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Part 4: 60 Great Alternative No 1 Albums from the 90s

In this series, Dermot charts the 60 great alternative albums to hit No 1 in the 90s - in chronological order. We are up to 1998/99 with classics from Blur, Travis and Suede.

In this landmark series, Dermot charts the 60 great alternative albums to hit No 1 in the 90s - in chronological order. We are up to 1998/99 with classics from Beastie Boys, Garbage and The Manics.

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Music Played

  • Massive Attack

    Teardrop

    • Columbia.
  • Catatonia

    Game On

    • Blanco Y Negro.
  • Garbage

    I Think I'm Paranoid

    • Mushroom.
  • Embrace

    Come Back To What You Know

    • Hut Music.
  • Beastie Boys

    Body Movin'

    • Grand Royal.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

    • Columbia.
  • Fatboy Slim

    The Rockafeller Skank

    • Skint Records.
  • Stereophonics

    The Bartender and the Thief

    • V2.
  • Blur

    No Distance Left To Run

    • FOOD.
  • Catatonia

    Dead From The Waist Down

    • Blanco Y Negro.
  • Suede

    Electricity

    • Nude Records.
  • Jamiroquai

    Canned Heat

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • The Chemical Brothers

    Music: Response

    • Astral Werks.
  • Travis

    Turn

    • Independiente.
  • Leftfield

    Phat Planet

    • Afrika Shox.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 2.

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