Nirvana – Nevermind (American alternative rock/grunge, major label debut)
Barenaked Ladies – Barenaked Ladies (aka "the yellow tape") (Canadian alternative rock/comedy rock, their last self-released demo tape before their proper debut Gordon)
The Tragically Hip – Road Apples (Canadian alternative rock)
Rush – Roll The Bones (Canadian progressive rock)
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder (English alternative rock/grebo, debut album)
The Wonder Stuff – Never Loved Elvis (English alternative rock/grebo)
A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (American hip-hop)
Metallica – Metallica (aka "the black album") (American heavy metal)
Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (American alternative metal/grunge)
Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill (American hip hop, debut)
Enya – Shepherd Moons (Irish Celtic new age) Chapterhouse – Whirlpool (British shoe gaze/dream pop, debut)
Pixies – Trompe Le Monde (American alternative rock, their last full album to feature original bassist/vocalist Kim Deal)
Guns ‘N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I (American hard rock, the first of two albums the band released in the same year)
Guns ‘N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion II (American hard rock, the second of two albums the band released in the same year)
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (English/Scottish alternative rock/shoegaze)
My Bloody Valentine – Tremolo EP (English/Scottish alternative rock/shoegaze, EP released ahead of Loveless)
Smashing Pumpkins – Gish (American alternative rock, debut)
Del The Funky Homosapien – I Wish My Brother George Was Here (American hip hop, debut, co-produced by Ice Cube)
Slint – Spiderland (American post-rock)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (American funk-rock)
Ween – The Pod (American alternative rock/lo-fi)
They Might Be Giants – Miscellaneous T (American alternative rock/new wave, collection of b-sides from 1986-1989 including previously unreleased material)
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (English post rock) fIREHOSE – Flyin’ The Flannel (American alternative rock/post-punk, group featuring ex-Minutemen members)
Primal Scream – Screamadelica (Scottish alternative dance)
Mr Bungle – Mr Bungle (American funk metal/experimental rock, debut)
Melvins – Bullhead (American sludge metal/grunge)
R.E.M. – Out Of Time (American alternative rock/folk rock)
Pearl Jam – Ten (American alternative rock/grunge, debut)
Temple Of The Dog – Temple Of The Dog (American alternative rock/grunge, supergroup featuring members of Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam pays tribute to late Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood)
U2 – Achtung Baby (Irish rock/alternative dance)
Butthole Surfers - pioughd (American alternative rock)
The Fall - Shiftwork (British post punk/Dance rock)
Tin Machine - Tin Machine II (British-Americam alternative rock, final studio album for David Bowie-fronted project)
Notes: The 1991 project was put on hold due to a computer crash - I eventually realized that I could go through my old Facebook updates and roughly piece together my list. There were a few things that I still didn't get to but I consider this year finished.
Barenaked Ladies – Barenaked Ladies (aka "the yellow tape") (Canadian alternative rock/comedy rock, their last self-released demo tape before their proper debut Gordon)
The Tragically Hip – Road Apples (Canadian alternative rock)
Rush – Roll The Bones (Canadian progressive rock)
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – God Fodder (English alternative rock/grebo, debut album)
The Wonder Stuff – Never Loved Elvis (English alternative rock/grebo)
A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory (American hip-hop)
Metallica – Metallica (aka "the black album") (American heavy metal)
Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (American alternative metal/grunge)
Cypress Hill – Cypress Hill (American hip hop, debut)
Enya – Shepherd Moons (Irish Celtic new age) Chapterhouse – Whirlpool (British shoe gaze/dream pop, debut)
Pixies – Trompe Le Monde (American alternative rock, their last full album to feature original bassist/vocalist Kim Deal)
Guns ‘N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I (American hard rock, the first of two albums the band released in the same year)
Guns ‘N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion II (American hard rock, the second of two albums the band released in the same year)
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless (English/Scottish alternative rock/shoegaze)
My Bloody Valentine – Tremolo EP (English/Scottish alternative rock/shoegaze, EP released ahead of Loveless)
Smashing Pumpkins – Gish (American alternative rock, debut)
Del The Funky Homosapien – I Wish My Brother George Was Here (American hip hop, debut, co-produced by Ice Cube)
Slint – Spiderland (American post-rock)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik (American funk-rock)
Ween – The Pod (American alternative rock/lo-fi)
They Might Be Giants – Miscellaneous T (American alternative rock/new wave, collection of b-sides from 1986-1989 including previously unreleased material)
Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (English post rock) fIREHOSE – Flyin’ The Flannel (American alternative rock/post-punk, group featuring ex-Minutemen members)
Primal Scream – Screamadelica (Scottish alternative dance)
Mr Bungle – Mr Bungle (American funk metal/experimental rock, debut)
Melvins – Bullhead (American sludge metal/grunge)
R.E.M. – Out Of Time (American alternative rock/folk rock)
Pearl Jam – Ten (American alternative rock/grunge, debut)
Temple Of The Dog – Temple Of The Dog (American alternative rock/grunge, supergroup featuring members of Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam pays tribute to late Mother Love Bone vocalist Andrew Wood)
U2 – Achtung Baby (Irish rock/alternative dance)
Butthole Surfers - pioughd (American alternative rock)
The Fall - Shiftwork (British post punk/Dance rock)
Tin Machine - Tin Machine II (British-Americam alternative rock, final studio album for David Bowie-fronted project)
Notes: The 1991 project was put on hold due to a computer crash - I eventually realized that I could go through my old Facebook updates and roughly piece together my list. There were a few things that I still didn't get to but I consider this year finished.
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