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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.
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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 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 Boatman's Call
The Boatman's Call (1997) is the tenth studio album by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds on Mute, a sparse piano-led record shaped by the end of his affair with PJ Harvey, peaking at UK number 22.
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.
The Holy Bible (album)
The Holy Bible is a 1994 album by the Welsh band Manic Street Preachers, its third studio album and the last featuring lyricist Richey James Edwards.
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.