The best alternative pop/rock 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. 1KalaM.I.A. · 4.3 from 3 scores
  2. 2The SuburbsArcade Fire · 4.2 from 3 scores
  3. 3St. ElsewhereGnarls Barkley · 4 from 3 scores
  1. 4Favourite Worst NightmareArctic Monkeys4 from 3 scores
  2. 5Tenacious DTenacious D4.5 from 1 score
  3. 6Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys3.8 from 3 scores
  4. 7AmnesiacRadiohead3.8 from 2 scores
  5. 8Black Holes and RevelationsMuse3.5 from 3 scores
  6. 9Ghosts I–IVNine Inch Nails2.5 from 2 scores
  7. 10TorchesFoster the People2.7 from 3 scores
  8. 11The FragileNine Inch Nails1 from 1 score
  9. 12Sigh No MoreMumford & Sons2.3 from 3 scores