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Blender's 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums - Quiet Banger

Blender's 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums

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1

Slanted and Enchanted by Pavement

Slanted and Enchanted

Pavement

2

Daydream Nation by Sonic Youth

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3

Let It Be by The Replacements

Let It Be

The Replacements

4

Murmur by R.E.M.

Murmur

R.E.M.

5

Surfer Rosa by Pixies

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

6

Funeral by Arcade Fire

Funeral

Arcade Fire

7

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

8

Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

9

3rd by Big Star

3rd

Big Star

10

The Smiths by The Smiths

The Smiths

The Smiths

11

Double Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen

Double Nickels on the Dime

Minutemen

12

You’re Living All Over Me by Dinosaur

You’re Living All Over Me

Dinosaur

13

Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü

Zen Arcade

Hüsker Dü

14

3 Feet High & Rising Era Rarities (1988-1990) by De La Soul

3 Feet High & Rising Era Rarities (1988-1990)

De La Soul

15

Wild Gift by X

Wild Gift

X

16

Spiderland by Slint

Spiderland

Slint

17

White Blood Cells by The White Stripes

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

18

Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

19

Dig Me Out by Sleater‐Kinney

Dig Me Out

Sleater‐Kinney

20

Separation Sunday by The Hold Steady

Separation Sunday

The Hold Steady

21

The Modern Lovers by The Modern Lovers

The Modern Lovers

The Modern Lovers

22

Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

23

Painful by Yo La Tengo

Painful

Yo La Tengo

24

Mass Romantic by The New Pornographers

Mass Romantic

The New Pornographers

25

III by Sebadoh

III

Sebadoh

26

If You’re Feeling Sinister by Belle and Sebastian

If You’re Feeling Sinister

Belle and Sebastian

27

Arular by M.I.A.

Arular

M.I.A.

28

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

29

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes

30

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

31

Bee Thousand by Guided by Voices

Bee Thousand

Guided by Voices

32

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel

33

Oh, Inverted World by The Shins

Oh, Inverted World

The Shins

34

On the Mouth by Superchunk

On the Mouth

Superchunk

35

Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair

Exile in Guyville

Liz Phair

36

Either/Or by Elliott Smith

Either/Or

Elliott Smith

37

Fever to Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Fever to Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

38

Is This It by The Strokes

Is This It

The Strokes

39

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Pavement

40

Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order

Power, Corruption & Lies

New Order

41

The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse

The Lonesome Crowded West

Modest Mouse

42

Another Green World by Eno

Another Green World

Eno

43

Damaged by Black Flag

Damaged

Black Flag

44

Wanna Buy a Bridge? A Rough Trade Compilation of Singles by Various Artists

Wanna Buy a Bridge? A Rough Trade Compilation of Singles

Various Artists

45

Repeater by Fugazi

Repeater

Fugazi

46

Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

47

Kerplunk! by Green Day

Kerplunk!

Green Day

48

Vs. by Mission of Burma

Vs.

Mission of Burma

49

Kill the Moonlight by Spoon

Kill the Moonlight

Spoon

50

More Adventurous by Rilo Kiley

More Adventurous

Rilo Kiley

51

Turn On the Bright Lights by Interpol

Turn On the Bright Lights

Interpol

52

LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground by Bright Eyes

LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground

Bright Eyes

53

Gish by Smashing Pumpkins

Gish

Smashing Pumpkins

54

Imperial f.f.r.r. by Unrest

Imperial f.f.r.r.

Unrest

55

Bad Brains by Bad Brains

Bad Brains

Bad Brains

56

Icky Mettle by Archers of Loaf

Icky Mettle

Archers of Loaf

57

Pussy Whipped by Bikini Kill

Pussy Whipped

Bikini Kill

58

There’s Nothing Wrong With Love

Built to Spill

59

Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails

Pretty Hate Machine

Nine Inch Nails

60

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

61

LCD Soundsystem by LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

62

Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies

Crazy Rhythms

The Feelies

63

Bleach by Nirvana

Bleach

Nirvana

64

The Greatest by Cat Power

The Greatest

Cat Power

65

No New York by Various Artists

No New York

Various Artists

66

Colossal Youth by Young Marble Giants

Colossal Youth

Young Marble Giants

67

New Day Rising by Hüsker Dü

New Day Rising

Hüsker Dü

68

Milo Goes to College by Descendents

Milo Goes to College

Descendents

69

Pink Moon by Nick Drake

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

70

Superfuzz Bigmuff by Mudhoney

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

71

Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On, Volume 2) by Stereolab

Refried Ectoplasm (Switched On, Volume 2)

Stereolab

72

We Shall All Be Healed by The Mountain Goats

We Shall All Be Healed

The Mountain Goats

73

Up on the Sun by Meat Puppets

Up on the Sun

Meat Puppets

74

50,000 Fall Fans Can’t Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats by The Fall

50,000 Fall Fans Can’t Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats

The Fall

75

Today by Galaxie 500

Today

Galaxie 500

76

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Le Tigre

Le Tigre

77

Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not by Arctic Monkeys

Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

Arctic Monkeys

78

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

13th Floor Elevators

79

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

80

The Reminder by Feist

The Reminder

Feist

81

The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History by The Vaselines

The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History

The Vaselines

82

Heyday 1979–83 by The Embarrassment

Heyday 1979–83

The Embarrassment

83

Walk Among Us by Misfits

Walk Among Us

Misfits

84

You Turn Me On by Beat Happening

You Turn Me On

Beat Happening

85

Anthology by The Clean

Anthology

The Clean

86

Album: Generic Flipper by Flipper

Album: Generic Flipper

Flipper

87

Apologies to the Queen Mary by Wolf Parade

Apologies to the Queen Mary

Wolf Parade

88

Yip/Jump Music by Daniel Johnston

Yip/Jump Music

Daniel Johnston

89

Bang Bang Rock & Roll by Art Brut

Bang Bang Rock & Roll

Art Brut

90

Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective

Strawberry Jam

Animal Collective

91

Kaleidoscope World by The Chills

Kaleidoscope World

The Chills

92

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

93

Atomizer by Big Black

Atomizer

Big Black

94

Greatest Hits

Half Japanese

95

Emergency & I by The Dismemberment Plan

Emergency & I

The Dismemberment Plan

96

Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio

Return to Cookie Mountain

TV on the Radio

97

The Mekons Rock ’n’ Roll by The Mekons

The Mekons Rock ’n’ Roll

The Mekons

98

Viva Last Blues by Palace Music

Viva Last Blues

Palace Music

99

The Days of Wine and Roses by The Dream Syndicate

The Days of Wine and Roses

The Dream Syndicate

100

Philosophy of the World by The Shaggs

Philosophy of the World

The Shaggs