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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East Coast hip-hop; funk; rap rock; punk rock
Key song: "Sabotage" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Key song: "Sabotage" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
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2,544
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Neo-psychedelia; art rock; symphonic rock; dream pop
Key song: "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
7,201
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Jazz rap; East Coast hip-hop; conscious hip-hop; boom bap
Key song: "Jazz (We've Got)" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Key song: "Jazz (We've Got)" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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11,018
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Indie pop; chamber pop; twee pop
Key song: "The Book of Love" [First added to this chart: 06/25/2018]
Key song: "The Book of Love" [First added to this chart: 06/25/2018]
Year of Release:
1999
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3,905
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Experimental rock; neo-psychedelia; Krautrock
Key song: "1000 Frogs and 3 Suns In a House" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "1000 Frogs and 3 Suns In a House" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
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Neo-psychedelia; noise pop; shoegaze; experimental rock
Key song: "Chasing a Bee" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Key song: "Chasing a Bee" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
1,740
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Downtempo; atmospheric drum and bass; house; trip hop
Key song: "Before Today" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "Before Today" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Year of Release:
1996
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579
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Dream pop; ethereal wave; shoegaze
Key song: "Heaven or Las Vegas" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "Heaven or Las Vegas" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Year of Release:
1990
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9,836
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Stoner metal; doom metal
Key song: "Aquarian" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "Aquarian" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
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Singer/songwriter; piano rock; jazz pop; chamber pop
Key song: "Paper Bag" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Key song: "Paper Bag" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1999
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3,781
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 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% | |
| Ween | 2 | 2% | |
| Weezer | 2 | 2% | |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 2% | |
| Sparklehorse | 2 | 2% | |
| Spiritualized | 2 | 2% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
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| 7. Wilco | |
| 8. Animal Collective | |
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| 12. Phil Elverum | |
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