Pour fêter leurs 10 ans en 1996, Les Inrockuptibles avait publié un hors-série avec le classement des 100 disques marquant dans la vie du magazine. Cette sélecta subjective mais ô combien intéressante est l'occasion rêvé de (re)découvrir des petites perles musicales, des albums parfois méconnus ou injustement oubliés. Perso, j'y ai découvert nombre d'artistes et de disques que je réécoute encore souvent, pour la plupart. En plus de la pochette et des infos de base (créateur – titre – année - label), un lien éventuel si j'ai écris un p'tit blabla. 

01. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (Rough Trade, 1986)

 02. Pixies - Doolittle (4AD, 1989)

 03. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses (Silvertone, 1989)

 04. The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane (Beggars Banquet, 1988)

 05. Portishead - Dummy (Go! Discs, 1994)

 06. PJ Harvey - Dry (Island, 1992)

 07. Tricky - Maxinquaye (Island, 1995)

 08. Morrissey - Vauxhall & I (Parlophone, 1994)

 09. Massive Attack - Blue Lines (Virgin, 1991)

 10. Beck - Mellow Gold (Geffen, 1994)

 11. The Feelies - The Good Earth (A&M/Twintone, 1986)

 12. REM - Automatic For The People (Warner Bros, 1992)

 13. James - Stutter (Blanco y Negro/Sire, 1986)

 14. The Divine Comedy - Liberation (Setanta, 1993)

 15. The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We Come (Sire, 1987)

 16. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (Creation, 1991)

17. The La’s - The La’s (Polydor, 1990)

 18. De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising (Tommy Boy, 1989)

 19. Björk - Debut (One Little Indian/Elektra, 1993)

 20. Jeff Buckley - Grace (Columbia, 1994)

 21. The Sneetches - Sometimes That’s All We Have (Creation, 1989)

 22. Sonic Youth - Sister (SST, 1987)

 23. Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour (Parlophone, 1990)

 24. Prefab Sprout - Jordan : The Comeback (CBS, 1990)

 25. Jean-Louis Murat - Cheyenne Autumn (Virgin, 1989)

 26. Talk Talk - Laughing Stock (Polydor, 1991)

 27. The Chills - Kaleidoscope World (Flying Nune, 1986 Compilation)

 28. PJ Harvey - To Bring You My Love (Island, 1995)

 29. Nirvana - Nevermind (Geffen, 1991)

 30. Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (Creation, 1993)

 31. Happy Mondays - Bummed (Factory, 1988)

 32. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (Mute, 1988)

 33. The Trash Can Sinatras - I’ve Seen Everything (London,1994)

 34. New Order - Technique (Factory, 1989)

 35. Palace Brothers - There’s No-One What Will Take Care Of You (Drag City, 1993)

  36. The Auteurs - New Wave (Hut Recording, 1993)

 37. Oasis - (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? (Creation, 1995)

 38. Blue Nite - Hats (A&M, 1989)

 39. The Housemartins - London 0, Hull 4 (Go! Discs,1986)

 40. Beastie Boys - I'll Communication (Capitol/Grand Royal, 1994)

 41. The Waterboys - Fisherman’s Blues (Chrysalis, 1988)

42 Woodentops - Giant (Rough Trade, 1986)

 43. New Order - Brotherhood (Factory, 1986)

44. Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back (Def Jam, 1988)

 45. The Apartments - A Life Full Of Farewells (Hot, 1995)

 46. Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F (A&M, 1992)

 47. The Lilac Time - The Lilac Time (Fontana, 1987)

 48. The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (Rough Trade, 1990)

 49. Morrissey - Viva Hate (HMV, 1988)

  50. Supergrass - I Should Coco (Parlophone, 1995)

 51. Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See (Capitol, 1993)

 52. Paul Quinn - The Phantom And The Archetypes (Postcard, 1992)

53. Prince - Sign 'O' The Times (Warner Bros, 1987)

 54. Spain - The Blue Moods Of Spain (Restless, 1995)

55. Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man (Columbia, 1988)

 56. Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (DGC, 1993)

 57. The Nits - Ting (Columbia, 1992)

 58. The House Of Love - The House Of Love (Butterfly One) (Creation, 1990)

 59. Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang Clan, 36 Chambers (Loud, 1993)

 60. A Tribe Called Quest - People’s Instinctive Travels &.... (Jive/RCA, 1990)

 61. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son (Mute, 1990)

 62. Basehead - Play With Toys (Imago, 1992)

 63. John Cale - Words For The Dying (Opal, 1989)

 64. Miracle Legion - Me And Mr. Ray (Rough Trade, 1989)

 65. Cardinal - Cardinal (Flydaddy, 1994)

 66. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday (Ruffhouse, 1993)

 67. KLF - The White Room (KLF Communications, 1991)

 68. Pixies - Bossanova (4AD, 1990)

 69. Dominique A - La Mémoire Neuve (Lithium, 1995)

 70. The Feelies - Only Life (A&M, 1988)

 71. Hüsker Dü - Warehouse : Songs And Stories (SST, 1987)

 72. Vic Chesnutt - Is The Actor Happy? (Texas Hotel, 1995)

 73. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Kicking Against The Pricks (Mute, 1986)

 74. Dr Dre - The Chronic (Death Row/Interscope, 1992)

 75. Marc Almond - Mother Fist (Some Bizzare, 1987)

 76. Pulp - Freaks (Fire, 1987)

 77. REM - Green (Warner Bros, 1988)

 78. Primal Scream - Screamadelica (Creation, 1991)

 79. Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted (Matador,1992)

 80. The Bats - Daddy’s Highway (Flying Nune, 1987)

 81. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory (Reprise, 1990)

 82. The Pastels - Up For A Bit With The Pastels (Glass/Paperhouse, 1987)

 83. Yo La Tengo - Fakebook (Bar None, 1990)

 84. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (Creation, 1994)

 85. The Verlaines - Juvenilia (Flying Nune, 1987)

 86. The Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death (Go! Disc, 1987)

87. Chris Knox - Croaker (Flying Nune, 1990)

88. Roy Orbinson - Mystery Girl (Virgin, 1989)

89. The Band Of Holy Joy - Manic, Magic, Majestic (Rough Trade, 1989)

90. The House Of Love - The House Of Love (Creation, 1988)

91. Red House Painters - Red House Painters (Bridge) (4AD, 1993)

92. Stereo Mc’s - Connected (Island, 1992)

93. Mc Solaar - Qui Sème Le Vent Récolte Le Tempo (Polydor, 1991)

94. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville (Matador, 1993)

95. Beck - One Foot In The Grave (K,1994)

96. Ron Sexsmith - Ron Sexsmith (Interscope, 1995)

97. Miossec - Boire (PIAS, 1995)

98. It’s Immaterial - Life’s Hard And Then You Die (Siren, 1986)

99. XTC - Oranges & Lemons (Virgin, 1989)

100. Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs For Drella (Sire, 1990)