Top 45 Music Albums of the 1990s
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baystateoftheart 
- Chart updated: 06/10/2025 06:15
- (Created: 04/18/2016 00:35).
- Chart size: 45 albums.
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93.7
~ [First added to this chart: 04/21/2016]
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Year of Release:
1994
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16,635
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92.7
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Year of Release:
1993
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4,096
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92.2
~ [First added to this chart: 01/20/2018]
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Year of Release:
1991
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28,606
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91.4
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Year of Release:
1994
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16,401
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91.1
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1995
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5,515
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90.6
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90.5
~ [First added to this chart: 04/17/2016]
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Year of Release:
1998
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6,003
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90.2
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Year of Release:
1996
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9,214
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90.0
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Year of Release:
1994
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873
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89.2
~ [First added to this chart: 03/23/2018]
~ [First added to this chart: 03/23/2018]
Year of Release:
1990
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9,743
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Top 45 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1991 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1992 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1993 | 5 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 12 | 27% | |
| 1995 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1996 | 7 | 16% | |
| 1997 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1998 | 3 | 7% | |
| 1999 | 4 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Magnetic Fields | 5 | 11% | |
| OutKast | 3 | 7% | |
| Stereolab | 3 | 7% | |
| フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] | 2 | 4% | |
| Digable Planets | 2 | 4% | |
| Slowdive | 2 | 4% | |
| Portishead | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 45 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 1 from 40th to 41st Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] |
| Down 1 from 41st to 42nd You Turn Me On by Beat Happening |
| Down 1 from 42nd to 43rd Weezer (Blue Album) by Weezer |
| New entries |
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| Clear Skin by Insides |
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