The 10 Best Britpop Albums

[@nikokaapa]

Blur by Blur is NOT a britpop album. Their Life trilogy, was their Britpop manifestation.

[@matthewpollard2843]

true fact. one of many innacuracies.

[@rike94]

It was a transition record. I agree with the decision of putting it in the list.

[@Jacob004]

It is an awesome album though

[@steinarmogen3166]

Not britpop. And not Even good

[@zeitok8]

@@steinarmogen3166 yes is an amazing record with many atmospheres.

[@TurkeyProphet]

I had hopes clicking on this video that I'd find some cool new Britpop albums because I only know like 5 Britpop bands. Turns out so does Pitchfork.

[@christopherhau3974]

TurkeyProphet Well I'm not defending them, but I think you should check out their list of Best 50 Britpop albums of all time.

[@nfalls75]

'The Bends' is not a Britpop album. In fact, at the time, it was considered the antidote to Britpop. Blur's self-titled album was considered a departure from Britpop, so I don't know why that's here. Lush's "Lovelife" should've been on the list. But, a good choice for #1.

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Lush is shoegaze. If they put Lush in they will also have to include Ride but they are also shoegaze. Check their Best shoegaze albums where they do include Lush

[@michaelouz]

Yep, it felt kinda insulting and appropriately "Pitchfork-y" to put a Radiohead album ahead of Oasis, the only real reason seeming to be to spite Oasis since obviously Radiohead aren't Britpop and never were.

[@nfalls75]

Lush was one of the original shoegaze bands. But, they moved on from that classification once they parted ways with Robin Guthrie after 'Spooky' and made the more straightforward rock album 'Split' After that, they successfully transitioned into the sound of the day: Britpop, with their undisputed Britpop album "Lovelife". An album that I think is one of the best of the era.

[@sudevsen]

nfalls75 Radiohead is britpop- don't let the hipsters fool you

[@nfalls75]

Sudev Sen Actually, they're Nu Metal...hehe

[@solitudeisbliss1234]

Why is Radiohead here, they aren't even considered a britpop band, they were never apart of the britpop movement.

[@StickItUpYrBumGugle]

Mr xo They're not now, but they were very much a part of it at the time.

[@garysmith6650]

No they weren't! Radiohead were always a party of nothing!

[@klaustrovian]

all britpop bands claim the same.

[@clevername15]

honestly pablo honey and the bends might as well be considered britpop, no matter what the band says

[@TheFiveishGamers]

@@clevername15 pablo honey wasn't britpop, more grunge and alt-rock, the bends is quite britpoppy but still radiohead

[@mildmagician2764]

What about Enter the Wu tang : The 36 chambers?

[@willapted6930]

Drew yeah where was it?

[@mildmagician2764]

WillApted33 They are the most influential Brit pop group. Maybe better than God

[@aidanmccarthy.]

n i c e

[@menergy3267]

👍

[@riquiffer]

I think modern life is rubbish should be in this list, it's one of the most important britpop albums. Very underrated

[@DJBFAD]

This list is flawed. Not Radiohead (100% not Britpop) Not Blur self-titled (post-Britpop) Not Pulp This Is Hardcore (Different Class defined Britpop) The 10 Best Britpop Albums (in no order) Elastica - Elastica Supergrass - I Should Coco The Charlatans - The Charlatans Sleeper - The It Girl The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly Shed Seven - A Maximum High Suede - Suede or Dog Man Star Pulp - Different Class Oasis - Definitely Maybe Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish

[@Mrjumpscare1708]

Maximum high defiantly deserves to be there

[@Glenvill_e]

This guy gets it. 👍

[@alejandrobesada719]

I’m a Man is one of the best most bripopy song i’ve heard, and it is on This is Hardcore.

[@pantone108]

Dude you are way better than Pitchfork!

[@JohnSmith-jj3bj]

this is hardcore is definitely britpop and it's brilliant too.

[@ianmoore7098]

why is definitely maybe only 9?

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

cuz pitchfork is american and they don´t know shit

[@ARCMusic]

Its Britpop not best ever albums

[@ARCMusic]

As well they don't mention top 10... think about it before hating..

