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17 Albums That Turn 25 in 2020

In 1995, the rock world saw both breakthrough albums, major debuts, soon to be classic albums from established artists and everything in between. Scroll through the gallery below and see…

Marilyn Manson, Oasis, Foo Fighters and The Smashing Pumpkins
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In 1995, the rock world saw both breakthrough albums, major debuts, soon to be classic albums from established artists and everything in between.

Scroll through the gallery below and see 17 albums that turn 25 in 2020.

AC/DC - ‘Ballbreaker’

acdc_EastWest.jpgEastWest

Released September 26, 1995.


White Zombie - ‘Astro Creep: 2000’

white-zombie_Geffen.jpgGeffen

Released April 11, 1995.


Van Halen - ‘Balance’

van-halen_Warner-Bros.jpgWarner Bros.

Released January 24, 1995.


The Smashing Pumpkins - ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’

smashing-pumpkins_Virgin.jpgVirgin

Released October 24, 1995.


Red Hot Chili Peppers - ‘One Hot Minute’

rhcp_Warner-Bros.jpgWarner Bros.

Released September 12, 1995.


Radiohead - ‘The Bends’

radiohead_Capitol.jpgCapitol

Released March 13, 1995.


Ozzy Osbourne - ‘Ozzmosis’

ozzy_Epic.jpgEpic

Released October 24, 1995.


Oasis - ‘(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?’

oasis_Big-Brother-Recordings-Ltd-1.jpgBig Brother Recordings Ltd

Released October 2, 1995.


No Doubt - ‘Return of Saturn’

No-Doubt_Interscope.jpgInterscope

Released April 11, 2000.


Marilyn Manson - ‘Smells Like Children’

marilyn-manson_Interscope-1.jpgInterscope

Released October 24, 1995.


Lenny Kravitz - ‘Circus’

lenny-kravitz_Virgin.jpgVirgin

Released September 12, 1995.


Green Day - ‘Insomniac’

green-day_Reprise-1.jpgReprise

Released October 10, 1995.


Foo Fighters - ‘Foo Fighters’

foo-fighters_RCA.jpgRCA

Released July 4, 1995.


Bruce Springsteen - ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’

bruce-springsteen_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released November 21, 1995.


Bon Jovi - ‘These Days’

bon-jovi_Island-1.jpgIsland

Released June 27, 1995.


Bob Dylan - ‘MTV Unplugged’

bob-dylan_Legacy.jpgColumbia

Released May 2, 1995.


Alice in Chains - ‘Alice In Chains’

aic_Columbia.jpgColumbia

Released November 7, 1995.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights