Best alternative albums
Alternative is the umbrella for rock and pop made outside the mainstream's center of gravity, a label popularized by 1980s American college radio. It spans jangle pop, grunge, britpop, and indie, unified less by one sound than by an independent-minded approach to songwriting and production.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best alternative album is Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master) by Joy Division, rated 4.5/5 by 12 listeners.
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Moon MirrorNada Surf · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 18 ratings4.04.0 avg · 18 ratings
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Imagine Dragons live in VegasImagine Dragons · 20233.8 score · 3.8 avg · 18 ratings3.83.8 avg · 18 ratings
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Reflections (from the Vault of Smoke + Mirrors)Imagine Dragons · 20253.6 score · 3.4 avg · 16 ratings3.63.4 avg · 16 ratings
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Le spleen d'une vie sublimeOurs · 20253.4 score · 3.0 avg · 14 ratings3.43.0 avg · 14 ratings
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SynthesisEvanescence · 20179 ratings9 ratings
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LUX (Complete Works)ROSALÍA · 20268 ratings8 ratings
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The Set ListNo Doubt · 20248 ratings8 ratings
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Anywhere But Home (Live)Evanescence · 20097 ratings7 ratings
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Mercury CometSmash Mouth · 20267 ratings7 ratings
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ACT IIIKasabian · 20264 ratings4 ratings
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NOTHING BETTER THAN THISKasabian · 20264 ratings4 ratings
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Touch and GoCollective Soul · 20264 ratings4 ratings
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Synthesis LiveEvanescence · 20183 ratings3 ratings
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Periphery IIPeriphery · 20123 ratings3 ratings
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Fragile WorldThe Veils · 20263 ratings3 ratings
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VillainousEva Under Fire · 20262 ratings2 ratings
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NeverAlways (Vol. 2)The Band CAMINO · 20262 ratings2 ratings
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Wholeheartedly, Terribly SweetEvening Elephants · 20262 ratings2 ratings
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Apple Music Live: Björk (Cornucopia)Björk · 20252 ratings2 ratings
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The Ghost Who WalksKaren Elson · 20102 ratings2 ratings
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WILLOWWillow · 20192 ratings2 ratings
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Everyone Gets Everything They WantTom Morello · 20262 ratings2 ratings
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IxoraCopeland · 20142 ratings2 ratings
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Open Your Heart or Die TryingArcade Fire · 20262 ratings2 ratings
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Live at the Royal Albert HallArctic Monkeys · 20202 ratings2 ratings
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PopsOurs · 20171 rating1 rating
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MitsoukoOurs · 20211 rating1 rating
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TaxidermyQueen Adreena · 20001 rating1 rating
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Everything In Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes)No Doubt · 20041 rating1 rating
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Selma SongsBjörk · 20001 rating1 rating
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Cornucopia LiveBjörk · 20251 rating1 rating
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E.A.R.Kashmir · 20131 rating1 rating
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Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a MountainSparklehorse · 20061 rating1 rating
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I Built You A TowerDeath Cab for Cutie · 20261 rating1 rating
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JógaBjörk · 19971 rating1 rating
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Setting Record in NashvilleTalisco · 20261 rating1 rating
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Vulnicura (Live)Björk · 20151 rating1 rating
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Vulnicura Strings (Vulnicura: The Acoustic Version - Strings, Voice And Viola Organista Only)Björk · 20151 rating1 rating
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Bring Us TogetherThe Asteroids Galaxy Tour · 20141 rating1 rating
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Pedra PretaTeto Preto · 20181 rating1 rating
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FALATeto Preto · 20241 rating1 rating
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Learning To Cope With CowardiceMark Stewart + Maffia · 19831 rating1 rating
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A Broken Heart is an Open HeartLouise Lemón · 20191 rating1 rating
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Heavy Young HeathensHeavy Young Heathens · 20091 rating1 rating
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Life On Life's TermsBedlight for Blue Eyes · 20071 rating1 rating
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Plaisirs d'amourRené Aubry · 19981 rating1 rating
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MAUJaloo · 20231 rating1 rating
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ft (pt. 1)Jaloo · 20191 rating1 rating
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Double RosesKaren Elson · 20171 rating1 rating
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