Parachutes is the debut studio album by British alternative rock band Coldplay, released by the record label Parlophone on 10 July 2000 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson, excluding one track, "High Speed", which was produced by Chris Allison. Parachutes has spawned the hit singles "Shiver", "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic".

Fallen is the debut studio album by the American rock band Evanescence. It was released on March 4, 2003, through Wind-up Records and Epic Records. The album was recorded in multiple recording studios, including Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, California. Fallen is commercially the band's most successful album to date, selling more than seven million copies in the United States alone, and more than 17 million worldwide. It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 141,000 copies within its first week, eventually peaking at number 3 in June 2003. Internationally, Fallen topped the charts in more than ten countries. The album also was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and acquired multiple certifications worldwide.

Evel Knievel Factor is the second studio-album by the Finnish rock group Private Line. It was released in Finland on 1 November 2006. Two singles have been released from the album: "Broken Promised Land" on 31 May 2005, and "Sound Advice" on 28 January 2007. The b-side on the "Broken Promised Land" single is the album track "Uniform", while as b-sides to "Sound Advice" are two previously unreleased songs, "Tokyo" and "Criminal". The title is a reference to legendary American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel.

The Boy with No Name is the fifth studio album from Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on 7 May 2007 through Epic Records. The album sold over 442,900 copies worldwide.

Mother is the only album of British band Kubb. It was released on 14 November 2005 in the UK on the Mercury Records label. It reached a peak of 26 the week of 13 February 2006. The album was never released in the US, although some versions have surfaced stateside (these versions removed the track "Bitch", bringing the album down to 11 tracks).

Cheshire Cat is the debut studio album by the American rock band Blink-182. Recorded at Westbeach Recorders in Los Angeles and produced by Otis Barthoulameu and the band themselves, the album was released on February 17, 1995 through local independent record label Cargo Music. The trio, composed of guitarist Tom DeLonge, bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor, formed in 1992 and recorded three demos that impressed the San Diego-based Cargo. In addition, their reputation as an irreverent local live act at venues such as SOMA alerted the label, which was trying to expand into different genres.

Everything Must Go is the fourth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was released on 20 May 1996, through Epic Records, and was the first record released by the band following the disappearance of lyricist and rhythm guitarist Richey Edwards.
Released at the height of Britpop in the mid-1990s, the album was a commercial and critical success, it reached its peak in the UK on separate occasions, debuting and peaking at number 2 in the UK Albums Chart and earned the band accolades in the 1997 Brit Awards. It represented a shift in the group's sound due to Edwards' departure, the album charted in mainland Europe, Asia and Australia, eventually selling over two million copies. Everything Must Go is frequently featured and voted highly in lists for one of the best albums of all time by many music publications such as NME and Q.

Lest We Forget: The Best Of is the first greatest hits album by Marilyn Manson. A new song was recorded to promote the album, a cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus". The album was released at the end of September 2004.

Dirt (рус. Грязь) - второй студийный альбом американской рок-группы Alice in Chains, выпущенный 29 сентября 1992 года на лейбле Columbia Records. Диск оказался на шестой позиции в Billboard 200, был хорошо принят музыкальными критиками и стал 4×платиновым. По всему миру было продано 5 000 000 экземпляров, что сделало Dirt самым коммерчески успешным альбомом в истории группы.

8 октября 2009 года было официально объявлено о том, что группа распалась. Причина распада Oasis - постоянные конфликты братьев Gallagher, из-за которых они больше не могли находиться вместе на одной сцене. За 18 лет существования группа выпустила 7 студийных альбомов, каждый из которых возглавлял хит-парад Великобритании и получал мультиплатиновый статус.
The Many Faces Of Oasis представляет малоизвестные страницы творчества участников группы, живые выступления, сотрудничество с другими музыкантами и параллельные проекты - кусочки мозаики, из которых сложена картина Oasis.

B конце 1980-х годов благодаря серии удачных альбомов популярность The Cure росла, в том числе в США, где несколько синглов группы попали в Billboard Hot 100. К началу 1990-х годов The Cure стали одной из самых популярных групп в жанре альтернативного рока.
The Cure считаются одними из создателей и наиболее значительных фигур постпанка и готик-рока. При этом сам Robert Smith возражал против того, чтобы его группу ассоциировали с готик-роком, он говорил, что это "невероятно скучная и монотонная музыка. Что-то заупокойное". При этом The Cure играли и позитивную поп-ориентированную музыку. Как отмечал автор музыкального журнала Spin, "The Cure всегда были одним из двух: либо Robert Smith плавает в готической печали, либо своими подведёнными губной помадой пальцами наигрывает сладкий, похожий на сахарную вату поп".