Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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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: 10/23/2025 17:45
- (Created: 02/13/2015 11:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/19/2015]
Year of Release:
1999
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15,146
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[First added to this chart: 05/12/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1991 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1992 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1993 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1994 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1998 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1999 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Pillows | 4 | 4% | |
| 平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] | 4 | 4% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 3 | 3% | |
| hide (JP) | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 3 | 3% | |
| Judy And Mary | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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45 | 45% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 fallers |
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| Down 2 from 44th to 46thIn Utero by Nirvana |
| Down 2 from 45th to 47thMiracle Diving by Judy And Mary |
| Down 2 from 46th to 48thRed House Painters (Rollercoaster) by Red House Painters |
| New entries |
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| Aurora by 平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] |
| Siren by 平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/29/2022 10:44 |  Purplepash | 1,696 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/12/2020 18:30 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/06/2016 02:48 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 05/19/2016 07:58 | Imaybeparanoid | 179 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2015 10:11 |  greatson | 906 | 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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