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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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  1. Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master) cover№ 1Unknown Pleasures (2019 Digital Master)Joy Division · 19794.2Weighted score4.5 avg · 12 ratings
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  1. 2Moon Mirror coverMoon MirrorNada Surf · 20244.0 score · 4.0 avg · 18 ratings
  2. 3Imagine Dragons live in Vegas coverImagine Dragons live in VegasImagine Dragons · 20233.8 score · 3.8 avg · 18 ratings
  3. 4Reflections (from the Vault of Smoke + Mirrors) coverReflections (from the Vault of Smoke + Mirrors)Imagine Dragons · 20253.6 score · 3.4 avg · 16 ratings
  4. 5Le spleen d'une vie sublime coverLe spleen d'une vie sublimeOurs · 20253.4 score · 3.0 avg · 14 ratings
  5. 6Synthesis coverSynthesisEvanescence · 20179 ratings
  6. 7LUX (Complete Works) coverLUX (Complete Works)ROSALÍA · 20268 ratings
  7. 8The Set List coverThe Set ListNo Doubt · 20248 ratings
  8. 9Anywhere But Home (Live) coverAnywhere But Home (Live)Evanescence · 20097 ratings
  9. 10Mercury Comet coverMercury CometSmash Mouth · 20267 ratings
  10. 11ACT III coverACT IIIKasabian · 20264 ratings
  11. 12NOTHING BETTER THAN THIS coverNOTHING BETTER THAN THISKasabian · 20264 ratings
  12. 13Touch and Go coverTouch and GoCollective Soul · 20264 ratings
  13. 14Synthesis Live coverSynthesis LiveEvanescence · 20183 ratings
  14. 15Periphery II coverPeriphery IIPeriphery · 20123 ratings
  15. 16Fragile World coverFragile WorldThe Veils · 20263 ratings
  16. 17Villainous coverVillainousEva Under Fire · 20262 ratings
  17. 18NeverAlways (Vol. 2) coverNeverAlways (Vol. 2)The Band CAMINO · 20262 ratings
  18. 19Wholeheartedly, Terribly Sweet coverWholeheartedly, Terribly SweetEvening Elephants · 20262 ratings
  19. 20Apple Music Live: Björk (Cornucopia) coverApple Music Live: Björk (Cornucopia)Björk · 20252 ratings
  20. 21The Ghost Who Walks coverThe Ghost Who WalksKaren Elson · 20102 ratings
  21. 22WILLOW coverWILLOWWillow · 20192 ratings
  22. 23Everyone Gets Everything They Want coverEveryone Gets Everything They WantTom Morello · 20262 ratings
  23. 24Ixora coverIxoraCopeland · 20142 ratings
  24. 25Open Your Heart or Die Trying coverOpen Your Heart or Die TryingArcade Fire · 20262 ratings
  25. 26Live at the Royal Albert Hall coverLive at the Royal Albert HallArctic Monkeys · 20202 ratings
  26. 27Pops coverPopsOurs · 20171 rating
  27. 28Mitsouko coverMitsoukoOurs · 20211 rating
  28. 29Taxidermy coverTaxidermyQueen Adreena · 20001 rating
  29. 30Everything In Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes) coverEverything In Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes)No Doubt · 20041 rating
  30. 31Selma Songs coverSelma SongsBjörk · 20001 rating
  31. 32Cornucopia Live coverCornucopia LiveBjörk · 20251 rating
  32. 33E.A.R. coverE.A.R.Kashmir · 20131 rating
  33. 34Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain coverDreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a MountainSparklehorse · 20061 rating
  34. 35I Built You A Tower coverI Built You A TowerDeath Cab for Cutie · 20261 rating
  35. 36Jóga coverJógaBjörk · 19971 rating
  36. 37Setting Record in Nashville coverSetting Record in NashvilleTalisco · 20261 rating
  37. 38Vulnicura (Live) coverVulnicura (Live)Björk · 20151 rating
  38. 39Vulnicura Strings (Vulnicura: The Acoustic Version - Strings, Voice And Viola Organista Only) coverVulnicura Strings (Vulnicura: The Acoustic Version - Strings, Voice And Viola Organista Only)Björk · 20151 rating
  39. 40Bring Us Together coverBring Us TogetherThe Asteroids Galaxy Tour · 20141 rating
  40. 41Pedra Preta coverPedra PretaTeto Preto · 20181 rating
  41. 42FALA coverFALATeto Preto · 20241 rating
  42. 43Learning To Cope With Cowardice coverLearning To Cope With CowardiceMark Stewart + Maffia · 19831 rating
  43. 44A Broken Heart is an Open Heart coverA Broken Heart is an Open HeartLouise Lemón · 20191 rating
  44. 45Heavy Young Heathens coverHeavy Young HeathensHeavy Young Heathens · 20091 rating
  45. 46Life On Life's Terms coverLife On Life's TermsBedlight for Blue Eyes · 20071 rating
  46. 47Plaisirs d'amour coverPlaisirs d'amourRené Aubry · 19981 rating
  47. 48MAU coverMAUJaloo · 20231 rating
  48. 49ft (pt. 1) coverft (pt. 1)Jaloo · 20191 rating
  49. 50Double Roses coverDouble RosesKaren Elson · 20171 rating

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