Best Alternative Metal Albums of All Time

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RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
163	Dirt - Alice in Chains	1992	86.6	80.4	87	87.6	87.3	93.2	82	88.8
192	Superunknown - Soundgarden	1994	86.4	78	97	86.4	84.7	90.6	81	86.8
304	Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine	1992	85.4	80	80	88	85.8	92.6	83	88.4
398	Lateralus - TOOL	2001	84.8	79.6	76	87.8	87.3	91.4	82	89.2
453	Toxicity - System of a Down	2001	84.5	80.8	81	90.2	86	92	78	83.4
576	Downward Is Heavenward - Hum	1998	83.9	77.2	87	84.5	83	94.8	76	84.6
604	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins	1995	83.8	78.4	76	86.4	85.7	92.4	83	84.4
621	Remedy Lane - Pain of Salvation	2002	83.7	74.8	90	81.1	86.6	90.4	77	86
640	Ænima - TOOL	1996	83.6	78.6	71	87	86.1	93	81	88.8
673	White Pony - Deftones	2000	83.5	79.8	73	87.5	83.9	92.8	80	87.4
736	October Rust - Type O Negative	1996	83.2	77.4	80	83.5	85.1	92.2	79	85.4
812	You'd Prefer an Astronaut - Hum	1995	82.9	77.6	80	84.6	84.6	92.8	79	82
846	Koi No Yokan - Deftones	2012	82.8	78.6	82	85.9	84	91.4	77	81
911	Sound Awake - Karnivool	2009	82.7	75	80	83.6	87.2	92.4	77	83.4
953	Angel Dust - Faith No More	1992	82.5	77.2	78	83.3	82.5	90.4	78	88
981	System of a Down - System of a Down	1998	82.4	76	88	85.8	81.5	89	75	81.6
1139	Badmotorfinger - Soundgarden	1991	82	76.2	81	83.1	82.7	91	78	82.2
1224	Deadwing - Porcupine Tree	2005	81.8	76.8	71	83.5	85.8	92.4	80	83.2
1256	GLOW ON - Turnstile	2021	81.7	72.8	88	81.1	80.5	94	77	78.8
1294	Train of Thought - Dream Theater	2003	81.7	71.4	90	83.7	84.1	86.4	78	78
1300	Worship and Tribute - Glassjaw	2002	81.6	75.6	77	82.8	83.3	90.8	76	86
1409	One of Us Is the Killer - The Dillinger Escape Plan	2013	81.4	77	81	83.6	82.7	89.2	76	80.4
1479	Diamond Eyes - Deftones	2010	81.2	75.6	76	83.6	82.5	91.8	76	83.2
1527	Discouraged Ones - Katatonia	1998	81.2	75	90	81	81.7	89.4	75	76
1534	The Great Cold Distance - Katatonia	2006	81.1	74.6	83	81.7	80.7	90	77	81
1537	Dissociation - The Dillinger Escape Plan	2016	81.1	74.2	84	80.9	79.5	90.2	76	83.2
1541	Clayman - In Flames	2000	81.1	72.4	90	80.9	80.3	89.2	75	80.2
1585	Slip - Quicksand	1993	81	73.4	87	80.7	75	91.8	77	82.4
1621	Around the Fur - Deftones	1997	81	76.8	72	84	82.7	91.6	78	81.6
1659	Frizzle Fry - Primus	1990	80.9	76.8	73	84.5	81.5	89.2	76	85.2
1683	Absolution - Muse	2003	80.9	71.8	81	82.4	83.4	88.4	79	80
1693	Last Fair Deal Gone Down - Katatonia	2001	80.8	73.6	95	80.5	73.4	88.4	75	80
1704	SAWAYAMA - Rina Sawayama	2020	80.8	72.4	85	82.9	84.9	90.6	76	74
1720	Errorzone - Vein	2018	80.8	73.8	81	80.7	83.2	94.6	73	79.2
1753	The Real Thing - Faith No More	1989	80.7	74.6	82	80.3	79.7	88.4	78	82
1779	10,000 Days - TOOL	2006	80.7	75	71	84	85.1	90.6	79	80
1800	I Let It in and It Took Everything - Loathe	2020	80.6	73.8	78	83.8	85.3	96	71	76.6
1832	Sailing the Seas of Cheese - Primus	1991	80.6	75.8	78	82.5	79.5	89.6	76	82.6
1838	private music - Deftones	2025	80.6	73.2	87	80.5	76.7	92.4	75	79.2
1853	Miss Machine - The Dillinger Escape Plan	2004	80.5	75.4	76	83.5	83.4	89.8	74	81.6
1914	Mezmerize - System of a Down	2005	80.4	76.4	76	85.8	84.8	89.8	76	74
2017	Option Paralysis - The Dillinger Esc Plan	2010	80.2	72.6	80	81.9	81.1	88.2	75	82.6
2115	Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence - Glassjaw	2000	80	71	80	77.6	85.5	90.8	74	81.2
2117	World Coming Down - Type O Negative	1999	80	76.8	73	82.2	80.4	89.6	77	81
2169	Bloody Kisses - Type O Negative	1993	79.9	74	69	78	82.8	93	79	83.6
2249	Addicted - Devin Townsend Project	2009	79.8	73.8	80	79.4	82.4	88	74	80.8
2258	Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction	1988	79.8	71.4	89	77.7	74.6	88.6	77	80
2274	Facelift - Alice in Chains	1990	79.7	73.6	73	81.3	84.2	91	77	78
2290	The Battle of Los Angeles - Rage Against the Machine	1999	79.7	74	75	83.6	80.9	87.6	77	79.8
