In Journals, Kurt Cobain made a list of his Top 50 albums. These 50 are :
- 50. Raping a Slave - Swans
- 49. She Hangs Brightly - Mazzy Star
- 48. Over the Edge - Wipers
- 47. Youth of America - Wipers
- 46. Is This Real? - Wipers
- 45. The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie
- 44. Beach Party - Marine Girls
- 43. Takes a Nation of Millions - Public Enemy
- 42. Flowers of Romance - Pil
- 41. The Record - Fear
- 40. Damaged - Black Flag
- 39. Locust Abortion Technician - Butthole Surfers
- 38. We are those who Ache Amorous Love - Half Japanese
- 37. Meet the Beatles - Beatles
- 36. Generic Flipper - Flipper
- 35. Yip Jump Music - Daniel Johnston
- 34. Superfuzz Bigmuff - Mudhoney
- 33. Last Sessions Vol 1 - Leadbelly
- 32. Tales of Terror - Tales of Terror
- 31. Jamboree - Beat Happening
- 30. Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
- 29. Void/Faith EP - Void/Faith
- 28. Combat Rock - Clash
- 27. Typical Girls - Slits
- 26. Burning Farm Cassette - Shonen Knife
- 25. Green - R.E.M.
- 24. What is This? - Punk Comp California
- 23. Rocks - Aerosmith
- 22. Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants
- 21. Raincoats LP - Raincoats
- 20. Anything by: - Kleenex
- 19. Know Your Product - The Saints
- 18. Get the Knack - The Knack
- 17. Daydream Nation - Sonic Youth
- 16. Dry - P.J. Harvey
- 15. It's only Right and Natural - Frogs
- 14. Nevermind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
- 13. Entertainment - Gang of Four
- 12. Rock for Light - Bad Brains
- 11. My War - Black Flag
- 10. Pee Pee the Sailor - Butthole Surfers
- 09. 1st EP - Saccharin Trust
- 08. 1st EP - Scratch Acid
- 07. Millions of Dead Cops - M.D.C.
- 06. Land Shark - Fang
- 05. Philosophy of the World - Shaggs
- 04. Son Of A Gun - the Vaselines
- 03. POD - The Breeders
- 02. Surfer Rosa - Pixies
- 01. Raw Power - Iggy & The Stooges