Contributed by alex101, Posted by Aubin Paul
Having tackled punk and hardcore, LA Weekly has now put together their top 20 emo albums of all time for which 15 bands are responsible: Braid, Cap'n Jazz, Cursive, Dag Nasty, Embrace, Jawbreaker, Jimmy Eat World, Mineral, Quicksand, Rites of Spring, Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas is the Reason, The Anniversary, The Get Up Kids and The Promise Ring.
Check out the reasoning and list here
| 20 | Jawbreaker | Dear You | (1995) |
| 19 | Cursive | Domestica | (2000) |
| 18 | The Anniversary | Designing a Nervous Breakdown | (2000) |
| 17 | Quicksand | Manic Compression | (1995) |
| 16 | Cap'n Jazz | Shmap'n Shmazz | (1995) |
| 15 | The Get Up Kids | Four Minute Mile | (1997) |
| 14 | The Get Up Kids | Something to Write Home About | (1999) |
| 13 | Jawbreaker | 24 Hour Revenge Therapy | (1994) |
| 12 | Jimmy Eat World | Clarity | (1999) |
| 11 | Dag Nasty | Can I Say? | (1986) |
| 10 | Embrace | Embrace | (1986) |
| 9 | Jawbreaker | Bivouac | (1992) |
| 8 | Jimmy Eat World | Bleed American | (2001) |
| 7 | The Promise Ring | 30ð Everywhere | (1996) |
| 6 | Mineral | The Power of Falling | (1997) |
| 5 | The Promise Ring | Nothing Feels Good | (1997) |
| 4 | Texas is the Reason | Do You Know Who You Are? | (1996) |
| 3 | Braid | Frame & Canvas | (1998) |
| 2 | Rites of Spring | Rites of Spring | (1985) |
| 1 | Sunny Day Real Estate | Diary | (1994) |