Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by 
paladisiac 
1990s, baby
Albums I didn't listen to at the time they came out: Weezer - Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994), Whiskeytown "Faithless Street" (1995), Wilco "Being There" (1996), Whiskeytown "Strangers Almanac" (1997), Modest Mouse "The Lonesome Crowded West" (1997)
- Chart updated: 06/21/2023 20:15
- (Created: 12/17/2011 02:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1994 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1995 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1996 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1997 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1998 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
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| Pearl Jam | 5 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 4 | 4% | |
| Foo Fighters | 3 | 3% | |
| P.M. Dawn | 3 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| Ben Folds Five | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 92nd to 93rd Spellbound by Paula Abdul |
| Down 1 from 93rd to 94th Version 2.0 by Garbage |
| Down 1 from 94th to 95th Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop by Stone Temple Pilots |
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 The Masterplanby Oasis |
| Leavers |
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Very cool 90's chart. Nice to see the Aussies recognised - INXS & Natalie Imbruglia.
Nice chart. Lots of excellent music.
Good list would have loved to see "Grace" by Jeff Buckley on here though. Also no MBV
DommeDamian 12/14/2017 19:46
FOURTEEN albums in common!
buzzdainer 08/06/2016 20:51
Outstanding chart! I love OK Computer (doesn't everyone?), Dummy, Nevermind, and Strangers Almanac, among many of your other selections. I also really like Throwing Copper as a top ten pick, as it's an album that I listened to incessantly back when it was first out, putting tracks on lots of mix tapes I was making for friends at the time. Great work on your chart!
RoundTheBend 05/23/2016 02:46
28 albums in common! Most likely some crossover for me to learn from. Thanks!
paladisiac 11/29/2014 04:31
Thanks to everyone for their feedback!
No Illmatic, no Chronic, no Ready To Die, no 2Pac, no A Tribe Called Quest, and yet Weird Al hits the list?
The whitest kids you know. 2001 makes it before the Wu. What a bunch of jokers.
rafalink 11/28/2014 18:12
Very good list, man! 90's are great years for the music!
HoldenM 11/28/2014 16:21
Excellent 90s chart.
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