Top 100 Albums of the 1990s
by Pitchfork (2003) 
Pitchfork is an American online music publication. These are their best albums of 1990s.
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1997
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1991
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27,868
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1999
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10,550
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1998
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31,418
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1992
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6,880
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1991
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1996
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9,051
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1994
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1999
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Top 100 Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1992 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1995 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1998 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1999 | 5 | 5% |
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| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 2% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
| Brainiac | 2 | 2% | |
| Built To Spill | 2 | 2% | |
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Other 1990s decade charts
A total of 27 charts from recognised sources are available for 1990s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 859 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Top 100 Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2003 | |
| The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s | FACT | 1990s decade chart | 2012 | |
| The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2022 | |
Other charts by Pitchfork
A total of 37 charts from Pitchfork are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s | Pitchfork | 2010s decade chart | 2019 | |
| The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s | Pitchfork | 2000s decade chart | 2009 | |
| Top 100 Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2003 | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 12/11/2020 08:01 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 11/11/2020 13:06 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 08/19/2020 18:56 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 | |
| 07/27/2020 14:40 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 | |
| 01/18/2020 02:24 | Timbo1564 | 36 | 73/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 81.8/100, a mean average of 78.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 18.4.
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guzguzgarbit 08/31/2020 13:34 | #257625
guzguzgarbit 08/31/2020 13:34 | #257625
It gets better when you reverse the order...
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From Michael1981 04/13/2019 21:00 | #234917
I like the albums selected and the ordering is ok but for me it's a disappointing chart for a major publication like Pitchfork. It just doesn't reflect the diversity of albums in the 90s and I'd prefer to see more popular and influential releases included (Green Day, Chemical Bros, Lauryn Hill, Pearl Jam, Nine inch Nails and Oasis are all missing even a single album).
Much as I like lo-fi, post-rock, alt country and art rock, there is just too much of it here to really reflect the 90s as a whole well.
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9999 06/18/2018 20:01 | #216976
9999 06/18/2018 20:01 | #216976
Obviously I don't agree with every single choice they make, but I think it's a respectable chart overall.
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From EcethZig3010 04/11/2017 23:50 | #189129
Como siempre sobrevalorando el Ok Computer
Por lo demas esta increible
Como dice otro comentario, P4k >>>>>>>>>>>>Rolling Stone
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Kaiser 08/01/2016 17:37 | #172085
Kaiser 08/01/2016 17:37 | #172085
Metal exists.
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From stangetzaway 07/17/2016 03:22 | #171422
Some pretty good obvious choices but too many holes. Nothing by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds here! Their entire 90's output would be virtually good enough to be on this chart.
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From HipHop 11/29/2015 00:30 | #153622
Dont agree with top 10, except DJ Shadow
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From benjilive 08/17/2015 15:34 | #147819
No really Pitchfork, you're right. Goat is so much better than Pinkerton.
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From gon2bed 02/07/2015 15:02 | #134293
Very good!
13 albums in common:
OK Computer by Radiohead (40 points)
The Bends by Radiohead (37 points)
Nevermind by Nirvana (33 points)
Post by Björk (33 points)
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (32 points)
Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins (25 points)
Grace by Jeff Buckley (25 points)
Mezzanine by Massive Attack (20 points)
Blue Lines by Massive Attack (20 points)
Automatic For The People by R.E.M. (18 points)
Different Class by Pulp (16 points)
Dummy by Portishead (14 points)
Moon Safari by Air (13 points)
11 artists in common:
Nirvana
Radiohead
Björk
R.E.M.
Massive Attack
Pulp
Jeff Buckley
Air
The Smashing Pumpkins
Portishead
Neutral Milk Hotel
Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From Hip-Priest 10/21/2014 15:23 | #124942
Screamadelica n Massive Attack albums way below lesser albums. Not bad overall.
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