The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)

  之前SPIN的榜單，因為原文連結了太多spotify的外部連結，跑得非常慢，索性找了個純文字檔備存，順便算了算，自己大約有245張左右，很多都是 歷年累積下來買的，如果一年選十張，SPIN慶祝創刊三十週年，總共選300張也只是剛好而已，其它沒有的片子，大部分是有該團其它專輯而缺被選上的專 輯。這份榜單看下來感覺上仍是偏美系的口味，英團歐洲團相對少些。有些被選上的名次持保留態度。但大體而言，仍是可以參考的榜單。

The 300 Best Albums of the Past 30 Years (1985-2014)

# 300. Green Day, American Idiot
(Reprise, 2004)

299. Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal
(What’s Your Rupture?, 2014)

# 298. Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
(Priority, 1990)
# 297. Gorillaz, Demon Days
(Virgin, 2005)
296. Various Artists, Total 4
(Kompakt, 2002)
# 295. Old 97’s, Too Far to Care
(Elektra, 1997)
# 294. Sigur Rós, Ágætis Byrjun
(Play It Again Sam, 1999)
# 293. Garbage, Version 2.0
(EastWest/Warner Bros., 1998)
292. Usher, Looking 4 Myself
(RCA, 2012)
291. The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday
(Frenchkiss, 2005)
# 290. Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes
(Atlantic, 1992)
289. The Unicorns, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?
(Alien8, 2003)
288. Tyler, the Creator, Goblin
(Odd Future, 2011)
# 287. TV on the Radio, Dear Science
(Interscope, 2008)
# 286. Sugar, Copper Blue
(Rykodisc, 1992)
285. The Books, Thought for Food
(Tomlab, 2002)
# 284. The Killers, Hot Fuss
(Island/Universal, 2004)
# 283. Superchunk, I Hate Music
(Merge, 2013)
# 282. Digable Planets, Blowout Comb
(Pendulum, 1994)
# 281. The Go-Betweens, Tallulah
(Beggars Banquet, 1987)
# 280. Sleater-Kinney, The Hot Rock
(Kill Rock Stars, 1999)
# 279. Aerosmith, Pump
(Geffen, 1989)
# 278. Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head
(Capitol/EMI, 2002)
# 277. Ride, Nowhere
(Sire, 1990)
276. Frankie Knuckles, Beyond the Mix
(Virgin, 1991)
# 275. Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob
(Vapor/Warner Bros. 2013)
# 274. Ice-T, O.G. Original Gangster
(Sire, 1991)
# 273. Slint, Spiderland
(Touch & Go, 1991)
# 272. The Mekons, The Mekons Rock ‘n’ Roll
(Collectors’ Choice, 1989)
# 271. Sublime, Sublime
(Gasoline Alley/MCA, 1996)
# 270. George Michael, Faith
(BMG/Columbia/Sony Music Entertainment, 1987)
# 269. The Pogues, Rum, Sodomy & the Lash
(1985)
# 268. Maxwell, Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite
(Sony Music Distribution, 1996)
# 267. The Deftones, White Pony
(Maverick, 2000)
# 266. Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup
(Elektra, 1996)
265. Swervedriver, Mezcal Head
(A&M, 1993)
# 264. The Microphones, The Glow, Pt. 2
(K, 2001)
263. Neko Case, Blacklisted
(Bloodshot, 2002)
# 262. Sebadoh, Bakesale
(Sub Pop, 1994)
# 261. Sun Kil Moon, Benji
(Caldo Verde, 2014)
260. My Chemical Romance, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
(Reprise, 2004)
# 259. Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel of Love
(Columbia, 1987)
# 258. Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
(Jagjaguwar, 2008)
257. The Chills, Submarine Bells
(Slash, 1990)
# 256. Cannibal Ox, The Cold Vein
(Def Jux, 2001)
# 255. The Field, From Here We Go Sublime
(Kompakt, 2007)
# 254. Beastie Boys, Ill Communication
(Capitol/Grand Royal, 1994)
253. Caribou, Swim
(Merge, 2010)
252. Wussy, Funeral Dress
(Shake It, 2005)
# 251. M83, Saturdays = Youth
(Mute, 2008)
# 250. Basement Jaxx, Rooty
(Astralwerks, 2001)
# 249. L7, Bricks Are Heavy
(Slash, 1992)
248. Cursive, The Ugly Organ
(Saddle Creek, 2003)
# 247. Dirty Projectors, Bitte Orca
(Domino, 2009)
# 246. 2Pac, All Eyez On Me
(Koch, 1996)
# 245. Air, Moon Safari
(Astralwerks, 1998)
# 244. Grizzly Bear, Veckatimest
(Warp, 2009)
