NME Albums Of The Year 1990 by New Music Express (1990)

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New Musical Express is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. These are their best albums of 1990.
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Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches 
United Kingdom Happy Mondays
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
301 charts
Rank Score:
1,737
Rank in 1990:
14
Rank in 1990s:
200
Overall Rank:
1,022
Average Rating:
 77 (378 votes)
Comments:
15
5.
Gold Mother 
United Kingdom James
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
64 charts
Rank Score:
175
Rank in 1990:
104
Rank in 1990s:
1,212
Overall Rank:
7,222
Average Rating:
 72 (67 votes)
Comments:
4
6.
Behaviour 
United Kingdom Pet Shop Boys
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
171 charts
Rank Score:
876
Rank in 1990:
27
Rank in 1990s:
351
Overall Rank:
1,912
Average Rating:
 76 (209 votes)
Comments:
13
13.
Nowhere 
United Kingdom Ride
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
543 charts
Rank Score:
4,857
Rank in 1990:
3
Rank in 1990s:
69
Overall Rank:
371
Average Rating:
 81 (672 votes)
Comments:
52
14.
Goodbye Jumbo 
United Kingdom World Party
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
93 charts
Rank Score:
250
Rank in 1990:
80
Rank in 1990s:
900
Overall Rank:
5,320
Average Rating:
 74 (90 votes)
Comments:
7
15.
Extricate 
United Kingdom The Fall
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
59 charts
Rank Score:
179
Rank in 1990:
102
Rank in 1990s:
1,191
Overall Rank:
7,096
Average Rating:
 76 (55 votes)
Comments:
2
17.
The La's 
United Kingdom The La's
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
393 charts
Rank Score:
2,748
Rank in 1990:
9
Rank in 1990s:
109
Overall Rank:
652
Average Rating:
 77 (463 votes)
Comments:
36
19.
Reading, Writing And Arithmetic 
United Kingdom The Sundays
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
263 charts
Rank Score:
1,836
Rank in 1990:
13
Rank in 1990s:
188
Overall Rank:
978
Average Rating:
 77 (269 votes)
Comments:
20
21.
Hell's Ditch 
United Kingdom The Pogues
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
48 charts
Rank Score:
213
Rank in 1990:
87
Rank in 1990s:
1,025
Overall Rank:
6,109
Average Rating:
 73 (57 votes)
Comments:
3
22.
Life 
United Kingdom Inspiral Carpets
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Year of Release:
1990
Appears in:
58 charts
Rank Score:
300
Rank in 1990:
69
Rank in 1990s:
803
Overall Rank:
4,618
Average Rating:
 75 (48 votes)
Comments:
4
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NME Albums Of The Year 1990 composition

Artist Albums %


The La's 1 2%
Bob Geldof 1 2%
Cocteau Twins 1 2%
A Tribe Called Quest 1 2%
Was (Not Was) 1 2%
Pixies 1 2%
Depeche Mode 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United Kingdom 26 52%
United States 18 36%
Ireland 3 6%
Australia 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%
Canada 1 2%
Compilation? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%
Live? Albums %
No 49 98%
Yes 1 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 48 96%
Yes 2 4%

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Violator at 50? Sure. Suuuuure. NME had a tendency to troll its readership (long before the term "trolling" came into use), and this was probably not an exception.
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