[@dadeadlytaco9700]

xAthene i dont think you could have said anything more incorrect

[@Theincredibledrummer]

How about Supergrass I Should Coco? It is quintessential britpop

[@ControlDesigns]

It was number 11

[@12Saintsrow]

I'd replace The Bends with Modern Life is Rubbish o

[@solitudeisbliss1234]

Mig1997 The bends isn't even a britpop album lol

[@12Saintsrow]

I am aware. That's why I said I'd swap it with an actual Britpop album lol

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

I would replace The Bends with Suede´s debut album

[@fionntanobraonain1486]

1. Definitely Maybe 2. Different Class 3. Suede 4. (What's The Story) Morning Glory? 5. Parklife Blur's self titled LP and The Bends shouldn't be here

[@jalilamahjoubi1367]

Definitely maybe is more rock and élément of shoegaze

[@Amuseddaysleeper]

Parklife and Modern Life is Rubbish should be in the top 5, Suede has aged poorly

[@alejandrobesada719]

The Great Escape should be in this list, at least a top 5. Great album, sadly underrated. Number 1 choice is excellent tho!

[@milkmedia1657]

Yes

[@steinarmogen3166]

Way better than the st

[@audrey_blur3369]

Yes that’s my favorite album Ever

[@seventeenseconds1698]

Definitely Maybe > (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?

[@dadeadlytaco9700]

Seventeen Seconds Definitely Maybe = (What’s the Story) Morning Glory > any other album ever

[@jackorphan3000]

Definitely Maybe for life.

[@beelzebub240]

haha as if morning glory is better than definitely maybe - and modern life is rubbish is where the idea of Britpop came from..

[@milkmedia1657]

Morning glory is better

[@stevemcqueenii1547]

no manics???

[@el-dl4um]

I wouldnt say they were britpop

[@widebaldo]

blur (1997) is not a britpop album

[@Kittylover074]

Definitely Maybe too low

[@thesilverone7011]

Its definitely to low! Theres no maybe about it!!

[@toasted_heretic]

A detached American voice tries to tell me about a scene in the UK that I was in the middle of and gets it horrible wrong. The Bends is not Britpop, neither is "Blur". One of the most important albums of it's time as it really signposted what Britpop is about is "Modern Life is Rubbish". No Supergrass? Stick to grunge Pitchfork.

[@50ShadesOfEndo]

Suede-Suede is obviously the best

[@SEGAClownboss]

Blur's s/t and Definitely Maybe should've both been in the top 3

[@liamoconnell5335]

Definitely Maybe is 9th? Please tell me this isn’t in order:

[@StakeCake]

>the bends >Brit-Pop p4k more like Pleb4k

[@carlosbasurto1367]

Hopefully soon, Pitchfork will realize that we can actually read

[@triplefour]

smh. Definitely Maybe is far and away the #1 britpop release.

[@Agostoic]

Ikr

[@parrain4574]

britpop is a special movement that collects uk bands of that era almost regardless of genre. Many wonderful bands lost their way as the movement ended. It was around oasis blur supergrass that survived commercially... my top 10 britpop albums here. 1. parklife / blur 2. i should coco / supergrass 3. expecting to fry / the bluetones 4. england made me / black box recorder 5. elastica / elastica 6. when i was a born for the 7th time / cornershop 7. only forever / puressence 8. new wave / the auteures 9. (what's the story) morning glory ? / oasis 10. his n hers / pulp

[@hiroprotagonitis]

at least the got the top two right generally but anyone who lived through the scene cant possibly agree with the rest of this list, whether it be about placement, inclusion, or exclusion.

[@mollypond5]

okay hold on i wanted a blur album obviously but the self titled isn’t brit pop

[@TheFiveishGamers]

Both Blur selftitled and This Is Hardcore are more post-Britpop like OKC

[@josephwhite7247]

Shed Seven are criminally underrated man...

[@steinarmogen3166]

1. Blur Parklife 2. Oasis Whats the Story…. 3. Echobelly On 4. Super Furry Animals Radiator 5. My Life Story The Golden Mile 6. Supernaturals It Doesnt Matter Anymore 8 Supergrass In It For the Money 9 Suede Coming Up 10 Thurnam Lux. 10 clqssics by 10 different great bands

[@thegreatbritishgamer751]

I personally prefer most of the earlier britpop albums that experimented with a Shoegaze style. Giant Steps by the Boo Radleys and Against Perfection by Adorable are good examples of this trasisionary period between the two styles.

[@albertfly7566]

WHERE IS SUPERGRASS ? They were the best, all of their albums are great !

[@grantpeebles2180]

How is What’s the story (Morning Glory) not #1!?!?!

