Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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ERadio 
Yes, It's a very "Alternative" heavy chart. Yes, it could possibly benefit from some more urban style, but this is what continues to excite me from the decade. Listening to a lot more metal now and may add it here in the future.
Still proud of the 13 albums that are out of BEAs top 1000 for the 90s and the personal expression it represents.
Cheers!
- Chart updated: 11/19/2024 17:15
- (Created: 05/31/2016 23:24).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
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1994
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16,607
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1997
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63,648
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
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1991
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37,765
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
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1997
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10,379
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1997
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853
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
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1997
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1,240
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[First added to this chart: 05/31/2016]
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1990
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2,591
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1998
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6,789
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1999
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10,936
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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2017]
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1995
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14,762
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1992 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1993 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1994 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1998 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1999 | 12 | 12% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pavement | 4 | 4% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| OutKast | 2 | 2% | |
| Pixies | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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71 | 71% | |
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16 | 16% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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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 climbers |
|---|
| Up 86 from 96th to 10th Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Up 59 from 76th to 17th The Fat Of The Land by The Prodigy |
| Up 53 from 72nd to 19th Sackcloth 'N' Ashes by 16 Horsepower |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 26 from 10th to 36th Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement |
| Down 26 from 12th to 38th Aquemini by OutKast |
| Down 19 from 6th to 25th The Slow-Motion World Of Snowpony by Snowpony |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 01/31/2021 14:43 | MasterOfPuppets | 174 | 91/100 |
| ! | 12/01/2016 22:58 | AlexandreFortin | 50 | 87/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2016 20:06 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
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From buzzdainer 08/07/2016 20:09 | #172469
buzzdainer 08/07/2016 20:09 | #172469
Outstanding nineties chart! I love OK Computer (doesn't everyone?), Nevermind, Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, Dummy, and a number of your other selections. I also really like Slanted & Enchanted as a top ten pick, which makes me think my omitting it was a major oversight on my own nineties chart (though it does appear in my 1992 chart). Thanks for sharing your list!
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