The 50 Best Britpop Albums (Pitchfork, 2017)

Info: «Born in London in the early 1990s, in grimy pubs and bare flats, the scene offered a thrilling new soundtrack for young British life. Bands like Suede, Blur, Oasis, Elastica, and (Jarvis) Cocker’s Pulp captured the charms and eccentricities of their country while also excising their frustrations with class and community, topping it all with a defiant, tongue-in-cheek glamour. Their guitar-heavy anthems drew from the rock of 1960s England along with the pulse of waning Madchester and alt-rock trends, exporting this exuberant sound to every corner of the globe» (from Pitchfork).

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1. Pulp - Different Class (1995)
2. Blur - Parklife (1994)
3. Radiohead - The Bends (1995)
4. Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)
5. Suede - Dog Man Star (1994)
6. Elastica - Elastica (1995)
7. Pulp - This is Hardcore (1998)
8. Blur - Blur (1997)
9. Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994)
10. The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)
11. Pulp - His 'N' Hers (1993)
12. Supergrass - I Should Coco (1995)
13. Suede - Suede (1993)
14. The La's - The La's (1990)
15. Cornershop - When I Was Born for the 7th Time (1997)
16. Morrissey - Your Arsenal (1992)
17. Shampoo - We Are Shampoo (1994)
18. Blur - Modern Life is Rubbish (1993)
19. Lush - Lovelife (1996)
20. The Auteurs - New Wave (1993)
21. Gene - Olympian (1995)
22. Saint Etienne - So Tough (1993)
23. Kenickie - At the Club (1997)
24. Supergrass - In It for the Money (1997)
25. Hefner - Breaking God's Heart (1998)
26. The Verve - A Northern Soul (1995)
27. Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic (1996)
28. Morrissey - Vauxhall & I (1994)
29. The Charlatans - Tellin' Stories (1997)
30. Suede - Sci-Fi Lullabies (1997)
31. Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha (1991)
32. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go (1996)
33. Black Box Recorder - England Made Me (1998)
34. Ash - 1977 (1996)
35. Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah (1995)
36. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix (1995)
37. Sleeper - The It Girl (1996)
38. McAlmont & Butler - The Sound of McAlmont & Butler (1995)
39. Super Furry Animals - Radiator (1997)
40. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (1993)
41. Space - Spiders (1996)
42. Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals (1996)
43. Catatonia - International Velvet (1998)
44. Edwyn Collins - Gorgeous George (1994)
45. Mansun - Attack of the Grey Lantern (1997)
46. The Divine Comedy - Casanova (1996)
47. Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing (1998)
48. Echobelly - Everyone's Got One (1994)
49. James - Laid (1993)
50. Denim - Back in Denim (1992)

The 100 Greatest Britpop Songs (NME, 2013)

Do you think 40 Britpop Anthems are not enough? Here you find the Spotify version of a 2013 longer chart by NME. The winning song is the same of BBC6 listeners poll. Numbers by band: Blur 11 songs, Oasis 9, Pulp 8, Suede 7, Super Furry Animals 4, Supergrass 4, Elastica 3, Ash 3, The Boo Radleys 3, Shed Seven 3.

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Previously on the NME side of Spotirama:

NME 100 Tracks of the Decade 2000-2009

NME The 50 Best Remixes Ever

NME The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

THE 100 GREATEST BRITPOP SONGS

(NME, 2013, from #1 to #100)

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1. Pulp – Common People
2. Blur – Girls & Boys
3. Oasis – Cigarettes & Alcohol
4. Elastica – Connection
5. McAlmont & Butler – Yes
6. Blur – End Of The Century
7. Oasis – Supersonic
8. Black Grape – Reverend Black Grape
9. Suede – Animal Nitrate
10. Pulp – Sorted For E’s & Wiz
11. Super Furry Animals – The Man Don’t Give A Fuck
12. Pulp – Disco 2000
13. Blur – For Tomorrow
14. Ash – Girl From Mars
15. Oasis – Live Forever
16. Pulp – Babies
17. Super Furry Animals – Ice Hockey Hair
18. Mansun – Wide Open Spaces
19. Suede – The Drowners
20. Elastica – Waking Up
21. Supergrass – Caught By The Fuzz
22. Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger
23. Blur – To The End
24. Blur – Chemical World
25. Suede – Stay Together
26. The Boo Radleys – Lazarus
27. Pulp – Mis-Shapes
28. Blur – Parklife
29. Kenickie – Punka
30. Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You (live)
31. The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo
32. Supergrass – Alright
33. The Bluetones – Slight Return
34. Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci – Patio Song
35. Babybird – You’re Gorgeous
36. Suede – The Wild Ones
37. Longpigs – She Said
38. Oasis – Wonderwall
39. Paul Weller – The Changingman
40. Bis - Candy Pop
41. The Auteurs – Showgirl
42. Blur – The Universal
43. Suede – Trash
44. Pulp – This Is Hardcore
45. Blur – Popscene
46. Shed Seven – Getting Better
47. Menswear – Daydreamer
48. Sleeper – Inbetweener
49. Catatonia – Road Rage
50. Gene – Olympian
51. Blur – This Is A Low
52. Oasis – Shakermaker
53. Pulp – Do You Remember The 1st Time?
54. Black Grape – Kelly’s Heroes
55. Elastica – Stutter
56. Super Furry Animals – Something For The Weekend
57. Oasis – Slide Away
58. Supergrass – Moving
59. Blur – Beetlebum
60. Blur – Song 2
61. Shampoo – Trouble
62. Ash – Kung Fu
63. Inspiral Carpets – Saturn 5
64. Pulp – Underwear
65. Suede – Killing Of A Flash Boy
66. The Auteurs – New French Girlfriend
67. Longpigs – On And On
68. Dubstar – Not So Manic Now
69. Echobelly – Great Things
70. Cast – Sandstorm
71. Catatonia – You’ve Got A Lot To Answer For
72. Dodgy – Staying Out For The Summer
73. The Boo Radleys – Wish I Was Skinny
74. Mansun – Stripper Vicar
75. Lush – Ladykillers
76. Saint Etienne – He’s On The Phone (Motiv 8 Mix)
77. Cast – Fine Time
78. Oasis – All Around The World
79. 60ft Dolls – Talk To Me
80. Marion – Time
81. Ash – Oh Yeah
82. Gene – For The Dead
83. Stephen Duffy – Natalie
84. Space – Female Of The Species
85. Rialto - Untouchable
86. Salad – Motorbike To Heaven
87. Saint Etienne – You’re In A Bad Way
88. Supergrass – Mansize Rooster
89. Oasis – Champagne Supernova
90. Shed Seven – Where Have You Been Tonight?
91. Space – Me And You Versus The World
92. Denim – Middle Of The Road
93. Shed Seven – On Standby
94. Silver Sun – Lava
95. Sleeper – What Do I Do Now?
96. Suede – Metal Mickey
97. The Lightning Seeds – Change
98. Super Furry Animals – If You Don’t Want Me To Destroy You
99. The Charlatans – Cant Get Out Of Bed
100. James – Laid

