War ne sehr schwierige Wahl, da sich 64 Alben für die Endrunde qualifiziert hatten. Letztendlich sind vor allem die prägenden Alben vorne gelandet, an denen die Erinnerungen haften. Die Plätze jenseits von 20 sind ungeordnet.
1 . Sting – The Soul Cages
2 . Pavement – Wowee Zowee
3 . Pavement – Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
4 . The Afghan Whigs – Black Love
5 . Guided By Voices – Under The Bushes Under The Stars
6 . Yo La Tengo – I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
7 . Modest Mouse – The Lonesome Crowded West
8 . Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
9 . R.E.M. – Automatic For The People
10 . Chris Rea – Auberge
11 . Eels – Electro Shock Blues
12 . Arab Strap – Philophobia
13 . Wilco – Summerteeth
14 . Pulp – This Is Hardcore
15 . Blumfeld – L’Etat Et Moi
16 . Tindersticks – II
17 . Radiohead – OK Computer
18 . The Pastels – Illumination
19 . Flowerpornoes – Ich & Ich
20 . The Divine Comedy – Fin De Siecle
Del Amitri – Waking Hours
Prefab Sprout – Jordan: The Comeback
Crowded House – Woodface
My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
Slint – Spiderland
Del Amitri – Change Everything
Pavement – Slanted And Enchanted
XTC – Nonsuch
Element Of Crime – Weißes Papier
Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Union Cafe
Tindersticks – Tindersticks
Guided By Voices – Bee Thousand
Heather Nova – Oyster
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Weezer – Blaues Album
Edwyn Collins – Gorgeous George
Gianmaria Testa – Mongolfieres
Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory
Radiohead – The Bends
Sonic Youth – Waching Machine
Beth Orton – Trailerpark
Wilco – Being There
Ben Folds Five – Whatever And Ever Amen
Built To Spill – Perfect From Now On
The Divine Comedy – A Short Album About Love
Pavement – Brighten The Corners
The Notwist – Shrink
Tortoise – TNT
Silver Jews – American Water
Arab Strap – Elephant Shoe
Built To Spill – Keep It Like A Secret
The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
Sam Prekop – Sam Prekop
Supergrass – Supergrass
Codeine – Frigid Stars
Talk Talk – Laughing Stock
Keith Jarrett – Vienna Concert
Ron – Le Foglie E Il Vento
Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five
The Divine Comedy – Casanova
Eels – Beautiful Freak
Guided By Voices – Mag Earwhig
Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner
Jim O’Rourke – Eureka
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