MAGNET’s M.J. Fine Picks Her 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.
M.J. Fine, contributing writer 1) Tori AmosFrom The Choirgirl Hotel (Atlantic), 1998 2) HoleLive Through This (DGC), 1994 3) PJ HarveyTo Bring You My Love (Island), 1995 4) Old 97’sToo Far To Care (Elektra), 1997 5) WilcoYankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch), 2002 6) ScrawlTravel On, Rider (Elektra), 1996 7) BellyStar (Reprise/Sire), 1993 8) Sleater-KinneyDig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars), 1997 9) The Afghan Whigs1965 (Columbia), 1998 10) The BreedersLast Splash (4AD/Elektra), 1993 11) Le TigreLe Tigre (Mr. Lady), 1999 12) The FaintDanse Macabre (Saddle Creek), 2001 13) R.E.M.New Adventures In Hi-Fi (Warner Bros.), 1996 14) Anaïs MitchellYoung Man In America (Wilderland), 2012 15) Kristin HershHips And Makers (4AD/Sire), 1994 16) NirvanaMTV Unplugged In New York (DGC), 1994 17) Rhiannon GiddensFreedom Highway (Nonesuch), 2017 18) The CranberriesEverybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (Island), 1993 19) DessaChime (Doomtree), 2018 20) Sarah McLachlanFumbling Towards Ecstasy (Arista), 1993 21) MirahAdvisory Committee (K), 2002 22) PeachesThe Teaches Of Peaches (Kitty-Yo), 2000 23) Liz Phairwhitechocolatespaceegg (Matador), 1998 24) Ani DiFrancoDilate (Righteous Babe), 1996 25) The Dresden DollsThe Dresden Dolls (8 Ft.), 2003 26) LowTrust (Kranky), 2002 27) Tegan And SaraThe Con (Sire/Vapor), 2007 28) The White StripesElephant (Third Man/V2), 2003 29) Strand Of OaksHeal (Dead Oceans), 2014 30) Wild FlagWild Flag (Merge), 2011