# 243. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter II
(Universal/Cash Money, 2005)
# 242. Queens of the Stone Age, Rated R
(Interscope, 2000)
241. The Weeknd, House of Balloons
(Universal Republic, 2011)
# 240. Animal Collective, Sung Tongs
(FatCat, 2004)
239. Rilo Kiley, The Execution of All Things (Saddle Creek, 2002)
# 238. Various Artists, The Indestructible Beat of Soweto
(Earthworks, 1985)
# 237. Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
(Constellation/Kranky, 2000)
# 236. Interpol, Turn on the Bright Lights
(Matador, 2002)
235. Oneohtrix Point Never, Replica
(Mexican Summer, 2011)
# 234. Janet Jackson, Control
(A&M, 1986)
# 233. Bright Eyes, Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
(Saddle Creek, 2002)
# 232. The War on Drugs, Lost in the Dream
(Secretly Canadian, 2014)
231. M.I.A., Arular
(XL, 2005)
# 230. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow
(Sub Pop, 2003)
229. DJ Rashad, Double Cup
(Hyperdub, 2013)
228. Paramore, Paramore
(Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic, 2013)
# 227. R.E.M., Document
(I.R.S., 1987)
226. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday
(Cash Money, 2010)
# 225. Portishead, Third
(Island, 2008)
# 224. Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
(Glassnote, 2009)
# 223. The Roots, Rising Down
(Def Jam, 2008)
# 222. Bikini Kill, Pussy Whipped
(Kill Rock Stars, 1994)
# 221. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystle
(Death Row, 1993)
220. Brad Paisley, American Saturday Night
(Sony Music Distribution/Arista, 2009)
# 219. System of a Down, Toxicity
(American/Sony Music Distribution, 2001)
# 218. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Before Today
(4AD, 2010)
# 217. Orbital, In Sides
(FFRR, 1996)
@ 216. Destroyer, Kaputt
(Merge, 2011)
# 215. Spiritualized, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
(Dedicated/RMG, 1997)
214. Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap
(Self-Released, 2013)
# 213. New Order, Brotherhood
(Qwest, 1986)
212. Beach House, Teen Dream
(Sub Pop, 2010)
211. Aaliyah, One in a Million
(Blackground, 1996)
# 210. The Mountain Goats, Tallahassee
(4AD, 2002)
# 209. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel…
(Clean Slate/Epic, 2012)
# 208. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 2
(Mass Appeal, 2014)
# 207. Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest
(4AD, 2010)
# 206. Sonic Youth, Sister
(SST, 1987)
205. Mobb Deep, The Infamous
(Loud, 1995)
# 204. Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works 85-92
(R&S, 1992)
# 203. D’Angelo, Brown Sugar
(Virgin, 1995)
202. Sleigh Bells, Treats
(Mom + Pop, 2010)
# 201. Rage Against the Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
(Epic, 1999)
# 200. Moby, Everything Is Wrong
(Elektra, 1995)
# 199. Soundgarden, Superunkown
(A&M, 1994)
# 198. Sufjan Stevens, Illinois
(Asthmatic Kitty, 2005)
# 197. Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
(Cherrytree/Interscope, 2009)
# 196. Various Artists, C86
(Rough Trade/NME, 1986)
195. Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
(New West, 2008)
194. The Pharcyde, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde
(Delicious Vinyl, 1992)
# 193. Wilco, Summerteeth
(Warner Bros., 1999)
# 192. Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
(Columbia/Ruffhouse, 1998)
# 191. Galaxie 500, On Fire
(Rough Trade, 1989)
190. Boredoms, Super æ
(Birdman, 1998)
189. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell
(Interscope, 2003)
# 188. Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine
(TVT, 1989)
# 187. Teenage Fanclub, Bandwagonesque
(Creation, 1991)
