Murder Ballads

Released on 21 October 1996, Phil Collins' sixth solo album marked a change in direction after his departure from Genesis, trading much of the introspection of Both Sides for live drums, guitar-led arrangements and a broader rhythmic palette.

The second album that took Counting Crows to number one in America still carries the weight of its biggest song and the creative risks that followed their breakthrough debut.

Three decades on from its October 1996 release, Overnight Sensation remains the album that locked Motörhead into its longest-running line-up and delivered one of Lemmy's sharpest lyrical turns of the decade.

ZZ Top's 1996 album Rhythmeen turns 30 on September 17, marking the final studio album produced by longtime collaborator Bill Ham and a deliberate return to the blues foundations of the Texas trio.

Thirty years after its release, Frente!'s second album Shape stands as one of the boldest stylistic pivots by an Australian band of the 1990s, trading the acoustic charm of Marvin The Album for a darker, more atmospheric sound.

Thirty years after its release, Beck's Odelay remains one of the defining albums of the 1990s, a record that fused hip-hop production, folk, rock, electronic music and pop into a sound that reshaped alternative music.

The Wallflowers' breakthrough album Bringing Down The Horse turns 30 this week, marking three decades since Jakob Dylan's band moved from cult status to mainstream rock success with hits including ‘One Headlight' and ‘6th Avenue Heartache'.