Way's Top 10

Ten essential albums ranked from one to ten, shared about 2 months ago.

Ranked 1–10 Shortlist included

Inside the selection

The shape of this Top 10.

This ten travels from 1994 to 2015, with choices from 3 decades. 5 of the ten land in the 2000s, making that era its centre of gravity. Every choice comes from a different artist. Rock is the strongest MusicBrainz genre thread, shared by 7 of the ten. Its album-type mix is led by studio albums (9 of 10).

Years: 1994–2015
Era focus: 2000s
Artists: 10/10
Genre data: 9/10

Chronology

Release timeline

Span · 21 years Median year · 2002

1994 Trashed Lagwagon
1996 Ænima Tool
1998 Unwritten Law Unwritten Law
2000 Roll On The Living End
2001 Press and Hold (EP) One Dollar Short
2003 Page Avenue Story of the Year
2004 The Empire Strikes First Bad Religion
2009 Brand New Eyes Paramore
2011 Thunderblast Mute
2015 Transmission.Alpha.Delta Strung Out

Distribution

Era mix

2000s · 5/10

1990s · 3 2000s · 5 2010s · 2

Album types

2 types

Studio · 9 Album · 1

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Genre signals

20 distinct

Rock 7/10

7 of 10

Punk 6/10

6 of 10

Alternative Rock 4/10

4 of 10

Skate Punk 4/10

4 of 10

Pop Punk 3/10

3 of 10

Each bar shows how many choices share that MusicBrainz genre signal. One album can contribute to more than one genre.

The final ten

The ranking

Number one is the first choice.

1

Unwritten Law

Unwritten Law · 1998

1990s Studio Pop Punk Post Grunge
2

Ænima

Tool · 1996

1990s Studio Alternative Metal Progressive Metal
3

Trashed

Lagwagon · 1994

1990s Studio Punk Rock
4

Press and Hold (EP)

One Dollar Short · 2001

2000s Album
5

Roll On

The Living End · 2000

2000s Studio Alternative Rock Punk
6

Transmission.Alpha.Delta

Strung Out · 2015

2010s Studio Punk Rock
7

The Empire Strikes First

Bad Religion · 2004

2000s Studio Punk Rock Hardcore Punk
8

Brand New Eyes

Paramore · 2009

2000s Studio Alternative Rock Pop Punk
9

Page Avenue

Story of the Year · 2003

2000s Studio Alternative Rock Rock
10

Thunderblast

Mute · 2011

2010s Studio Punk Rock