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Top shoegaze albums

The top-rated shoegaze album on Riffiter is Out of Tune by Mojave 3, rated 5.0/5 by 3 listeners.

2,042 shoegaze albums ranked by community ratings and listening on Riffiter. The community has rated 48 of 2,042 shoegaze albums, averaging 3.4/5, spanning 1982 to 2026.

Best shoegaze albums — ranked by rating →

  1. Out of Tune cover01Out of TuneMojave 3 · 1998★ 5.0 · 3
  2. May/ Impose cover

    02 May/ Impose

    Grivo · 2026

    ★ 4.3 · 3
  3. Impose cover

    03 Impose

    Grivo · 2026

    ★ 3.6 · 4
  4. Spoon and Rafter cover

    04 Spoon and Rafter

    Mojave 3 · 2003

    ★ 3.5 · 3
  5. Clinging to a Scheme cover

    05 Clinging to a Scheme

    The Radio Dept. · 2010

    ★ 2.9 · 4
  6. Nocturne cover

    06 Nocturne

    Wild Nothing · 2012

    ★ 2.3 · 2
  7. Lesser Matters cover

    07 Lesser Matters

    The Radio Dept. · 2003

    ★ 2.3 · 2
  8. Let It Come Down cover

    08 Let It Come Down

    Spiritualized · 1999

    ★ 4.3 · 2
  9. Days of Abandon cover

    09 Days of Abandon

    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart · 2014

    ★ 4.5 · 2
  10. Freedom cover

    10 Freedom

    Lush · 2026

    ★ 2.8 · 2
  11. Azadi cover

    11 Azadi

    Lush · 2026

    ★ 4.0 · 2
  12. Deathconsciousness cover

    12 Deathconsciousness

    Have a Nice Life · 2008

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  13. Halcyon Digest cover

    13 Halcyon Digest

    Deerhunter · 2010

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  14. Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space cover

    14 Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space

    Spiritualized · 2009

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  15. Monomania cover

    15 Monomania

    Deerhunter · 2013

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  16. Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? cover

    16 Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

    Deerhunter · 2019

    ★ 1.0 · 1
  17. On Fire cover

    17 On Fire

    Galaxie 500 · 1989

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  18. LSD and the Search for God cover

    18 LSD and the Search for God

    LSD and the Search for God · 2007

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  19. To See the Next Part of the Dream cover

    19 To See the Next Part of the Dream

    Parannoul · 2021

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  20. Fading Frontier cover

    20 Fading Frontier

    Deerhunter · 2015

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  21. Beat cover

    21 Beat

    Bowery Electric · 1996

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  22. After the Magic cover

    22 After the Magic

    Parannoul · 2023

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  23. Split cover

    23 Split

    Lush · 1994

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  24. In Ribbons cover

    24 In Ribbons

    Pale Saints · 1992

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  25. Chrome cover

    25 Chrome

    Catherine Wheel · 1993

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  26. Within The Depths Of A Darkened Forest cover

    26 Within The Depths Of A Darkened Forest

    Autumn's Grey Solace · 2002

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  27. Wednesday cover

    27 Wednesday

    Just Mustard · 2018

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  28. Sky Hundred cover

    28 Sky Hundred

    Parannoul · 2024

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  29. National Coma cover

    29 National Coma

    Drop Nineteens · 2009

    ★ 5.0 · 1
  30. In the Presence of Nothing cover

    30 In the Presence of Nothing

    Lilys · 2017

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  31. Raspberry Moon cover

    31 Raspberry Moon

    Hotline TNT · 2025

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  32. The Neverending cover

    32 The Neverending

    Autumn's Grey Solace · 2026

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  33. charter spec cover

    33 charter spec

    Horse Jumper of Love · 2026

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  34. The Great Dismal cover

    34 The Great Dismal

    Nothing · 2020

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  35. Esteban Flores cover

    35 Esteban Flores

    Slow Joy · 2026

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  36. Voices Between Pages cover

    36 Voices Between Pages

    Atlas Sound · 2026

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  37. The Waves cover

    37 The Waves

    Tamaryn · 2010

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  38. Dreaming the Dark cover

    38 Dreaming the Dark

    Tamaryn · 2019

    ★ 1.0 · 1
  39. Tween cover

    39 Tween

    Wye Oak · 2016

    ★ 4.5 · 1
  40. The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs cover

    40 The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs

    Wye Oak · 2018

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  41. I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band cover

