4. Nirvana - Bleach
In Utero is Nirvana's best album, Nevermind their biggest selling; Bleach is arguably their purest and most satisfying. Every Nirvana release was a reaction against the previous- In Utero was a thrilling tantrum against the success of Nevermind, which itself sanded down the rough edges of their debut. This was possibly the best thing about Bleach, however; the Led Zep fuzz-riffs of School and the dirty pop of About A Girl were high points in Kurt Cobain's catalogue. Iggy Pop rated it as their best album- I'm underqualified to disagree.