Group: Good

153. Wallflowers- Untitled
154. Ginny Owens- Something More
155. Foo Fighters- Nothing Left to Lose
156. MXPX- The Ever Passing Moment
157. Telecast- The Beauty of Simplicity
158. Rhett Miller- The Believer
159. P.O.D.- Satellite
160. Lifehouse- No Name Face
161. Wallflowers- Breach
162. MXPX- Life in General
163. Jars of Clay- 11th Hour
164. Mae- The Everglow
165. Jimmy Eat World- Futures
166. Vertical Horizon- Everything You Want
167. Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s- The Dust of Retreat
168. Jars of Clay- Much Afraid
169. Collective Soul- Untitled
170. U2- Boy
171. Oasis- Standing on the Shoulder of Giants
172. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Greatest Hits
173. New Found Glory- Sticks and Stones
174. John Hainstock-
175. Coldplay- Live 2003
176. Pearl Jam- Live on Two Legs
177. Oasis- Familiar to Millions
178. Jon Mclaughlin- Untitled
179. Park- No Signal
180. Jimmy Eat World- Static Prevails
181. Element 101- Stereo Girl
182. Shinky- Forgive, Forget, Repeat EP
183. Creed- Human Clay
184. Dave Barnes- Brother, Bring the Sun
185. Rob Alan- Alive EP
186. Jon Mclaughlin- Up Until Now
187. Finch- What it is to Burn
188. Coheed and Cambria- In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3
189. Copeland- In Motion
190. Bleach- Farewell Old Friends
191. Modoc- Rock
192. John Mellencamp- The Best That I Could Do
193. Creed- My Own Prison
194. Oasis- Be Here Now
195. John Mellencamp- Self Titled
196. Jars of Clay- If I Left the Zoo
197. Watashiwa- What’s There to Fear
198. The Starting Line- This is Based On a True Story
199. Hey Mercedes- Loses Control
200. Fairweather- Alaska EP
201. Hey Mercedes- The Weekend EP
202. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm
203. Dashboard Confessional- Swiss Army Romance
204. Fishersnet- Untitled
205. Archer Avenue-
206. Counting Crows- This Desert Life
207. Micah Dalton- These Are the Roots
208. Justin Rosolino- Wonderlust
209. Justin McRoberts- Untitled EP
210. Gatsby’s American Dream- Why We Fight
211. Bush- Sixteen Stone
212. Dishwalla- Pet Your Friends
213. Shinky- Alone With the Night EP
214. Our Lady Peace- Clumbsy
215. Silverchair- Frogstomp
216. Three Doors Down- The Better Life
217. Chris Rice- Run the World Watch the Sky
218. Letter Kills- The Bridge
219. Creed- Weathered
220. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Echo
221. Garth Brooks- Sevens
222. Forever Texas- EP
223. The Ben’s- EP
224. Garth Brooks- In Pieces
225. Better Than Ezra- Closer
226. Train- Drops of Jupiter
227. Justin McRoberts- Father
228. Mercy Me- Spoken For
229. Dashboard Confessional- So Impossible EP
230. Collective Soul- Disciplined Breakdown
231. Chevelle- This Type of Thinking Could Do Us In
232. Garth Brooks- Ropin’ the Wind
233. Pinback- Summer In Abaddon
234. Bleach- Again, For the First Time
235. Mourning September- A Man Can Change His Stars
236. Broken Social Scene- You Forgot It In People
237. Bruce Springsteen- Devils and Dust
238. Anberlin- Never Take Friendship Personal
239. Third Day- Come Together
240. Lifehouse- Lifehouse
241. Thief on the Right- The Red Light Sessions
242. Johnny Cash- My Mother’s Hymn Book
243. Ben Folds- Rockin’ the Suburbs
244. Gavin DeGraw- Chariot
245. Justin McRoberts- Reason for Living
246. Shinky- Tour EP
247. Thursday- Five Stories Falling EP
248. Waltz for Venus- EP
249. Dashboard Confessional- Drowning EP
250. David Crowder- The Lime CD
251. Father Blue Eyes- EP
252. Stir- Holy Dogs
253. Forever Changed- The Need to Feel Alive
254. Jeremy Camp- Stay
255. Blindside- The Great Depression
256. Oleander- February Son
257. The Beautiful Mistake- This is Who You Are
258. Seville- Waiting in Seville
259. Better Than Ezra- Deluxe
260. Chris Gaines- Greatest Hits
261. Casting Crowns- Untitled
262. Anberlin- Blueprint for a Black Market Nation
263. Sense Field- Tonight and Forever
264. A.M. Drive- Selftitled
265. Semper Fi- Time Has Passed
266. Shinky- Live 6-6-02
267. Ginny Owens- Beautiful
268. Number One Gun- Promises for the Imperfect
269. Schatzi- Fifty Reasons to Explode
270. Lifehouse- Stanley Climbfall
271. Bleach- Astronomy
272. Oasis- Definitely, Maybe
273. Shinky- Long After the Moments Have Passed
274. Seven Mary Three- Rock Crown
275. The Juliana Theory- Deadbeat Sweetheartbeat
276. P.O.D.- The Fundamental Elements of Southtown
277. R.E.M.- Around the Sun
278. Norma Jean- O God, The Aftermath
279. Spiderman 2- Soundtrack

It didn't occur to me until after I posted the categories that the word good is very misleading. In some cases good means average or just a shade above. In other cases it means well above average or a shade below excellent. After realizing this it was too late to create a new category, so be aware that the first paragraph will cover 279- 195, which are considered just a shade above average. 194-153 will be covered in the second paragraph and they are well above average.

First I want to direct your attention to number 278. Norma Jean is a huge sensation in the underground hardcore scene. O God, The Aftermath actually debuted on the Billboard 100 chart and for a hardcore album that's huge. You may wonder why it ended up so low on the list. It came out in 04, which was after my fascination with hardcore, so I never listened to it that much, so don't let its position on the list affect what you think of the band if you've never heard them. There is some oldschool flavor from 215-210 with releases from Our Lady Peace, Bush, Dishwalla, and the first release from Silverchair. There's also a little local flavor on this portion of the list with releases from Modoc, Shinky, and Father Blue Eyes.

Now the well above average list notables begins with a couple local heroes, Rob Alan and Shinky. Both releases are great, but are only EP's so they ended up lower on the list. They are soundly in the top 66% of the list and worth buying if you have the chance. Collective Soul's Untitled release lands at 169. This album ruled the airwaves in the early 90's with songs "The World I Know" and "December." It also showcases the hidden gems "Gel" and "She Gathers Rain." Other notables include Bleach- Farewell Old Friends, which displays the catchiness Bleach has become known for and they also regain their sharp edge after the lack luster release, "Astonomy."