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1	Sign 'O' the Times by Prince	3.8018	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Dance & DJ	$18.98 Compare Prices	1. Sign 'O' The Times 2. Play In The Sunshine 3. Housequake 4. Ballad Of Dorothy Parker See all Sign 'O' the Times reviews
2	Damaged by Black Flag	3.7855	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	$12.44 Compare Prices	1. Rise Above 2. Spray Paint 3. Six Pack 4. What I See See all Damaged reviews
3	Tim by Replacements	3.7805	Alt. Rock, Hard Rock & Metal, Misc.	$8.79 Compare Prices	1. Hold My Life 2. I'll Buy 3. Kiss Me On The Bus 4. Dose Of Thunder See all Tim reviews
4	Argybargy by Squeeze	3.7082	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$26.52 Compare Prices	1. Pulling Mussels (From t... 2. Another Nail in My Heart 3. Separate Beds 4. Misadventure See all Argybargy reviews
5	Murmur by R.e.m.	3.7078	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	$6.55 Compare Prices	1. Radio Free Europe 2. Pilgrimage 3. Laughing 4. Talk About The Passion See all Murmur reviews
6	Doolittle by Pixies	3.7077	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$9.29 Compare Prices	1. Debaser 2. Tame 3. Wave of Mutilation 4. I Bleed See all Doolittle reviews
7	Zenyatta Mondatta by Police	3.6871	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Interna.	$7.05 Compare Prices	1. Don't Stand So Close To... 2. Driven To Tears 3. When The World Is Runni... 4. Canary In A Coalmine See all Zenyatta Mondatta reviews
8	Remain in Light by Talking Heads	3.6687	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Misc.	$6.65 Compare Prices	1. Born Under Punches (The... 2. Crosseyed And Painless 3. The Great Curve 4. Once In A Lifetime See all Remain in Light reviews
9	Night & Day by Joe Jackson	3.6666	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$6.71 Compare Prices	1. Another World 2. Chinatown 3. T.V. Age 4. Target See all Night & Day reviews
10	Before & After Science by Brian Eno	3.6650	Alt. Rock, Classical, Classical: Instrumental	$11.49 Compare Prices	1. No One Receiving 2. Backwater 3. Kurt's Rejoinder 4. Energy Fools The Magician See all Before & After Science reviews
11	Pretenders by Pretenders	3.6415	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	$7.94 Compare Prices	1. Precious 2. The Phone Call 3. Up The Neck 4. Tattooed Love Boys See all Pretenders reviews
12	This Nation's Saving Grace by Fall	3.6368	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$9.29 Compare Prices	1. Mansion 2. Bombast 3. Barmy 4. What You Need See all This Nation's Saving Grace reviews
13	Rain Dogs by Tom Waits	3.6344	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Misc.	$6.99 Compare Prices	1. Singapore 2. Clap Hands 3. Cemetery Polka 4. Jockey Full Of Bourbon See all Rain Dogs reviews
14	Vivid by Living Colour	3.6191	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	$7.86 Compare Prices	1. Cult Of Personality 2. I Want To Know 3. Middle Man 4. Desperate People See all Vivid reviews
15	Hounds of Love by Kate Bush	3.6180	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$6.49 Compare Prices	1. Running Up That Hill (A... 2. Hounds Of Love 3. The Big Sky 4. Mother Stands For Comfort See all Hounds of Love reviews
16	Marshall Crenshaw by Marshall Crenshaw	3.6168	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$5.15 Compare Prices	1. There She Goes Again 2. Someday, Someway 3. Girls... 4. I'll Do Anything See all Marshall Crenshaw reviews
17	Closer by Joy Division	3.6122	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$39.98 Compare Prices	1. Atrocity exhibition 2. Isolation 3. Passover 4. Colony See all Closer reviews
18	Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room by Dwight Yoakam	3.5935	Alt. Rock, Country, Pop	$7.07 Compare Prices	1. I Got You 2. One More Name 3. What I Don't Know 4. Home Of The Blues See all Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room reviews
