# My Bloody Valentine — Every Record We Rank

My Bloody Valentine appears 5 times in our Shoegaze, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred lists, placing as high as No. 1. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 5
- **Appears on:** Shoegaze, The Waxonia Desk — A Way In, and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred
- **Years:** 1990–1991
- **Highest placing:** No. 1 in Shoegaze
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/my-bloody-valentine/

## Appears on

### [Only Shallow](https://waxonia.com/track/my-bloody-valentine--only-shallow/)

*1991 · Creation · No. 1 in [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/)*

Four snare hits and then the most disorienting guitar sound ever pressed to record. Kevin Shields bent pitch with a tremolo arm until the instrument stopped behaving like a guitar.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/My%20Bloody%20Valentine%20Only%20Shallow) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfCoKNI5hs)

### [Soon](https://waxonia.com/track/my-bloody-valentine--soon/)

*1990 · Creation · No. 2 in [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/)*

A dance groove underneath a wall of detuned noise. Brian Eno called it the vaguest music ever to have been a hit, and meant it as the compliment it is.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/My%20Bloody%20Valentine%20Soon) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7tX5YJghc)

### [Only Shallow](https://waxonia.com/track/my-bloody-valentine--only-shallow/)

*1991 · Creation · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/)*

Four snare hits and then a wall. Shoegaze is often described as vague; this is the record that shows how precisely engineered the vagueness has to be before it works.

Also on: [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/My%20Bloody%20Valentine%20Only%20Shallow) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfCoKNI5hs)

### [Only Shallow](https://waxonia.com/track/my-bloody-valentine--only-shallow/)

*1991 · Creation · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

Four snare hits and then a guitar sound nobody has satisfactorily explained since. The loudest record here, and the most delicate.

Also on: [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/), [The Waxonia Desk — A Way In](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-a-way-in/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/My%20Bloody%20Valentine%20Only%20Shallow) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfCoKNI5hs)

### [Soon](https://waxonia.com/track/my-bloody-valentine--soon/)

*1990 · Creation · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A dance beat under a guitar sound that will not hold still. Eno called it the vaguest music ever to have been a hit, approvingly.

Also on: [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/My%20Bloody%20Valentine%20Soon) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7tX5YJghc)

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