 | Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Buy new: £6.58 / Used from: £0.64 Alanis is the queen of the female singer-songwriter genre! Alanis ruled the 90s with this album! She paved the way and was inspiration for many of the artist on this list! Best Song: You Ought Know!!
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 | Sheryl Crow by Sheryl Crow
Buy new: £6.08 / Used from: £0.01 Less angst than Alanis but still brilliant! Sheryl is an excellent singer-songwriter! This showcase her best work but every one of her albums are brilliant! Best Song: If It Makes You Happy!
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 | Blurring the Edges by Meredith Brooks
Buy used from: £0.33 Alanis-Sheryl hybrid full of Alanis angst and Sheryl guitar-driven rock! Not as good as Alanis or Sheryl but still superb in her own way! Not just a one-hit wonder! Great Album! Best Song: B!tch!!
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 | Relish by Joan Osborne
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.01 You may remember One Of Us a huge hit in the mid-90s! Focus more on religion than break-ups and angst! But I couldnt care less what she sings about as long it is this good! Best Song: One Of Us!
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 | Tidal by Fiona Apple
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.99 If Alanis & Tori are the queens of alternative Apple is defiantly the princess! Never mind Avril this is true teen angst! Mature beyond her years she recorded this at 19! Best Song: Criminal!
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 | Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £1.89 Before there was Alanis, Tori was the frontier of the alternative female movement! Truly fantastic artist and one of the best lyricists ever! Dark and haunting! Brilliant artist! Best Song: Crucify!
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 | Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.84 Less angst ridden but more dark and haunting! Sarah is a truly exceptional artist and a brilliant song-writer! Her lyrics are thought provoking this is the record Dido wish she made! Best Song: Adia!!
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 | This Fire by Paula Cole
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £0.01 Best known for I Dont Want To Wait the Dawsons creek theme tune! Paula has much more to offer! One of the best female singer-songwriter!! Best Song: Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?!
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 | Pieces of You by Jewel
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £0.98 More country sounding! Jewel is hardly known in the UK which is criminal! Such an under-rated artist! Most of her songs featured in all the US teen shows! Best Song: You Were Meant For Me! Must-have!!
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 | The Very Best of Lisa Loeb by Lisa Loeb
Buy new: £17.09 / Used from: £7.79 Like most artist on this list is best known for one song! More folk than alternative than Tori & Alanis but fanstaic in her own right! Recommend for Natalie Imbrugila fans! Best Song: Stay (Classic)
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 | Liz Phair by Liz Phair
Buy used from: £2.08 Liz has been around since the 90s and is still hardly unknown! My favourite record of hers but she has written and recorded some good albums before this one! Recommend artist! Best Song: Why Can't I!
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 | Lost In Space by Aimee Mann
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £4.45 Another artist not knowen in the uk! Lyrically one of the strongest female singer-songwriters! More guitar driven rock! Buffy fans may recongise some of her songs! Best Song: Pavlvo's Bell!!
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 | May Street Project by Shea Seger
Buy used from: £6.60 A very under-rated artist! Most people never heard of Shea which is a shame! The only record she has made and she should make more! Brilliant debut and worth buying! Best Song: The Last Time!
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 | Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea by PJ Harvey
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £2.73 The UK version of Tori Amos! PJ Harvey has been making and writing some of the best alternative songs for years! If you love Alanis and Tori I highly recommend PJ! Best Song: Good Fortune!!
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 | Post by Björk
Buy new: £21.99 Weird but wonderful Bjork is one of the best female singer-songwritters! Probably her most commercial album but she has been making great records for years+still going strong! Best Song: Oh So Queit!
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 | Love in the Time of Science by Emiliana Torrini
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £4.00 Co-wrote Kylies no1 Slow!! You might recognise Today Has Been Ok from Sugar Rush and To Be Free from BeautifulCrazy starring Kirsten Dunset! Still she is unknown! Best Song: To Be Free!
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 | Everybody Got Their Something by Nikka Costa
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.84 The female Lenny Kravtiz! Nikka is brilliant! She writes some of the funkiest songs ever! An artist that can really sing and write her own material! Powerful vocals! Best Song: Push & Pull!
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 | Dear Frustrated Superstar by Nerina Pallot
Buy new: £4.77 / Used from: £1.99 Home-grown talent that gets no recognition! A cross between Morissettes angst rock and Imbrugilas angst pop! A superb debut and her follow up is equally good! UK Morissette! Best Song: Patience!
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 | Left of the Middle by Natalie Imbruglia
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.01 The most commercial artist on this list but who cares! This album proves more than just a soap-star turned singer! Full of Alanis angst! Torn resembles Lisas Loeb Stay! Best Song: Torn!
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 | Folklore by Nelly Furtado
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £0.41 Before Timbland - Nelly was best knowen for being a singer-songwriter! This album really showcases Nelly song writing ability! Heavily folk influence this album is under-rated! Best Song: Try!
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 | No Angel by Dido
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.07 Similar to Sarah McLaughan! Dido debut album is a beautiful and melodic collection of songs!! Dido songs are that good they sampled and used in everything! Best Song: Thank You! Very Impressive!
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 | Come Away with Me by Norah Jones
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.98 This album is a wonderful collection of songs! Norah lyrics are beautiful! Influence by jazz and piano! Norah is a talented songwriter and it really shows on her debut! Best Song: Dont Know Why!
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 | Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman
Buy new: £7.08 / Used from: £1.49 Tracy debut is one of the best in history! Tracy puts pure emotion into her lyrics! A timeless album that will never get old! Lyrically this one of the best albums ever made! Best Song: Fast Car!!!
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 | I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got by Sinéad O'Connor
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.86 One of the most ground breaking female songwriters! Nothing Compares is not all Sinead has to offer! One of the best from the 90's! Brilliant lyrics and it shows! Best Song: Nothing Compares To You!
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 | The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £3.50 Prionner of the singer-songwriter genre in the 80's! Kate Bush is one of the most Influential artist ever! One of the first artist to paved the singer-songwriter genre! Best Song: Wuthering Heights!!
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