MAGNET’s Eric T. Miller Picks His 30 Favorite LPs Of The Past 30 Years
To celebrate our 30th anniversary and all the great music that made the past three decades special, MAGNET contributors past and present chose their 30 favorite albums released between 1993 and 2022. The only rules were that each record has to be a full-length and that no artist could be represented more than once in […]
To celebrate our 30th anniversary and all the great music that made the past three decades special, MAGNET contributors past and present chose their 30 favorite albums released between 1993 and 2022. The only rules were that each record has to be a full-length and that no artist could be represented more than once in the same incarnation. We’re posting these lists throughout the rest of the year.
Eric T. Miller, editor/publisher 1) Guided By VoicesAlien Lanes (Matador), 1995 2) RadioheadThe Bends (Capitol), 1995 3) The WrensThe Meadowlands (Absolutely Kosher), 2003 4) Neutral Milk HotelIn The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Merge), 1998 5) NirvanaIn Utero (DGC), 1993 6) PJ HarveyStories From The City, Stories From The Sea (Island), 2000 7) SpoonGimme Fiction (Merge), 2005 8) The NationalHigh Violet (4AD), 2010 9) CalexicoGarden Ruin (Quarterstick), 2006 10) Michael KiwanukaKiwanuka (Interscope), 2019 11) Tom Petty And The HeartbreakersEcho (Warner Bros.), 1999 12) PavementCrooked Rain, Crooked Rain (Matador), 1994 13) Against Me!White Crosses (Sire), 2010 14) Belle And SebastianThe Life Pursuit (Matador), 2006 15) The BreedersLast Splash (4AD/Elektra), 1993 16) GusterEasy Wonderful (Aware/Universal), 2010 17) R.E.M.New Adventures In Hi-Fi (Warner Bros.), 1996 18) Porridge RadioWaterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky (Secretly Canadian), 2022 19) Dinosaur Jr.Where You Been (Blanco Y Negro/Sire/Warner Bros.), 1993 20) The DelgadosThe Great Eastern (Chemikal Underground/Mantra/Beggars Banquet), 2000 21) Sharon Van EttenWe’ve Been Going About This All Wrong (Jagjaguwar), 2022 22) Urge OverkillSaturation (Geffen), 1993 23) MogwaiAs The Love Continues (Rock Action/Temporary Residence), 2021 24) Yo La TengoI Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (Matador), 1997 25) WeenWhite Pepper (Elektra), 2000 26) WaxahatcheeOut In The Storm (Merge), 2017 27) Evan DandoBaby I’m Bored (Bar/None), 2003 28) CardinalCardinal (Flydaddy), 1994 29) UnwoundRepetition (Kill Rock Stars), 1996 30) Danger Mouse And SparklehorseDark Night Of The Soul (Capitol), 2010