MAGNET’s Matt Ryan 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 the same incarnation. We’re posting these lists throughout the rest of the year.

Matt Ryan, contributing writer
1) Jeff Buckley Grace (Columbia), 1994
2) Radiohead In Rainbows (XL), 2007
3) Tom Petty Wildflowers (Warner Bros.), 1994
4) Green Day Dookie (Reprise), 1994
5) Foo Fighters The Color And The Shape (Roswell/Capitol), 1997
6) Rage Against The Machine The Battle Of Los Angeles (Epic), 1999
7) Kyuss Welcome To Sky Valley (Elektra), 1994
8) Elliott Smith XO (DreamWorks), 1998
9) For Squirrels Example (Sony), 1995
10) Oasis (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (Epic), 1995
11) Less Than Jake Hello Rockview (Capitol), 1998
12) Spoon They Want My Soul (Loma Vista), 2014
13) Tool Ænima (Zoo), 1996
14) Liz Phair Exile In Guyville (Matador), 1993
15) Old 97’s Too Far To Care (Elektra), 1997
16) Whiskeytown Strangers Almanac (Moodfood/Outpost), 1997
17) Arctic Monkeys AM (Domino), 2013
18) Beastie Boys Ill Communication (Grand Royal/Capitol), 1994
19) Pete Yorn musicforthemorningafter (Columbia), 2001
20) The Exploding Hearts Guitar Romantic (Dirtnap), 2003
21) The Verve Urban Hymns (Hut/Virgin), 1997
22) The Roots Things Fall Apart (MCA), 1999
23) Pearl Jam Vs. (Epic), 1993
24) Corrosion Of Conformity Deliverance (Columbia), 1994
25) Snapcase Progression Through Unlearning (Victory), 1997
26) Queens Of The Stone Age Songs For The Deaf (Interscope), 2002
27) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club B.R.M.C. (Abstract Dragon/Virgin), 2001
28) Japandroids Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl), 2012
29) The Black Keys Rubber Factory (Fat Possum), 2004
30) The War On Drugs A Deeper Understanding (Atlantic), 2017