The Evolution of Britpop Album Chart 50

1		The Stone Roses The Stone Roses (1989) Released March 1989 Chart Position:#9 (UK Albums Chart), #86 (U.S. Billboard 200) Singles: Elephant Stone (October 1988) Re-release (February 1990) #8 (UK) Made Of Stone (February 1989) #90 (UK) Re-release (March 1990) #20 (UK) She Bangs The Drums (July 1989) #36 (UK) Re-release (March 1990) #34 (UK) Fools Gold (November 1989) #8 (UK) Re-release (Sept 1990) #22 (UK) One Love (July 1990) #4 (UK) I Wanna Be Adored (September 1991) #20 (UK) Waterfall (January 1992) #27 (UK) I Am The Resurrection (April 1992) #33 (UK)
2		The House of Love The House of Love (1990) Released January 1990 Chart Placement Singles released: 1989 "Never" #41  UK 1989 "I Don't Know Why I Love You" #41 UK #2 U.S. Modern Rock 1990 "Shine On (remix)" #20  UK 1990 "Beatles and the Stones" #36  UK
3		The Lightning Seeds Cloudcuckooland (1990) Released February 10, 1990 Chart Position #50 UK, #46 US Singles Released Pure (17/7/1989) #16 UK All I Want (1989) Joy (1990)
4		Happy Mondays Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990) Released April 1990 Chart Position #4 UK, #89 US Singles Released: 1990 Step On #5 UK, #9 US Modern Rock 1990 Kinky Afro #5 UK, #1 (1 week) US Modern Rock 1991 Loose Fit #17 UK 1991 Bob's Yer Uncle #23 US Modern Rock
5		Inspiral Carpets Life (1990) Released April 23, 1990 (UK Albums Chart #2) Singles released: 1989 Move #49 UK    1990 Commercial Reign #27 USA 1990 This Is How It Feels #14 UK, #22  USA 1990 She Comes in the Fall #27 UK
6		World Party Goodbye Jumbo (1990) Released April 24, 1990 No chart info for Album Singles: Way Down Now #1 in the US Modern Rock chart, #66 in the UK Message in the Box #39 in the UK; #8 in the US Modern Rock chart Album of the Year (1990)by Q magazine
7		The La's The La's (1990) Released June 30, 1990 Chart Position(s): #30 (UK) Single released: There She Goes #13 UK, #49 USA
8		The Soup Dragons Lovegod (1990) Released July 1990 Highest Placement [#7 UK / #88 US] Singles released: 1990 Mother Universe #26 UK 1990 I'm Free #5 UK, #2 USA Modern Rock
9		James Gold Mother (1990) Released September 4, 1990 After the success of a Flood Mix of "Come Home" and the non-album singles "Lose Control" and "Sit Down", the album was re-released on May 1991 to include these tracks. It's chart position is for the re-release Chart Position #2 UK* Singles Released 1989 "Sit Down" (UK #77) 1989 "Come Home" (UK #84) 1990 "How Was It for You?" (UK #32) 1990 "Come Home" (Flood mix) (UK #32) 1990 "Lose Control" (UK #38) 1991 "Sit Down" (re-release) (UK #2)
10		The Charlatans Some Friendly (1990) Released October 8, 1990 Chart Position #1 UK, #73 US Singles Released: The Only One I Know (14 May 1990) - #9 UK Then (10 September 1990) - #12 UK
11		Ride Nowhere (1990) Released October 15, 1990 Chart Position #11 (UK) Notable Songs: Vapour Trail Dreams Burn Down Taste Seagull
12		Jesus Jones Doubt (1991) Released January 1991 'Doubt', enters the U.K. chart at Number 1 Singles: 1990 "Real Real Real" 1990 "Right Here Right Now" 1990 "International Bright Young Thing" 1991 "Who? Where? Why?" #21 UK 1991 "Right Here Right Now" Re-release, #2 U.S., Top 5 U.K.
