Here's a few to kick things off:
Toadies - "Rubberneck." Obviously, this was inspired by my pick for the "never turn off the radio" thread, or whatever that was called. But this album is more than just "Possum Kingdom." It's a damn good southern-rock-meets-Seattle-grunge record, start to finish.
Highlights: "Possum Kingdom," "I Come From the Water," and "I Burn."
Spacehog - "The Chinese Album." They're more famous for their song "In the Meantime" off the previous record "Resident Alien," but "The Chinese Album is a much better record start-to-finish. It's very pop-rock with strong hooks and melody. These guys were kind of in the post-grunge wave, but owed more to David Bowie and Queen than anything from Seattle.
Highlights: "One of These Days" (samples the Talking Heads to the point where David Byrne and the rest of the band got a songwriting credit), "Mungo City," and "Almond Kisses" (with Michael Stipe from REM).
David Bowie - "Outside." Weird to put a Bowie record in a 90s music thread, but this is a seriously great album. He was working with Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails at the time and was inspired by the "Industrial" scene. This was to be part one of a three part concept record series telling a story of a futuristic art-murderer (The Minotaur), a missing child (Baby Grace), and the detective trying to solve the case (Nathan Adler). The blending of Bowie's rich voice and narrative flair with the liquid guitar stylings of Reeves Gabriels and industrial-styled ryhthms created something really unique. Unfortunately, Bowie never finished the trilogy, but we are left with a great, if incomplete, album.
Highlights: "Outside," "The Heart's Filthy Lesson," and "The Motel."
Radiohead - "The Bends." This might be the perfect 90s pop/rock album. I think these guys kind of went art-rock critic-darling nuts after this record, but "The Bends" is pure catchy bliss. I love this record.
Highlights: "The Bends," "Fake Plastic Trees," and "My Iron Lung."
Sponge - "Wax Ecstatic." Kind of like Spacehog above, they are more famous for a single of their preceding album "Rotting Pinata" called "Molly (16 Candles)." Wax Ecstatic takes a darker turn from the college-rock feel of "Rotting Pinata." The result is a much more mature and sophisticated album that is a solid listen pretty much all the way through.
Highlights: "The Drag Queens of Memphis," "I Am Anastasia," and "Have You Seen Mary?"
Check 'em out. What you got?
