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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vaselines The Vaselines] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_for_It Dying for It]'' (1988, listed as ''Pink EP'')
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vaselines The Vaselines] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_for_It Dying for It]'' (1988, listed as ''Pink EP'')
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shaggs The Shaggs] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_the_World Philosophy of the World]'' (1969)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shaggs The Shaggs] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_the_World Philosophy of the World]'' (1969)
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#[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fang_(band) Fang] – [https://www.discogs.com/Fang-Landshark/master/743308 ''Landshark!''] (1982)
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#Fang – Landshark (1982)
  
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDC_(band) MDC] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millions_of_Dead_Cops_(album) Millions of Dead Cops]'' (1981)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDC_(band) MDC] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millions_of_Dead_Cops_(album) Millions of Dead Cops]'' (1981)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid Scratch Acid] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid_(EP) Scratch Acid]'' (1984, listed as ''1st EP'')
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid Scratch Acid] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_Acid_(EP) Scratch Acid]'' (1984, listed as ''1st EP'')
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharine_Trust Saccharine Trust] – ''Paganicons'' (1981, listed as ''1st EP'')
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharine_Trust Saccharine Trust] – ''[https://www.discogs.com/Saccharine-Trust-Paganicons/master/29953 Paganicons]'' (1981, listed as ''1st EP'')
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butthole_Surfers Butthole Surfers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee_Pee_the_Sailor Pee Pee the Sailor]'' (1983)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butthole_Surfers Butthole Surfers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee_Pee_the_Sailor Pee Pee the Sailor]'' (1983)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band) Black Flag] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_War My War]'' (1984)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band) Black Flag] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_War My War]'' (1984)
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knack The Knack] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_the_Knack Get the Knack]'' (1979)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Knack The Knack] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_the_Knack Get the Knack]'' (1979)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saints_(band) The Saints] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Your_Product Know Your Product]'' (1978)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saints_(band) The Saints] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_Your_Product Know Your Product]'' (1978)
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenex_(band) Kleenex] – "anything by:" (1978–1983, possibly referring to 1993's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenex/LiLiPUT Kleenex/LiLiPUT]'' compilation)
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenex_(band) Kleenex] – "anything by:" (1978–1983, collected on 1993's ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleenex/LiLiPUT Kleenex/LiLiPUT]'' anthology)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats The Raincoats] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats_(album) The Raincoats]'' (1979)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats The Raincoats] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raincoats_(album) The Raincoats]'' (1979)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Marble_Giants Young Marble Giants] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Youth Colossal Youth]'' (1980)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Marble_Giants Young Marble Giants] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Youth Colossal Youth]'' (1980)
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M. R.E.M.] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_(R.E.M._album) Green]'' (1988)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.E.M. R.E.M.] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_(R.E.M._album) Green]'' (1988)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonen_Knife Shonen Knife] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Farm Burning Farm]'' (K Records version, 1985)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shonen_Knife Shonen Knife] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Farm Burning Farm]'' (K Records version, 1985)
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slits The Slits] – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_(The_Slits_album) Cut]'' ''(1979, listed as ''Typical Girls'')
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slits The Slits] – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_(The_Slits_album) ''Cut'']'' ''(1979, listed as ''Typical Girls'')
 
#[[w:c:clash|The Clash]] – ''[[w:c:clash:Combat_Rock|Combat Rock]] ''(1982)
  
#[[w:c:clash|The Clash]] – ''[[w:c:clash:Combat_Rock|Combat Rock]] ''(1982)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faith_(American_band) The Faith]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_(band) Void] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith/Void_Split The Faith/Void]'' (1982)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faith_(American_band) The Faith]/[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Void_(band) Void] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith/Void_Split The Faith/Void]'' (1982)
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#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Image_Ltd Public Image Ltd] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_Romance_(album) The Flowers of Romance]'' (1981)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Image_Ltd Public Image Ltd] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flowers_of_Romance_(album) The Flowers of Romance]'' (1981)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy_(group) Public Enemy] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Nation_of_Millions_to_Hold_Us_Back It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]'' (1988)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Enemy_(group) Public Enemy] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Nation_of_Millions_to_Hold_Us_Back It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back]'' (1988)
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#[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Girls Marine Girls] – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Party_(album) Beach Party]
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#[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Girls Marine Girls] – [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Party_(album) ''Beach Party'']
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie David Bowie] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World The Man Who Sold the World]'' (1970)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie David Bowie] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World The Man Who Sold the World]'' (1970)
 
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipers Wipers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_This_Real? Is This Real?]'' (1980)
  
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wipers Wipers] – ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_This_Real? Is This Real?]'' (1980)

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In Journals, Kurt Cobain made a list of his Top 50 favorite albums under the title "Top 50 by Nirvana."

Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Albums

  1. Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power (1973)
  2. Pixies – Surfer Rosa (1988)
  3. The Breeders – Pod (1990)
  4. The Vaselines – Dying for It (1988, listed as Pink EP)
  5. The Shaggs – Philosophy of the World (1969)
  6. Fang – Landshark! (1982)
  7. MDC – Millions of Dead Cops (1981)
  8. Scratch Acid – Scratch Acid (1984, listed as 1st EP)
  9. Saccharine Trust – Paganicons (1981, listed as 1st EP)
  10. Butthole Surfers – Pee Pee the Sailor (1983)
  11. Black Flag – My War (1984)
  12. Bad Brains – Rock for Light (1983)
  13. Gang of Four – Entertainment! (1979)
  14. Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)
  15. The Frogs – It's Only Right and Natural (1989)
  16. PJ Harvey – Dry (1992)
  17. Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation (1988)
  18. The Knack – Get the Knack (1979)
  19. The Saints – Know Your Product (1978)
  20. Kleenex – "anything by:" (1978–1983, collected on 1993's Kleenex/LiLiPUT anthology)
  21. The Raincoats – The Raincoats (1979)
  22. Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth (1980)
  23. Aerosmith – Rocks (1976)
  24. Various Artists – What Is It. (1982, erroneously listed as What Is This?)
  25. R.E.M. – Green (1988)
  26. Shonen Knife – Burning Farm (K Records version, 1985)
  27. The Slits – Cut (1979, listed as Typical Girls)
  28. The Clash – Combat Rock (1982)
  29. The Faith/Void – The Faith/Void (1982)
  30. Rites of Spring – Rites of Spring (1985)
  31. Beat Happening – Jamboree (1988)
  32. Tales of Terror – Tales of Terror (1984)
  33. Leadbelly – Leadbelly's Last Sessions Volume One (1953)
  34. Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)
  35. Daniel Johnston – Yip/Jump Music (1983)
  36. Flipper – Album – Generic Flipper (1982)
  37. The Beatles – Meet the Beatles! (1964)
  38. Half Japanese – We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990)
  39. Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician (1987)
  40. Black Flag – Damaged (1981)
  41. Fear – The Record (1982)
  42. Public Image Ltd – The Flowers of Romance (1981)
  43. Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988)
  44. Marine Girls – Beach Party
  45. David Bowie – The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
  46. Wipers – Is This Real? (1980)
  47. Wipers – Youth of America (1981)
  48. Wipers – Over the Edge (1983)
  49. Mazzy Star – She Hangs Brightly (1990)
  50. Swans – Young God (1984, erroneously listed as Raping a Slave)
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