Alternative Rock
67,549works
351,299pressings
1971first year
Works per year
Pressed in
Formats
Format by decade
| Format | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD | · | 12% | 54% | 65% | 35% | 18% |
| Vinyl | 85% | 64% | 18% | 9% | 31% | 56% |
| Cassette | 13% | 21% | 25% | 5% | 2% | 5% |
| File | · | · | · | 3% | 17% | 14% |
| CDr | · | · | · | 9% | 7% | 2% |
Sounds like
Indie RockGrungePop RockPunkPost-PunkShoegazeAcousticArt RockFolk RockNew WaveNu MetalPsychedelic RockGoth RockFunk Metal
Most-pressed works
| Title | Artist | Year | Pressings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevermind | Nirvana | 1991 | 880 |
| In Utero | Nirvana | 1993 | 472 |
| The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | 1984 | 471 |
| Achtung Baby | U2 | 1991 | 440 |
| October | U2 | 1981 | 396 |
| Standing On A Beach • The Singles (And Unavailable B-Sides) | The Cure | 1986 | 344 |
| Ten | Pearl Jam | 1991 | 333 |
| Songs Of Faith And Devotion | Depeche Mode | 1993 | 293 |
| Disintegration | The Cure | 1989 | 262 |
| Load | Metallica | 1996 | 257 |
| Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me | The Cure | 1987 | 251 |
| OK Computer | Radiohead | 1997 | 248 |
| Ultra | Depeche Mode | 1997 | 239 |
| Rage Against The Machine | Rage Against The Machine | 1992 | 235 |
| I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got | Sinéad O'Connor | 1990 | 228 |
| Out Of Time | R.E.M. | 1991 | 227 |
| Peter Gabriel | Peter Gabriel | 1980 | 224 |
| No Need To Argue | The Cranberries | 1994 | 224 |
| Automatic For The People | R.E.M. | 1992 | 223 |
| Reload | Metallica | 1997 | 220 |
| Pretenders | The Pretenders | 1980 | 217 |
| Mixed Up | The Cure | 1990 | 217 |
| The Bends | Radiohead | 1995 | 212 |
| Pablo Honey | Radiohead | 1993 | 209 |
| Rain Dogs | Tom Waits | 1985 | 203 |
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Built from the Discogs monthly data dumps (CC0), snapshot 2026-09-01. Counts are of catalogued works and pressings, not of listening.