Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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NowhereMan 
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- Chart updated: 12/01/2025 21:45
- (Created: 07/03/2014 10:56).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/27/2017]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,932
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[First added to this chart: 08/12/2014]
Year of Release:
1996
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10,285
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[First added to this chart: 08/04/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,588
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2014]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
2,557
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1994
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14,751
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[First added to this chart: 08/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1995
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29,044
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[First added to this chart: 07/30/2014]
Year of Release:
1997
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586
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[First added to this chart: 12/19/2017]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
3,799
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[First added to this chart: 07/03/2014]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
32,848
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[First added to this chart: 03/16/2021]
Year of Release:
1999
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3,490
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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 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1991 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1992 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1995 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1999 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Aphex Twin | 9 | 9% | |
| Paul McCartney | 4 | 4% | |
| R.E.M. | 4 | 4% | |
| Blur | 4 | 4% | |
| Oasis | 4 | 4% | |
| Tortoise | 4 | 4% | |
| Pavement | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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48 | 48% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 25 from 60th to 35th New Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M. |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 35th to 36th Souvlaki by Slowdive |
| Down 1 from 36th to 37th The Boatman's Call by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Down 1 from 37th to 38th Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/18/2020 23:00 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2020 03:01 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2018 22:50 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 11/27/2018 12:16 |  Leonard | 341 | 88/100 |
| ! | 10/16/2017 08:53 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
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From bobbyb5 12/02/2018 22:53 | #226062
bobbyb5 12/02/2018 22:53 | #226062
Even I myself don't have 9 Aphex Twin albums in a chart. Not that it's a bad thing. It's a great thing. I love them all that you have here. But I don't think I ever went past three or four. But maybe I should. Lol.
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