Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by MARTINBORS 
- Chart updated: 05/18/2022 17:45
- (Created: 06/06/2014 14:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
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62,696
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Year of Release:
1999
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14,921
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
19,148
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
1,745
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1994
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17,875
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1994
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1,609
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
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1998
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6,730
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
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1,778
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[First added to this chart: 09/23/2019]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1992 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1993 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1994 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1998 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1999 | 15 | 15% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Stereolab | 4 | 4% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Massive Attack | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| Cristina Donà | 2 | 2% | |
| Beck | 2 | 2% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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34 | 34% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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12 | 12% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 16 from 93rd to 77thWalking Wounded by Everything But The Girl |
| Up 13 from 95th to 82ndThe Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill |
| Up 7 from 71st to 64thBocanada by Gustavo Cerati |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 8 from 80th to 88thTime Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan |
| Down 7 from 73rd to 80thTransient Random-Noise Bursts With Announcements by Stereolab |
| Down 7 from 86th to 93rdBlazing Away by Marianne Faithfull |
| New entries |
|---|
| I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo |
| Dubnobasswithmyheadman by Underworld |
| Vision Creation Newsun by ボアダムス [Boredoms] |
| Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Songs For Drella by Lou Reed / John Cale |
| O Espírito Da Paz by Madredeus |
| Jar Of Flies by Alice In Chains |
| The Bends by Radiohead |
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| 10/29/2019 15:09 | leniad | 669 | 85/100 | |
| 06/23/2014 09:17 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
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From greatson 06/23/2014 09:17 | #115069
greatson 06/23/2014 09:17 | #115069
Great Chart again!
I´ll check out your italian choices from time to time!
(Nitin Sawhney is overrated - maybe it was good in the 90`, but I was listening to it some month ago and I was a little bit bored!)
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| Best Artists of the 1970s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Pink Floyd | |
| 2. David Bowie | |
| 3. Led Zeppelin | |
| 4. Neil Young | |
| 5. The Rolling Stones | |
| 6. The Clash | |
| 7. Black Sabbath | |
| 8. Fleetwood Mac | |
| 9. Stevie Wonder | |
| 10. The Who | |
| 11. Genesis | |
| 12. Brian Eno | |
| 13. Joni Mitchell | |
| 14. Paul McCartney | |
| 15. Yes | |
| 16. Bob Marley | |
| 17. Bob Dylan | |
| 18. Bruce Springsteen | |
| 19. Nick Drake | |
| 20. Marvin Gaye |
