Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by blueandthemoon 
- Chart updated: 12/02/2025 00:45
- (Created: 07/04/2014 08:29).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1997
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Year of Release:
1992
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7,003
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1995
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14,776
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1999
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988
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1994
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1,390
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1996
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 3% | |
| 1991 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1994 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1999 | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Elliott Smith | 4 | 4% | |
| Pavement | 4 | 4% | |
| Phish | 4 | 4% | |
| Dave Matthews Band | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Modest Mouse | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 12 from 72nd to 60thLive Era '87-'93 by Guns N' Roses |
| Up 10 from 93rd to 83rdLive At Red Rocks 8.15.95 by Dave Matthews Band |
| Up 10 from 77th to 67th69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 64th to 73rdEnter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan |
| Down 9 from 81st to 90thMake Yourself by Incubus |
| Down 9 from 83rd to 92ndOn Avery Island by Neutral Milk Hotel |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Wild Wood by Paul Weller |
| Jurassic 5 by Jurassic 5 |
| Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space by Spiritualized® |
| Amplified by Q-Tip |
| Achtung Baby by U2 |
| Clandestino by Manu Chao |
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