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college rock

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College rock emerged in the 1980s as an alternative to mainstream radio, featuring jangly guitars, introspective lyrics, and a DIY ethos that resonated with university students. The genre blended post-punk energy with melodic songwriting, creating accessible yet artistically ambitious music. It laid the groundwork for alternative rock's commercial breakthrough in the 1990s.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags
28 Cover for Armed Forces 1979-01-05 Elvis Costello & The Attractions Armed Forces
27 Cover for Drums And Wires 1979-08-17 XTC Drums And Wires
1 Cover for Beat Crazy 1980 Joe Jackson Beat Crazy
64 Cover for The Pretenders Greatest Hits 1981 The Pretenders The Pretenders Greatest Hits
93 1981-01-23 Elvis Costello & The Attractions Trust
87 Cover for East Side Story 1981-05 Squeeze East Side Story
36 1981-10-23 Elvis Costello & The Attractions Almost Blue
79 1982-05 Squeeze Sweets From A Stranger
47 1982-07-02 Elvis Costello & The Attractions Imperial Bedroom
77 Cover for The Smiths 1984-02-20 The Smiths The Smiths
19 Cover for Reckoning 1984-04-17 R.E.M. Reckoning
50 Cover for Hatful of Hollow 1984-11-12 The Smiths Hatful of Hollow
61 Cover for The Bright Orange Years 1985 Volcano Suns The Bright Orange Years
54 1985-03 Meat Puppets Up on the Sun
98 Cover for The Dream Of The Blue Turtles 1985-06-01 Sting The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
13 Cover for Little Creatures 1985-06-10 Talking Heads Little Creatures
31 Cover for The Head on the Door 1985-08-13 The Cure The Head on the Door
80 Cover for Life's Rich Pageant 1986 R.E.M. Life's Rich Pageant
85 Cover for No. 10, Upping St. 1986 Big Audio Dynamite No. 10, Upping St.
78 Cover for Born Sandy Devotional 1986-03 The Triffids Born Sandy Devotional
66 Cover for The Queen Is Dead 1986-06-16 The Smiths The Queen Is Dead
82 1986-10-27 XTC Skylarking
57 1986-11-21 Soul Asylum While You Were Out
15 Cover for Camper Van Beethoven 1987 Camper Van Beethoven Camper Van Beethoven
59 Cover for Warehouse: Songs and Stories 1987-01-19 Hüsker Dü Warehouse: Songs and Stories
5 Cover for Document 1987-03-21 R.E.M. Document
65 1987-09-21 The Smiths Strangeways, Here We Come
89 Cover for The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death 1987-11-03 The Housemartins The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
51 Cover for Holy Cow 1988 Martini Ranch Holy Cow
60 1988 Everything But the Girl Idlewild
84 1988 Violent Femmes 3
41 Cover for Hairway to Steven 1988-04-11 Butthole Surfers Hairway to Steven
62 Cover for 16 lovers lane 1988-08 The Go-Betweens 16 lovers lane
58 Cover for Eponymous 1988-10-17 R.E.M. Eponymous
76 Cover for Paradise Circus 1989 The Lilac Time Paradise Circus
4 Cover for Technique 1989-01-24 New Order Technique
88 Cover for Workbook 1989-05-02 Bob Mould Workbook
83 Cover for Heart Shaped World 1989-06-06 Chris Isaak Heart Shaped World
26 Cover for Laughter (2008 Remaster) 1989-09-25 The Mighty Lemon Drops Laughter (2008 Remaster)
68 1989-09 The Mekons The Mekons Rock 'n' Roll
34 1990 Violent Femmes Debacle: The First Decade
44 Cover for Mystical Shit/Fluting on the Hump 1990 King Missile Mystical Shit/Fluting on the Hump
45 Cover for Mystical Shit / Fluting on the Hump 1990 King Missile Mystical Shit / Fluting on the Hump
100 Cover for I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got 1990-03-20 Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
35 Cover for Steppin' Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson 1990-09-10 Joe Jackson Steppin' Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson
6 Cover for 458489 A Sides 1990-09 The Fall 458489 A Sides
55 Cover for Out of Time 1991-03-08 R.E.M. Out of Time
40 Cover for Why Do Birds Sing? 1991-04-30 Violent Femmes Why Do Birds Sing?
42 Cover for fear 1991-08-27 Toad The Wet Sprocket fear
30 Cover for What Hits!? 1992-09-29 Red Hot Chili Peppers What Hits!?
90 Cover for Rift 1993-02-02 Phish Rift
32 Cover for Independent Worm Saloon 1993-03-23 Butthole Surfers Independent Worm Saloon
23 Cover for Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo 1993-08-31 Devo Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo
20 1994 Sordid Humor Light Music for Dying People
22 Cover for Amplified Heart 1994-06-13 Everything But the Girl Amplified Heart
18 Cover for Singles Collected 1994-09-22 R.E.M. Singles Collected
67 1995 Violent Femmes Rock!!!!!
