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Fountains of Wayne (album)
Fountains of Wayne is the American power pop band's 1996 self-titled debut album on Atlantic/TAG: 12 songs, 36 minutes, written and recorded in about two weeks by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger, with singles Radiation Vibe and Sink to the Bottom.
Garbage (album)
Garbage (1995) is the self-titled debut album by the band Garbage, recorded at Smart Studios, Madison, by Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Shirley Manson; released August 15, 1995 on Almo Sounds, it sold about four million copies.
Gish
Gish is the 1991 debut studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins, released May 28, 1991 on Caroline Records; produced by Butch Vig at Smart Studios, Madison, about 300,000 copies sold, reissued remastered in 2026.
Goo (album)
Goo (1990) is Sonic Youth's sixth studio album and first for Geffen's DGC, produced with Nick Sansano and Ron Saint Germain, with a Raymond Pettibon cover, the single Kool Thing, and the band's highest chart position.
Grace (Jeff Buckley album)
Grace (1994) is Jeff Buckley's debut and only completed studio album, recorded at Bearsville Studios with producer Andy Wallace, featuring Hallelujah, Last Goodbye, and Lover, You Should've Come Over.
Grassroots (album)
Grassroots (album): second studio album by American rock band 311, released July 12, 1994 on Capricorn Records; 14 rap-rock, funk, and reggae tracks produced by Eddie Offord, distinct from albums of the same title by Pothead and Andrew Hill.
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.
Henry's Dream
Henry's Dream (1992) is the seventh studio album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, produced by David Briggs. First album with Martyn Casey and Conway Savage; Cave disliked the production and remixed it; it seeded Murder Ballads.
Hoist (album)
Hoist is Phish's fifth studio album, released on Elektra in March 1994. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Paul Fox, it featured guests Béla Fleck, Alison Krauss, Tower of Power, and Jonathan Frakes, and the single Down with Disease.
Human Touch
Human Touch is Bruce Springsteen's ninth studio album, released March 31, 1992 on Columbia alongside Lucky Town. His first album without the E Street Band, recorded with Roy Bittan, Jeff Porcaro, and Randy Jackson; title track hit number 16 in the US.
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.
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Neutral Milk Hotel's second album (Merge, February 10, 1998), produced by Robert Schneider and inspired by Anne Frank's diary, became a cult classic after a lukewarm 1998 reception.
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.
Jagged Little Pill
Jagged Little Pill (1995), Alanis Morissette's third studio album and first international release, co-written with Glen Ballard; 33 million copies sold, 1996 Grammys including Album of the Year, and a 15-Tony-nomination Broadway musical adaptation.
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.
Make Yourself
Make Yourself is Incubus's third studio album, released October 26, 1999 on Epic/Immortal. Produced by Scott Litt, it went double platinum on the singles Pardon Me, Stellar, and Drive, with Drive topping Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.
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.
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".
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.
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.
Neon Ballroom
Neon Ballroom: third studio album by Australian band Silverchair, released 8 March 1999 on Murmur/Sony. Produced by Nick Launay, it featured David Helfgott, orchestration, and a choir, hit number one in Australia, and earned 10 ARIA nominations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.