Best Albums of 1990

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Listed below are the best albums of 1990 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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1990 year summaryThe best artists of 1990 were Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Ride, Megadeth, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Fugazi, The La's and Public Enemy.

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12.

The Good Son

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

2,077

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

162

Overall Rank:

858

Average Rating:

79 (387 votes)

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31.

Blue Sky Mining

Midnight Oil

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

756

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

386

Overall Rank:

2,166

Average Rating:

75 (161 votes)

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The Razors Edge

AC/DC

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

596

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465

Overall Rank:

2,607

Average Rating:

70 (287 votes)

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71.

INXS

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

298

Rank in 1990:

Rank in 1990s:

808

Overall Rank:

4,642

Average Rating:

74 (131 votes)

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89.

Aion

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

207

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Rank in 1990s:

1,049

Overall Rank:

6,252

Average Rating:

77 (81 votes)

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Danger In The Past

Robert Forster

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

33 charts

Rank Score:

153

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Chain Reaction

John Farnham

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

14 charts

Rank Score:

137

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Gold Afternoon Fix

The Church

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

28 charts

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Every Brilliant Eye

Died Pretty

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

13 charts

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Harley And Rose

The Black Sorrows

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

17 charts

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Best Albums of 1990 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	16	2%
Devo	3	0%
Thee Headcoats	3	0%
Spacemen 3	2	0%
Elton John	2	0%
Louis Armstrong	2	0%
Bert Jansch	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	447	45%
	236	24%
	42	4%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	21	2%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	891	89%
Yes	109	11%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	33	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. Neutral Milk Hotel
4. The Smashing Pumpkins
5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Weezer
10. Richard David James
11. Nick Cave
12. Björk
13. Pavement
14. Jeff Buckley
15. Blur
16. Portishead
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Sigur Rós
20. Massive Attack