Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by 
JMGL95 
EXTRA: Favourite songs of the 90s (1 per artist) ->
1. Radiohead - Paranoid Android [OK Computer]
2. Pearl Jam - Black [Ten]
3. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah [Grace]
4. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea [In the Aeroplane Over the Sea]
5. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight [Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]
6. Slowdive - When the Sun Hits [Souvlaki]
7. Elliott Smith - Between the Bars [Either/Or]
8. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger [(What's the Story) Morning Glory?]
9. R.E.M - Losing my Religion [Out of Time]
10. Nas - N.Y. State of Mind [Illmatic]
- Chart updated: 03/07/2026 11:45
- (Created: 02/13/2015 11:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
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1997
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62,268
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1996
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9,973
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1995
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28,245
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1998
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31,406
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[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
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1997
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10,141
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1994
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15,837
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1991
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18,210
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[First added to this chart: 08/24/2016]
[First added to this chart: 02/14/2015]
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1996
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9,700
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
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1999
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4,544
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1991 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1993 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1994 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1995 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1998 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1999 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| 平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] | 4 | 4% | |
| The Pillows | 4 | 4% | |
| hide (JP) | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 3 | 3% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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44 | 44% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 17th to 18thAlta Suciedad by Andrés Calamaro |
| Down 1 from 18th to 19thThe Mollusk by Ween |
| Down 1 from 19th to 20thHappy Bivouac by The Pillows |
| New entries |
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| Kurutta Taiyou by Buck-Tick |
| Leavers |
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| The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/29/2022 10:44 |  Purplepash | 1,733 | 88/100 | |
| 05/12/2020 18:30 | DJENNY | 4,338 | 100/100 | |
| 06/06/2016 02:48 |  buzzdainer | 664 | 90/100 | |
| 05/19/2016 07:58 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 | |
| 07/12/2015 10:11 |  greatson | 904 | 80/100 |
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From buzzdainer 06/06/2016 02:49 | #167991
buzzdainer 06/06/2016 02:49 | #167991
Excellent chart! I've not heard Merveilles, but it must be worth checking out to be surrounded by classics such as OK Computer and Keep It Like a Secret.
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From Imaybeparanoid 05/19/2016 07:58 | #166453
Nice chart
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