Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time

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134 albums

RankAlbumArtist		Year	★ Overall		Critics	Users
64	loveless - my bloody valentine	1991	88.5	85	91	88.6	86.2	93.2	86	89.2
89	Deathconsciousness - Have a Nice Life	2008	87.8	82.6	90	90.9	88.2	95	81	87
127	Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins	1993	87.2	80.4	89	87.9	86.4	93.2	85	88.2
132	Heaven or Las Vegas - Cocteau Twins	1990	87	84.2	85	89.9	88.3	92.4	84	85.4
209	Velocity : Design : Comfort. - Sweet Trip	2003	86.2	81.6	85	88.3	85.2	95	82	86.4
253	Souvlaki - Slowdive	1993	85.8	83	78	87.8	86.7	93.4	85	86.8
349	you made me realise - my bloody valentine	1988	85.1	79.6	90	80.6	81.9	95.6	83	84.8
426	Definitely Maybe - Oasis	1994	84.6	74	95	82.6	86	92	80	82.6
541	You Will Never Know Why - Sweet Trip	2009	84	81.2	80	86.4	85.2	91.6	81	82.6
576	Downward Is Heavenward - Hum	1998	83.9	77.2	87	84.5	83	94.8	76	84.6
662	I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One - Yo La Tengo	1997	83.5	78	88	82.6	80.2	91.2	81	83.8
672	Sunbather - Deafheaven	2013	83.5	75.8	87	86.2	84.7	90.6	79	81.2
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
778	Split Personalities - 12 RODS	1998	83	76.4	89	82.9	83.2	93	77	79.8
812	You'd Prefer an Astronaut - Hum	1995	82.9	77.6	80	84.6	84.6	92.8	79	82
832	Psychocandy - The Jesus and Mary Chain	1985	82.9	74	100	78.4	78.5	90.4	79	80
844	VOLCANIC BIRD ENEMY AND THE VOICED CONCERN - Lil Ugly Mane	2021	82.8	78.8	79	86.4	82.7	97.8	78	77.2
846	Koi No Yokan - Deftones	2012	82.8	78.6	82	85.9	84	91.4	77	81
859	Eureka - Kinoko Teikoku	2013	82.8	75.6	90	84	82.6	92.4	77	78
933	Frengers - Mew	2003	82.6	74.6	83	82.7	86.1	90.4	77	84.2
1284	Floral Green - Title Fight	2012	81.7	77.8	75	84.2	85.1	94.6	77	78
1318	Painful - Yo La Tengo	1993	81.6	77.4	83	81.7	80.8	88	80	80.4
1351	The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads - Lift to Experience	2001	81.5	79	69	87.3	86.8	89.4	78	81.2
1407	Ferment - Catherine Wheel	1992	81.4	71.2	90	80.1	77.9	90.8	78	82
1437	Transient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements - Stereolab	1993	81.3	77	81	81.5	79.7	90.6	79	80.6
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
1542	To See the Next Part of the Dream - Parannoul	2021	81.1	76.2	82	84.4	82.9	92.4	78	72
1609	Skinty Fia - Fontaines D.C.	2022	81	73.4	87	80.6	81.8	92.2	76	76
1618	Garbage - Garbage	1995	81	73	89	80.9	81.9	87	77	78
1621	Around the Fur - Deftones	1997	81	76.8	72	84	82.7	91.6	78	81.6
1622	Dynamo - Soda Stereo	1992	81	79	60	86.1	87.4	92.4	80	81.8
1633	The Masterplan - Oasis	1998	81	77.4	75	83	85.3	91	75	80
1661	Going Blank Again - Ride	1992	80.9	75.4	84	82.3	78.9	88.4	77	80.2
1676	Blue Bell Knoll - Cocteau Twins	1988	80.9	77.2	78	83.3	82.5	89	78	78
1716	Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time - Candy Claws	2013	80.8	77.4	77	85.5	83.4	88.2	76	78
1754	Microcastle - Deerhunter	2008	80.7	73.6	82	81.1	79.1	89.4	80	79.8
1765	Lesser Matters - The Radio Dept.	2003	80.7	75.8	77	82.1	83.1	90.8	78	78
1770	Kodama - Alcest	2016	80.7	73	82	80.9	82.3	89.8	75	81.8
1773	The Perfect Prescription - Spacemen 3	1987	80.7	73.6	87	79.2	74.6	91.4	79	80
1778	Blue Rev - Alvvays	2022	80.7	76.4	80	81.9	80.6	89	78	78.8
1783	Nowhere - Ride	1990	80.7	74.2	79	80.3	77.6	90.8	81	81.8
1800	I Let It in and It Took Everything - Loathe	2020	80.6	73.8	78	83.8	85.3	96	71	76.6
1838	private music - Deftones	2025	80.6	73.2	87	80.5	76.7	92.4	75	79.2
1877	A Lonely Sinner - samlrc	2024	80.5	74.4	91	83.7	81.7	91.6	73	68
1879	7 - Beach House	2018	80.5	73.4	81	82.1	80.5	88.2	80	78.2
2015	Beat - Bowery Electric	1996	80.2	74	84	80.9	78.5	92	76	76
2048	Blonder Tongue Audio Baton - Swirlies	1993	80.2	73.4	86	77.9	79	92.2	75	77.6
2094	Lazer Guided Melodies - Spiritualized	1992	80.1	73	85	78.7	75.9	90	77	80.8
