The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s
by Paste (2012) 
Founded in 2002 and based in Atlanta, GA, USA, Paste (PasteMagazine.com) is an online culture magazine that covers music, movies, TV, comedy, games, books, comics, drinks and politics. These are their best albums of 1990s.
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1997
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1998
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1991
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1994
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17,912
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1991
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1996
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1992
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1991
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1994
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1999
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The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 6 | 7% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 17% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 10 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 11 | 12% | |
| 1999 | 9 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
| Built To Spill | 2 | 2% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Uncle Tupelo | 2 | 2% | |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 2% | |
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Other 1990s decade charts
A total of 28 charts from recognised sources are available for 1990s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 858 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2022 | |
| The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1990s (1-100) | Uncut | 1990s decade chart | 2024 |  |
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A total of 53 charts from Paste are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s | Paste | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of the Decade (2000-2009) | Paste | 2000s decade chart | 2009 | |
| The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s | Paste | 1990s decade chart | 2012 | |
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| 12/11/2020 08:01 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 11/11/2020 13:07 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 08/17/2020 12:20 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 | |
| 07/27/2020 14:39 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 | |
| 01/18/2020 03:33 | Timbo1564 | 36 | 73/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 82.4/100, a mean average of 80.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.9/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 13.7.
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From gon2bed 02/07/2015 15:09 | #134295
Great!
15 albums in common:
OK Computer by Radiohead (40 points)
Grace by Jeff Buckley (38 points)
The Bends by Radiohead (37 points)
Ten by Pearl Jam (34 points)
Nevermind by Nirvana (33 points)
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (33 points)
Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (25 points)
Mezzanine by Massive Attack (25 points)
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis (25 points)
Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins (24 points)
Post by Björk (22 points)
You've Come A Long Way, Baby by Fatboy Slim (18 points)
Dummy by Portishead (16 points)
The Colour And The Shape by Foo Fighters (13 points)
Different Class by Pulp (12 points)
15 artists in common:
Nirvana
Radiohead
Oasis
U2
Björk
R.E.M.
Massive Attack
Pulp
Jeff Buckley
The Smashing Pumpkins
Portishead
Pearl Jam
Neutral Milk Hotel
Foo Fighters
Fatboy Slim
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Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:13 | #89344
Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:13 | #89344
Good to see crooked rain in the top20
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From Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:12 | #89343
Antonio-Pedro 10/27/2013 00:12 | #89343
Ok for you computer for all
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