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Mellow Gold
Mellow Gold is Beck Hansen's major-label debut album, released March 1, 1994 on Geffen/DGC. Built from home-recorded tapes with producers Karl Stephenson, Tom Rothrock, and Rob Schnapf, it fuses folk, rap, psychedelia, and rock, and launched with the platinum-selling hit single "Loser".
Monster (R.E.M. album)
Monster (1994) is R.E.M.'s ninth studio album, a loud glam-influenced rock record produced with Scott Litt after Automatic for the People; it debuted at No. 1 in the US and seven other countries and went four-times Platinum.
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
New Adventures in Hi-Fi is R.E.M.'s tenth studio album, released September 9, 1996 on Warner Bros. Written and recorded on 8-track during the 1995 Monster tour, it was the last album with drummer Bill Berry and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200.
No Code
No Code is Pearl Jam's fourth studio album, released August 27, 1996 on Epic; 13 tracks, 49:37, produced with Brendan O'Brien, first album with drummer Jack Irons, and a deliberate retreat from Ten's arena-rock sound.
Odelay
Odelay is Beck's 1996 Geffen album, his fifth studio record and second on a major label, produced with the Dust Brothers; a sample-heavy genre-blending album with Devil's Haircut, Where It's At, and The New Pollution.
On Avery Island
On Avery Island is Neutral Milk Hotel's 1996 debut album on Merge Records, recorded on four-track by Jeff Mangum with Robert Schneider; a lo-fi concept album overshadowed by In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.
One Hot Minute
One Hot Minute: sixth studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers, released September 12, 1995; the band's only studio album with guitarist Dave Navarro, produced by Rick Rubin, peaking at UK No. 2.
Ophelia (album)
Ophelia is Natalie Merchant's second solo album (Elektra, May 19, 1998), a concept song cycle of six female characters, dedicated to Allen Ginsberg, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard 200 and certified platinum.
Out of Time (album)
Out of Time is R.E.M.'s seventh studio album, released March 12, 1991 on Warner Bros. Recorded with Scott Litt, it yielded "Losing My Religion" and "Shiny Happy People", hit No. 1, sold over 18 million copies, and won three Grammys.
Pinkerton (album)
Pinkerton, Weezer's second album (September 24, 1996, DGC), a raw confessional rock record by Rivers Cuomo named for a Madame Butterfly character; flopped at #19, later reappraised as a '90s classic and emo touchstone.
Pork Soda
Pork Soda (1993) is the third studio album by Primus, released on Interscope/Prawn Song. Recorded DIY on ADATs in their rehearsal space, it debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum, with singles "My Name Is Mud," "DMV," and "Mr. Krinkle."
Pure Guava
Pure Guava (1992) is Ween's third album and Elektra Records major-label debut: 19 lo-fi, pitch-shifted-vocal songs recorded on a four-track at "The Pod" apartment, led by the modern rock hit "Push th' Little Daisies" and selling about 200,000 copies.
Queens of the Stone Age (album)
Queens of the Stone Age (1998) is the American rock band's self-titled debut album, released on Loosegroove, co-produced by Josh Homme and Joe Barresi, featuring Regular John, Avon, and Mexicola.
Roman Candle (album)
Roman Candle (1994) is Elliott Smith's debut album, released on Cavity Search. Recorded on 4-track in a Portland basement, nine sparse acoustic songs including "Condor Ave" and "No Name #1" through "No Name #4".
Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Sailing the Seas of Cheese is Primus's second studio album, released May 14, 1991 on Interscope; the funk-metal trio's major-label debut went gold by 1993 via MTV singles "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and "Tommy the Cat."
Slanted and Enchanted
Slanted and Enchanted (also Slanted & Enchanted) is Pavement's 1992 Matador debut album, recorded lo-fi at Gary Young's Stockton, California studio over seventeen days, whose title comes from Emily Dickinson via David Berman and which helped define 1990s indie rock.
So Much for the Afterglow
So Much for the Afterglow is Everclear's third studio album, released October 7, 1997 on Capitol Records. Originally titled Pure White Evil, it was rebuilt after label rejection and became the band's double-Platinum best-seller with hits "Father of Mine" and "Everything to Everyone."
Something About Airplanes
Something About Airplanes is the 1998 debut studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released August 18, 1998 on Barsuk/Elsinor, produced by Chris Walla on an eight-track recorder, reissued in 2008 and 2026.
Summer in Paradise
Summer in Paradise (1992) is the Beach Boys' 27th studio album, produced by Terry Melcher on Brother Records. First Beach Boys album to fail to chart, sold about 1,000 copies, no Brian Wilson involvement, never reissued.
Superunknown
Superunknown is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Soundgarden, released in March 1994. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, sold six million US copies, and won two Grammy Awards.
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie: Alanis Morissette's fourth album, released November 3, 1998 on Maverick; 17 songs, 71 minutes, co-produced with Glen Ballard; US No. 1, triple platinum, led by the Grammy-nominated single "Thank U".
Temple of the Dog (album)
Temple of the Dog, the sole 1991 A&M album by the Seattle supergroup of the same name, a tribute to Mother Love Bone's Andrew Wood recorded in fifteen days with Chris Cornell, Pearl Jam members, and Matt Cameron.
Ten (Pearl Jam album)
Ten is Pearl Jam's 1991 debut album on Epic, recorded at London Bridge Studios with Rick Parashar and mixed by Tim Palmer. Named for Mookie Blaylock's jersey number, it sold over 10 million copies and defined grunge's mainstream breakthrough.
Terror Twilight
Terror Twilight is Pavement's fifth and final studio album (Matador, June 8, 1999), produced by Nigel Godrich, written almost entirely by Stephen Malkmus, peaking at No. 95 on Billboard and reissued in 2022 as Farewell Horizontal.
The Story of the Ghost
The Story of the Ghost, Phish's seventh studio album (Elektra, October 27, 1998), produced by Andy Wallace from jam sessions at Bearsville Studios and a Vermont farmhouse; a funky, dreamy 14-track set reissued on vinyl in 2019.
These Days (Bon Jovi album)
These Days (stylized (these Days)) is Bon Jovi's sixth studio album, released June 27, 1995 on Mercury; first without bassist Alec John Such; UK number one for four weeks, US Billboard 200 peak number 9.
Third Eye Blind (album)
Third Eye Blind is the 1997 self-titled debut album by the San Francisco alternative rock band, released on Elektra. Produced by Stephan Jenkins with Eric Valentine, it reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and sold over six million copies.
This Desert Life
This Desert Life is Counting Crows' third studio album, released November 1, 1999 on DGC/Geffen. Recorded in Hollywood in 1998 with producers Dennis Herring and David Lowery, its 11 tracks include Hanginaround, Mrs. Potter's Lullaby, and the hidden Kid Things.
Throwing Copper
Throwing Copper, Live's second album (1994, Radioactive Records), a Jerry Harrison-produced alternative rock record with four hit singles including Lightning Crashes; it reached Billboard No. 1 in May 1995 and sold about 8 million copies in the US (8x Platinum).
Tidal (album)
Tidal (1996) is Fiona Apple's debut album on Epic Records, produced by Andy Slater, 10 songs in 51 minutes, featuring "Criminal". It went platinum within a year, sold about 3 million copies, and shaped later artists including Kanye West.