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: 03/04/2026 18:45
- (Created: 08/15/2016 00:49).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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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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646
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2016]
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1992
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18,939
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It makes me think of the two very charismatic boys in the haneke movie 'funny games'.
[First added to this chart: 12/27/2019]
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1998
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1,730
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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2017]
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1990
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4,494
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It's an allegory. More than that, it's a carnival allegoric car of nostalgia, isolation and regret.
[First added to this chart: 08/17/2016]
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1997
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6,235
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[First added to this chart: 02/06/2025]
[First added to this chart: 08/14/2016]
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1991
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11,767
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[First added to this chart: 08/14/2016]
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1997
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9,996
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1998 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
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| Refused | 1 | 1% | |
| Three 6 Mafia | 1 | 1% | |
| Grifters | 1 | 1% | |
| The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | 1 | 1% | |
| Deftones | 1 | 1% | |
| Rodan | 1 | 1% | |
| Sebadoh | 1 | 1% | |
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64 | 64% | |
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19 | 19% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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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 8 from 30th to 22ndDiary by Sunny Day Real Estate |
| Up 7 from 22nd to 15thIII by Sebadoh |
| Up 2 from 19th to 17thTrompe Le Monde by Pixies |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 5 from 13th to 18thSweet Sixteen by Royal Trux |
| Down 3 from 2nd to 5thNowhere by Ride |
| Down 2 from 17th to 19thRichard D. James Album by Aphex Twin |
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| 09/25/2018 20:10 | DJENNY | 4,336 | 100/100 | |
| 06/05/2018 17:05 | kadupheming | 153 | 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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