Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Vinyl LP

I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got became Sinéad O’Connor’s breakthrough, propelled by her stunning cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which topped the pop charts for a month. Yet even this remarkable hit could not fully prepare listeners for the harrowing, confessional songs that make up the rest of the album.

O’Connor emerged as one of the most distinctive and controversial pop stars of the alternative era, and in many ways, the most influential of the female performers whose music came to dominate the airwaves in the final decade of the 20th century. Brash and outspoken, her shaved head, intense gaze, and shapeless wardrobe challenged prevailing notions of femininity and sexuality. By asserting herself not as a sex object but as a serious artist, O’Connor irrevocably changed the image of women in rock, inspiring a generation of performers—from Liz Phair to Courtney Love to Alanis Morissette—to follow in her wake.