Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by flyingcitrus

• Chart updated: 09/06/2018 16:15
• (Created: 02/21/2016 23:06).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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The Lonesome Crowded West 

 Modest Mouse

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

730 charts

Rank Score:

7,930

Rank in 1997:

4

Rank in 1990s:

40

Overall Rank:

193

Average Rating:

 84 (961 votes)

Comments:

65

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Illmatic 

 Nas

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,374 charts

Rank Score:

16,509

Rank in 1994:

3

Rank in 1990s:

13

Overall Rank:

66

Average Rating:

 86 (1,589 votes)

Comments:

111

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,219 charts

Rank Score:

38,149

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

13

Average Rating:

 87 (4,336 votes)

Comments:

413

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Spiderland 

 Slint

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,056 charts

Rank Score:

12,334

Rank in 1991:

4

Rank in 1990s:

19

Overall Rank:

101

Average Rating:

 83 (1,276 votes)

Comments:

123

11. (16) 5

Siamese Dream 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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[First added to this chart: 03/14/2017]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,609 charts

Rank Score:

17,866

Rank in 1993:

1

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 85 (1,950 votes)

Comments:

152

12. (18) 6

The Low End Theory 

 A Tribe Called Quest

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[First added to this chart: 05/04/2016]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,008 charts

Rank Score:

10,335

Rank in 1991:

6

Rank in 1990s:

28

Overall Rank:

131

Average Rating:

 85 (1,135 votes)

Comments:

67

14. (11) 3

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,426 charts

Rank Score:

33,256

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

17

Average Rating:

 87 (2,952 votes)

Comments:

431

18. (15) 3

Keep It Like A Secret 

 Built To Spill

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[First added to this chart: 09/13/2016]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

467 charts

Rank Score:

3,923

Rank in 1999:

7

Rank in 1990s:

78

Overall Rank:

438

Average Rating:

 82 (516 votes)

Comments:

37

19. (17) 2

Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,826 charts

Rank Score:

19,258

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

47

Average Rating:

 84 (2,214 votes)

Comments:

177

20. (19) 1

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 

 Pavement

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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2016]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

936 charts

Rank Score:

8,723

Rank in 1994:

8

Rank in 1990s:

36

Overall Rank:

172

Average Rating:

 83 (1,150 votes)

Comments:

87

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	7	7%
1991	11	11%
1992	7	7%
1993	8	8%
1994	16	16%
1995	9	9%
1996	12	12%
1997	11	11%
1998	6	6%
1999	13	13%

Artist	Albums	%
Björk	3	3%
Built To Spill	3	3%
Nirvana	3	3%
Foo Fighters	3	3%
The Smashing Pumpkins	3	3%
Blur	2	2%
Ride	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	65	65%
	26	26%
	4	4%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 48 from 61st to 13th Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
Up 6 from 18th to 12th The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest
Up 5 from 16th to 11th Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins

Biggest fallers
Down 3 from 11th to 14th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Down 3 from 12th to 15th The Bends by Radiohead
Down 3 from 13th to 16th If You're Feeling Sinister by Belle And Sebastian

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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
85/100	09/17/2018 07:58	TheSmiths82-87	1,831	83/100
95/100	08/13/2017 02:04	RoundTheBend	372	92/100
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100/100	05/18/2016 20:21	Imaybeparanoid	179	89/100

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