2172	Below the House - Planning For Burial	2017	79.9	72.2	85	79.9	79.7	91.6	75	76
2228	m b v - my bloody valentine	2013	79.8	72.6	87	80.5	77.6	87	78	76
2244	Amor amarillo - Gustavo Cerati	1993	79.8	75.6	70	81	83.1	93.6	76	79.2
2257	Chrome - Catherine Wheel	1993	79.8	72.8	76	80.4	81.1	88.2	77	82.8
2311	Yerself Is Steam - Mercury Rev	1991	79.7	74	84	78.9	75	88.2	78	79.6
2321	Isn't Anything - my bloody valentine	1988	79.6	73.8	85	76	74.7	90	80	78
2360	Love Is a Stream - Jefre Cantu-Ledesma	2010	79.6	74	80	78.7	78.1	91.4	74	80.8
2389	We're Not Here to Be Loved - Fleshwater	2022	79.5	71.8	83	80.6	80.7	95.6	71	74
2450	After the Magic - Parannoul	2023	79.4	72.8	82	81.6	78.3	91.2	76	74
2553	Saturday Night Wrist - Deftones	2006	79.2	74.8	76	82.2	80.6	88.8	74	78
2570	The Comforts of Madness - Pale Saints	1990	79.2	69.4	90	76.4	75.9	88.4	78	76.2
2593	Split - Lush	1994	79.1	72.4	79	80.3	81	87.2	78	76
2624	Gish - Smashing Pumpkins	1991	79.1	71.8	83	78.7	77.1	89.4	77	76.4
2735	Visions of a Life - Wolf Alice	2017	78.9	70.6	82	80.6	81.4	88.6	77	72
2741	softscars - yeule	2023	78.9	74	79	81.3	79.6	91.2	73	74
2768	Insurgentes - Steven Wilson	2008	78.8	72.4	75	78.1	79.6	89.6	78	79.2
2771	Souvenirs d'un autre monde - Alcest	2007	78.8	73.6	71	80.5	81.7	89	78	78
2807	Just for a Day - Slowdive	1991	78.7	76.8	65	81.9	82.1	90.2	78	77.2
2809	Clinging to a Scheme - The Radio Dept.	2010	78.7	71.8	77	80.8	79.8	90.8	77	74
2831	Primary Colours - The Horrors	2009	78.7	71.4	79	78.8	80.2	87.6	76	78
2852	Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts - M83.	2003	78.7	71.4	77	80.9	77.4	86.2	78	79.8
2869	Exploding Head - A Place to Bury Strangers	2009	78.6	72.4	79	79.2	77.6	88.2	78	76
2900	Spiritual Instinct - Alcest	2019	78.6	72.8	73	79.4	80.2	92.6	75	77
2906	Rat Saw God - Wednesday	2023	78.6	71.2	85	77	75.6	90.2	76	75
2916	Inlet - Hum	2020	78.5	71.2	80	74.9	76.7	94.4	74	78.6
2980	Citrus - Asobi Seksu	2006	78.4	71.6	77	80.7	79.4	86.2	76	78
3060	Mezcal Head - Swervedriver	1993	78.3	71.8	78	79.7	73.7	90	77	77.6
3088	Whirlpool - Chapterhouse	1991	78.2	70.8	80	79.7	76.6	87.4	77	76
3114	They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days in the Glittering World of the Salons - Swirlies	1996	78.1	74	70	78.4	77.8	92.8	76	78
3122	Quique - Seefeel	1993	78.1	71.4	85	77.2	71.5	91.8	76	74
3127	Silver - Jesu	2006	78.1	74.4	76	77.4	73.8	89.8	75	80.4
3170	Before The Dawn Heals Us - M83	2005	78	70.8	75	80.8	78.7	86.8	76	78
3189	But Here We Are - Foo Fighters	2023	78	70.6	86	78	75.8	88.4	75	72
3200	23 - Blonde Redhead	2007	77.9	72.2	75	78.9	77.2	86.2	78	78
3209	Les Chants de l'Aurore - Alcest	2024	77.9	71.6	80	76.5	76.9	90.8	72	77.6
3250	The Unnatural World - Have a Nice Life	2014	77.8	72.8	70	81.6	79.8	89.6	73	78
3261	Bloweyelashwish - lovesliescrushing	1993	77.8	71	80	76.4	74.8	90.4	76	76
3320	Pisces Iscariot - Smashing Pumpkins	1994	77.7	74	73	80	77.9	86.8	76	76
3344	Census Designated - Jane Remover	2023	77.6	72	77	81.8	80.7	94.8	71	66
3369	Girl with Fish - feeble little horse	2023	77.6	72.4	78	78.8	77.4	92.4	74	70
3374	Ohms - Deftones	2020	77.6	69	86	75	71.6	89.2	75	77.2
3379	Duster - Duster	2019	77.6	71.4	80	77.3	77.6	88.6	74	74
3382	Pet Grief - The Radio Dept.	2006	77.5	74	64	80	80.8	92	76	76
3385	B.R.M.C. - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	2001	77.5	72.2	71	78.9	79.7	86	77	78
3406	Spooky - Lush	1992	77.5	71	75	79	76.6	86.8	78	76
3407	Deceiver - DIIV	2019	77.5	69.8	78	77.4	79.4	89.8	76	72
3473	A Storm in Heaven - Verve	1993	77.3	72.8	68	77.5	75.1	89.4	75	83.4
3481	Mr. Beast - Mogwai	2006	77.3	70.6	77	78.3	77.8	85.4	76	76
3500	everything is alive - Slowdive	2023	77.3	68.4	82	76	73.7	89.8	77	74
3509	Ghostholding - venturing	2025	77.2	70.8	75	78.5	77.4	98	71	70

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