swap_horiz The Rising Alternatives

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Kid A

Kid A is a 2000 studio album by Radiohead. It blends electronic music with elements of art rock and experimental soundsc...

Electronic Experimental Art Rock 00S

9.5 Brilliant

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Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen’s *Born to Run* is a seminal 1975 album considered an iconic work of American rock. It exemplifies hea...

Iconic Rock 70S Heartland Rock

9.5 Brilliant

3

In Rainbows

In Rainbows is the 2007 seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, notable for its groundbreaking pay-what...

Art Rock Alternative Rock Melodic 00S

9.4 Excellent

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The Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree is the fifth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1987 to immense commercial success and winn...

Iconic Alternative Rock Anthemic 80S

9.4 Excellent

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Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth studio album by American rocker Bruce Springsteen, released in 1978 and explo...

Rock Dark 70S Heartland Rock

9.3 Excellent

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American Idiot

Green Day's seventh studio album (2004), a punk rock concept album that won a Grammy and was later adapted into a Broadw...

Iconic Rock Opera Punk Rock 00S

9.1 Excellent

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Animals

1977 Pink Floyd concept album inspired by George Orwell's Animal Farm, using pigs, dogs, and sheep as metaphors for mode...

Progressive Rock Concept Album Political 70S

9.0 Excellent

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys' debut studio album (2006), the fastest-selling debut in UK chart history at the time, featuring 'I Bet Y...

Post Punk INDIE Rock Debut 00S

8.9 Great

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Origin of Symmetry

Muse's second studio album (2001), establishing the band's grandiose progressive rock sound and featuring the single 'Pl...

Heavy Progressive Rock Alternative Rock Muse

8.8 Great

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Amnesiac

Amnesiac is the 2001 fifth studio album by English rock band Radiohead, compiled from the same recording sessions as the...

Experimental Art Rock Jazz Influenced 00S

8.6 Great

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All That You Can't Leave Behind

All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 2000 and widely seen as a r...

Comeback Alternative Rock Anthemic 00S

8.5 Great

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Favourite Worst Nightmare

Arctic Monkeys' second studio album (2007), debuting at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and featuring the hit single 'Brian...

Post Punk Energetic INDIE Rock 00S

8.5 Great

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Absolution

Muse's third studio album (2003), their breakthrough in the UK, featuring 'Time Is Running Out' and topping the UK Album...

Epic Progressive Rock Alternative Rock Muse

8.4 Great

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Hail to the Thief

Hail to the Thief is the 2003 sixth studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, blending electronic experimentation...

Electronic Art Rock Political 00S

8.3 Great

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Stadium Arcadium

Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 2006 as a double alb...

Alternative Rock Eclectic Double Album 00S

8.3 Great

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Black Gives Way to Blue

2009 Alice in Chains album, their first in 14 years and debut with vocalist William DuVall, following Layne Staley's 200...

Alternative Rock Melodic Reunion 00S

8.2 Great

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How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 2004, winning multiple G...

Alternative Rock Melodic Political 00S

7.8 Good

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Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball is the seventeenth studio album by American rocker Bruce Springsteen, released in 2012 and noted for its e...

Folk Rock Political Heartland Rock 10S

7.8 Good

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Letter to You

Letter to You is the twentieth studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2020 and featuring his longtime backing ba...

Nostalgic Heartland Rock 20S Bruce Springsteen

7.5 Good

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Riot Act

2002 Pearl Jam album with politically charged anti-war lyrics, released in the aftermath of the deadly 2000 Roskilde fes...

Alternative Rock Political Mellow Pearl Jam

7.0 Good