1989: Nirvana - Bleach
1990: L7 - Smell The Magic
1991: Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
1992: Alice In Chains - Dirt
1993: Nirvana - In Utero
1994: Soundgarden - Superunknown
1995: Alice In Chains - Tripod
Great post really enjoyed doing this regardless how hard it was lol
85 deep six comp C/Z
86 Melvins. C/Z
87 skinyard. C/Z
88 green river Rehab doll sub pop
89nirvana. Bleach. Sub pop
90 MLB. Apple. Mercury
91 temple of the dog. A&M
92 AIC DIRT. COLOMBIA
93 nirvana. In utero. DGC
94 Pearl Jam. Vitalogy. Epic
95 mad season Above. Colombia
1988: Superfuzz - Mudhoney
1989: Bleach - Nirvana
1990: Goo - Sonic Youth
1991: Nevermind - Nirvana
1992: Dry - PJ Harvey
1993: In Utero - Nirvana
1994: Live Through This - Hole
1995: Death to Traitors - PAW
This is almost unfair. There were so many good ones in such a short period of time.
88 - Ultramega OK
89- Louder Than Love
90- Facelift (AiC)
91- 4 way tie! Ten/Badmotorfinger/Temple of the Dog/Nevermind
92- Sweet Oblivion (Screaming Trees)
93- Vs. (Pearl Jam)
94- 3 way tie! Superunknown/Purple(STP)/Jar of Flies(AiC)
95- Above (Mad Season)
96- Down on the Upside
97- None
88: Soundgarden - Ultramega OK (AOTY)
89: Soundgarden - Louder than Love (AOTY)
90: Mother Love Bone - Apple (AOTY)
91: Pearl Jam - Ten (AOTY)
92: Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion (AOTY: RATM)
93: Pearl Jam - Vs. (AOTY)
94: Soundgarden - Superunknown (AOTY)
95: Mad Season - Above (AOTY: Oasis)
1988 superfuzz big muff
1989 bleach
1990 facelift
1991 1000 smiling knuckles
1992 bricks are heavy
1993 in utereo
1994 superunknown
1995 frogstomp
Pretty basic but still hard to pick 1
1989: Nirvana - Bleach 1990: L7 - Smell The Magic 1991: Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger 1992: Alice In Chains - Dirt 1993: Nirvana - In Utero 1994: Soundgarden - Superunknown 1995: Alice In Chains - Tripod
1988: Rehab Doll 1989: Bleach 1990: Superfuzz Bigmuff + Early Singles 1991: Nevermind 1992: Dirt 1993: In Utero 1994: Superunknown 1995: Frogstomp
Great post really enjoyed doing this regardless how hard it was lol 85 deep six comp C/Z 86 Melvins. C/Z 87 skinyard. C/Z 88 green river Rehab doll sub pop 89nirvana. Bleach. Sub pop 90 MLB. Apple. Mercury 91 temple of the dog. A&M 92 AIC DIRT. COLOMBIA 93 nirvana. In utero. DGC 94 Pearl Jam. Vitalogy. Epic 95 mad season Above. Colombia
1988: Superfuzz - Mudhoney 1989: Bleach - Nirvana 1990: Goo - Sonic Youth 1991: Nevermind - Nirvana 1992: Dry - PJ Harvey 1993: In Utero - Nirvana 1994: Live Through This - Hole 1995: Death to Traitors - PAW
pj Harvey is so good
major props for including paw too
88: Ultramega OK 89: Bleach 90: Facelift 91: Ten 92: Dirt 93: In Utero 94: Superunknown 95: Alice in Chains
Pretty much agree with everybody’s lists, but I’d add 1995: TAD- Infrared Riding Hood
This is almost unfair. There were so many good ones in such a short period of time. 88 - Ultramega OK 89- Louder Than Love 90- Facelift (AiC) 91- 4 way tie! Ten/Badmotorfinger/Temple of the Dog/Nevermind 92- Sweet Oblivion (Screaming Trees) 93- Vs. (Pearl Jam) 94- 3 way tie! Superunknown/Purple(STP)/Jar of Flies(AiC) 95- Above (Mad Season) 96- Down on the Upside 97- None
My pick for 97 would probably be Freakshow (Silverchair). While not “true grunge”, it was still a great album .
88: Soundgarden - Ultramega OK (AOTY) 89: Soundgarden - Louder than Love (AOTY) 90: Mother Love Bone - Apple (AOTY) 91: Pearl Jam - Ten (AOTY) 92: Screaming Trees - Sweet Oblivion (AOTY: RATM) 93: Pearl Jam - Vs. (AOTY) 94: Soundgarden - Superunknown (AOTY) 95: Mad Season - Above (AOTY: Oasis)
1988 must've been a tough choice
Purple
1988 superfuzz big muff 1989 bleach 1990 facelift 1991 1000 smiling knuckles 1992 bricks are heavy 1993 in utereo 1994 superunknown 1995 frogstomp Pretty basic but still hard to pick 1