46 Cover for Friction Baby 1996 Better Than Ezra Friction Baby
73 Cover for Better Than Ezra: Greatest Hits 1996 Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra: Greatest Hits
95 Cover for Rhino Hi-Five: Better Than Ezra 1996 Better Than Ezra Rhino Hi-Five: Better Than Ezra
52 1996-03-22 The Cranberries Salvation
9 Cover for Con Limon 1997 Hellbender Con Limon
24 Cover for Handsome Western States 1997-09-21 Beulah Handsome Western States
63 Cover for Wave of Mutilation - Best of Pixies 1997-10 Pixies Wave of Mutilation - Best of Pixies
91 Cover for 311 (Deluxe Version) 1998 311 311 (Deluxe Version)
96 Cover for How Does Your Garden Grow? 1998-08-25 Better Than Ezra How Does Your Garden Grow?
14 Cover for A Place in the Sun 1999-02-23 Lit A Place in the Sun
48 Cover for Viva Wisconsin 1999-11-23 Violent Femmes Viva Wisconsin
29 Cover for Hvad Er Det Der Sker? 2000 Nikolaj Nørlund Hvad Er Det Der Sker?
74 2000-04-04 Cracker Garage D'or
37 Cover for Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum 2000-09-25 Soul Asylum Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum
53 Cover for Something's Wrong 2001 Violent Femmes Something's Wrong
8 Cover for Live At The House Of Blues New Orleans 2003 Better Than Ezra Live At The House Of Blues New Orleans
38 Cover for Live At House Of Blues New Orleans 2004-09-28 Better Than Ezra Live At House Of Blues New Orleans
69 Cover for I'm Not There 2005 Sufjan Stevens I'm Not There
21 Cover for Sway EP 2005-01-18 The Perishers Sway EP
97 Cover for Greatest Hits 2005-03-15 Better Than Ezra Greatest Hits
94 Cover for Before The Robots 2005-04-05 Better Than Ezra Before The Robots
72 Cover for Town Feeling 2005-10-10 James William Hindle Town Feeling
43 Cover for And I Feel Fine.....The Best Of The IRS Years 82-87 Collector's Edition 2006 R.E.M. And I Feel Fine.....The Best Of The IRS Years 82-87 Collector's Edition
49 Cover for Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour 2006-01-17 Living Colour Everything Is Possible: The Very Best of Living Colour
92 Cover for Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best Of The Replacements 2006-06-13 The Replacements Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?: The Best Of The Replacements
7 Cover for The Head On The Door - Deluxe Edition 2006-08-08 The Cure The Head On The Door - Deluxe Edition
99 Cover for It Won't Be Soon Before Long (International Version) 2007 Maroon 5 It Won't Be Soon Before Long (International Version)
70 Cover for Pink In The Sink 2007-03-12 Novi Split Pink In The Sink
81 2007-09-03 World Party Best In Show
11 Cover for Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - Deluxe Edition 2008-05-21 The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me - Deluxe Edition
25 Cover for The Space Between 2008-11-11 The Layaways The Space Between
39 2011-09-05 Throwing Muses Anthology
86 Cover for Love Apple 2012 Love Apple Love Apple
75 Cover for Greatest Hits 2015-11-20 Tracy Chapman Greatest Hits
71 Cover for For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986 2017-10-06 The Replacements For Sale: Live At Maxwell's 1986
2 Cover for Stay Young Forever 2022 Seaholm Stay Young Forever
56 Cover for Oceanflower 2023 Kraków Loves Adana Oceanflower
33 Cover for Coping Fantasies 2023-02-10 Power Plush Coping Fantasies
3 The Polar Bear Project the polar bear project EP
10 remote_s words don't mean nothin'...
16 PT Loren The PT Loren ep
17 PT Loren Demos
12 Hi Ho Silver, Away! Small Victories