 Released on 20 February 1995 by 4th & B 'way Records , Maxinquaye reached number three on the United Kingdom 's albums chart and sold over 100 @,@ 000 copies in its first few months of release . 4th & B 'way relied on independent record promoters and the British demographic of progressive , young music buyers rather than American markets for the record to perform well . A widespread critical success , Maxinquaye was cited by many journalists as the year 's best record and the key release of a musical style that was being dubbed trip hop at the time . Since then , it has been ranked frequently on all @-@ time lists of the greatest albums and has sold over 500 @,@ 000 copies worldwide . 
