9. Nevermind (1991), Nirvana

'Nevermind' and its opening salvo 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' didn’t just mark an unlikely breakthrough for the Seattle trio, it upended popular culture in ways never before and never since.

Punk became pop, grunge became global vernacular, industry walls broke into rubble, and lead vocalist Kurt Cobain was anointed the reluctant voice of a generation in need of catharsis - all seemingly overnight.