Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Tamthebam

This is my 2nd favourite decade after the 70's. Overall this was a great decade for all types of music great soul/RnB albums along with country/folk and indie music. I enjoy all types of music and for once in my life had the money to enable me to expand my collection.

• Chart updated: 03/22/2024 15:45
• (Created: 10/03/2013 18:27).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Debut 

 Björk

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An amazing debut album her unusual voice and choice of instruments was a revelation in 1993, every track is unique this album deserves more recognition Venus as A Boy, Big Time Sensuality & Come To Me are so different yet so amazing. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2013]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

742 charts

Rank Score:

5,446

Rank in 1993:

6

Rank in 1990s:

63

Overall Rank:

332

Average Rating:

 80 (1,019 votes)

Comments:

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Janet. 

 Janet Jackson

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This is a really good album by far her best up to this point all the uptempo tracks come one after the other followed by the slower tracks at the end of the album. It runs very smoothly best tracks for me are If, Throb, That's the Way Love Goes & all the slower tacks at the end. A great RnB album. Technically there are 14 tracks on this album, taking out all the tracks that are interludes. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2013]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

462

Rank in 1993:

55

Rank in 1990s:

560

Overall Rank:

3,207

Average Rating:

 67 (123 votes)

Comments:

6

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Music Box 

 Mariah Carey

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Mariah Carey love her or hate her has an amazing multi faceted voice. She has made 4 really good albums this being my 2nd favourite, Music Box was a huge album all over Europe and is still her biggest selling worldwide. The tracks here are all good Dream Lover & Any Time You Need a Friend stand out, All I've Ever Wanted is also worth a mention. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2013]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

75 charts

Rank Score:

409

Rank in 1993:

61

Rank in 1990s:

617

Overall Rank:

3,564

Average Rating:

 65 (106 votes)

Comments:

4

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Zooropa 

 U2

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[First added to this chart: 09/08/2018]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

1,516

Rank in 1993:

19

Rank in 1990s:

221

Overall Rank:

1,172

Average Rating:

 70 (607 votes)

Comments:

30

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Rid Of Me 

 PJ Harvey

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[First added to this chart: 09/15/2016]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

405 charts

Rank Score:

2,454

Rank in 1993:

13

Rank in 1990s:

127

Overall Rank:

728

Average Rating:

 79 (520 votes)

Comments:

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Souvlaki 

 Slowdive

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[First added to this chart: 09/06/2018]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

12,304

Rank in 1993:

4

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 85 (978 votes)

Comments:

76

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In Utero 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 12/05/2013]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,701 charts

Rank Score:

18,955

Rank in 1993:

2

Rank in 1990s:

10

Overall Rank:

60

Average Rating:

 84 (2,607 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	7	7%
1991	9	9%
1992	10	10%
1993	7	7%
1994	10	10%
1995	11	11%
1996	10	10%
1997	17	17%
1998	10	10%
1999	9	9%

Artist	Albums	%
Mariah Carey	4	4%
R.E.M.	4	4%
Madonna	3	3%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	3	3%
Björk	3	3%
Elton John	2	2%
Prince & The New Power Generation	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	55	55%
	29	29%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

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Up 1 from 22nd to 21st Achtung Baby by U2

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Down 1 from 21st to 22nd Post by Björk

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90/100	12/29/2022 22:04	Johnnyo	2,014	80/100
100/100	02/25/2022 06:30	jnfbn	314	96/100
80/100	02/24/2022 13:14	Cytoma	171	90/100
90/100	09/07/2021 04:46	leniad	686	85/100
85/100	06/28/2021 21:04	Larcx13	1,092	86/100

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From Johnnyo 12/29/2022 22:05

Love this chart.

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From leniad 09/07/2021 04:46

good

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From vancevisuals 06/10/2019 21:11

13 in common
nice to see Flaming Pie on a list

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From ForegroundNoise 06/10/2019 12:23

Interesting mix of stuff of both rock and pop!! I like your notes too, makes the chart seem really personal.

That said would be nice to see some stuff outside of those spheres; no hip hop, no electronic and nothing outside of the anglophonic bubble that isn't Bjork, (who still mostly sings in English), which I find kinda surprising for someone who has rated so many albums?

Anyway, I guess each to their own, and you clearly know your stuff. Great chart!

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From bobbyb5 02/04/2017 23:10

You are from Scotland and yet there's not one mention by you of Altered Images. EVEN I HAVE ALTETED IMAGES ON MY CHART!!! And I'm fuckin American!!! Pinky Blue is in my chart!!! Shame on you!!! Lol

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From CharlieBarley 01/04/2017 20:20

REM, Blur, Radiohead, Bjork. These are all artists I too liked in the 90s. Also the 90s are my 2nd favourite decade for music after the 70s. I even remember there being a bit of a 70s revival during the 90s. Fashion-wise there definitely was at my college. 30 albums in common you got some good ones

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From Musyahid 01/04/2017 14:09

Intresting Woman You Are

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From buzzdainer 07/22/2016 16:40

Outstanding chart! Like you, I didn't listen to that much shoegaze music in the nineties, instead focusing on albums such as OK Computer, Grace, The Bends, and Automatic for the People. I appreciate seeing Adore in your top ten, as that's a Smashing Pumpkins album that doesn't get nearly the attention and affection that it deserves. Great work on this chart!

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From Roal 09/21/2014 07:44

Mariah Carey has 3 but not even a single one from the whole shoegaze scene nice.

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