Chart of the day (#941): By Mercury

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Today's chart of the day

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Mercury (View chart)

1. Liquid Swords by GZA (1995)
2. Pinkerton by Weezer (1996)
3. If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle & Sebastian (1996)
4. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (1998)
5. Mule Variations by Tom Waits (1999)
6. ...And Out Come The Wolves by Rancid (1995)
7. Illmatic by Nas (1994)
8. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997)
9. The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: The Royal Albert Hall Concert by Bob Dylan (1998)
10. Summerteeth by Wilco (1999)
11. XO by Elliott Smith (1998)
12. Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell by Social Distortion (1992)
13. Bee Thousand by Guided By Voices (1994)
14. Ready To Die by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
15. Chill Out by The KLF (1990)
16. Bernstein Century - Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man by Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic (1997)
17. The Bootleg Series Vols. 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 by Bob Dylan (1991)
18. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson (1993)
19. I See A Darkness by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy (1999)
20. The Complete Recordings by Robert Johnson (1990)
21. His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) by Little Walter (1997)
22. Girlfriend by Matthew Sweet (1991)
23. Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (1992)
24. Spiderland by Slint (1991)
25. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1932) by Tommy Johnson (1996)
26. Either/Or by Elliott Smith (1997)
27. Ocean Beach by Red House Painters (1995)
28. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement (1994)
29. Souvlaki by Slowdive (1993)
30. Ocean Songs by Dirty Three (1998)
31. Laughing Stock by Talk Talk (1991)
32. Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian (1996)
33. Being There by Wilco (1996)
34. Ten by Pearl Jam (1991)
35. Bone Machine by Tom Waits (1992)
36. To Bring You My Love by P.J. Harvey (1995)
37. 20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits by Hank Williams (1998)
38. The Shape Of Punk To Come by Refused (1998)
39. Electro-Shock Blues by Eels (1998)
40. Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
41. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991)
42. March 16-20, 1992 by Uncle Tupelo (1992)
43. Social Distortion by Social Distortion (1990)
44. Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan (1997)
45. Elliott Smith by Elliott Smith (1995)
46. Resurrection Of The Bayou Maharajah by James Booker (1993)
47. Homogenic by Björk (1997)
48. Dummy by Portishead (1994)
49. The White Stripes by The White Stripes (1999)
50. I Feel Alright by Steve Earle (1996)
51. Parklife by Blur (1994)
52. His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) by Howlin' Wolf (1997)
53. Deserter's Songs by Mercury Rev (1998)
54. Hollywood Town Hall by The Jayhawks (1992)
55. Exile In Guyville by Liz Phair (1993)
56. Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures: Taken From The Vaults, Vol. 1 by Various Artists (1997)
57. Music Has The Right To Children by Boards Of Canada (1998)
58. Tomorrow The Green Grass by The Jayhawks (1995)
59. Rust In Peace by Megadeth (1990)
60. Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan (1993)
61. Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera (1992)
62. Psalm 69: The Way To Succeed And The Way To Suck Eggs by Ministry (1992)
63. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse (1997)
64. On Avery Island by Neutral Milk Hotel (1996)
65. The Bends by Radiohead (1995)
66. Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine (1992)
67. Vauxhall & I by Morrissey (1994)
68. The Boy With The Arab Strap by Belle & Sebastian (1998)
69. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill (1998)
70. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized (1997)
71. Let's Go by Rancid (1994)
72. In Utero by Nirvana (1993)
73. The Early Years, Vol. 1 by Tom Waits (1991)
74. The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails (1999)
75. F♯A♯∞ by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (1997)
76. Reasonable Doubt by Jay-Z (1996)
77. Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers - Complete Recorded Works 1928-1930 by Various Artists (1990)
78. Loveless by My Bloody Valentine (1991)
79. Trace by Son Volt (1995)
80. Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow (1996)
81. Anodyne by Uncle Tupelo (1993)
82. Weezer (The Blue Album) by Weezer (1994)
83. This Is Hardcore by Pulp (1998)
84. So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star (1993)
85. You Turn Me On by Beat Happening (1992)
86. Broken by Nine Inch Nails (1992)
87. Queen of Soul by Aretha Franklin (1992)
88. White Light, White Heat, White Trash by Social Distortion (1996)
89. Clouds Taste Metallic by The Flaming Lips (1995)
90. Train A Comin' by Steve Earle (1995)
91. Cowboys From Hell by Pantera (1990)
92. Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81-'92 by Stray Cats (1997)
93. Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill (1997)
94. Still Feel Gone by Uncle Tupelo (1991)
95. MTV Unplugged In New York by Nirvana (1994)
96. The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails (1994)
97. Life Won't Wait by Rancid (1998)
98. Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg & Wilco (1998)
99. Mezzanine by Massive Attack (1998)
100. Spice by The Spice Girls (1996)

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[meccalecca]

The rare Mercury chart without Tallest Man. Gotta love that #100
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[RepoMan]

Love seeing some Jayhawks love!!! I'm surprised to see RHP's Ocean Beach so high and than no love at all for Rollercoaster.

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[sp4cetiger]

Very nice, I always enjoy Mercury's charts. And what a breathtaking #4!

[NickVolos]

Hmm...Is this really Mercury's chart? I only see 3 Bob Dylan entries and none for The Tallest Man On Earth... Seriously now, your "new" revamped chart has a number of great Blues albums. Excellent.
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[Skinny]

I really can't abide people putting compilations of earlier material onto year and decade charts; seems disingenuous and more than a tad unfair. Beyond that quibble, I really like this chart. Props.

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Yeah, @ RepoMan - I've only heard Down Colorful Hill, Songs for a Blue Guitar, and Ocean Beach in full. The only one of which really blew me away was Ocean Beach. I look forward to exploring Rollercoaster

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@ skinny, yeah I can understand your point of view. I'd say though that a lot of the artists I have comps or retrospectives on never released (to my ears or that I know of) a killer album in their active or peek decades. And I'm left with amazing comps that I adore and are some of my fave albums. I think if I don't include them on the year charts or decade charts, they would only have a chance to land on overall charts, and THAT is what seems "unfair" to me. I really don't know what you are getting at by "unfair". You mean unfair to other users, or unfair to other artists?

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And overall, thanks for the kind words and communication! (Yes even you, MusicExpert). It's funny that now free almost 1 1/2 years I finally get cotd and it's randomly my 90s chart. Well that is okay.

Thanks again!
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My Fave Metal - you won't believe #5!!!

[WindowAbove]

Liquid Swords is a great #1.

[RepoMan]