Greatest Grammy Award Winning Alternative Music Albums

The Top Ten

1 Elephant - The White Stripes

2 Blackstar - David Bowie

3 A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

4 Parachutes - Coldplay

5 Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix

6 Dookie - Green Day

7 Making Mirrors - Gotye

8 Out of Time - R.E.M.

9 Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys

10 St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley

The Contenders

11 Ok Computer - Radiohead

12 Bone Machine - Tom Waits

Won in 1993. It's one of my favorite albums of his.

13 MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana

Won in 1996. It's the only live album to receive this award.

14 Sound & Color - Alabama Shakes

15 Kid A - Radiohead

Won in 2001. It was also nominated for Album of the Year, but it lost to Two Against Nature by Steely Dan.

16 Icky Thump - The White Stripes

Won in 2008. It was their third win in this category.

17 Brothers - The Black Keys

Won in 2011. So far, it's their only win.

18 Zooropa - U2

Won in 1993. I personally think that the winner should have been Automatic for the People by R.E.M.

19 In Rainbows - Radiohead

Won in 2008. It's their third and final win - for now.

20 Get Behind Me Satan - White Stripes

21 A Ghost is Born - Wilco

Won in 2005. It is the only album of theirs to win any Grammy Awards at all.

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