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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1999
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4,183
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1994
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1994
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1992
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1993
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13,486
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1999
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1991
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1,438
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1996
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Top 100 Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 6 6%
1991 12 12%
1992 7 7%
1993 8 8%
1994 14 14%
1995 11 11%
1996 10 10%
1997 12 12%
1998 14 14%
1999 5 5%
Artist Albums %


Pavement 2 2%
A Tribe Called Quest 2 2%
Nirvana 2 2%
Björk 2 2%
Brainiac 2 2%
Built To Spill 2 2%
Elliott Smith 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 63 63%
United Kingdom 23 23%
Mixed Nationality 5 5%
Germany 2 2%
France 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Iceland 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

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82/100 (from 34 votes)
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From 08/31/2020 13:34
It gets better when you reverse the order...
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From 04/13/2019 21:00
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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From 06/18/2018 20:01
Obviously I don't agree with every single choice they make, but I think it's a respectable chart overall.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 04/11/2017 23:50
Como siempre sobrevalorando el Ok Computer
Por lo demas esta increible
Como dice otro comentario, P4k >>>>>>>>>>>>Rolling Stone
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50/100
From 08/01/2016 17:37
Metal exists.
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85/100
From 07/17/2016 03:22
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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15/100
From 11/29/2015 00:30
Dont agree with top 10, except DJ Shadow
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65/100
From 08/17/2015 15:34
No really Pitchfork, you're right. Goat is so much better than Pinkerton.
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100/100
From 02/07/2015 15:02
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
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80/100
From 10/21/2014 15:23
Screamadelica n Massive Attack albums way below lesser albums. Not bad overall.
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