The best alternative and punk albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1The Moon & AntarcticaModest Mouse · 4.8 from 2 scores
  2. 2White Blood CellsThe White Stripes · 4.5 from 2 scores
  3. 3You Forgot It in PeopleBroken Social Scene · 4.5 from 2 scores
  1. 4In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNeutral Milk Hotel5 from 1 score
  2. 5The Velvet Underground & NicoThe Velvet Underground4.5 from 1 score
  3. 6Good News for People Who Love Bad NewsModest Mouse4 from 3 scores
  4. 7Eyes OpenSnow Patrol3.8 from 3 scores
  5. 8GueroBeck3.8 from 3 scores
  6. 9Give UpThe Postal Service3.8 from 2 scores
  7. 10Out of ExileAudioslave3.8 from 2 scores
  8. 11AmnesiacRadiohead3.8 from 2 scores
  9. 12We Were Dead Before the Ship Even SankModest Mouse3.7 from 3 scores
  10. 13American IdiotGreen Day3.7 from 3 scores
  11. 14In Between DreamsJack Johnson3.5 from 1 score
  12. 15Hail to the ThiefRadiohead3.5 from 2 scores
  13. 16PlansDeath Cab for Cutie3.5 from 3 scores
  14. 17MeteoraLinkin Park3 from 1 score
  15. 18X&YColdplay3.2 from 3 scores
  16. 19Only by the NightKings of Leon2.8 from 3 scores
  17. 20Siren Song of the Counter CultureRise Against1.5 from 1 score
  18. 21AudioslaveAudioslave2 from 2 scores