# 186. The Avalanches, Since I Left You
(Sire, 2000)
# 185. Jay Z, The Black Album
(Roc-A-Fella, 2003)
# 184. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
(DFA/Virgin, 2010)
183. Jimmy Eat World, Bleed American
(Dreamworks, 2001)
# 182. The Smiths, Strangeways, Here We Come
(Sire, 1987)
# 181. Jeff Buckley, Grace
(Columbia, 1994)
# 180. Four Tet, Rounds
(Domino, 2003)
179. No Age, Everything in Between
(Sub Pop, 2010)
178. Black Star, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
(Rawkus, 1998)
# 177. At the Drive-In, Relationship of Command
(Grand Royal/Virgin, 2000)
# 176. Primal Scream, Screamadelica
(Sire, 1991)
# 175. Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele
(Epic, 2000)
# 174. Mastodon, Blood Mountain
(Reprise, 2006)
173. Disclosure, Settle
(Cherrytree/Interscope, 2013)
# 172. tUnE-yArDs, w h o k i l l
(4AD, 2011)
# 171. Blur, Parklife
(Food, 1994)
170. Lil Wayne, Da Drought 3
(Young Money, 2007)
# 169. The Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
(Virgin, 1995)
# 168. Eminem, The Slim Shady LP
(Interscope, 1999)
167. The Wrens, The Meadowlands
(Absolutely Kosher, 2003)
# 166. Run-DMC, Raising Hell
(Profile, 1986)
# 165. Le Tigre, Le Tigre
(Mr. Lady, 1999)
# 164. Janet Jackson, janet.
(Virgin, 1993)
# 163. Spoon, Kill the Moonlight
(Merge, 2002)
# 162. Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West
(Up, 1997)
# 161. Massive Attack, Mezzanine
(Virgin, 1998)
# 160. Oasis, Definitely Maybe
(Epic, 1994)
# 159. The Postal Service, Give Up
(Sub Pop, 2003)
# 158. Erykah Badu, Mama’s Gun
(Motown, 2000)
# 157. Yo La Tengo, And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out
(Matador, 2000)
156. Pistol Annies, Hell on Heels
(Columbia Nashville, 2011)
155. Sunny Day Real Estate, Diary
(Sub Pop, 1994)
154. Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
(Loud/RCA, 1995)
# 153. Pavement, Wowee Zowee
(Matador, 1995)
# 152. Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
(Island, 1985)
# 151. Pixies, Bossanova
(Elektra, 1990)
150. Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory
(ADA/Carpark, 2012)
# 149. Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker
(Bloodshot, 2000)
# 148. Sonic Youth, Goo
(DGC, 1990)
147. Taylor Swift, Speak Now
(Big Machine, 2010)
# 146. Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works, Vol. 2
(Sire, 1994)
# 145. Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams
(Koch, 1988)
# 144. Pearl Jam, Vitalogy
(Epic, 1994)
# 143. The Notorious B.I.G., Life After Death
(Bad Boy, 1997)
# 142. The National, Boxer
(Beggars Banquet, 2007)
# 141. The Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen
(Elektra, 1993)
# 140. Nirvana, MTV Unplugged in New York
(DGC, 1994)
# 139. Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavilion
(Domino, 2009)
# 138. The Replacements, Pleased to Meet Me
(Sire, 1987)
# 137. Broken Social Scene, You Forgot It In People
(Paper Bag, 2002)
# 136. The Flaming Lips, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(Warner Bros., 2002)
# 135. The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses
(Silvertone, 1989)
# 134. Blink-182, Enema of the State
(MCA, 1999)
# 133. Elliott Smith, XO
(Dreamworks, 1998)
# 132. Michael Jackson, Dangerous
(Epic, 1991)
# 131. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out
(Kill Rock Stars, 1997)
# 130. Frank Ocean, channel ORANGE
(Def Jam, 2012)
# 129. Beyoncé, B’Day
(Columbia, 2006)
128. Against Me!, New Wave
(Sire, 2007)
# 127. Fiona Apple, When the Pawn…
(Clean Slate/Epic, 1999)
# 126. Guided By Voices, Alien Lanes
(Matador, 1995)
125. The Knife, Silent Shout
