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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.
To Bring You My Love
To Bring You My Love is PJ Harvey's third studio album, released February 1995 on Island Records, produced with Flood and John Parish after she dissolved her trio; singles Down By The Water, C'mon Billy, Send His Love To Me; UK peak 12, Mercury Prize nominee.
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3, also called Volume 3, is the 1990 second and final album by the Traveling Wilburys, recorded without Roy Orbison, deliberately misnumbered with no Volume 2, and dedicated to Lefty Wilbury.
Trompe le Monde
Trompe le Monde, Pixies' fourth studio album (French for 'fool the world'), released September 23, 1991 on 4AD; produced by Gil Norton, 15 tracks, UK number 7, final album before the 1993 split.
Up (R.E.M. album)
Up (1998) is R.E.M.'s eleventh studio album and first without drummer Bill Berry, an electronic-leaning record produced by Pat McCarthy that peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, No. 2 in the UK, and was reissued in 2023.
Utopia Parkway
Utopia Parkway is the second studio album by Fountains of Wayne (Atlantic, April 6, 1999), a 14-track suburban-themed power pop record by Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger; a critical hit that never cracked Billboard's Top 100 and got the band dropped.
Vitalogy
Vitalogy is Pearl Jam's third studio album (Epic, 1994), vinyl-first on November 22 and wide December 6, produced by Brendan O'Brien and Pearl Jam. Known for its book-like packaging, experimental tracks like Bugs, and a record 172-place jump to number one.
Vs. (Pearl Jam album)
Vs. (1993) is Pearl Jam's second studio album, produced by Brendan O'Brien at The Site in Nicasio; it debuted at number 1 on Billboard with 950,378 copies in five days, a five-year record, and is 7x platinum.
Weezer (Blue Album)
Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer's self-titled debut, is a May 10, 1994 DGC album produced by Ric Ocasek, with singles Buddy Holly, Undone – The Sweater Song, and Say It Ain't So; triple platinum, Rolling Stone 500 list.
When the Pawn...
When the Pawn... is Fiona Apple's second album, released November 9, 1999 on Epic, produced by Jon Brion, famous for its 90-word poem title and songs like Paper Bag.
Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)
Wildflowers is Tom Petty's second solo album, released November 1994 on Warner Bros. and produced by Rick Rubin with Mike Campbell. Recorded 1992-1994 at Sound City, trimmed from a planned 25-song double album to 15 tracks, it went Triple Platinum and is the album Petty called his best.
Wowee Zowee
Wowee Zowee is Pavement's third studio album, released April 11, 1995 on Matador Records. The 18-track, 55:51 double LP recorded in Memphis was panned in 1995 but later reappraised as the band's White Album.
XO (Elliott Smith album)
XO is Elliott Smith's fourth studio album and DreamWorks major-label debut, released August 25, 1998 after his Oscar-nominated "Miss Misery"; produced with Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf, it peaked at number 104 on the Billboard 200.
Yield (album)
Yield is Pearl Jam's fifth studio album, released February 3, 1998 on Epic, produced by Brendan O'Brien and the band. A return to direct rock after No Code, it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, went RIAA platinum, and was Jack Irons's last album with the band.
Yourself or Someone Like You
Yourself or Someone Like You is Matchbox Twenty's 1996 debut album on Atlantic/Lava, selling over 12 million copies; Rob Thomas wrote most songs, and the title was changed after 3,500 copies were already pressed.
Zooropa
Zooropa is U2's eighth studio album, released 5 July 1993 on Island Records. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno, and The Edge, it grew from a planned Zoo TV tour EP into a 10-track album recorded in six weeks, featuring Johnny Cash on "The Wanderer" and winning the 1994 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.