✅ The 100 Most Influential Alternative Releases of All Time
Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 10:32 pm
I found it here. Apparently it's originally from this book:
1966: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, "Freak Out"
1966: 13th Floor Elevators, "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators"
1967: The Velvet Underground, "The Velvet Underground and Nico"
1968: Leonard Cohen, "Songs of Leonard Cohen"
1969: The MC5, "Kick Out the Jams"
1969: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, "Trout Mask Replica"
1969: The Shaggs, "Philosophy of the World"
1970: The Stooges, "Funhouse"
1970: Syd Barrett, "The Madcap Laughs"
1971: Can, "Tago Mago"
1971: Funkadelic, "Maggot Brain"
1972: Neu, "Neu!"
1972: Roxy Music, "Roxy Music"
1973: Faust, "The Faust Tapes"
1973: New York Dolls, "New York Dolls"
1974: Big Star, "Radio City"
1975: Henry Cow, "Unrest"
1975: Patti Smith, "Horses"
1975: Tom Waits, "Nighthawks at the Diner"
1975: Brain Eno, "Another Green World"
1975: Lou Reed, "Metal Machine Music"
1976: Ramones, "Ramones"
1976: Blondie, "Blondie"
1976: The Modern Lovers, "The Modern Lovers"
1976: The Runaways, "The Runaways"
1976: Radio Birdman, "Burn My Eye"
1976: The Residents, "Third Reich & Roll"
1977: Richard Hell and the Voidoids, "Blank Generation"
1977: Television, "Marquee Moon"
1977: Talking Heads, "Talking Heads 77"
1977: Suicide, "Suicide"
1977: Kraftwerk, "Trans-Europe Express"
1977: The Sex Pistols, "Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"
1977: Elvis Costello, "My Aim is True"
1977: The Jam, "In the City"
1977: Wire, "Pink Flag"
1978: Throbbing Gristle, "Second Annual Report"
1978: Pere Ubu, "The Modern Dance"
1978: Various Artists, "No New York"
1978: Devo, "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo"
1978: X-Ray Spex, "Germ Free Adolescents"
1978: Chrome, "Alien Soundtracks"
1979: Buzzcocks, "Singles Going Steady"
1979: XTC, "Drums and Wires"
1979: The Heartbreakers, "Live at Max's Kansas City"
1979: The Specials, "The Specials"
1979: The Raincoats, "The Raincoats"
1979: The Slits, "Cut"
1979: The B=52's, "The B-52's"
1979: Public Image Ltd., "Metal Box"
1979: The Clash, "London Calling"
1979: Gang of Four, "Entertainment!"
1979: Marianne Faithfull, "Broken English"
1979: The Sugar Hill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
1980: Echo and the Bunnymen, "Crocodiles"
1980: Joy Division, "Unknown Pleasures"
1980: Young Marble Giants, "Colossal Youth"
1980: Half Japanese, "1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts"
1980: Bauhaus, "In the Flat Field"
1980: The Cure, "Boys Don't Cry"
1980: The Soft Boys, "Underwater Moonlight"
1980: Dead Kennedys, "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables"
1980: The Pretenders, "The Pretenders"
1981: Black Flag, "Damaged"
1981: The Birthday Party, "Prayers on Fire"
1981: Mission of Burma, "Signals, Calls, and Marches"
1982: The Fall, "Hex Enduction Hour"
1982: Dream Syndicate, "The Days of Wine and Roses"
1983: R.E.M., "Murmur"
1983: Minor Threat, "Out of Step"
1983: Meat Puppets, "Meat Puppets II"
1983: Violent Femmes, "Violent Femmes"
1984: Husker Du, "Zen Arcade"
1984: The Replacements, "Let It Be"
1984: Minutemen, "Double Nickels on the Dime"
1984: The Smiths, "The Smiths"
1984: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, "The Red Hot Chili Peppers"
1984: Soundtrack, "Repo Man"
1985: The Jesus and Mary Chain, "Psychocandy"
1986: Sonic Youth, "EVOL"
1986: Big Black, "Atomizer"
1986: Throwing Muses, "Throwing Muses"
1986: Bad Brains, "I Against I"
1987: Jane's Addiction, "Jane's Addiction"
1987: Dinosaur Jr., "You're Living All Over Me"
1987: Negativland, "Escape from Noise"
1987: The Melvins, "Gluey Porch Treatments"
1987: Green River, "Dry as a Bone"
1988: Beat Happening, "Jamboree"
1988: My Bloody Valentine, "My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything"
1988: The Pixies, "Surfer Rosa"
1989: Nine Inch Nails, "Pretty Hate Machine"
1989: Slint, "Tweez"
1990: Moby, "Moby"
1991: The Orb, "Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld"
1991: Sebadoh, "Gimmie Indie Rock" (7 inch single)
1991: Nirvana, "Nevermind"
1992: Pavement, "Slanted and Enchanted"
1992: Bikini Kill, "Bikini Kill EP"
1992: Liz Phair, "Exile in Guyville"
1966: Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, "Freak Out"
1966: 13th Floor Elevators, "The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators"
1967: The Velvet Underground, "The Velvet Underground and Nico"
1968: Leonard Cohen, "Songs of Leonard Cohen"
1969: The MC5, "Kick Out the Jams"
1969: Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, "Trout Mask Replica"
1969: The Shaggs, "Philosophy of the World"
1970: The Stooges, "Funhouse"
1970: Syd Barrett, "The Madcap Laughs"
1971: Can, "Tago Mago"
1971: Funkadelic, "Maggot Brain"
1972: Neu, "Neu!"
