List of grunge albums

This article is a list of grunge music albums with articles on Wikipedia. They appear on at least one cited album list and are described as "grunge" by Allmusic ([1]). Although citations could be found describing each of these as "grunge", in some cases the designation would be controversial, particularly for those bands that are considered Post-grunge.

Artist/Band Title Label Notes
1984
The U-Men U-Men Bombshelter Debut release
1985
Green River Come on Down Homestead Debut release
Screaming Trees Other Worlds Velvetone Debut release
The U-Men Stop Spinning Homestead
1986
Melvins Six Songs Boner Debut release
Screaming Trees Clairvoyance Velvetone
Various artists Deep Six C/Z Compilation album
1987
Green River Dry As a Bone Sub Pop
Melvins Gluey Porch Treatments Alchemy
Screaming Trees Even If and Especially When SST
Skin Yard Skin Yard Cruz Debut release
Soundgarden Screaming Life Sub Pop Debut release
1988
Green River Rehab Doll Sub Pop Final studio album
L7 L7 Epitaph Debut release
Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff Sub Pop Debut release
Skin Yard Hallowed Ground Toxic Shock
Screaming Trees Invisible Lantern SST
Soundgarden Fopp Sub Pop
Soundgarden Ultramega OK SST
The U-Men Step on a Bug Black Label Final studio album
1989
Blood Circus Primal Rock Therapy Sub Pop Sole release
Melvins Ozma Boner
Mother Love Bone Shine Mercury Debut release
Mudhoney Mudhoney Sub Pop
Nirvana Bleach Sub Pop Debut release
Screaming Trees Buzz Factory SST
Soundgarden Louder Than Love A&M
Tad God's Balls Sub Pop Debut release
1990
Alice in Chains We Die Young Columbia Debut release
Alice in Chains Facelift Columbia Mainstream hit
Babes in Toyland Spanking Machine Twin/Tone Debut release
Green River Dry As a Bone/Rehab Doll Sub Pop Compilation album
Gruntruck Inside Yours eMpTy Debut release
L7 Smell the Magic Sub Pop
Mother Love Bone Apple Mercury Final studio album
Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles Sub Pop Compilation album
Screaming Trees Change Has Come Sub Pop
Screaming Trees Something About Today Epic
Seaweed Seaweed Sub Pop Debut release
Skin Yard Fist Sized Chunks Cruz
Soundgarden Screaming Life/Fopp Sub Pop Compilation album
Tad Salt Lick Sub Pop
Tad Salt Lick/God's Balls Sub Pop Compilation album
Various artists Fuck Me I'm Rich Sub Pop Compilation album
1991
Babes in Toyland To Mother Twin/Tone
Skin Yard 1000 Smiling Knuckles Cruz
Hammerbox Hammerbox C/Z Debut release
Hole Pretty on the Inside Caroline Debut release
Melvins Bullhead Boner
Mudhoney Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Sub Pop
Nirvana Nevermind DGC Mainstream hit
Pearl Jam Ten Epic Debut release; Mainstream hit
Seaweed Despised Sub Pop hit
Screaming Trees Uncle Anesthesia Epic
Screaming Trees Anthology: SST Years 1985–1989 SST Compilation album
Soundgarden Badmotorfinger A&M Mainstream
Tad 8-Way Santa Sub Pop
Temple of the Dog Temple of the Dog A&M Sole release
1992
7 Year Bitch Sick 'Em C/Z Debut release
Alice in Chains Sap Columbia
Alice in Chains Dirt Columbia Mainstream hit
Babes in Toyland Fontanelle Reprise
Gruntruck Push Roadrunner
L7 Bricks Are Heavy Slash Mainstream hit
Love Battery Between the Eyes Sub Pop Debut release
Love Battery Dayglo Sub Pop
Melvins Lysol Boner
Mother Love Bone Mother Love Bone Mercury Compilation album
Mudhoney Piece of Cake Reprise
Nirvana Incesticide DGC Mainstream hit
Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion Epic
Seaweed Weak Sub Pop
Stone Temple Pilots Core Atlantic Debut release; Mainstream hit
Various artists Singles Epic Soundtrack album
1993
Hammerbox Numb A&M Final studio album
Melvins Houdini Atlantic
Mudhoney Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew Reprise
Nirvana In Utero DGC Mainstream hit
Pearl Jam Vs. Epic Mainstream hit
Seaweed Four Sub Pop
Skin Yard Inside the Eye Cruz
Tad Inhaler Warner Bros.
