ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 1995
compiled from the critics' choices in the following publications: Q, Select, Vox, Mojo, Melody Maker and the NME
1
(What's The Story) Morning Glory?
Oasis
2
The Bends
Radiohead
3
Maxinquaye
Tricky
4
The Great Escape
Blur
5
Different Class
Pulp
6
It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah!
Black Grape
7
I Should Coco
Supergrass
8
To Bring You My Love
PJ Harvey
9
Grand Prix
Teenage Fanclub
10
Elastica
Elastica
11
Wake Up!
Boo Radleys
12
Exit Planet Dust
The Chemical Brothers
13
The Charlatans
The Charlatans
14
Leftism
Leftfield
15
A Northern Soul
The Verve
16
Timeless
Goldie
17
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters
18
Stanley Road
Paul Weller
19
Post
Björk
20
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Smashing Pumpkins
21
Life
The Cardigans
22
The Second Tindersticks Album
Tindersticks
23
Garbage
Garbage
24=
Tical
Method Man
24=
Exit The Dragon
Urge Overkill
26
Only Built 4 Cuban Links
Raekwon
27
The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Bruce Springsteen
28
Clouds Taste Metallic
The Flaming Lips
29
Liquid Swords
Genius/GZA
30
Train A Comin'
Steve Earle
NOTES:
This was Britpop - the highest placed album from beyond the UK was Foo Fighters' debut at #17. So enthusiastic were critics for anyone British with a guitar that the various artists charity album Help made #31.
Also in the vicinity were Cast, Therapy?, Gene and Spiritualized. Baby Bird and Stereolab might have made more progress if their votes hadn't been split over two albums apiece. Best of all was the ruined splendour of Scott Walker's Tilt at #33. Meanwhile David Bowie's superb 1. Outside only reached #65.