[@blodwynswayze1531]

Where's Mansun? Embrace? Ocean Colour Scene? Shed 7? Northern Uproar? Dodgy? Better be in the full list!

[@campbellmanic7292]

Not a bad list, actually. And I'm very glad you included Suede.

[@richl6966]

Well done for recognising A Different Class. The whole album is a different class.

[@jandcgaming1515]

Morning glory should have been 1 and definitely maybe 2

[@kylemartin7837]

gene, the la's, echo belly. For me, any album after 1996 shouldn't be considered. Radiohead, and Blur Blur are not quintessential britpop sounding albums..

[@dougsworld7533]

My Dad just listens to the same Toby Kieth cd on repeat for the past 10 years.

[@king_taksin]

The Verve: Urban Hymns Oasis: Definitely Maybe ✅ Blur: S/T Pulp: This Is Hardcore Elastica Suede: Dog Man Star Oasis: Morning Glory ✅ Radiohead: The Bends ✅ Blur: Parklife ✅ Pulp: Different Class ✅ For other Britpop bands, I enjoyed a few songs by Mansun, The Verve, and Suede (basically here and there), but I never really took a liking to any of them. I prefer Supergrass's sophomore effort to their debut album. Lastly, I dislike the Manics and Placebo.

[@Agostoic]

Definitely Maybe from Oasis was the epitome of britpop and it should be number 1, period.

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

No

[@tjebbedonckers]

No

[@lslurpeek]

putting parklife #2 makes pitchfork completely incredible. can't watch see anything from them anymore

[@manuelmanjoncarrasco1549]

In my opinion The Bends and Blur album aren't brit pop.

[@heythereitsRBK2]

I'm just a fellow American. But I'm pretty sure Radiohead isn't Britpop, even if The Bends happened to be popular during the height of it.

[@johnmaher2586]

1-definitely maybe 2-(what's the story) 3-be here now

[@bschuler6216]

Different Class is a good choice for #1, though I prefer This Is Hardcore. Dog man Star is my #1, and Suede' s self titled debut should make the top ten. I might also add Up To Our Hips by the Charlatans.

[@aceinthehole1222]

A handful of publications consider The Bends to be in the Britpop genre. I personally don't agree but whatever.

[@АннаПасмальник]

But... what about stone roses??

[@ImpossibleFailer]

Stone Roses anyone ?

[@Stookvogel]

Great band! I wouldn't call them Britpop though..

[@13StJimmy]

Anal Staircase yea that's technically "Madcaster" or whatever they call it

[@lukewrichards]

Haha Madchester but yeah I guess

[@estebansteverincon7117]

They're Baggy/Madchester/Rave, not Britpop.

[@Chris-rp9df]

In no particular order. Except the 1st being my personal number 1 pick. Pulp Different Class. Oasis. Morning Glory. Blur Parklife. Suede Coming Up. Verve Urban Hymns. Supergrass I Should Coco Dodgy Free Peace Sweet. Manic Street Preachers. Everything Must Go. Sleeper The It Girl Lightning Seeds Jollification Ocean Colour Scene Moseley Shoals. Honourable mention to Reef singing Place your hands or as anyone who was getting ready to go out drinking on a friday night in the UK in the 90s knows it as Its Your Letters.

[@nedd.8479]

Morning Glory by Oasis is my favourite.

[@klaustrovian]

No Different Cla... Oh, number one, of course.

[@jordanmorton713]

Wait, Radiohead isn’t Britpop

[@esteban28gb]

Sin ver el video completo creo que Pulp deberia estar en primer lugar, con el album del 95' (No recuerdo el nombre del album en estos momentos)

[@javieuvi]

Esteban Garcia si lo está, pero creo que con radiohead se equivocaron, además que the verve debió estar más arriba

[@LisandroGallagher]

Elastica instead of OCS, Supergrass or Be here now?

[@ranliu7395]

How about stone roses?

[@jrcp106]

Good to see His Last Sticker on the list

[@roccobarbaro84]

Where is I Should Coco, ah?

[@r.pneumo7337]

For a Pitchfork list, this is quite a good one, actually. Kenickie, Gene, Hefner, "Sci-Fi Lullabies", "Dog Man Star" at number 5 (should be number 1 or 2, though).

[@whitters1980]

The people making this list need to learn what Britpop was....... Radiohead The Bends??? Blur by Blur???? Ugh!!

[@rushmorewes4947]

Not sure bends in britpop

[@sethd6090]

This list is backwards.

