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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to everyone who joined in with this Countdown! It's been great celebrating another brilliant year of Albums!

I'll put a post out in the next few days with the next Countdown year!

#1993AlbumsTop20

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 8d

Number 1 🏆

#1993AlbumsTop20

In Utero - Nirvana

The band were determined not to make Nevermind mark 2! They brought in Steve Albini on production to help achieve that! Brilliant album 🔥

Heart Shaped Box 🏆
All Apologies
Pennyroyal Tea
Rape Me

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 8d

Number 2

#1993AlbumsTop20

Siamese Dream -Smashing Pumpkins

In my opinion this is their Masterpiece! Brilliant from start to finish & the album propelled them into Superstardom 🔥

Mayonaise 🏆
Disarm
Cherub Rock
Today

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 8d

Number 3

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V's - Pearl Jam

Pretty impossible to follow the masterpiece that is the Ten album ! They made a brilliant job of trying though. Some of their best songs on this album 🔥

Rearview Mirror 🏆
Dissident
Daughter
Go

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 8d

Number 4

#1993AlbumsTop20

Debut - Bjork

An outstanding debut from Bjork & one I don't think she ever bettered !

Venus As A Boy
Play Dead
Big Time Sensuality
Human Behavior

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 12d

Number 5

#1993AlbumsTop20

Modern Life Is Rubbish - Blur

Blur really hit their stride with this album! It remains one of my favourite albums from the band

For Tomorrow 🏆
Oily Water
Chemical World
Colin Zeal

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 12d

Number 6

#1993AlbumsTop20

Zooropa - U2

Fair play to U2 for embracing the Dance music culture at the time.A few weaker tracks on the album but generally a very good album

Stay (So Faraway, So Close) 🏆
Lemon
Zooropa
Numb

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 12d

Number 7

#1993AlbumsTop20

A Storm In Heaven - Verve

Slide Away 🏆
Blue
The Sun , The Sea
Butterfly

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 16d

Number 8

#1993AlbumsTop20

Suede

A fantastic debut album & often cited as the birth of Britpop! I'm not sure the band were ever comfortable with that title.

Animal Nitrate 🏆
Pantomime Horse
So Young
The Drowners

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 16d

Number 9

#1993AlbumsTop20

Laid - James

One of my favourite albums from James, it contains a few of their all time classic songs 🔥

Laid 🏆
Say Something
Sometimes
Lullaby

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 18d

Number 10

#1993AlbumsTop20

Wild Wood - Paul Weller

Kicking off the Top 10 with one of my favourite Solo albums from PW!

Sunflower 🏆
Wild Wood
The Weaver
5th Season

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 18d

Number 11

#1993AlbumsTop20

Songs Of Faith & Devotion - Depeche Mode

This came with the Almighty burden of following the Violator album & for me it didn't disappoint!

In Your Room
Walking In My Shoes
Get Right With Me
I Feel You

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 21d

Number 12

#1993AlbumsTop20

Together Alone - Crowded House

Tough to follow such a great album as Woodface! But they made a fantastic job in trying 🔥

Pineapple Head 🏆
In My Command
Nails In My Feet
Distant Sun

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 21d

Number 13

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Greatest Hits - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

My gateway into Tom Petty's music! Loved exploring the back catalogue afterwards

American Girl 🏆
Into The Great Wide Open
Mary Jane's Last Dance
Learning To Fly

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 21d

Number 14

#1993AlbumsTop20

Gold Against The Soul - Manic Street Preachers

Home to one of the bands best songs in La Tristesse Durera, loved the other singles too!

La Tristesse Durera 🏆
Roses In The Hospital
Life Becoming A Landslide
From Despair To Where

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 23d

Number 15

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Dusk - The The

Another brilliantly bleak offering from Matt Johnson, Johnny Marr & Co

Love Is Stronger Than Death 🏆
Dogs Of Lust
Slow Emotion Replay

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 24d

Number 16

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Souvlaki - Slowdive

One of the big hitters from the Shoegaze scene

Alison - 🏆
Souvlaki Space Station
40 Days
Sing

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 25d

Number 17

#1993AlbumsTop20

Pablo Honey - Radiohead

Better Albums would quickly follow Radiohead's debut , but it's a great album in itself

Creep 🏆
Blow Out
Lurgee
Anyone Can Play Guitar

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 25d

Number 18

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August & Everything After - Counting Crows

A great debut album from Counting Crows! Not sure they ever bettered it?

Mr Jones 🏆
Anna Begins
Rain King
Round Here

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 27d

Number 19

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Emergency On Planet Earth - Jamiroquai

A fantastic debut album from Jamiroquai! I loved their early albums 🔥

Too Young To Die 🏆
Blow Your Mind
When You Gonna Learn
Emergency On Planet Earth

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 29d

Number 20

#1993AlbumsTop20

Bang - World Party

Worthy of inclusion for "Is It Like Today" alone, but the rest of the album is great too ! KW 🖤

Is It Like Today 🏆
Give It All Away
All I Gave
Radio Days

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · 29d

We ready to kick this off today?

Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Next up we are celebrating the brilliant albums of 1993 ! From the dying embers of Grunge Music to the birth of Britpop !

This year had it all !

Starting Saturday 13th September

#1993AlbumsTop20

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · Sep 6

Next up we are celebrating the brilliant albums of 1993 ! From the dying embers of Grunge Music to the birth of Britpop !

This year had it all !

Starting Saturday 13th September

#1993AlbumsTop20

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thanks to everyone for joining in with this Countdown! Another fantastic year for Albums! The early 80's never disappoint!

I'll put out a post in the next few days regarding the next Countdown!

#1982AlbumsTop20

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Barry Martin @musiccountdownguy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Probably my favourite album of theirs mate

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