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ARTIST |
ALBUM |
LABEL |
| 1 |
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Billy Bragg & Wilco |
Mermaid Avenue |
Elektra |
| 2 |
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Belle and Sebastian |
The Boy With The Arab Strap |
Matador |
| 3 |
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Neutral Milk Hotel |
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea |
Merge |
| 4 |
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Elliott Smith |
XO |
Dreamworks |
| 5 |
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Dillinger Four |
Midwestern Songs For The Americas |
Hopeless |
| 6 |
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Komeda |
What Makes It Go? |
Minty Fresh |
| 7 |
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Beastie Boys |
Hello Nasty |
Grand Royal/Capitol |
| 8 |
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Sloan |
Navy Blues |
Murderecords |
| 9 |
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The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group |
Sniff |
Minty Fresh |
| 10 |
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Firewater |
The Ponzi Scheme |
Jetset |
| 11 |
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Lifter Puller |
The Entertainment and Arts |
Threatening Letters |
| 12 |
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Pulp |
This Is Hardcore |
Island |
| 13 |
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His Name Is Alive |
Ft. Lake |
4AD |
| 14 |
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PJ Harvey |
Is This Desire? |
Island |
| 15 |
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12 Rods |
Split Personalities |
V2 |
| 16 |
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Fugazi |
End Hits |
Dischord |
| 17 |
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Sunny Day Real Estate |
How It Feels To Be Something On... |
Sub Pop |
| 18 |
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The Siren Six |
Young and Professional EP |
Kingpin |
| 19 |
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Selby Tigers |
Year of The Tigers |
The Bread Machine |
| 20 |
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Pernice Brothers |
Overcome By Happiness |
Sub Pop |
| 21 |
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June of 44 |
Four Great Points |
Touch and Go |
| 22 |
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Massive Attack |
Mezzanine |
Virgin |
| 23 |
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The Spinanes |
Arches and Aisles |
Sub Pop |
| 24 |
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Mary Lou Lord |
Got No Shadow |
Work |
| 25 |
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Unwound |
Challenge For A Civilized Society |
Kill Rock Stars |
| 26 |
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Will Oldham |
Joya/ Black/Rich Music |
Drag City |
| 27 |
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Baxter |
Baxter |
Maverick |
| 28 |
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Tortoise |
TNT |
Thrill Jockey |
| 29 |
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R. L. Burnside |
Come On In |
Fat Possum/Epitaph |
| 30 |
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Dylan Hicks |
Poughkeepsie |
No Alternative/TRG |
| 31 |
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Saint Etienne |
Good Humor |
Sub Pop |
| 32 |
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The Push Kings |
Far Places |
Sealed Fate |
| 33 |
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Fatboy Slim |
You've Come A Long Way, Baby |
Astralwerks/Skint |
| 34 |
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Joel R.L. Phelps |
The Downer Trio: 3/The Downer Trio |
Pacifico |
| 35 |
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Liz Phair |
Whitechocolatespaceegg |
Matador/Capitol |
| 36 |
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Of Montreal |
The Bedside Drama: A Petite Tragedy |
Kindercore |
| 37 |
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Esthero |
Breath From Another |
Work |
| 38 |
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Halo Benders |
Rebel's Not In |
K |
| 39 |
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Air |
Moon Safari |
Caroline |
| 40 |
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Frank Black |
Frank Black and the Catholics |
SpinArt |
| 41 |
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A Tribe Called Quest |
The Love Movement |
Jive |
| 42 |
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Unkle |
Psyence Fiction |
London/Mo Wax |
| 43 |
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Beck |
Mutations |
DGC/Bongload |
| 44 |
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Cinerama |
Va Va Voom |
SpinArt |
| 45 |
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Matt Wilson |
Burnt, White and Blue |
Planetmaker |
| 46 |
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The Daktaris |
Soul Explosion |
Desco |
| 47 |
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Shellac |
Terraform |
Touch and Go |
| 48 |
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Lauryn Hill |
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill |
Ruffhouse |
| 49 |
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Soul Coughing |
El Oso |
Slash/Warner Bros. |
| 50 |
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Geoff Farina |
Usonian Dream Sequence |
Southern |
| 51 |
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Buffalo Daughter |
New Rock |
Grand Royal |
| 52 |
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The Promise Ring |
Boys + Girls EP |
Jade Tree |
| 53 |
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Curve |
Come Clean |
Universal |
| 54 |
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Arab Strap |
Philophobia |
Matador |
| 55 |
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Mercury Rev |
Deserter's Songs |
V2 |
| 56 |
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Black Eyed Peas |
Behind The Front |
Interscope |
| 57 |
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The Monorchid |
Who Put Out The Fire? |
Touch and Go |
| 58 |
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Rose Melberg |
Portola |
Double Agent |
| 59 |
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Quasi |
Featuring "Birds" |
Up |
| 60 |
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Cloudberry Jam |
The Impossible Shuffle |
North of No South |
| 61 |
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The Minders |
Hooray for Tuesday |
SpinArt |
| 62 |
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Archers of Loaf |
White Trash Heroes |
Alias |
| 63 |
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Astrud |
Astrud |
Sealed Fate |
| 64 |
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various artists |
Selector Dub Narcotic |
K |
| 65 |
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Uzeda |
Different Section Wires |
Touch and Go |
| 66 |
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Die Sterne |
Stell Die Verbindung |
L'age D'or/Epic |
| 67 |
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Trans Am |
The Surveillance |
Thrill Jockey |
| 68 |
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Braid |
Frame and Canvas |
Polyvinyl |
| 69 |
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Calvin Krime |
You're Feeling So Attractive |
AmRep |
| 70 |
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Jack Logan and Bob Kimbell |
Little Private Angel |
Parasol |
| 71 |
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The Make-Up |
In Mass Mind |
Dischord |
| 72 |
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Willie Nelson |
Teatro |
Island |
| 73 |
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Dirty Three |
Ocean Songs |
Touch & Go |
| 74 |
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Caustic Resin |
The Medicine Is All Gone |
Alias |
| 75 |
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Money Mark |
Push The Button |
Mo Wax/London |
| 76 |
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Tricky |
Angels With Dirty Faces |
Island |
| 77 |
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Califone |
Califone |
Flydaddy |