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Les Inrocks Best 100 Albums From The Last Decade (1986 - 1996)

Published November 1996.

  1. The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead
  2. Pixies: Doolittle

  1. The Stone Roses: The Stone Roses
  2. The Go-Betweens: 16 Lovers Lane
  3. Portishead: Dummy
  4. PJ Harvey: Dry
  5. Tricky: Maxinquaye
  6. Morrissey: Vauxhall & I
  7. Massive Attack: Blue Lines
  8. Beck: Mellow Gold
  9. The Feelies: The Good Earth
  10. REM: Automatic For The People
  11. James: Stutter
  12. The Divine Comedy: Liberation
  13. The Smiths: Strangeways, Here We Come
  14. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
  15. The La's: The La's

  1. De La Soul: 3 Feet High And Rising
  2. Bjork: Debut

  1. Jeff Buckley: Grace
  2. The Sneetches: Sometimes That's All We Have
  3. Sonic Youth: Sister
  4. Pet Shop Boys: Behaviour
  5. Prefab Sprout: Jordan: The Comeback
  6. Jean-Louis Murat: Cheyenne Autumn
  7. Talk Talk: Laughing Stock
  8. The Chills: Kaleidoscope World
  9. PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love
  10. Nirvana: Nevermind
  11. Boo Radleys: Giant Steps
  12. Happy Mondays: Bummed
  13. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Tender Prey
  14. The Trash Can Sinatras: I've Seen Everything
  15. New Order: Technique
  16. Palace Brothers: There's No-One What Will Take Care Of You
  17. The Auteurs: New Wave
  18. Oasis: (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
  19. Blue Nite: Hats
  20. The Housemartins: London 0, Hull 4
  21. Beastie Boys: Ill Communication
  22. The Waterboys: Fisherman's Blues
  23. Woodentops: Giant
  24. New Order: Brotherhood

  1. Public Enemy: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
  2. The Apartments: A Life Full Of Farewells
  3. Suzanne Vega: 99.9 F
  4. The Lilac Time: The Lilac Time
  5. The Sundays: Reading, Writing & Arithmetic
  6. Morrissey: Viva Hate
  7. Supergrass: I Should Coco
  8. Mazzy Star: So Tonight That I Might See
  9. Paul Quinn: The Phantom And The Archetypes
  10. Prince: Sign Of The Times
  11. Spain: The Blue Moods Of Spain
  12. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
  13. Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
  14. The Nits: Ting
  15. The House Of Love: The House Of Love (Butterfly One)
  16. Wu-Tang Clan: Enter The Wu-Tang Clan, 36 Chambers
  17. A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels
  18. Nick Cave: The Good Son
  19. DC Basehead: Play With Toys
  20. John Cale: Words For The Dying
  21. Miracle Legion: Me And Mr. Ray
  22. Cardinal: Cardinal
  23. Cypress Hill: Black Sunday
  24. KLF: The White Room
  25. Pixies: Bossanova
  26. Dominique A: La Mémoire Neuve
  27. The Feelies: It's Only Life
  28. Hüsker Dü: Songs And Stories From The Warehouse
  29. Vic Chesnutt: Is The Actor Happy?
  30. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Kicking Against The Pricks
  31. Dr Dre: The Chronic
  32. Marc Almond: Mother Fist
  33. Pulp: Freaks
  34. REM: Green
  35. Primal Scream: Screamadelica
  36. Pavement: Slanted & Enchanted
  37. Bats: Daddy's Highway
  38. Neil Young. Ragged Glory
  39. The Pastels: Up For A Bit With The Pastels
  40. Yo La Tengo: Farebook

  1. Oasis: Definitely Maybe
  2. The Verlaines: Juvenilia
  3. The Housemartins: The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
  4. Chris Knox: Croaker
  5. Roy Orbinson: Mystery Girl
  6. The Band Of Holy Joy: Manic, Magic, Majestic
  7. The House Of Love: The House Of Love
  8. Red House Painters: Red House Painters
  9. Stereo Mc's: Connected
  10. Mc Solar: Qui Sème Le Vent Récolte Le Tempo
  11. Liz Phair: Exile In Guyville
  12. Beck: One Foot In The Grave
  13. Ron Sexsmith: Ron Sexsmith
  14. Miossec: Boire
  15. It's Immaterial: Life's Hard And The You Die
  16. Xtc: Orange & Lemons
  17. Lou Reed & John Cale: Songs For Drella

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