Albums by decade
- 80s3
- 90s38
- 00s66
- 10s69
- 20s24
Oldest to newest
1984–2026
Best year for emo
2002
11 albums on the list came out that year.
#2Taking Back Sunday — Tell All Your Friends
#22The Used — The Used
#53Bright Eyes — Lifted or The Story is in the Soil Keep Your Ear to the Ground
#59The Starting Line — Say it Like You Mean It
#75Finch — What It Is To Burn
#122Box Car Racer — Box Car Racer
#128Hot Rod Circuit — Sorry About Tomorrow
#136Pedro The Lion — Control
#158Coheed & Cambria — The Second Stage Turbine Blade
#193Midtown — Living Well Is The Best Revenge
#200Piebald — We Are The Only Friends That We Have
Most albums on the list
Jimmy Eat World ×3
Saves The Day ×3
Sunny Day Real Estate ×3
Fall Out Boy ×3
Dashboard Confessional ×3
Modern Baseball ×3
Where emo comes from
Top states
- California27
- Pennsylvania18
- New York17
- Illinois16
- New Jersey16
- Florida10
- Michigan10
- Washington, DC8
- Massachusetts7
- Maryland6
Top cities
- Chicago, IL12
- Los Angeles, CA10
- San Diego, CA8
- Washington, DC8
- Philadelphia, PA7
- New Brunswick, NJ6
- Baltimore, MD5
- Seattle, WA4
- Boca Raton, FL3
- Boston, MA3
From outside the US
8 albums from 6 countries.
#63Arm's Length — There's A Whole World Out ThereQuinte West, Canada
#88Silverstein — Discovering The WaterfrontBurlington, Canada
#93PUP — The Dream Is OverToronto, Canada
#105Ceres — Drag It Down On YouMelbourne, Australia
#141Crash of Rhinos — DistalDerby, England
#155We Were Promised Jetpacks — These Four WallsEdinburgh, Scotland
#186Forests — That's Not Very Mid Century Modern Of YouSingapore
#194Neck Deep — Life's Not Out to Get YouWrexham, Wales