Top 35 Albums Of The Last 25 Years - The REAL List

Okay, so Entertainment Weekly has released their "new classics" of the last twenty-five years. And, as usual, they hosed it up royally. For supposed arbiters of taste, they have so little taste! I mean, Beyonce, Mariah Carey and Shania Twain were in the top 25 albums, for the love of God!

So, without further ado, here are the actual top 35 albums of the last 25 years, from 35 to 1:


35 - The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem, 2000
34 - Surfacing, Sarah McLachlan, 1997
33 - When It Falls, Zero 7, 2004
32 - Janet, Janet Jackson, 1994
31 - …Nothing Like The Sun, Sting, 1987
30 - Regulate… G Funk Era, Warren G, 1994
29 - The End Of The Innocence, Don Henley, 1989
28 - Come On, Come On, Mary Chapin Carpenter, 1992
27 - Diesel And Dust, Midnight Oil, 1987
26 - Oh Mercy, Bob Dylan, 1989
25 - Spike, Elvis Costello, 1989
24 - Crowded House, Crowded House, 1986
23 - Tunnel Of Love, Bruce Springsteen, 1987
22 - Mama Said Knock You Out, LL Cool J, 1990
21 - Green, R.E.M., 1988
20 - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill, 1998
19 - Stunt, Barenaked Ladies, 1998
18 - Faith, George Michael, 1987
17 - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, Oasis, 1995
16 - The Joshua Tree, U2, 1987
15 - Time’s Up, Living Colour, 1990
14 - 3 Feet High And Rising, De La Soul, 1989
13 - Together Alone, Crowded House, 1993
12 - So, Peter Gabriel, 1986
11 - August And Everything After, Counting Crows, 1993
10 - Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution, 1984
9 - Graceland, Paul Simon, 1986
8 - OK Computer, Radiohead, 1997
7 - Automatic For The People, R.E.M., 1992
6 - Ten, Pearl Jam, 1991
5 - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, Public Enemy, 1998
4 - Sign O’ The Times, Prince, 1987
3 - Try Whistling This, Neil Finn, 1998
2 - Exile In Guyville, Liz Phair, 1993

...and the number one album of the last 25 years:

1 - Nevermind, Nirvana, 1991