Primarily drawing from the 1970s and 90s, but with the late 2000s coming up strong. One local band, Wye Oak, made the list. Another might join soon. The Violet Hour’s eponymous album does indeed join the list.

  1. The Battle of Los Angeles (1999) – Rage Against the Machine
  2. Crimes of Passion (1980) – Pat Benatar
  3. Dark Side of the Moon (1973) – Pink Floyd
  4. The Doors (1967) – The Doors
  5. Fever To Tell (2003) – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  6. Horehound (2009) – The Dead Weather (2009)
  7. I (1969) – Led Zeppelin
  8. In The Heat of the Night (1979) – Pat Benatar
  9. The Knot (2009) – Wye Oak
  10. Midnight Boom (2008) – The Kills
  11. Nevermind (1991) – Nirvana
  12. Powerage (1978) – AC/DC
  13. Power to the People & the Beats (1987-98) – Public Enemy
  14. Pretty Hate Machine (1989) – Nine Inch Nails
  15. So Tonight That I Might See (1993) – Mazzy Star
  16. Ten (1991) – Pearl Jam
  17. Vegas (1997) – The Crystal Method
  18. The Violet Hour (2009) – The Violet Hour
  19. Who’s Next (1971) – The Who
  20. The Yes Album (1971) – Yes