(Brille/Rabid/Mute, 2006)
# 124. PJ Harvey, Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea
(Island, 2000)
# 123. Madvillain, Madvillainy
(Stones Throw, 2004)
# 122. Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
(XL, 2008)
# 121. Kate Bush, Hounds of Love
(EMI, 1985)
120. Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream
(RCA, 2012)
# 119. Built to Spill, Keep It Like a Secret
(Warner Bros., 1999)
# 118. U2, The Joshua Tree
(Island, 1987)
# 117. Primal Scream, XTRMNTR
(Astralwerks, 2000)
# 116. Mary J. Blige, What’s the 411?
(MCA, 1992)
# 115. The Fugees, The Score
(Ruffhouse, 1996)
# 114. The xx, The xx
(XL/Young Turks, 2009)
# 113. Radiohead, The Bends
(Capitol, 1995)
# 112. Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill
(Def Jam, 1986)
# 111. Amy Winehouse, Back to Black
(Universal, 2006)
# 110. Panda Bear, Person Pitch
(Paw Tracks, 2007)
# 109. Tears for Fears, Songs From the Big Chair
(Mercury, 1985)
# 108. Jay Z, Reasonable Doubt
(Roc-A-Fella, 1996)
# 107. Paul Simon, Graceland
(Legacy, 1986)
# 106. Dinosaur Jr., You’re Living All Over Me
(SST, 1987)
# 105. Dr. Dre, The Chronic
(Death Row, 1992)
# 104. Kanye West, Late Registration
(Roc-A-Fella, 2005)
# 103. Depeche Mode, Violator
(Mute, 1990)
# 102. LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out
(Def Jam, 1990)
101. Justin Timberlake, FutureSex/LoveSounds
(Jive, 2006)
# 100. Guided By Voices, Bee Thousand
(Scat, 1994)
# 99. TLC, CrazySexyCool
(LaFace, 1994)
# 98. Boards of Canada, Music Has the Right to Children
(Warp, 1998)
97. Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
(Zomba, 2006)
# 96. Blur, 13
(Food/Virgin, 1999)
# 95. New Order, Low-Life
(Qwest, 1985)
# 94. The White Stripes, White Blood Cells
(Sympathy for the Record Industry, 2001)
# 93. Daft Punk, Homework
(Virgin, 1997)
# 92. Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly
(EastWest/Goldmind, 1997)
91. Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
(Columbia, 2007)
90. J Dilla, Donuts
(Stones Throw, 2006)
# 89. Madonna, Like a Prayer
(Sire, 1989)
# 88. TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
(4AD, 2006)
87. Genius/GZA, Liquid Swords
(Altered Ego/Geffen, 1995)
# 86. Pixies, Surfer Rosa
(4AD, 1988)
# 85. Arcade Fire, Funeral
(Merge, 2004)
# 84. A Tribe Called Quest, Midnight Marauders
(Jive, 1993)
# 83. Japandroids, Celebration Rock
(Polyvinyl, 2012)
# 82. Tricky, Maxinquaye
(Island, 1995)
81. Weezer, Pinkerton
(Geffen, 1996)
# 80. Bikini Kill, The Singles
(Kill Rock Stars, 1998)
# 79. Oasis, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
(Epic, 1995)
# 78. Frank Ocean, nostalgia, ULTRA.
(Self-Released, 2011)
# 77. Slayer, Reign in Blood
(American, 1986)
# 76. The Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
(Virgin, 1993)
# 75. Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One
(Matador, 1997)
74. N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton
(Priority, 1988)
# 73. The Breeders, Last Splash
(4AD/Elektra, 1993)
# 72. The Cure, Disintegration
(Elektra, 1989)
# 71. Aphex Twin, Richard D. James Album
(Sire, 1996)
# 70. Fugazi, Repeater
(Dischord, 1990)
# 69. Björk, Post
(Elektra, 1995)
# 68. The Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin
(Warner Bros., 1999)
67. Robyn, Body Talk
(Cherrytree/Konichiwa, 2010)
66. Ghostface Killah, Fishscale
(Def Jam, 2006)
# 65. Belle and Sebastian, If You’re Feeling Sinister
(Matador, 1996)
# 64. The Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole
(Astralwerks, 1997)
# 63. Drake, Take Care
(Cash Money/Universal, 2011)
62. Eric B. & Rakim, Paid in Full
(4th & Broadway, 1987)
