The Greatest Submit-Grunge Album of Every 12 months From 1993

Beneath are the perfect post-grunge albums of every yr throughout its peak, from 1993 to 2005.

Submit-grunge could be damaged up into a few completely different waves, with the primary going down within the mid-’90s when grunge was nonetheless the most well-liked subgenre of rock. Candlebox, Bush, Silverchair and Creed had been amongst this “first wave” of bands that drew affect from grunge artists, however created a extra polished, radio-friendly sound.

As with many different subgenres which have change into widespread all through historical past, inside a few years, increasingly bands began popping up in numerous areas and making their very own model of that individual music. Thus, by the early 2000s, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, 3 Doors Down and a handful of different artists had been claiming the highest spots on the rock charts.

One other factor that has set post-grunge other than grunge is its longevity — there are much more post-grunge teams nonetheless touring and making music as we speak than grunge teams, even when a few of them have developed in sound and elegance extra time. Shinedown are one instance of a bunch who began out with extra of a post-grunge edge, whereas now, they’re an enviornment rock group with massive manufacturing.

READ MORE: The ‘Big 4’ Bands of Grunge + Post-Grunge

We determined to focus this listing on a selected period the place post-grunge was hottest, from the years 1993 to 2005 (though lots of them nonetheless made nice albums after ’05).

A few of the years had been difficult to select one album for, however we primarily based our decisions on gross sales and recognition, which had the most important influence on tradition and have had essentially the most endurance.

Scroll via the album covers under to see the perfect post-grunge album of every yr from 1993 to 2005.

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