Best Albums of the 1990s
by Slant Magazine (2011) 
Slant Magazine is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, theatre, video games and more. These are their best albums of 1990s.
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1997
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12,949
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1995
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6,582
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1997
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62,663
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1991
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37,287
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1996
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6,087
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1992
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19,198
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1994
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17,887
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1994
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16,361
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1990
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2,551
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1996
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9,014
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1991 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1995 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Beck | 4 | 4% | |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Madonna | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Nine Inch Nails | 2 | 2% | |
| Portishead | 2 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of the 1990s similar charts
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Albums of the Nineties | Rolling Stone | 1990s decade chart | 2010 | |
| The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2022 | |
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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 858 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s | FACT | 1990s decade chart | 2012 | |
| 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 | |
Other charts by Slant Magazine
A total of 32 charts from Slant Magazine are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of the Aughts: Albums | Slant Magazine | 2000s decade chart | 2010 | |
| Best Albums of the 1990s | Slant Magazine | 1990s decade chart | 2011 | |
| Best Albums of the 1980s | Slant Magazine | 1980s decade chart | 2012 | |
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| 12/11/2020 08:01 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 11/11/2020 13:08 |  Larcx13 | 1,138 | 86/100 | |
| 08/17/2020 12:20 | Chrispeater | 138 | 82/100 | |
| 08/15/2020 12:07 |  zwiebel | 189 | 86/100 | |
| 07/27/2020 14:40 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 |
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From mianfei 04/01/2019 00:44 | #234304
This list is certainly rather better than some for the 1990s, but it suffer from the same fundamental problems found in virtually all magazine lists.
These problems are no doubt unconscious to the writers who vote for the albums, but they make them difficult to trust. Short-term focus and an emphasis on albums that were popular but neither special or easy to listen to repeatedly is the key issue, and the second issue is ignorance of music that may not fit in with the worldview of these professional critics.
Like ‘Rolling Stone’’s list form the 1990s, there is no metal, industrial, or post-rock in this list, and far too much “indie rock” that ranges from godawful to merely boring.
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Bach 02/17/2017 11:13 | #185807
Bach 02/17/2017 11:13 | #185807
Great list! I love it.
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splashfoop 08/15/2016 21:16 | #172945
splashfoop 08/15/2016 21:16 | #172945
Pésima lista.
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From mianfei 02/16/2016 07:16 | #159894
This is certainly a rather better list than ‘Rolling Stone’ compiled, with a few more notable albums.
Still, it is hard to rate highly when it ignores metal so completely – maybe my reading of “janitor-x” a decade ago makes me expect magazines to acknowledge what they simply do not – and puts a vastly overrated artist like Beck upfront.
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mickilennial 03/19/2014 23:39 | #106918
mickilennial 03/19/2014 23:39 | #106918
Reads predictable and unexplored, though there are some greats in here.
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From sonicdiscourse 03/19/2014 22:39 | #106911
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From nutso42 09/10/2013 14:33 | #85633
Well, it's.... certainly there.
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