1. Death From Above 1979 – You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine
2. Pearl Jam – Ten
3. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
4. The Smiths – The Smiths
5. Jeff Buckley – Grace
6. The Libertines – Up The Bracket
7. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory
At the turn of the millennium, Linkin Park released a record that brought ferocious grooves, crunching riffs and intelligent, expertly executed lyrics into an encroaching amalgam, redefining rap metal in the process. A superb record that, 14 years on, Linkin Park haven’t bettered.
8. Janelle Monáe – The ArchAndroid
9. Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
10. Deftones – Adrenaline