1972: Roxy Music, "Roxy Music"
1973: Faust, "The Faust Tapes"
1973: New York Dolls, "New York Dolls"
1974: Big Star, "Radio City"
1975: Henry Cow, "Unrest"
1975: Patti Smith, "Horses"
1975: Tom Waits, "Nighthawks at the Diner"
1975: Brain Eno, "Another Green World"
1975: Lou Reed, "Metal Machine Music"
1976: Ramones, "Ramones"
1976: Blondie, "Blondie"
1976: The Modern Lovers, "The Modern Lovers"
1976: The Runaways, "The Runaways"
1976: Radio Birdman, "Burn My Eye"
1976: The Residents, "Third Reich & Roll"
1977: Richard Hell and the Voidoids, "Blank Generation"
1977: Television, "Marquee Moon"
1977: Talking Heads, "Talking Heads 77"
1977: Suicide, "Suicide"
1977: Kraftwerk, "Trans-Europe Express"
1977: The Sex Pistols, "Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols"
1977: Elvis Costello, "My Aim is True"
1977: The Jam, "In the City"
1977: Wire, "Pink Flag"
1978: Throbbing Gristle, "Second Annual Report"
1978: Pere Ubu, "The Modern Dance"
1978: Various Artists, "No New York"
1978: Devo, "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo"
1978: X-Ray Spex, "Germ Free Adolescents"
1978: Chrome, "Alien Soundtracks"
1979: Buzzcocks, "Singles Going Steady"
1979: XTC, "Drums and Wires"
1979: The Heartbreakers, "Live at Max's Kansas City"
1979: The Specials, "The Specials"
1979: The Raincoats, "The Raincoats"
1979: The Slits, "Cut"
1979: The B=52's, "The B-52's"
1979: Public Image Ltd., "Metal Box"
1979: The Clash, "London Calling"
1979: Gang of Four, "Entertainment!"
1979: Marianne Faithfull, "Broken English"
1979: The Sugar Hill Gang, "Rapper's Delight"
1980: Echo and the Bunnymen, "Crocodiles"
1980: Joy Division, "Unknown Pleasures"
1980: Young Marble Giants, "Colossal Youth"
1980: Half Japanese, "1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts"
1980: Bauhaus, "In the Flat Field"
1980: The Cure, "Boys Don't Cry"
1980: The Soft Boys, "Underwater Moonlight"
1980: Dead Kennedys, "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables"
1980: The Pretenders, "The Pretenders"
1981: Black Flag, "Damaged"
1981: The Birthday Party, "Prayers on Fire"
1981: Mission of Burma, "Signals, Calls, and Marches"
1982: The Fall, "Hex Enduction Hour"
1982: Dream Syndicate, "The Days of Wine and Roses"
1983: R.E.M., "Murmur"
1983: Minor Threat, "Out of Step"
1983: Meat Puppets, "Meat Puppets II"
1983: Violent Femmes, "Violent Femmes"
1984: Husker Du, "Zen Arcade"
1984: The Replacements, "Let It Be"
1984: Minutemen, "Double Nickels on the Dime"
1984: The Smiths, "The Smiths"
1984: The Red Hot Chili Peppers, "The Red Hot Chili Peppers"
1984: Soundtrack, "Repo Man"
1985: The Jesus and Mary Chain, "Psychocandy"
1986: Sonic Youth, "EVOL"
1986: Big Black, "Atomizer"
1986: Throwing Muses, "Throwing Muses"
1986: Bad Brains, "I Against I"
1987: Jane's Addiction, "Jane's Addiction"
1987: Dinosaur Jr., "You're Living All Over Me"
1987: Negativland, "Escape from Noise"
1987: The Melvins, "Gluey Porch Treatments"
1987: Green River, "Dry as a Bone"
1988: Beat Happening, "Jamboree"
1988: My Bloody Valentine, "My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything"
1988: The Pixies, "Surfer Rosa"
1989: Nine Inch Nails, "Pretty Hate Machine"
1989: Slint, "Tweez"
1990: Moby, "Moby"
1991: The Orb, "Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld"
1991: Sebadoh, "Gimmie Indie Rock" (7 inch single)
1991: Nirvana, "Nevermind"
1992: Pavement, "Slanted and Enchanted"
1992: Bikini Kill, "Bikini Kill EP"
1992: Liz Phair, "Exile in Guyville"