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: 08/29/2026 11:15
- (Created: 08/15/2016 00:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1997
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Sad-sacs, ex-grunge-murderers redeeming themselves, finding beauty in simple pictures of a pretty childhood.
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1996
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643
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1990
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This record changed me completely in my teenage years. A Lo-fi odyssey. A rite of passage in my life.
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1994
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714
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1994 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1995 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1998 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1999 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Royal Trux | 1 | 1% | |
| Slint | 1 | 1% | |
| Lisa Germano | 1 | 1% | |
| The Orb | 1 | 1% | |
| Sunny Day Real Estate | 1 | 1% | |
| ボアダムス [Boredoms] | 1 | 1% | |
| Carl Stone | 1 | 1% | |
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65 | 65% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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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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2 | 2% | |
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/07/2016 18:50 | #174485
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 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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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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Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2018 20:14 | #212959
Graeme2 TOP 100 COMMENTER 04/15/2018 20:14 | #212959
Loads of good electronic pics here
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