1994
7 Year Bitch ¡Viva Zapata! C/Z
Alice in Chains Jar of Flies Columbia Mainstream hit
Bush Sixteen Stone Trauma Records Debut release; Mainstream hit
Hole Ask for It Caroline
Hole Live Through This DGC Mainstream hit
L7 Hungry for Stink Slash
Melvins Stoner Witch Atlantic
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York DGC Mainstream hit
Pearl Jam Vitalogy Epic Mainstream hit
Soundgarden Superunknown A&M Mainstream hit
Stone Temple Pilots Purple Atlantic Mainstream hit
Tad Live Alien Broadcasts Futurist Live album
Various artists The Grunge Years Sub Pop Compilation album
1995
Alice in Chains Alice in Chains Columbia Mainstream hit
Babes in Toyland Nemesisters Reprise Final studio album
Mad Season Above Columbia Sole release
Malfunkshun Return to Olympus Loosegroove Sole release
Mudhoney My Brother the Cow Reprise
Seaweed Spanaway Hollywood records
Tad Infrared Riding Hood East West/Elektra Final studio album
Truly Fast Stories... from Kid Coma Capitol
1996
7 Year Bitch Gato Negro Atlantic Final studio album
Alice in Chains Unplugged Columbia Live album
Bush Razorblade Suitcase Trauma Records
Gruntruck Shot Betty Final studio album
Melvins Stag Atlantic
Nirvana From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah DGC Live album
Pearl Jam No Code Epic
Screaming Trees Dust Epic
Soundgarden Down on the Upside A&M Final studio album
Stone Temple Pilots Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop Atlantic
Various artists Hype! Sub Pop Soundtrack album
1997
Hole The First Session Sympathy for the Record Industry
Hole My Body, the Hand Grenade City Slang Compilation album
L7 The Beauty Process: Triple Platinum Slash
Melvins Honky Atlantic
Soundgarden A-Sides A&M Compilation album
Truly Feeling You Up Capitol
1998
Hole Celebrity Skin Geffen Mainstream hit
Jerry Cantrell Boggy Depot Columbia Debut release
L7 Live: Omaha to Osaka Man's Ruin Live album
Mudhoney Tomorrow Hit Today Reprise
Pearl Jam Yield Epic
Pearl Jam Live on Two Legs Epic Live album
Seaweed Actions and Indications Merge Records
1999
Alice in Chains Nothing Safe: Best of the Box Columbia Compilation album
Alice in Chains Music Bank Columbia Box set
Bush The Science of Things Trauma Records
L7 Slap-Happy Bong Load Custom Final studio album
Love Battery Confusion Au Go Go C/Z Final studio album
Melvins The Maggot Ipecac
Melvins The Bootlicker Ipecac
Stone Temple Pilots No. 4 Atlantic
2000
Alice in Chains Live Columbia Live album
Babes in Toyland Lived, Devil, Viled Almafame Compilation album
L7 The Slash Years Slash Compilation album
Melvins The Crybaby Ipecac
Mudhoney March to Fuzz Sub Pop Compilation album
Mudhoney Here Comes Sickness: The Best of the BBC Sub Pop Compilation album
Pearl Jam Binaural Epic
Truly Twilight Curtains Capitol
The U-Men Solid Action Chuckie-Boy Compilation album
2001
Alice in Chains Greatest Hits Columbia Compilation album
Bush Golden State Atlantic Records
Screaming Trees Nearly Lost You Epic Compilation album
Stone Temple Pilots Shangri-La Dee Da Atlantic
2002
Jerry Cantrell Degradation Trip Roadrunner
Mudhoney Since We've Become Translucent Sub Pop
Nirvana Nirvana DGC Compilation album
Pearl Jam Riot Act Epic
2003
Pearl Jam Lost Dogs Epic Compilation album
Stone Temple Pilots Thank You Atlantic Compilation album
2004
Nirvana With the Lights Out DGC Box set
Pearl Jam Live at Benaroya Hall BMG Live album
Pearl Jam rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003) Epic Compilation album
2005
Hammerbox Live EMP Skychurch, Seattle, WA Kufala Live album
Nirvana Sliver: The Best of the Box DGC Compilation album
Screaming Trees Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989–1996 Epic Compilation album
2006
Alice in Chains The Essential Alice in Chains Columbia Compilation album
Mudhoney Under a Billion Suns Sub Pop
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam J
2007
Pearl Jam Live at the Gorge 05/06 Rhino/WEA Box set
2008
Mudhoney The Lucky Ones Sub Pop
2009
Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue Virgin/EMI
Nirvana Live At Reading Geffen Live album
Pearl Jam Backspacer Monkeywrench/Universal Music Group
2010
Hole Nobody's Daughter Cherry Forever Records/Mercury Records/Island Def Jam
Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots Atlantic
Soundgarden Telephantasm A&M Records Compilation album
2011
Bush The Sea of Memories Zuma Rock Records
Screaming Trees Last Words: The Final Recordings Final studio album