Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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- Chart updated: 12/30/2025 17:15
- (Created: 07/19/2014 00:58).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1998
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5,949
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Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
555
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Year of Release:
1995
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1,146
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Year of Release:
1997
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13,200
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1992 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1993 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1994 | 18 | 18% | |
| 1995 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1996 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1998 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1999 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| MC 900 Ft Jesus | 3 | 3% | |
| Everything But The Girl | 3 | 3% | |
| Various Artists | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| Erykah Badu | 2 | 2% | |
| Thomas Dolby | 2 | 2% | |
| Me'shell Ndegeocello | 2 | 2% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 52 from 82nd to 30thSkin by Ephraim Lewis |
| Up 42 from 89th to 47thHell With The Lid Off by MC 900 Ft Jesus |
| Up 26 from 100th to 74thOne Step Ahead Of The Spider by MC 900 Ft Jesus |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 62nd to 71stNew Adventures In Hi-Fi by R.E.M. |
| Down 8 from 64th to 72ndThe Other Side Of The Fence by Abecedarians |
| Down 7 from 61st to 68thHomebrew by Neneh Cherry |
| New entries |
|---|
| Welcome To My Dream by MC 900 Ft Jesus |
| Shimmering, Warm & Bright by Bel Canto |
| The Best Of Con Funk Shun by Con Funk Shun |
| The Black Album by Prince |
| Surrender by Kut Klose |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Live by Jonatha Brooke |
| Peace At Last by The Blue Nile |
| Four-Calendar Café by Cocteau Twins |
| Semantic Spaces by Delerium |
| Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan |
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