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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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 | 11 | 11% | |
1996 | 10 | 10% | |
1997 | 12 | 12% | |
1998 | 14 | 14% | |
1999 | 5 | 5% |
Artist | Albums | % | |
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Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 2% | |
Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
Massive Attack | 2 | 2% | |
Björk | 2 | 2% | |
Brainiac | 2 | 2% | |
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Country | Albums | % | |
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63 | 63% | ||
23 | 23% | ||
5 | 5% | ||
2 | 2% | ||
2 | 2% | ||
2 | 2% | ||
2 | 2% | ||
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12/11/2020 08:01 | pjohnsongolf | 273 | 89/100 | |
11/11/2020 13:06 | Larcx13 | 1,090 | 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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It gets better when you reverse the order...
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.
Obviously I don't agree with every single choice they make, but I think it's a respectable chart overall.
Como siempre sobrevalorando el Ok Computer
Por lo demas esta increible
Como dice otro comentario, P4k >>>>>>>>>>>>Rolling Stone
Metal exists.
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.
Dont agree with top 10, except DJ Shadow
No really Pitchfork, you're right. Goat is so much better than Pinkerton.
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
Screamadelica n Massive Attack albums way below lesser albums. Not bad overall.
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