MAGNET’s Jamie Leary 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.
Jamie Leary, art director 1) WilcoBeing There (Reprise), 1996 2) My Morning JacketIt Still Moves (ATO), 2003 3) RadioheadOK Computer (Capitol), 1997 4) Uncle TupeloAnodyne (Sire/Reprise), 1993 5) The StrokesIs This It (RCA), 2001 6) GrandaddySumday (V2), 2003 7) Pedro The LionControl (Jade Tree), 2002 8) Alabama ShakesBoys & Girls (ATO), 2012 9) Drive-By TruckersDecoration Day (New West), 2003 10) Counting CrowsAugust And Everything After (Geffen), 1993 11) The WeakerthansReconstruction Site (Epitaph), 2003 12) The Hold SteadyAlmost Killed Me (Frenchkiss), 2004 13) The Postal ServiceGive Up (Sub Pop), 2003 14) The New PornographersTwin Cinema (Matador), 2005 15) StarsSet Yourself On Fire (Arts & Crafts), 2004 16) Josh RouseUnder The Cold Blue Stars (Slow River/Rykodisc), 2002 17) The NationalBoxer (Beggars Banquet), 2007 18) Pearl JamVs. (Epic), 1993 19) Lucinda WilliamsCar Wheels On A Gravel Road (Mercury), 1998 20) Pete Yornmusicforthemorningafter (Columbia), 2001 21) Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit The Nashville Sound (Southeastern), 2017 22) WeezerWeezer (Blue Album) (Geffen), 1994 23) The JayhawksRainy Day Music (American), 2003 24) The WalkmenHeaven (Fat Possum), 2012 25) Hop AlongPainted Shut (Saddle Creek), 2015 26) Bright EyesThe People’s Key (Saddle Creek), 2011 27) Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid Avenue (Elektra), 1998 28) The White StripesElephant (Third Man/V2), 2003 29) The V-RoysAll About Town (E-Squared), 1998 30) RefusedThe Shape Of Punk To Come (Burning Heart), 1998