Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by 
Graeme2 
Ah the 90s. Madchester, rave, shoegaze, grunge, golden age hip hop pt.2, britpop, post rock, trip hop, big beat, drum n bass, creation, mo wax, warp, ninja tunes...and so on. There is not much order here. I love them all. I've made it 1 album only as that's what my other charts are, meaning loads of albums missing that I love.
This is the cd era. I bought more and more of them as the decade went on. Shit loads of cd singles too. Not forgetting vinyl records. Classic albums records could be picked up for pence at car boot sales and charity shops as people got rid for cd. Also getting DJ decks meant loads of those type of records too.
- Chart updated: 05/16/2025 20:15
- (Created: 12/23/2013 22:51).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
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1997
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63,575
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
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1995
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5,509
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1998
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5,009
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1996
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9,209
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
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1990
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4,112
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
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1994
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17,930
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1993
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12,535
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
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1995
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1,066
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[First added to this chart: 12/25/2013]
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[First added to this chart: 12/23/2013]
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1990
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4,496
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1991 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1992 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1998 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1999 | 5 | 5% |
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| Teenage Fanclub | 1 | 1% | |
| The House Of Love | 1 | 1% | |
| Ice Cube | 1 | 1% | |
| Spiritualized® | 1 | 1% | |
| Above The Law | 1 | 1% | |
| Geto Boys | 1 | 1% | |
| Inspiral Carpets | 1 | 1% | |
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52 | 52% | |
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34 | 34% | |
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5 | 5% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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| ! | 08/29/2021 07:38 | leniad | 673 | 85/100 |
| ! | 02/09/2019 18:37 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 07/25/2016 15:08 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2016 13:01 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2016 22:04 |  Lachapelle | 18 | 90/100 |
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From buzzdainer 07/25/2016 15:11 | #171786
buzzdainer 07/25/2016 15:11 | #171786
I know what you mean when you say there's no real order in your chart; I can say that there's not much difference in quality between the #1 album on my own nineties chart and the #100 (though there is a kind of logic to my chart, and maybe yours, too). I love OK Computer, Grace, The La's, and Nevermind, among many others on your list. Ride's Nowhere is a fantastic top ten pick, as well--an album that I liked a lot when it first came out but haven't listened to much since. You've given me reason to give it a spin. So, thanks!
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| Best Artists of the 1990s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Nirvana | |
| 3. The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| 4. Neutral Milk Hotel | |
| 5. Oasis | |
| 6. R.E.M. | |
| 7. Pearl Jam | |
| 8. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 9. Nick Cave | |
| 10. Björk | |
| 11. Weezer | |
| 12. Richard David James | |
| 13. Pavement | |
| 14. Portishead | |
| 15. Jeff Buckley | |
| 16. Blur | |
| 17. Elliott Smith | |
| 18. Nas | |
| 19. Red Hot Chili Peppers | |
| 20. Massive Attack |
