Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by amirmishali 
- Chart updated: 10/31/2025 08:45
- (Created: 12/27/2015 14:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 12/27/2015]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,445
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Year of Release:
1991
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8,590
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Year of Release:
1995
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3,598
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Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
1,938
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Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
779
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Year of Release:
1996
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6,157
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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 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1992 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1993 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1995 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1998 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 5% | |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 3 | 3% | |
| Blur | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Primus | 2 | 2% | |
| Bill Frisell | 2 | 2% | |
| Ween | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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53 | 53% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 17 from 94th to 77thTrain A Comin' by Steve Earle |
| Up 4 from 7th to 3rdTo Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 41 from 16th to 57thPost by Björk |
| Down 37 from 57th to 94thSouth Of I-10 by Sonny Landreth |
| Down 26 from 17th to 43rdAinda by Madredeus |
| New entries |
|---|
| Zurna by East West Ensemble |
| La Tierra Del Olvido by Carlos Vives |
| The Great Escape by Blur |
| Different Class by Pulp |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Maria Tebbo by Sam Mangwana |
| Torn Again by Peter Case |
| Old Paint by Freakwater |
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