| No Alternative No Alternative was the definitive alternative rock compilation of 1994, given an A+ by Entertainment Weekly. It features original tracks from bands who went on to define the alternative rock genre. |
| Matthew Sweet -- Superdeformed |
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| Buffalo Tom -- For All To See |
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| Soul Asylum -- Sexual Healing |
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| Urge Overkill -- Take A Walk |
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| American Music Club -- All Your Jeans Were Too Tight |
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| Goo Goo Dolls -- Bitch |
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| Pavement -- Unseen Power Of The Picket Fence |
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| Smashing Pumpkins -- Glynis |
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| Bob Mould -- Can’t Fight It |
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Sarah McLachlan -- Hold On |
| Soundgarden -- Show Me |
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| Straitjacket Fits -- Brittle |
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| Barbara Manning -- Joed Out* |
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| The Verlaines -- Heavy 33 |
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| Uncle Tupelo -- Effigy |
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| Beastie Boys -- It’s The New Style |
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| The Breeders -- Iris |
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| Sonic Youth -- Burning Spear |
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| Jonathan Richman -- Hot Nights* | |
| Patti Smith -- Memorial Tribute |
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| Nirvana -- Verse Chorus Verse |
| *Bonus tracks on cassette only. Album available on Arista Records. Home video available from PolyGram Video. |