# 61. Portishead, Dummy
(Go! Discs, 1994)
# 60. Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
(XL, 2013)
# 59. Kanye West, The College Dropout
(Roc-A-Fella, 2004)
# 58. Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
(Sub Pop, 2005)
# 57. Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction
(Geffen, 1987)
# 56. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
(Motown/Cash Money, 2008)
# 55. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychocandy
(Blanco y Negro, 1985)
# 54. Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
(A&M, 1989)
# 53. PJ Harvey, Rid of Me
(Island, 1993)
# 52. De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
(Tommy Boy, 1989)
# 51. Hüsker Dü, New Day Rising
(SST, 1985)
# 50. Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP
(Interscope, 2000)
# 49. Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
(Nonesuch, 2002)
# 48. Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral
(Interscope/Nothing, 1994)
# 47. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
(Capitol/DFA, 2007)
# 46. Modest Mouse, The Moon and Antarctica
(Epic, 2000)
# 45. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. city
(Interscope/Aftermath, 2012)
# 44. Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
(Matador, 1994)
# 43. Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
(Merge, 1998)
# 42. M.I.A. Kala
(XL/Interscope, 2007)
# 41. Elliot Smith, Either/Or
(Kill Rock Stars, 1997)
# 40. OutKast, Stankonia
(LaFace, 2000)
# 39. Burial, Untrue
(Hyperdub, 2007)
# 38. Beyoncé, Beyoncé
(Columbia, 2013)
# 37. U2, Achtung Baby
(Island, 1991)
# 36. Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
(Def Jam, 1988)
# 35. Pulp, Different Class
(Island, 1995)
# 34. Metallica, Master of Puppets
(Elektra, 1986)
# 33. Radiohead, Kid A
(Capitol, 2000)
# 32. A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory
(Jive, 1991)
# 31. Weezer, Weezer (Blue Album)
(DGC, 1994)
# 30. Beck, Odelay
(DGC, 1996)
# 29. R.E.M., Automatic for the People
(Warner Bros., 1992)
# 28. Nirvana, In Utero
(DGC, 1993)
# 27. The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die
(Bad Boy, 1994)
26. The Dismemberment Plan, Emergency & I
(DeSoto, 1999)
# 25. Hole, Live Through This
(DGC, 1994)
# 24. The Replacements, Tim
(Sire, 1985)
# 23. Nas, Illmatic
(Columbia, 1994)
# 22. Green Day, Dookie
(Reprise, 1994)
# 21. OutKast, Aquemini
(LaFace, 1998)
# 20. Pixies, Doolittle
(Elektra, 1989)

# 19. The Strokes, Is This It
(RCA, 2001)

# 18. Björk, Homogenic
(Elektra, 1997)

# 17. Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique
(Capitol, 1989)

# 16. The Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs
(Merge, 1999)

# 15. Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
(Def Jam, 1990)

# 14. My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
(Sire, 1991)

# 13. Jay Z, The Blueprint
(Roc-A-Fella, 2001)

# 12. Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
(Enigma, 1988)

# 11. D’Angelo, Voodoo
(Virgin, 2000)

# 10. Pavement, Slanted & Enchanted
(Matador, 1992)

# 9. DJ Shadow, Endtroducing…..
(Mox Wax, 1996)

# 8. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
(Roc-A-Fella, 2010)

# 7. Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
(Matador, 1993)

# 6. Radiohead, OK Computer
(Capitol, 1997)

# 5. The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
(Sire, 1986)

# 4. Daft Punk, Discovery
(Virgin, 2001)

# 3. Prince, Sign o’ the Times
(Paisley Park / Warner Bros., 1987)

# 2. Wu-Tang Clan, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
(Loud/RCA, 1993)

# 1. Nirvana, Nevermind
(DGC, 1991)