The 15 Greatest Manchester Albums Ever list

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6.7

Go Tell Fire to the Mountain - Wu Lyf

Tellin' Stories - The Charlatans

I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it

7.8

I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it... - The 1975

142

Strangeways, Here We Come - The Smiths

7.8

This Nation's Saving Grace - The Fall

665

7.5

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis_II

8.2

The Seldom Seen Kid - Elbow

Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order

Another Music in a Different Kitchen - Buzzcocks

162

Louder Than Bombs - The Smiths

7.5

Pills Thrills & Bellyaches - Happy Mondays

118

8.1

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

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332

7.5

Definitely Maybe - Oasis_ii

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329

8.5

Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division

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427

8.3

The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths

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Manchester’s music scene has been punching above its weight since the ’60s, giving us some of the most influential and world-beating bands of the last few decades and, from those groups, some stunning albums. With apologies to Inspiral Carpets, 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, James, The Hollies, New Fast Automatic Daffodils, M People, Magazine and so many more (not you, though, Simply Red), here are 15 of the very best albums from Manchester and its surrounds.

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