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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If Billie Holiday was to come back & make a record this would be it. Erykah Badu has that special voice that leaves you wanting more. This again is a debut album that is ranked in my Top10 albums of all time. I never tire listening to this amazing album, On & On is one of the best tracks but my favourite track is Next Lifetime along with 4 Leaf Clover. But the whole album is full of great tracks with a Jazzy neo-soul feel and her amazing voice adds to the atmosphere.
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1997
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A great album and still their best I listen to this every 3 or 4 months and it changes depending on how I feel I don't have a favourite track as it changes all the time. Haven't liked anything else they have done after this except In Rainbows & Moon Shaped Pool.
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1997
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Very similar in sound but with more of a darker atmosphere than the previous album Post. The amazing opening tracks prepare you for the voyage of sounds & vocals that follow. Despite its icy feel I find this album a very emotional listen her amazing voice has helped make a classic here. The first 4 tracks are on a different level to anything she or anybody has done before. I also love All is Full Of Love & Immature a track that needs more recognition !
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1997
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I love this album a big step forward in sound & overall feel to anything she had recorded before. Butterfly, 4th Of July, My All,The Roof, Breakdown, Whenever You Call & Outside make this a brilliant RnB album.
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Along with "Janet", her previous album, this is right up there amongst the best RnB soul records 0f modern times. Best tracks "Free Zone " "Got 'Till It's Gone" "You" "I Get Lonely" "What About" and of course "Together Again. An underrated album and so far the best she has delivered.
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1997
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A very underrated album packed with great songs - Recover Your Soul, I Can't Steer My Heart.....,If The River Can Bend and The End Will Come. It doesn't seem to be a favourite amongst fans but I love it.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% |
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| 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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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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88/100 (from 24 votes)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 90/100  | 12/29/2022 22:04 | Johnnyo | | 80/100 |
| 100/100 | 02/25/2022 06:30 |  jnfbn | | 96/100 |
| 80/100 | 02/24/2022 13:14 |  Cytoma | | 90/100 |
| 90/100 | 09/07/2021 04:46 | leniad | | 85/100 |
| 85/100 | 06/28/2021 21:04 |  Larcx13 | | 86/100 |
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90/100
From Johnnyo 12/29/2022 22:05
Love this chart.
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90/100
From leniad 09/07/2021 04:46
good
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85/100
From vancevisuals 06/10/2019 21:11
13 in common
nice to see Flaming Pie on a list
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85/100
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ForegroundNoise 06/10/2019 12:23
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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75/100
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bobbyb5 02/04/2017 23:10
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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CharlieBarley 01/04/2017 20:20
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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100/100
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buzzdainer 07/22/2016 16:40
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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