Top alternative albums
The top-rated alternative album on Riffiter is Vespertine by Björk, rated 4.6/5 by 12 listeners.
7,691 alternative albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 155 of 7,691 alternative albums, averaging 4.0/5, spanning 1978 to 2026.
02 Hella Good
No Doubt · 2019
★ 5.0 · 3
03 Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
Arctic Monkeys · 2018
★ 4.6 · 8
04 Moon Mirror
Nada Surf · 2024
★ 4.5 · 8
05 Brianstorm
Arctic Monkeys · 2007
★ 4.4 · 14
06 The Set List
No Doubt · 2024
★ 4.6 · 5
07 Homogenic
Björk · 1997
★ 4.3 · 15
08 Morning View XXIII
Incubus · 2024
★ 4.5 · 5
09 Post
Björk · 1995
★ 4.7 · 3
10 Funeral
Arcade Fire · 2004
★ 4.4 · 8
11 Follow You / Cutthroat
Imagine Dragons · 2021
★ 4.5 · 4
12 AM
Arctic Monkeys · 2013
★ 4.2 · 296
13 Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
★ 4.2 · 263
14 Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
Arctic Monkeys · 2013
★ 4.3 · 10
15 Birds
Imagine Dragons · 2019
★ 4.3 · 8
16 Imagine Dragons live in Vegas
Imagine Dragons · 2023
★ 4.3 · 10
17 When the Pawn
Fiona Apple · 1999
★ 4.4 · 4
18 How Do You Sleep at Night?
Teezo Touchdown · 2023
★ 4.3 · 6
19 Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple · 2020
★ 4.2 · 8
20 I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Arctic Monkeys · 2005
★ 4.1 · 11
21 Favourite Worst Nightmare
Arctic Monkeys · 2007
★ 4.1 · 258
22 Origins
Imagine Dragons · 2018
★ 4.1 · 7
23 Evanescence
Evanescence · 2011
★ 4.2 · 3
24 The Suburbs
Arcade Fire · 2010
★ 4.2 · 3
25 The Car
Arctic Monkeys · 2022
★ 4.0 · 20
26 Humbug
Arctic Monkeys · 2009
★ 4.0 · 24
27 Bird Machine
Sparklehorse · 2023
★ 4.0 · 10
28 Fallen
Evanescence · 2003
★ 4.0 · 65
29 Waking the Fallen
Avenged Sevenfold · 2003
★ 4.0 · 3
30 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
David Byrne · 2008
★ 4.0 · 3
31 iTunes Festival 2013
Arctic Monkeys · 2014
★ 4.0 · 3
32 Suck It and See
Arctic Monkeys · 2011
★ 4.0 · 11
33 Happenings
Kasabian · 2024
★ 3.9 · 7
34 Who Is the Sky?
David Byrne · 2025
★ 3.9 · 4
35 Debut
Björk · 1993
★ 3.8 · 3
36 Reflections (from the Vault of Smoke + Mirrors)
Imagine Dragons · 2025
★ 3.9 · 8
37 Night Visions
Imagine Dragons · 2012
★ 3.9 · 260
38 Mercury – Acts 1 & 2
Imagine Dragons · 2022
★ 3.8 · 5
39 Soft Tissue
Tindersticks · 2024
★ 3.8 · 10
40 The Open Door
Evanescence · 2006
★ 3.8 · 15
41 Smoke + Mirrors
Imagine Dragons · 2015
★ 3.8 · 14
42 Evolve
Imagine Dragons · 2017
★ 3.8 · 61
43 LOOM
Imagine Dragons · 2024
★ 3.7 · 15
44 Tidal
Fiona Apple · 1996
★ 3.5 · 3
45 Can't Love, Can't Hurt
Augustana · 2008
★ 3.3 · 3
46 Fragile World
The Veils · 2026
★ 3.3 · 3
47 Making Mirrors
Gotye · 2011
★ 3.6 · 11
48 Sanctuary
Evanescence · 2026
★ 3.5 · 8
49 Futique
Biffy Clyro · 2025
★ 3.5 · 11