    41 I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band

    The Radio Dept. · 2019

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  42. Carnival cover

    42 Carnival

    trauma ray · 2026

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  43. LOTTO cover

    43 LOTTO

    They Are Gutting a Body of Water · 2025

    ★ 3.5 · 1
  44. Laughing Gas cover

    44 Laughing Gas

    Wild Nothing · 2020

    ★ 1.0 · 1
  45. Indigo cover

    45 Indigo

    Wild Nothing · 2018

    ★ 1.0 · 1
  46. Microcastle cover

    46 Microcastle

    Deerhunter · 2008

    ★ 4.0 · 1
  47. Gala cover

    47 Gala

    Lush · 1990

    ★ 3.0 · 1
  48. Love's Easy Tears cover

    48 Love's Easy Tears

    Cocteau Twins · 1986

    ★ 2.5 · 1
  49. Gemini cover

    49 Gemini

    Wild Nothing · 2010

  50. And Nothing Hurt cover

    50 And Nothing Hurt

    Spiritualized · 2018

  51. Delaware cover

    51 Delaware

    Drop Nineteens · 2009

  52. Sweet Heart Sweet Light cover

    52 Sweet Heart Sweet Light

    Spiritualized · 2012

  53. Everything Was Beautiful cover

    53 Everything Was Beautiful

    Spiritualized · 2022

  54. Escape from Evil cover

    54 Escape from Evil

    Lower Dens · 2015

  55. The Unnatural World cover

    55 The Unnatural World

    Have a Nice Life · 2014

  56. Ask Me Tomorrow cover

    56 Ask Me Tomorrow

    Mojave 3 · 1995

  57. The Comforts of Madness cover

    57 The Comforts of Madness

    Pale Saints · 1990

  58. Cryptograms cover

    58 Cryptograms

    Deerhunter · 2007

  59. Parallax cover

    59 Parallax

    Atlas Sound · 2011

  60. Spooky cover

    60 Spooky

    Lush · 1992

  61. Whirlpool cover

    61 Whirlpool

    Chapterhouse · 1991

  62. Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years cover

    62 Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years

    Cocteau Twins · 2018

  63. Lushlife cover

    63 Lushlife

    Bowery Electric · 2000

  64. Doppelgänger cover

    64 Doppelgänger

    Curve · 1992

  65. Lazer Guided Melodies cover

    65 Lazer Guided Melodies

    Spiritualized · 1992

  66. Nootropics cover

    66 Nootropics

    Lower Dens · 2012

  67. Today cover

    67 Today

    Galaxie 500 · 1988

  68. Future Perfect cover

    68 Future Perfect

    Autolux · 2004

  69. Alight of Night cover

    69 Alight of Night

    Crystal Stilts · 2008

  70. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart cover

    70 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart · 2009

  71. Moveys cover

    71 Moveys

    Slow Pulp · 2020

  72. Empty Estate cover

    72 Empty Estate

    Wild Nothing · 2013

  73. Lovelife cover

    73 Lovelife

    Lush · 1996

  74. Twin-Hand Movement cover

    74 Twin-Hand Movement

    Lower Dens · 2010

  75. Excuses for Travellers cover

    75 Excuses for Travellers

    Mojave 3 · 2000

  76. Golden Haze cover

    76 Golden Haze

    Wild Nothing · 2010

  77. This Is Our Music cover

    77 This Is Our Music

    Galaxie 500 · 1990

  78. When No Birds Sang cover

    78 When No Birds Sang

    Nothing · 2023

  79. a short history of decay cover

    79 a short history of decay

    Nothing · 2026

  80. Playing With Fire cover

    80 Playing With Fire

    Spacemen 3 · 2020

  81. Logos cover

    81 Logos

    Atlas Sound · 2009

  82. Finelines cover

    82 Finelines

    My Vitriol · 2001

  83. Flesh Balloon cover

    83 Flesh Balloon

    Pale Saints · 1991

  84. Pet Grief cover

    84 Pet Grief

    The Radio Dept. · 2006

  85. Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To (Remastered) cover

    85 Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To (Remastered)

    Spacemen 3 · 2020

  86. Immaterial Visions cover

    86 Immaterial Visions

    The KVB · 2013

  87. Pure Phase cover

    87 Pure Phase

    Spiritualized · 1995

  88. Heaven Is a Place cover

    88 Heaven Is a Place

    LSD and the Search for God · 2016

  89. The Echo of Pleasure cover

    89 The Echo of Pleasure

    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart · 2017

  90. Downfall of the Neon Youth cover

    90 Downfall of the Neon Youth

    Parannoul · 2021

  91. After the Night (Live) cover

    91 After the Night (Live)

    Parannoul · 2023

  92. Hold cover

    92 Hold

    Wild Nothing · 2023

  93. Luminol cover

    93 Luminol

    Midwife · 2021

  94. No Depression In Heaven cover

    94 No Depression In Heaven

    Midwife · 2024

  95. Disaster Trick cover

    95 Disaster Trick

    Horse Jumper of Love · 2024

  96. Forged Prescriptions (Original) cover

    96 Forged Prescriptions (Original)

    Spacemen 3 · 2020

  97. Flying Saucer Attack cover

    97 Flying Saucer Attack

    Flying Saucer Attack · 1993

  98. Ferment cover

    98 Ferment

    Catherine Wheel · 1992

  99. Transit Transit cover

    99 Transit Transit

    Autolux · 2010

  100. Slow Buildings cover

    100 Slow Buildings

    Pale Saints · 1994

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