13		Kitchens of Distinction Strange Free World (1991) Released February 19, 1991 Chart Position (UK #45) Singles Released: 1991 Drive That Fast #12 US Modern Rock 1991 Quick As Rainbows #18 US Modern Rock
14		The Wonder Stuff Never Loved Elvis (1991) Released April 1991 No chart Info Single Released The Size Of A Cow (8/4/1991) #5 UK Caught In My Shadow (20/5/1991) #18 UK Sleep Alone (2/9/1991) #43 UK
15		The Farm Spartacus (1991) Released April 1991 Chart Position #1 UK Singles: 1991 All Together Now #7 USA, #6 UK 1991 Groovy Train #15 USA, #6 UK
16		Ned's Atomic Dustbin God Fodder (1991) Released April 1991 No album chart Info Singles Released 1991 Happy # Top 10 1991 Grey Cell Green 1992 Kill Your Television #Top 50 1992 Not Sleeping Around
17		Inspiral Carpets The Beast Inside (1991) Released April 22, 1991 Top Position (UK Albums Chart #5) Singles released 1991 "Caravan" #30 UK, #15 USA 1991 "Please be Cruel" #50 UK
18		Northside Chicken Rhythms (1991) Released June 17, 1991 Chart Position Unavailable Singles Released: "Shall We Take A Trip / Moody Places" "My Rising Star" "Take 5 / Who's To Blame (Instrumental)"
19		Chapterhouse Whirlpool (1991) Released August? 1991 Chart Position Unknown EPs: Freefall (1990) Sunburst (1990) Singles: Pearl (1991) #7 US Modern Rock Mesmerise remix (1991) Mesmerise (1991)
20		Blur Leisure (1991) Released August 7, 1991 Chart Position #7 (UK) , #20 US Heatseekers Singles Released: 1990 October 15 She's So High #48 UK 1991 April 15 There's No Other Way #8 UK, #5 US Modern Rock 1991 July 29 Bang #24 UK, #40 US Modern Rock
21		Primal Scream Screamadelica (1991) Released September 1991 Chart Position #8 UK Mar 1990 "Loaded" #16 UK, #19 US Modern Rock Aug 1990 "Come Together" #26 UK, #13 US Modern Rock Jun 1991 "Higher Than the Sun" #40 UK Aug 1991 "Don't Fight It, Feel It" #41 UK Feb 1992 "Dixie-Narco EP" #11 UK
22		Saint Etienne Foxbase Alpha (1991) Released September 1991 Chart Position #34 (UK) Singles Released: 1990 "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" #95 UK 1990 "Kiss and Make Up" 80 #UK 1991 "Nothing Can Stop Us" / "Speedwell" #54 - #1 Hot Dance Chart U.S. 1991 "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" Re-release #39 UK, #1 Hot Dance Chart U.S.
23		Slowdive Just for a Day (1991) Released September 2, 1991 Chart Position:#3 UK Indie Chart No Singles Ep's for Slowdive" EP (1990) Morningrise EP (1991) (#17 U.K. Indie) Holding Our Breath EP (1991) (#1 U.K. Indie)
24		Swervedriver Raise (1991) Released September 30, 1991 No chart information Singles: Son Of Mustang Ford (1990) Rave Down (1991) Sandblasted (1991)
25		Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque (1991) Released November 1991 Chart Info #22 UK, #137 US Singles "Star Sign" - (August 18, 1991) #44 UK "The Concept" - (October 27, 1991) #51 UK Bandwagonesque won Spin magazine's 1991 end-of-year poll for best album.
26		My Bloody Valentine Loveless (1991) Released November 5, 1991 Chart Position #24 (UK) Ep's Released From Glider (April 1990) UK #41 Featuring "Soon" Tremolo (February 1991) UK #29 Featuring "To Here Knows When"
27		Lush Spooky (1992) Released February 4, 1992 Chart Position #7 UK Singles and Ep's Mar 1991 "Black Spring" EP #43 UK Jan 1992 "For Love" EP #35 UK 1992 Superblast
28		Manic Street Preachers Generation Terrorists (1992) Released February 10, 1992 Chart Position #13 UK Singles Released "Stay Beautiful" 1991 #40 UK "Love's Sweet Exile/Repeat" 1991 #26 UK "You Love Us" 1992 #16 UK "Slash 'N' Burn" 1992 #20 UK "Motorcycle Emptiness" 1992 #17 UK "Little Baby Nothing" 1992 #29 UK
29		Curve Doppelgänger (1992) Released March 9, 1992 Chart Position:#11 UK Singles Released: Faît Accompli (1992; UK #22) Horror Head (1992; UK #31)
30		Ride Going Blank Again (1992) Released March 9, 1992 Chart Position: #5 (UK) Notable Songs: Leave Them All Behind Twisterella
31		James Seven (1992) Released March 17, 1992 Chart Position #2 UK Singles Released 1991 "Sound" (UK #9) 1992 "Born of Frustration" (UK #13) 1992 "Ring the Bells" (UK #37) 1992 "Seven" (UK #46)