50 Afterlife (from the Netflix Series "Devil May Cry")
Evanescence · 2025
★ 3.2 · 6
51 Le spleen d'une vie sublime
Ours · 2025
★ 3.1 · 6
52 Only Revolutions
Biffy Clyro · 2009
★ 3.8 · 2
53 Anywhere But Home (Live)
Evanescence · 2009
★ 4.0 · 2
54 Synthesis
Evanescence · 2017
★ 2.3 · 2
55 Extraordinary Machine
Fiona Apple · 2005
★ 2.8 · 2
56 The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Fiona Apple · 2012
★ 4.5 · 2
57 LUX (Complete Works)
ROSALÍA · 2026
★ 3.5 · 2
58 I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
Yo La Tengo · 1997
★ 4.0 · 2
59 Synthesis Live
Evanescence · 2018
★ 4.8 · 2
60 ESSENTIAL
Soulwax · 2018
★ 3.0 · 2
61 Hats
The Blue Nile · 1989
★ 4.3 · 2
62 Lovely
The Primitives · 1988
★ 3.3 · 2
63 Look Into the Eyeball
David Byrne · 2001
★ 3.3 · 2
64 VOIDS
Minus the Bear · 2017
★ 3.3 · 2
65 The Weight Is a Gift
Nada Surf · 2005
★ 5.0 · 2
66 The Sounds of the Sounds of Science
Yo La Tengo · 2002
★ 5.0 · 2
67 ¡Viva La Cobra!
Cobra Starship · 2007
★ 4.0 · 2
68 Vantage Point
dEUS · 2008
★ 3.0 · 2
69 Puzzle
Biffy Clyro · 2007
★ 4.5 · 2
70 Angel Miners & The Lightning Riders
AWOLNATION · 2020
★ 4.3 · 2
71 The Forest
David Byrne · 1991
★ 4.5 · 2
72 ACT III
Kasabian · 2026
★ 3.5 · 2
73 The Beta Band
The Beta Band · 1999
★ 5.0 · 2
74 fossora
Björk · 2022
★ 3.5 · 2
75 Villainous
Eva Under Fire · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
76 The Second I'm Asleep
The Boxer Rebellion · 2026
★ 4.5 · 2
77 Touch and Go
Collective Soul · 2026
★ 3.3 · 2
78 Years of Refusal
Morrissey · 2009
★ 4.0 · 2
79 NeverAlways (Vol. 2)
The Band CAMINO · 2026
★ 3.3 · 2
80 Mercury Comet
Smash Mouth · 2026
★ 2.8 · 2
81 New Heart Freestyle (feat. Adonys10)
Crash Adams · 2026
★ 3.8 · 2
82 Sahara
No Doubt · 2026
★ 2.0 · 2
83 Open Your Heart or Die Trying
Arcade Fire · 2026
★ 4.3 · 2
84 Unreleased Tracks, Demos and Live
Arctic Monkeys · 2006
★ 3.8 · 2
85 The Weight of Your Love
Editors · 2013
★ 2.0 · 1
86 WE
Arcade Fire · 2022
★ 3.0 · 1
87 Lost Whispers
Evanescence · 2016
★ 4.0 · 1
88 Neon Bible
Arcade Fire · 2007
★ 4.5 · 1
89 The Bitter Truth
Evanescence · 2021
★ 4.5 · 1
90 ATLAS
The Score · 2017
★ 2.0 · 1
91 Secondhand Rapture
MS MR · 2013
★ 2.0 · 1
92 Transatlanticism
Death Cab for Cutie · 2003
★ 4.0 · 1
93 A Black Mile To The Surface
Manchester Orchestra · 2017
★ 4.5 · 1
94 Fever to Tell
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · 2003
★ 4.0 · 1
95 Cool It Down
Yeah Yeah Yeahs · 2022
★ 3.5 · 1
96 Tragic Kingdom
No Doubt · 1995
★ 3.5 · 1
97 Reflektor
Arcade Fire · 2013
★ 4.5 · 1
98 Carry On
The Score · 2020
★ 0.5 · 1
99 And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
Yo La Tengo · 2000
★ 4.0 · 1
100 The Myth of the Happily Ever After
Biffy Clyro · 2021
★ 4.0 · 1
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