Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1993 were The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, Slowdive, Björk, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, Suede, The Breeders and Counting Crows.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,607 charts

Rank Score:

18,094

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Average Rating:

85 (1,947 votes)

Comments:

151

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,781 charts

Rank Score:

18,050

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Average Rating:

85 (2,679 votes)

Comments:

178

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,137 charts

Rank Score:

12,735

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Average Rating:

84 (1,281 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

930 charts

Rank Score:

11,078

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Overall Rank:

120

Average Rating:

85 (1,019 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

768 charts

Rank Score:

5,335

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Overall Rank:

323

Average Rating:

80 (1,051 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

684 charts

Rank Score:

5,225

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

558 charts

Rank Score:

4,178

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Overall Rank:

407

Average Rating:

83 (634 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

414 charts

Rank Score:

3,125

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

391 charts

Rank Score:

2,665

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109

Overall Rank:

649

Average Rating:

78 (416 votes)

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10.

August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

438 charts

Rank Score:

2,642

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112

Overall Rank:

656

Average Rating:

73 (618 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
IQ	2	0%
Naked City	2	0%
Joshua Redman	2	0%
Nanci Griffith	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	431	43%
	233	23%
	42	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	951	95%
Yes	49	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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