Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by Giant2015 
Favourite artists of the decade:
1. Radiohead
2. Belle & Sebastian
3. Stereolab
4. The Smashing Pumpkins
5. Weezer
6. Bjork
7. Aphex Twin
8. Wilco
9. Elliott Smith
10. Pavement/John Zorn/A Tribe Called Quest (tie)
- Chart updated: 05/09/2021 19:45
- (Created: 01/03/2017 05:27).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Psychedelic folk; folk punk; indie rock; lo-fi
Key song: "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
Flip Flop [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
Flip Flop [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1998
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30,541
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Post-rock; dark ambient; drone; spoken word; field recordings
Key song: "The Dead Flag Blues"
Instant Classic [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "The Dead Flag Blues"
Instant Classic [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
6,520
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Chamber pop; indie pop; twee pop; indie folk
Key song: "Like Dylan in the Movies" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Like Dylan in the Movies" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,718
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Alternative rock; alternative metal; progressive rock; art rock; acoustic rock
Key song: "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
14,444
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Art rock
Key song: "Exit Music (For a Film)"
Grower [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Exit Music (For a Film)"
Grower [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
60,924
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Indie rock; indie pop; chamber pop; alt-country; sunshine pop
Key song: "ELT" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "ELT" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
3,671
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Power pop; pop punk; alternative rock
Key song: "Say It Ain't So" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Say It Ain't So" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
14,437
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Trip hop; acid jazz
Key song: "Strangers" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Strangers" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,322
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Electronica; trip hop; experimental pop
Key song: "Joga" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Joga" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
12,698
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10. (=)
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Jazz rock; avant-garde jazz; grindcore; surf rock; no wave
Key song: "Contempt" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "Contempt" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
607
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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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1992 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1993 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1997 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 17 | 17% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Wilco | 2 | 2% | |
| Ween | 2 | 2% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 2% | |
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