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  <td><a href="/stories/1179494/" title="poll">1986</td>
  <td>The Feelies</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1188242" title="review">The Good Earth</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1986">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1193883/" title="poll">1987</td>
  <td>The Smiths</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1197054/"title="review">The World Won't Listen</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1987">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/211408/" title="poll">1988</a></td>
  <td>Mary Margaret O'Hara</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/212353/" title="review">Miss America</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1988">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1122609/" title="poll">1989</a></td>
  <td>Pixies</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1128031/" title="review">Doolittle</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1989">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1152456/" title="poll">1990</a></td>
  <td>The House of Love</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1156487/" title="review">"Butterfly"</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1990">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/988091/" title="poll">1991</td>
  <td>Smashing Pumpkins</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/993832" title="review">Gish</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1991">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1170267/" title="poll">1992</td>
  <td>Sonic Youth</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1177712/" title="review">Dirty</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1992">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1037604" title="poll">1993</td>
  <td>Idaho</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1041068" title="review">Year after Year</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1993">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/978438/" title="poll">1994</td>
  <td>Swell</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/981382/" title="review">41</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1994">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1050974/" title="poll">1995</td>
  <td>Sparklehorse</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1054721/" title="review">Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1995">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1085634/" title="poll">1996</td>
  <td>Cowboy Junkies</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1095772/" title="review">Lay It Down</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1996">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1010587/" title="poll">1997</a></td>
  <td>Robert Wyatt</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1022272/" title="review">Shleep</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1997">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1129244/" title="poll">1998</a></td>
  <td>Cat Power</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1133632/" title="review">Moon Pix</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1998">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/221237/" title="poll">1999</a></td>
  <td>Pinback</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/228476/">This Is a Pinback CD</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_1999">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1146086/" title="poll">2000</a></td>
  <td>Aimee Mann</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1151851/">Bachelor No. 2</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_2000">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/248563/" title="poll">2001</a></td>
  <td>Radiohead</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/258512/">Amnesiac</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_2001">top 100</a></td>
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  <td><a href="/stories/1162523/"title="poll">2002</a></td>
  <td>Lambchop</td>
  <td><a href="/stories/1166159/">Is a Woman</a></td>
  <td><a href="http://rateyourmusic.com/top_albums/year_is_2002">top 100</a></td>
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