#390 Pixies, 'Surfer Rosa' (1988)

When you think of the most influential artists of the ‘90s, and subsequently the past 30 years, you think of artists such as Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, maybe even PJ Harvey. There’s one artist that was a major influence on all of them; Pixies. ‘Surfer Rosa,’ their debut album, one of the most influential rock records of the ‘90s, was released 2 years before the ‘90s even started.