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Best alternative rock albums of the 1990s

According to Riffiter listeners, the best alternative rock album of the 1990s is Zooropa by U2, rated 4.6/5 by 10 listeners.

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  1. Zooropa cover№ 1ZooropaU2 · 19934.3Weighted score4.6 avg · 10 ratings
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  1. 2Dookie coverDookieGreen Day · 19944.2 score · 4.3 avg · 167 ratings
  2. 3The Bends coverThe BendsRadiohead · 19944.2 score · 4.3 avg · 320 ratings
  3. 4Superunknown coverSuperunknownSoundgarden · 19944.2 score · 4.4 avg · 22 ratings
  4. 5MTV Unplugged in New York coverMTV Unplugged in New YorkNirvana · 19944.2 score · 4.2 avg · 812 ratings
  5. 6OK Computer coverOK ComputerRadiohead · 19974.2 score · 4.2 avg · 257 ratings
  6. 7Californication coverCalifornicationRed Hot Chili Peppers · 19994.2 score · 4.2 avg · 264 ratings
  7. 8In Utero coverIn UteroNirvana · 19934.2 score · 4.2 avg · 249 ratings
  8. 9Dirt coverDirtAlice in Chains · 19924.2 score · 4.3 avg · 21 ratings
  9. 10Nevermind coverNevermindNirvana · 19914.2 score · 4.2 avg · 868 ratings
  10. 11Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness coverMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessThe Smashing Pumpkins · 19954.2 score · 4.2 avg · 71 ratings
  11. 12Live Through This coverLive Through ThisHole · 19944.2 score · 4.4 avg · 10 ratings
  12. 13Foo Fighters coverFoo FightersFoo Fighters · 19954.1 score · 4.2 avg · 88 ratings
  13. 14Ten coverTenPearl Jam · 19914.1 score · 4.1 avg · 149 ratings
  14. 15Vs. coverVs.Pearl Jam · 19934.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  15. 16La Ouache coverLa OuacheMatmatah · 19984.1 score · 4.2 avg · 18 ratings
  16. 17Pinkerton coverPinkertonWeezer · 19964.1 score · 4.3 avg · 10 ratings
  17. 18Smash coverSmashThe Offspring · 19944.1 score · 4.2 avg · 21 ratings
  18. 19Grace coverGraceJeff Buckley · 19944.1 score · 4.1 avg · 134 ratings
  19. 20Louise attaque coverLouise attaqueLouise Attaque · 19974.1 score · 4.1 avg · 697 ratings
  20. 21Mechanical Animals coverMechanical AnimalsMarilyn Manson · 19984.1 score · 4.1 avg · 20 ratings
  21. 22Showbiz coverShowbizMuse · 19994.1 score · 4.1 avg · 206 ratings
  22. 23Automatic for the People coverAutomatic for the PeopleR.E.M. · 19924.1 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings
  23. 24Ænima coverÆnimaTool · 19964.0 score · 4.1 avg · 39 ratings
  24. 25Parklife coverParklifeBlur · 19944.0 score · 4.1 avg · 15 ratings
  25. 26Siamese Dream coverSiamese DreamThe Smashing Pumpkins · 19934.0 score · 4.1 avg · 15 ratings
  26. 27Blood Sugar Sex Magik coverBlood Sugar Sex MagikRed Hot Chili Peppers · 19914.0 score · 4.0 avg · 63 ratings
  27. 28(What's the Story) Morning Glory? cover(What's the Story) Morning Glory?Oasis · 19954.0 score · 4.0 avg · 280 ratings
  28. 29Purple coverPurpleStone Temple Pilots · 19944.0 score · 4.0 avg · 16 ratings
  29. 30The Colour and the Shape coverThe Colour and the ShapeFoo Fighters · 19974.0 score · 4.0 avg · 109 ratings
  30. 31Undertow coverUndertowTool · 19934.0 score · 4.0 avg · 39 ratings
  31. 32Achtung Baby coverAchtung BabyU2 · 19914.0 score · 4.0 avg · 15 ratings
  32. 33Wish coverWishThe Cure · 19924.0 score · 4.0 avg · 11 ratings
  33. 34MTV Unplugged coverMTV UnpluggedThe Cranberries · 19954.0 score · 4.0 avg · 10 ratings
  34. 35Incesticide coverIncesticideNirvana · 19923.9 score · 3.9 avg · 14 ratings
  35. 36Reload coverReloadMetallica · 19973.9 score · 3.9 avg · 158 ratings
  36. 37Pablo Honey coverPablo HoneyRadiohead · 19933.8 score · 3.8 avg · 270 ratings
  37. 38Enema of the State coverEnema of the Stateblink-182 · 19993.8 score · 3.7 avg · 12 ratings
  38. 39Portrait of an American Family coverPortrait of an American FamilyMarilyn Manson · 19943.1 score · 2.7 avg · 19 ratings
  39. 40Nimrod coverNimrodGreen Day · 19979 ratings
  40. 41Pop coverPopU2 · 19979 ratings
  41. 42Core coverCoreStone Temple Pilots · 19929 ratings
  42. 43There Is Nothing Left to Lose coverThere Is Nothing Left to LoseFoo Fighters · 19999 ratings
  43. 44Definitely Maybe coverDefinitely MaybeOasis · 19949 ratings
  44. 45The Boatman's Call coverThe Boatman's CallNick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 19979 ratings
  45. 46Everybody Else Is Doing It, so Why Can't We? coverEverybody Else Is Doing It, so Why Can't We?The Cranberries · 19939 ratings
  46. 47(The Best of) New Order cover(The Best of) New OrderNew Order · 19948 ratings
  47. 48Songs of Faith and Devotion coverSongs of Faith and DevotionDepeche Mode · 19938 ratings
  48. 49Be Here Now coverBe Here NowOasis · 19978 ratings
  49. 50Insomniac coverInsomniacGreen Day · 19957 ratings

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