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100 Greatest Albums of 1995

Criteria: These music albums from the year 1995 were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence, and acclaim from critics and musicians. This list does not include 'Greatest Hits' albums.
Top 100 Albums by Year
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'.
Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
  1. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
  2. (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Oasis
  3. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
  4. Me Against the World - 2pac
  5. The Bends - Radiohead
  6. Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt
  7. Post - Björk
  8. Different Class - Pulp
  9. To Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey
10. Daydream - Mariah Carey
11. Garbage - Garbage
12. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
13. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx - Raekwon
14. Brown Sugar - D'Angelo
15. Maxinquaye - Tricky
16. Liquid Swords - Genius/GZA
17. Leftism - Leftfield
18. ...And Out Come the Wolves - Rancid
19. Elastica - Elastica
20. I Should Coco - Supergrass
21. Pieces of You - Jewel
22. E 1999 Eternal - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
23. The Infamous - Mobb Deep
24. Tigerlily - Natalie Merchant
25. Exit Planet Dust - Chemical Brothers
26. Waiting to Exhale [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Various Artists
27. Astro-Creep: 2000 - White Zombie
28. Relish - Joan Osborne
29. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version - Ol' Dirty Bastard
30. The Great Escape - Blur
31. Presidents of the United States of America - Presidents of the United States of America
32. New Beginning - Tracy Chapman
33. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
34. R. Kelly - R. Kelly
35. Fight for Your Mind - Ben Harper
36. Collective Soul - Collective Soul
37. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous - Big L
38. Insomniac - Green Day
39. Wowee Zowee - Pavement
40. Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains
41. Everything Is Wrong - Moby
42. The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen
43. Frogstomp - Silverchair
44. Above - Mad Season
45. 311 - 311
46. Miss Thang - Monica
47. Adrenaline - Deftones
48. Soul Food - Goodie Mob
49. Demanufacture - Fear Factory
50. King for a Day/Fool for a Lifetime - Faith No More
51. Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
52. A Boy Named Goo - Goo Goo Dolls
53. One Hot Minute - Red Hot Chili Peppers
54. Alien Lanes - Guided by Voices
55. Made in Heaven - Queen
56. Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio
57. Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five
58. Tri Repetae - Autechre
59. Labcabincalifornia - The Pharcyde
60. A Northern Soul - The Verve
61. 'Til Shiloh - Buju Banton
62. Timeless - Goldie
63. Jesus Freak - DC Talk
64. Jars of Clay - Jars of Clay
65. Clouds Taste Metallic - Flaming Lips
66. Grand Prix - Teenage Fanclub
67. These Days - Bon Jovi
68. The Gold Experience - Prince
69. Slaughter of the Soul - At the Gates
70. Cypress Hill III (Temples of Boom) - Cypress Hill
71. I Care Because You Do - Aphex Twin
72. Life - Cardigans
73. Sparkle and Fade - Everclear
74. Stanley Road - Paul Weller
75. Dogg Food - Tha Dogg Pound
76. Medusa - Annie Lennox
77. Groove Theory - Groove Theory
78. NOLA - Down
79. Washing Machine - Sonic Youth
80. Ballbreaker - AC/DC
81. Sweet Dreams - La Bouche
82. Red Medicine - Fugazi
83. Tomorrow the Green Grass - Jayhawks
84. Doe or Die - AZ
85. Symbolic - Death
86. Trace - Son Volt
87. Mirror Ball - Neil Young
88. Faith - Faith Evans
89. Dah Shinin' - Smif-n-Wessun
90. Dear You - Jawbreaker
91. Short Bus - Filter
92. A Live One - Phish
93. Mr. Smith - LL Cool J
94. Tilt - Scott Walker
95. 100% Fun - Matthew Sweet
96. From the Bottom Up - Brownstone
97. Ledbetter Heights - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
98. Not a Pretty Girl - Ani DiFranco
99. Mystic Stylez - Three-6 Mafia
100. Disco Volante - Mr. Bungle
Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette album cover
(What's the Story) Morning Glory Oasis album cover
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Smashing Pumpkins album cover
Me Against the World 2pac album cover
The Bends Radiohead album cover
Tragic Kingdom No Doubt album cover
Post Björk album cover
 DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 1995
  Brian's choice - An unheralded great album from 1995
 •  Electr-O-Pura - Yo la Tengo
  Brett's choice:
 •  Grandpaw Would - Ben Lee
  Ryan's choice:
 •  The Dirt of Luck - Helium
  Lew's choice:
 •  Ragged Ass Road - Tom Cochrane




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