[@danielwebb373]

Where is Travis and ocean colour scene?

[@MulletKid]

Wheres To Pimp A Butterfly?

[@tedwardbrownington4231]

What does this guy have against oasis

[@maxbonic5967]

Definitely Maybe is the best debut album of all time, certainly the best britpop album of all time, not 9th smh

[@EatMyUke]

i hope the list isn't in order as putting definitely maybe 9th is criminal

[@uncleinflammatory9916]

no Charletans? no EMF? WTF??!

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

How the fuck is blur self titled on this

[@Chris_from_yealand]

No Supergrass or Sleeper? How odd

[@gaby6406]

only got one thing right and that's the number one spot

[@thingsprings5493]

How is song 2 a send up of grunge?

[@nikokaapa]

Blur apparently made that song in 20 minutes as a joke and as a diss to alternative grungy music from the US.

[@rockypc24]

This is a joke. Morning Glory should be number 1.

[@father042]

Eveything Must Go by Manics deserves to be in top 5

[@kyledion1346]

What about Suede's debut album?

[@garysmith6650]

Errr. Gene...Mansun (to name just two!) ???

[@steinarmogen3166]

Sorry But I don’t think this list justifies britpop. sure some of the albums are great. But Also some not great at all I think. And not Even britpop. Britpop had lots of great catchy, melodic feelgood albums. But this list Does not show it

[@raylambert3425]

The bends is not britpop

[@D34DParadise]

What’s the song at 0:12?

[@leomullaney1035]

To the end by Blur

[@ytterbium4909]

Your forgetting 21 Savage

[@liamoconnell5335]

Definitely maybe should definitely be first.

[@terejhon1797]

Modern life is rubbish is literally the definition of Brit pop and is probably the first Brit pop album released

[@royfr8136]

This Is Hard Core and anything post 1997 isn't really Britpop - Coming up is more of a Britipop album for Suade

[@Escaping.Samsara]

This list is insulting NO WAY should blur rank higher than "what's the story" and you completely shafted the stone roses that basically paved the way for these bands

[@adapah7019]

1: Blur>>>>>>Oasis 2: Stone Roses weren't even britpop

[@granthambeard]

This is hilarious, not one of these bands wanted to be lumped under that britpop banner, in fact, NONE of the bands at the time wanted it, it was a stupid press creation, good job they can all laugh about it now 😉

[@blodwynswayze1531]

Anthony Grantham it's also hilarious to call it an antidote to grunge which was also a press creation.

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

every genre label is a press creation. Rarely does a band admit a genre label for themselves

[@bouncyjelly2013]

I dont think mf doom is really fit for this list but ok

[@xboyertownx]

i don't believe i watched this list

[@dfpguitar]

why are all the bands here featured twice, leaving out essentials like Charlatans, supergrass, kula shaker and the like?

[@gregoryjones8014]

90s British Indie Rock 🇬🇧🎸

[@wartimemodels]

Oasis has to be #1. I think WTSMG should be #1, with Definitely Maybe at #3 (perhaps put Parklife at #2). There isn't "Britpop" as a distinct movement/genre without Oasis. Blur was essential as well obviously. Pulp are also-rans to me- very self consciously try-hard, but I get that critics have always loved them. The Bends could be #4, Dog Man Star #5.

[@davidmckelvey2601]

Why is The Bends on here? The Bends was an album with the sole purpose of not being Britpop.

[@ravanaRTT]

Parklife #1

[@sike1917]

Do best Aussie albums

[@mikeciccio1963]

Scott Riley men at work - business as usual INXS - Kicks

[@ravanaRTT]

Since I left you

[@Fernando-jj3qx]

Vision Valley by The Vines

[@omnipossum92]

The Divinyls by the Divinyls

[@nedd.8479]

I'm Stranded by The Saints Radios Appear by Radio Birdman

[@joebarraclough6082]

Lil pump got a 7 though

[@rushmorewes4947]

If the bends is britpop which it isn’t it should be number 1

[@Autofill120]

Should've put The Stone Roses debut and Supergrass's In It For The Money instead of a second album from Oasis and Blur

[@saintnicole3209]

This list is SOOOO bad I don't even know why I bother with pitchfork anymore

[@thomuk2006]

manic street preacher??????!!!!!!

[@borisluzin2664]

I am not disappointed with the first position. It's truly a hidden musical gem. Check it out definitily (maybe).

[@jaredfrodel4235]

Why isn't is this it on here