The Replacements, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, started off as a hardcore punk band who began to incorporate country, power-pop, and singer-songwriter influences in their sound to become one of the leaders of the early alt-country set and one of the flagship bands of the American 80's post-punk scene, as well as a major influence on 90's indie rock. The band was wild and full of life, featuring vocalist and guitarist Paul Westerberg and Chris Mars the drummer as well as the Stinson brothers Bob playing guitar and Tommy playing bass. They were infamous for their hard drinking lifestyles and their ragged stage performances, notorious for coming to shows too drunk to play very well at all, or sometimes just performing entire sets of covers. The sound of this band showed off the very best of independent rock n' roll. More than possibly any other band since the Rolling Stones, the Replacements embodied the spirit of rock n' roll, from their raucous performances, drug addictions, charismatic and romantic frontman, and wild, basic rock n' roll songs. At any given time, almost any list of "The Best Rock Albums Of All Time" will include either the album
| 1 | Someone Take the Wheel | All Shook Down |
| 2 | The Ledge | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
| 3 | Alex Chilton | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
| 4 | Nobody | All Shook Down |
| 5 | Waitress In The Sky | Tim |
| 6 | Androgynous | Let It Be |
| 7 | Dose Of Thunder | Tim |
| 8 | Swingin' Party | Tim |
| 9 | Here Comes A Regular | Tim |
| 10 | Gary's Got a Boner | Let It Be |
| 11 | Merry Go Round | All Shook Down |
| 12 | Black Diamond | Let It Be |
| 13 | I Will Dare | Let It Be |
| 14 | Lay It Down Clown | Tim |
| 15 | One Wink at a Time | All Shook Down |
| 16 | Answering Machine | Let It Be |
| 17 | Skyway | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
| 18 | Talent Show | All For Nothing/Nothing For All |
| 19 | Left Of The Dial | Tim |
| 20 | Little Mascara | Tim |