19	Sound Affects by Jam	3.5862	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	$6.49 Compare Prices	1. Pretty Green 2. Monday 3. But I'm Different Now 4. Set The House Ablaze See all Sound Affects reviews
20	Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman	3.5790	Alt. Rock, Folk, Pop	$5.25 Compare Prices	1. Talkin' Bout A Revolution 2. Fast Car 3. Across The Lines 4. Behind The Wall See all Tracy Chapman reviews
21	Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys	3.5770	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	$5.84 Compare Prices	1. To All The Girls 2. Shake Your Rump 3. Johnny Ryall 4. Egg Man See all Paul's Boutique reviews
22	Learning to Crawl by Pretenders	3.5746	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock & Metal	$7.85 Compare Prices	1. Middle Of The Road 2. Back On The Chain Gang 3. Time The Avenger 4. Watching The Clothes See all Learning to Crawl reviews
23	1999 by Prince	3.5530	Alt. Rock, Dance & DJ, Misc.	$2.81 Compare Prices	1. 1999 3:37 2. Little Red Corvette 3:08 3. 1999 4. Little Red Corvette See all 1999 reviews
24	Hatful Of Hollow by Smiths	3.5428	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	$9.00 Compare Prices	1. William, It Was Really... 2. What Difference Does It... 3. These Things Take Time 4. This Charming Man See all Hatful Of Hollow reviews
25	Psychocandy by Jesus And Mary Chain	3.5367	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	$11.49 Compare Prices	1. Just Like Honey 2. The Living End 3. Taste The Floor 4. The Hardest Walk See all Psychocandy reviews
26	Crazy Rhythms by Feelies	3.5356	Alt. Rock, Misc., Pop	N/A	1. The Boy With The Perpet... 2. Fa Cé-La 3. Loveless Love 4. Forces At Work See all Crazy Rhythms reviews
27	Stranded by Roxy Music	3.4852	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Pop	$6.82 Compare Prices	1. Street Life 2. Just Like You 3. Amazona 4. Psalm See all Stranded reviews
28	Shadowland by K.d. Lang	3.4800	Alt. Rock, Country, Pop	$5.54 Compare Prices	1. Western Stars 2. Lock, Stock And Teardrops 3. Sugar Moon 4. I Wish I Didn't Love Yo... See all Shadowland reviews
29	Tin Drum by Japan	3.4775	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$49.99 Compare Prices	1. The Art Of Parties 2. Talking Drum 3. Ghosts 4. Canton See all Tin Drum reviews
30	The Queen is Dead by Smiths	3.4707	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	$8.99 Compare Prices	1. The Queen Is Dead/Take... 2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly 3. I Know It's Over 4. Never Had No One Ever See all The Queen is Dead reviews
31	High Land, Hard Rain by Aztec Camera	3.4636	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	$62.80 Compare Prices	1. Oblivious 2. The Boy Wonders 3. Walk Out To Winter 4. The Bungle Sounds Again See all High Land, Hard Rain reviews
32	Cloud About Mercury by David Torn	3.4633	Alt. Rock, Interna., Jazz	$13.79 Compare Prices	1. Suyafhu Skin.../Snappin... 2. The Mercury Grid 3. 3 Minutes of Pure Enter... 4. Previous Man See all Cloud About Mercury reviews
33	Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen	3.4629	Alt. Rock, Classic Rock, Folk	$8.74 Compare Prices	1. Nebraska 2. Atlantic City 3. Mansion On The Hill 4. Johnny 99 See all Nebraska reviews
34	Substance by Joy Division	3.4616	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$9.86 Compare Prices	1. Warsaw 2. Leaders Of Men 3. Digital 4. Autosuggestion See all Substance reviews
35	Hex Enduction Hour by Fall	3.4604	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$13.49 Compare Prices	1. Classical 2. Jawbone and the Air-Rifle 3. Hip Priest 4. Fortress/Deer Park See all Hex Enduction Hour reviews
36	Pink Flag by Wire	3.4599	Alt. Rock, Interna., Pop	$10.71 Compare Prices	1. Reuters 2. Field Day for the Sundays 3. Three Girl Rhumba 4. Ex Lion Tamer See all Pink Flag reviews
37	She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper	3.4548	Alt. Rock, Pop, Rock	$7.97 Compare Prices	1. Money Changes Everything 2. Girls Just Want To Have... 3. When You Were Mine 4. Time After Time See all She's So Unusual reviews