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(What's the Story) Morning Glory?
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? is Oasis's second studio album, released 2 October 1995 on Creation Records. Recorded at Rockfield Studios and produced by Noel Gallagher and Owen Morris, it sold 347,000 UK copies in its first week and over 22 million worldwide, featuring Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger.
13 (Blur album)
13 is the sixth studio album by English rock band Blur, released in March 1999. Written largely from Damon Albarn's heartbreak, it debuted at number 1 in the UK.
Achtung Baby
Achtung Baby is U2's seventh studio album, released November 18, 1991 on Island Records. Recorded from October 1990 at Berlin's Hansa Studios and in Dublin with Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, it reinvented the band's sound with electronic beats and sold about 18 million copies.
Be Here Now (album)
Be Here Now is Oasis' third studio album, released 21 August 1997 on Creation Records, produced by Owen Morris and Noel Gallagher. Fastest-selling UK album on release (696,000 first week), No. 1 in 15 countries, later critically reversed and partly reassessed.
Behind the Mask (album)
Behind the Mask is Fleetwood Mac's fifteenth studio album (April 1990, Warner Bros.), its first without Lindsey Buckingham, replaced by Billy Burnette and Rick Vito. It hit UK number 1 but number 18 in the US, and drew mixed reviews.
Blur (Blur album)
Blur (1997) is the English rock band Blur's fifth studio album, released by Food Records on 10 February 1997. Recorded in London and Reykjavik with producer Stephen Street, it abandoned Britpop for American lo-fi alt-rock, with the UK number-one single Beetlebum and the US hit Song 2.
Definitely Maybe
Definitely Maybe is Oasis's 1994 debut album on Creation Records, produced by the band with Mark Coyle. It topped the UK chart as Britain's fastest-selling debut at the time, after abandoned Monnow Valley sessions and a Sawmills re-recording.
Different Class
Different Class (Pulp album, released in Japan as Common People), fifth studio album by the Sheffield Britpop band, 30 October 1995 on Island; UK number 1, 1995 Mercury Music Prize winner, lead single "Common People".
Dots and Loops
Dots and Loops is a 1997 studio album by Stereolab, produced by John McEntire. It was the band's first album to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
Elastica (album)
Elastica is the 1995 self-titled debut album by Britpop band Elastica (Justine Frischmann, Donna Matthews, Annie Holland, Justin Welch). Released 13 March 1995 on Deceptive/DGC, it topped the UK chart as the fastest-selling British debut, with singles Stutter, Line Up, Connection, Car Song, and Waking Up.
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? is The Cranberries' 1993 debut album, produced by Stephen Street, featuring "Dreams" and "Linger"; a slow-burn hit that reached UK No. 1 in 1994 and sold over six million copies.
Heaven or Las Vegas
Heaven or Las Vegas is Cocteau Twins' seventh album, released September 1990 on 4AD and Capitol, recorded at September Sound, London. Their most commercially successful LP, peaking at #7 in the UK, and ranked #1 dream pop album by Pitchfork.
I Should Coco
I Should Coco is Supergrass's 1995 debut album, recorded at Sawmills Studio in Cornwall; it topped the UK Albums Chart for three weeks, sold over a million copies, and was Parlophone's biggest-selling debut since Please Please Me.
In It for the Money
In It for the Money is Supergrass's 1997 second album, follow-up to I Should Coco. Peaked at UK #2, sold over a million worldwide, spawned four top-20 singles, and was reissued remastered in 2021.
Is This Desire?
Is This Desire? is PJ Harvey's fourth studio album, released September 1998 on Island Records, produced with Flood and Head. An electronic-infused set of 12 character-study songs influenced by Flannery O'Connor, with singles "A Perfect Day Elise" and "The Wind" and a 1999 Grammy nomination.
Leisure (album)
Leisure is the 1991 debut album by English band Blur on Food Records, blending Madchester and shoegaze; it peaked at UK No. 7, spawned the hit "There's No Other Way", and preceded their Britpop reinvention.
Loveless (album)
Loveless (1991) is the second album by My Bloody Valentine, released on Creation Records. Known for Kevin Shields' glide guitar, sampled drums, a two-year, £250,000 recording, and status as the defining shoegaze record.
Marchin' Already
Marchin' Already is the third studio album by the English rock band Ocean Colour Scene, released in September 1997 and their only UK number 1 album.
Modern Life Is Rubbish
Modern Life Is Rubbish: Blur's second studio album (10 May 1993), produced by Stephen Street, UK Albums Chart No. 15, a cornerstone of Britpop; the title is also shared by a 2018 romance comedy film.
No Need to Argue
No Need to Argue, The Cranberries' second studio album (Island, 3 October 1994), produced by Stephen Street, contains "Zombie", inspired by the 1993 Warrington IRA bombing, and sold over 17 million copies worldwide.
On Every Street
On Every Street is Dire Straits' sixth and final studio album, released 9 September 1991 on Vertigo, produced by Mark Knopfler. It hit UK No.1, sold about 8 million copies, and was followed by a 229-show farewell tour.
Pablo Honey
Pablo Honey is Radiohead's 1993 debut album on Parlophone, recorded at Chipping Norton and produced by Kolderie and Slade; its single Creep hit #2 US Modern Rock and #7 UK, defining the band's grunge-era start.
Parklife
Parklife (album): Blur's third studio album, released 25 April 1994 on Food/Parlophone, produced by Stephen Street. A #1 UK album (90 chart weeks, 1995 Best British Album Brit Award) whose success launched Britpop; distinguished by the Phil Daniels-narrated title track.
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches is Happy Mondays' third studio album, released November 5, 1990 on Factory Records. Produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne and recorded in Los Angeles, this BRIT-nominated platinum Madchester album peaked commercially with the singles Step On and Kinky Afro.
Pop (U2 album)
Pop is U2's ninth studio album, released 3 March 1997 on Island Records, produced by Flood and Howie B. A dance- and hip-hop-influenced experiment recorded under deadline pressure, promoted by the PopMart tour, and later critically reevaluated.
Screamadelica
Screamadelica, Primal Scream's third studio album (1991, Creation Records), produced largely by Andrew Weatherall and Hugo Nicolson, fused acid house, dub, and rock, reached UK No. 8, and won the inaugural 1992 Mercury Prize.
Showbiz (Muse album)
Showbiz is the 1999 debut studio album by English rock band Muse, recorded at Sawmills and RAK Studios with producer John Leckie, released via Mushroom, Taste Media, and Maverick, and known for early Radiohead comparisons.
Souvlaki (album)
Souvlaki is Slowdive's second album, released 1 June 1993 on Creation Records. Recorded across three studios after roughly 40 scrapped songs, with Brian Eno guesting, it became a shoegaze classic despite poor initial reviews.
The Bends (album)
The Bends is Radiohead's second studio album, released 13 March 1995 on XL Recordings. Produced by John Leckie, recorded through 1994, it features Fake Plastic Trees, Just, and Street Spirit, and introduced engineer Nigel Godrich.
The Great Escape (Blur album)
The Great Escape is Blur's fourth studio album, released 11 September 1995 on Food Records. It debuted at UK number 1, went triple platinum, and its single Country House beat Oasis' Roll With It in the 1995 Battle of Britpop.