Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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arthurbittencourt 
Top artists of the 1990s (in my opinion)
1. Red House Painters
2. Pavement
3. Nirvana
4. Roy Montgomery
5. Guided By Voices
6. Lisa Germano
7. Boards Of Canada
8. Breeders
9. Aphex Twin
- Chart updated: 06/25/2025 06:15
- (Created: 08/15/2016 00:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,882
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Sad-sacs, ex-grunge-murderers redeeming themselves, finding beauty in simple pictures of a pretty childhood.
[First added to this chart: 08/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1992
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2,335
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Where many things began and many end. This record is a new chapter in the life of everyone that got it. A masterpiece of sound, a slacker's goldmine. This reinvention of pop takes contemporary art more seriously than the sound of the band itself.
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1994
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8,699
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[First added to this chart: 06/24/2025]
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Mount everest's top never been so close, shut your eyes and listen. You're sitting on tibet.
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[First added to this chart: 09/05/2016]
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1996
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10,047
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[First added to this chart: 12/06/2017]
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2016]
Year of Release:
1997
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6,583
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1998 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Hash Jar Tempo | 1 | 1% | |
| Oval | 1 | 1% | |
| ボアダムス [Boredoms] | 1 | 1% | |
| John Frusciante | 1 | 1% | |
| Rhythim Is Rhythim | 1 | 1% | |
| Autechre | 1 | 1% | |
| Shellac | 1 | 1% | |
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64 | 64% | |
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18 | 18% | |
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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 |
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| Up 15 from 62nd to 47th Three Dollar Bill, Yall$ by Limp Bizkit |
| Up 10 from 51st to 41st Emergency & I by The Dismemberment Plan |
| Up 1 from 13th to 12th III by Sebadoh |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 45th to 48th Mom's by Carl Stone |
| Down 3 from 46th to 49th Unseen Worlds by Laurie Spiegel |
| Down 3 from 47th to 50th 94diskont. by Oval |
| New entries |
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| F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| The Chronic by Dr. Dre |
| Leavers |
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| The Slim Shady LP by Eminem |
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| ! | 09/25/2018 20:10 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2018 17:05 | kadupheming | 158 | 93/100 |
| ! | 06/05/2018 09:12 |  bobbyb5 | 725 | 90/100 |
| ! | 04/15/2018 20:12 |  Graeme2 | 213 | 94/100 |
| ! | 04/11/2018 18:54 |  ribeiro85 | 104 | 91/100 |
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From bobbyb5 06/05/2018 09:16 | #216172
bobbyb5 06/05/2018 09:16 | #216172
I forgot all about that Jim O'Rourke album. I used to love that. Also Ken Ishii.
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From Graeme2 04/15/2018 20:14 | #212959
Graeme2 04/15/2018 20:14 | #212959
Loads of good electronic pics here
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buzzdainer 09/07/2016 18:50 | #174485
buzzdainer 09/07/2016 18:50 | #174485
I love that the second artist you mention as being central to the zeitgeist of the nineties (Burzum) is a band I've never heard of. I think that's revealing of how much there is to discover in the nineties--the richness of creativity that defines the decade. At the same time, there's a lot of crossover in our respective takes on the nineties, particularly OK Computer (I know everyone loves that album, but it's for good reason), In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, Nevermind, I See a Darkness, and a number of your other selections. A great chart both to appreciate and to use for further discovery. Thanks!
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