Best Alternative albums of the 2010s

34 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   Green MindDinosaur Jr.

   2017Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
2. 2
   SubstanceJoy Division

   2015Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
3. 3
   & The Fall of the Mopsqueezer!Flóp

   2012Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   Vs.Pearl Jam

   2011Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   Core (Super Deluxe Edition)Stone Temple Pilots

   2017Alternative
   Chart score8.37avg 9.4 · 1 score
6. 6
   First IssuePublic Image Limited

   2013Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
7. 7
   From The Lion's MouthThe Sound

   2012Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
8. 8
   JeopardyThe Sound

   2012Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
9. 9
   Live at the Witch TrialsThe Fall

   2016Alternative
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
10. 10
    Monster (Remastered)R.E.M.

    2019Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    Pure Guava (US Release)Ween

    2014Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    Script of the Bridge (Remastered)The Chameleons

    2012Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    The Horrible Truth About BurmaMission Of Burma

    2012Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
14. 14
    Wowee ZoweePavement

    2010Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
15. 15
    20 Jazz Funk Greats (Remastered)Throbbing Gristle

    2017Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
16. 16
    Front Row Seat to EarthWeyes Blood

    2016Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
17. 17
    Spiral ScratchBuzzcocks

    2017Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
18. 18
    The Unutterable (Special Deluxe Edition)The Fall

    2010Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
19. 19
    Today's Active LifestylesPolvo

    2013Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
20. 20
    Vainajan muotokuvaEleanoora Rosenholm

    2014Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
21. 21
    VehicleThe Clean

    2013Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
22. 22
    Wrong Way UpBrian Eno

    2013Alternative
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
23. 23
    Your Future Our ClutterThe Fall

    2010Alternative
    Chart score7.90avg 7.5 · 1 score
24. 24
    Cerebral CausticThe Fall

    2011Alternative
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
25. 25
    Extricate (Expanded Edition)The Fall

    2013Alternative
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
26. 26
    La CucarachaWeen

    2010Alternative
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
27. 27
    Sub-Lingual TabletThe Fall

    2015Alternative
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
28. 28
    The ShipBrian Eno

    2016Alternative
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
29. 29
    White Hot MoonPity Sex

    2016Alternative
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
30. 30
    Middle Class RevoltThe Fall

    2011Alternative
    Chart score7.27avg 5.0 · 1 score
31. 31
    Tell Me I'm PrettyCage The Elephant

    2015Alternative
    Chart score7.12avg 4.4 · 1 score
32. 32
    Comedown MachineThe Strokes

    2013Alternative
    Chart score7.02avg 4.0 · 1 score
33. 33
    Apricot PrincessRex Orange County

    2017Alternative
    Chart score6.07avg 0.2 · 1 score
34. 34
    PonyRex Orange County

    2019Alternative
    Chart score6.05avg 0.1 · 1 score