Top 40 Britpop Anthems (according to BBC Radio 6 Listeners)

From BBC News:

Pulp hit Common People has been voted the top Britpop anthem by listeners of BBC Radio 6 Music, beating Oasis, Blur and Suede to take the title. DJ Steve Lamacq revealed the top 30 as part of a week-long celebration to mark the 20th birthday of Britpop. More than 30,000 people voted, with The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony second and Oasis tracks Don't Look Back in Anger and Wonderwall in third and fourth. Their chart rivals Blur were in fifth place with Parklife.

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Previously on the britpop side of Spotirama:

RockFirst Top 30 Britpop Albums of the 90s

Good Souls and Lost Souls (a look back at 1990s Radiohead and its offspring)

The 11-22-33 Battle of Britpop: Blur vs Oasis

TOP 40 BRITPOP ANTHEMS

(BBC Radio 6 Listeners, from #1 to #40)

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1. Pulp – Common People
2. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
3. Oasis – Don't Look Back In Anger
4. Oasis – Wonderwall
5. Blur – Parklife
6. Suede – Animal Nitrate
7. Blur – Girls and Boys
8. The Bluetones – Slight Return
9. Pulp – Disco 2000
10. Ash – Girl From Mars
11. Radiohead – The Bends
12. Ocean Colour Scene – The Riverboat Song
13. Supergrass – Alright
14. Mansun – Wide Open Space
15. The Divine Comedy – Something for the Weekend
16. Longpigs – She Said
17. My Life Story – 12 Reasons Why I Love Her
18. Shed Seven – Going For Gold
19. Suede – Trash
20. Manic Street Preachers – Everything Must Go
21. Paul Weller – The Changing Man
22. Sleeper – Inbetweener
23. Space – Female Of The Species
24. Elastica – Line Up
25. Dodgy – Staying Out For The Summer
26. Catatonia – Road Rage
27. Echobelly – Great Things
28. Gene – For The Dead
29. The Boo Radleys – Wake Up Boo!
30. Lush – Ladykillers
31. Salad - Drink the Elixir
32. Cast - Fine Time
33. 60ft Dolls - Stay
34. Menswear - Daydreamer
35. Denim - Middle of the Road
36. Northern Uproar - From a Window
37. The Supernaturals - Smile
38. Marion - Violent Man
39. Powder - Afrodisiac
40. Strangelove - The Greatest Show on Earth

RockFirst Top 30 Britpop Albums of the 90s

Doctors told me I have to listen to Britpop from the 90s, now and then. It's for my health. So it's good when I find charts like "Les 30 meilleurs albums de Britpop des années 90" by french magazine Rock First. I don't like all of them. But the list includes some of the greatest albums of my university years (Oasis vs. Blur, plus Suede, Manic Street Preachers, Radiohead, Verve, Pulp...). I made the usual two playlists, out of it. Mammoth and lite. Nostalgically enjoy! And point your finger at Trashcan Sinatras, whose A Happy Pocket is the only album missing.

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ROCK FIRST TOP 30 BRITPOP ALBUMS OF THE 90S
Source: Rock First / Acclaimed Music.
Albums available on Spotify: 29/30 (96,66%)

30. The Trashcan Sinatras - A Happy Pocket
29. Echobelly - On
28. Lush - Lovelife
27. Sleeper The It Girl
26. Kula Shaker - K
25. The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly
24. Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals
23. Cast - All Change
22. Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
21. Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
20. Saint-Etienne - Tiger Bay
19. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
18. Elastica - Elastica
17. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
16. The Verve - Urban Hymns
15. The Charlatans - The Charlatans
14. The Auteurs - New Wave
13. Primal Scream - Give Out But Don't Give Up
12. The Boo Radleys - Wake Up!
11. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Felling Sinister
10. Paul Weller - Wild Wood
9. The Divine Comedy - Casanova
8. Radiohead - The Bends
7. Blur - Parklife
6. Supergrass - I Should Coco
5. Oasis - Definitely maybe
4. Pulp - Different Class
3. Suede - Suede
2. Oasis - (What's the story) Morning Glory?
1. Blur - The Great Escape

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Mammoth (full albums): HTTP, URI. (SR820)
Lite (3 tracks each album): HTTP, URI. (SR821)