheads – Come On Feel
Mazzy Star – So Tonight That I Might See
Afghan Whigs – Gentleman
James – Laid
Swervedriver – Mezcal Head
Pet Shop Boys – Very
Digable Planets – Reachin’
Melvins – Houdini
Sepultura – Chaos A.D.
Various Artists - Judgment Night soundtrack

Top 10:

10. Nirvana - In Utero
9. Janet Jackson - Janet. 
8. Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been
7. Frank Black - Frank Black
6. Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
5. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
4. Digable Planets - Reachin'
3. Sepultura - Chaos A.D.
2. Melvins - Houdini
1. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

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