MAGNET’s Eric Waggoner 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 Waggoner, contributing writer 1) LambchopIs A Woman (Merge), 2002 2) Bob DylanTime Out Of Mind (Columbia), 1997 3) Liz PhairExile In Guyville (Matador), 1993 4) John ZornKristallnacht (Tzadik), 1993 5) Beastie BoysHello Nasty (Grand Royal/Capitol), 1998 6) Tom WaitsMule Variations (Anti-), 1999 7) The Flaming LipsThe Soft Bulletin (Warner Bros.), 1999 8) WeenChocolate And Cheese (Elektra), 1994 9) Lauryn HillThe Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia), 1998 10) Lil Nas XMontero (Columbia), 2021 11) Cibo MattoViva! La Woman (Warner Bros.), 1996 12) PavementWowee Zowee (Matador), 1995 13) WilcoSummerteeth (Reprise), 1999 14) Paul Westerberg/GrandpaboyStereo/Mono (Vagrant), 2002 15) Elliott SmithElliott Smith (Kill Rock Stars), 1995 16) Nick Cave & The Bad SeedsSkeleton Tree (Bad Seed), 2016 17) Kamasi WashingtonThe Epic (Brainfeeder), 2015 18) Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A Butterfly (Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope), 2015 19) The Rolling StonesA Bigger Bang (Rolling Stones/Virgin), 2005 20) ToolÆnima (Zoo), 1996 21) Dinosaur Jr.Where You Been (Blanco Y Negro/Sire/Warner Bros.), 1993 22) Erykah BaduMama’s Gun (Motown), 2000 23) Godspeed You! Black EmperorLift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven (Constellation/Kranky), 2000 24) BeckOdelay (Bong Load/DGC), 1996 25) Various ArtistsRise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs To Benefit The West Memphis Three (2.13.61/Sanctuary), 2002 26) Songs: OhiaThe Magnolia Electric Co. (Secretly Canadian), 2003 27) Brian WilsonBrian Wilson Presents Smile (Nonesuch), 2004 28) The Mountain GoatsThe Sunset Tree (4AD), 2005 29) Loretta LynnVan Lear Rose (Interscope), 2004 30) Amy WinehouseBack To Black (Universal Republic), 2006