2333	Meantime - Helmet	1992	79.6	73.2	81	78.7	75.7	90	77	81.8
2378	Ire Works - Dillinger Escape Plan	2007	79.5	74.2	80	82.4	80.4	90.8	75	74
2389	We're Not Here to Be Loved - Fleshwater	2022	79.5	71.8	83	80.6	80.7	95.6	71	74
2414	Magnified - Failure	1994	79.5	74.8	75	79.9	80.1	91.6	73	82
2441	Evil Empire - Rage Against the Machine	1996	79.4	74	76	84.5	81.1	87.4	77	76
2468	I Don't Want to See You in Heaven - The Callous Daoboys	2025	79.4	70	85	77	77.9	97.2	68	80.6
2553	Saturday Night Wrist - Deftones	2006	79.2	74.8	76	82.2	80.6	88.8	74	78
2568	Core - Stone Temple Pilots	1992	79.2	72.2	71	81.8	83.5	90.6	76	79.2
2679	Slipknot - Slipknot	1999	79	69.6	80	81.6	83.2	92.4	72	74
2690	Thirteenth Step - A Perfect Circle	2003	79	72.2	73	80.3	81	89.8	76	80.4
2691	Betty - Helmet	1994	79	73	78	79.3	78.4	88	75	81
2701	Mer de Noms - A Perfect Circle	2000	78.9	71.4	77	77.7	81.5	89.6	77	78.4
2726	Eternal Blue - Spiritbox	2021	78.9	69	86	78.4	81.9	94	71	72
2749	Negative Spaces - Poppy	2024	78.9	69.8	82	78.7	78	95.6	76	72
2824	I Against I - Bad Brains	1986	78.7	69.4	87	76.1	77.2	89.4	74	78
2838	Bricks Are Heavy - L7	1992	78.7	70.6	83	78.6	80.3	87.6	74	76.8
2916	Inlet - Hum	2020	78.5	71.2	80	74.9	76.7	94.4	74	78.6
2931	Morning View - Incubus	2001	78.5	70.8	75	80.3	81.9	89.2	73	79.4
2961	Undertow - TOOL	1993	78.4	71	76	79	78.9	89.2	79	76
2962	Viva Emptiness - Katatonia	2003	78.4	72	75	80.3	78.8	89	76	78
3044	Salival - Tool	2000	78.3	73.4	65	82.6	83.1	90	76	78
3162	Antichrist Superstar - Marilyn Manson	1996	78	69.8	83	76	80.7	88.4	69	79.4
3229	Clockwork Angels - Rush	2012	77.9	71.2	78	75.3	78	87	75	80.6
3316	Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head - White Zombie	1995	77.7	71.8	73	77.4	78.9	88.2	75	79.4
3345	Hushed and Grim - Mastodon	2021	77.6	70.2	84	74	74.1	90.8	73	77.2
3351	POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR - Bring Me The Horizon	2020	77.6	72.8	73	81.3	82.1	90	72	72
3374	Ohms - Deftones	2020	77.6	69	86	75	71.6	89.2	75	77.2
3431	Iowa - Slipknot	2001	77.4	69.6	71	81.6	83.4	91.2	73	72
3439	Tsunami Sea - Spiritbox	2025	77.4	67.2	89	76.5	77.6	93.4	70	68
3484	Dead End Kings - Katatonia	2012	77.3	68.6	79	77.6	74.7	89.2	76	76
3502	Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains	1995	77.3	75.2	58	82.1	82.3	91.2	76	76
3504	Hypnotize - System of a Down	2005	77.3	71	76	81.4	81.2	88.2	73	70
3526	King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime - Faith No More	1995	77.2	76.2	49	82.2	85.7	89	77	81.2
3562	Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) - Marilyn Manson	2000	77.1	70.2	73	78.9	83.6	87.8	67	79.4
3601	Sempiternal - Bring Me The Horizon	2013	77	68	75	79.8	84.5	91	69	72
3607	L.D. 50 - Mudvayne	2000	77	69.2	72	77.4	77.6	88.4	74	80.6
3616	Make Yourself - Incubus	1999	77	68.6	76	76.9	76.4	88.4	73	79.8
3674	Life Is Killing Me - Type O Negative	2003	76.8	73.2	64	80.6	82.5	89.6	74	74
3701	Steal This Album! - System of a Down	2002	76.8	70	77	80.8	78.3	86.4	73	72
3793	Sundowning - Sleep Token	2019	76.5	61.2	90	71.7	77.6	94.2	75	66
3838	Get Some - Snot	1997	76.4	73	50	82.1	82.8	93	78	76
3841	Fear Inoculum - TOOL	2019	76.4	64.2	80	72	75.9	93.8	77	72
3873	With Teeth - Nine Inch Nails	2005	76.3	70.6	68	80.2	81	88.4	74	72
3874	Wonder What's Next - Chevelle	2002	76.3	70.8	63	78.8	78.8	89.8	75	78
3888	Octavarium - Dream Theater	2005	76.3	66.4	70	80.9	81.8	86.8	76	72
3993	I Disagree - Poppy	2020	76	68.2	69	78.2	79.9	93.4	75	68
4065	Underneath - Code Orange	2020	75.8	65.4	85	77	78.7	89.4	71	64
4118	THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND - Bad Omens	2022	75.6	65.8	68	75.5	82.9	96.2	71	70
4120	We Are Not Your Kind - Slipknot	2019	75.6	63.8	83	74	72.2	89.4	75	72
4181	Fortitude - Gojira	2021	75.4	66.2	78	75.2	77.1	89.4	74	68
4200	Emperor of Sand - Mastodon	2017	75.4	65.4	76	73	75.8	88.4	75	74

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