32		The Lightning Seeds Sense (1992) Released March 18, 1992 Chart Placement ##53 UK, #154 US Singles Released: The Life Of Riley (9/3/1992) #28 UK Sense (25/5/1992) #31 UK
33		The Charlatans Between 10th and 11th (1992) Released March 23, 1992 Chart Position #21 UK Singles Released: Weirdo (24 February 1992) - #19 UK Tremelo Song (6 July 1992) - #44 UK
34		The Jesus and Mary Chain Honey's Dead (1992) Released April 14, 1992 Chart Position #14 (UK); #158 (US) Singles Released 1990 Rollercoaster #46 UK 1992 "Reverence" #10 UK 1992 Sugar Ray #22 US 1992 Far Gone And Out #23 UK, #3 US 1992 Almost Gold #41 UK, #13 US
35		Catherine Wheel Ferment (1992) Released June 9, 1992 Chart Position #39 UK Ep's Released: 1991 "She's My Friend" 1991 "Painful Thing"   1991 "Black Metallic"  #68 UK, #9 U.S. Modern Rock 1992 "Balloon" #59 UK   1992 "I Want to Touch You" #35 UK, #20 U.S. Modern Rock
36		Kitchens of Distinction The Death of Cool (1992) Released August 4, 1992 Chart Position  (UK #72) Singles Released 1992 Smiling  N/A 1992 4 Men #28  US Modern Rock
37		The Soup Dragons Hotwired (1992) Released August, 1992 Charted  [#74 UK / #97 US] Singles Released : Divine Thing #53 UK, #24 USA Hotwired Pleasure #14  US Modern Rock (N/A on others)
38		Inspiral Carpets Revenge of the Goldfish (1992) Released October 5,1992 Top Position (UK Albums Chart #17) Singles Released: 1992 Dragging Me Down #12 UK 1992 Two Worlds Collide #32 UK 1992 Generations #28  UK 1992 Bitches Brew #36 UK
39		The Auteurs New Wave (1993) Released March 5, 1993 No Chart info Singles Released: Showgirl (1992) How Could I Be Wrong (1993) Housebreaker (1993)
40		Suede Suede (1993) Released March 29, 1993 Chart Position  #1 UK Singles Released: 1992 "The Drowners" #49 UK 1992 "Metal Mickey" #17 UK 1993 "Animal Nitrate" #7 UK 1993 "So Young" #22 UK
41		Radiohead Pablo Honey (1993) Released April 20, 1993 Chart Position #22 (UK) , #32 (U.S.) Singles Released: 1993 "Creep" #7 UK #2 U.S. Modern Rock 1993 "Anyone Can Play Guitar" #32 UK 1993 "Stop Whispering" #23 U.S. Modern Rock
42		Blur Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) Released May 1993 Chart Positions: #15 UK, #6 US Heatseekers Singles Released: 1992 March 30 Popscene #32 UK 1993 April 19 For Tomorrow #28 UK 1993 June 28 Chemical World #28 UK #27 US Modern Rock 1993 October 4 Sunday Sunday #26 UK
43		Slowdive Souvlaki (1993) Released June 1, 1993 No chart information Single: Alison
44		The Verve A Storm in Heaven (1993) Released June 15, 1993 Chart Position #27 UK Ep + Singles Released: She's a Superstar #66 UK, #1 U.S. Indie Chart  Verve EP Gravity Grave #196 UK, #1 U.S. Indie Chart, Verve EP Blue 69 UK, #2 U.S. Indie Chart Slide Away 96 UK, #1 U.S. Indie Chart
45		Manic Street Preachers Gold Against the Soul (1993) Released June 21, 1993 Chart Position #8 UK Singles Released "From Despair To Where" 1993 #25 UK "La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)" 1993 #22 UK "Roses in the Hospital" 1993 #15 UK "Life Becoming A Landslide EP" 1994 #36 UK
46		The Boo Radleys Giant Steps (1993) Released July 1993 Chart Position: It reached the UK Top 20 Singles: 1992 Lazarus 1993 I Hang Suspended 1993 Wish I Was Skinny (#75) 1994 Barney (...And Me) (#48) NME and Select named it as album of the year.
47		Catherine Wheel Chrome (1993) Released July 20, 1993 Chart position #26 Heatseekers (U.S.) Singles Released 1993 "Crank" [#1]  #66 UK, #5 U.S. Modern Rock 1993 "Show Me Mary" [#1] #62 UK
48		Swervedriver Mezcal Head (1993) Released August 12, 1993 No chart Info Singles Released: Duel (1993,) Last Train To Satansville (1993/1994)
49		James Laid (1993) Released October 5, 1993 Chart Position (UK #3, US #72) Singles Released 1993 "Laid" (UK #25, US #61) 1994 "Jam J"/"Say Something" (UK #24)
50		Teenage Fanclub Thirteen (1993) Released November 9, 1993 Chart Position #14 UK Singles Released "Radio" - (June 17, 1993) #31 UK "Norman 3" - (August 12, (1993) #50 UK "Hang On" - (February 14, 1994) #59 UK