Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Giant2015 
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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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Midwest emo; emo; post-hardcore
Key song: "Little League" [First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
Key song: "Little League" [First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
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Dream pop; neo-psychedelia; dub; progressive pop
Key song: "Walking in the Rhythm" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Key song: "Walking in the Rhythm" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Year of Release:
1999
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5,676
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Lo-fi; indie rock; psychedelic folk; neo-psychedelia
Key song: "Where You'll Find Me Now" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Key song: "Where You'll Find Me Now" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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1,984
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Neo-psychedelia; space rock; dream pop; shoegaze; drone
Key song: "Electric Mainline" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
Key song: "Electric Mainline" [First added to this chart: 04/18/2020]
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Alternative rock; roots rock
Key song: "Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
884
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Grunge; alternative rock
Key song: "Rearviewmirror" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Rearviewmirror" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1993
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5,514
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Folk pop; sophisti-pop; soft rock
Key song: "25th December" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "25th December" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
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Britpop; alternative rock
Key song: "Champagne Supernova" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Champagne Supernova" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1995
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18,949
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Power pop; alternative rock
Key song: "Coax Me" [First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
Key song: "Coax Me" [First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
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Experimental rock; noise pop; neo-psychedelia; sound collage
Key song: "It's a Kid's World" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Key song: "It's a Kid's World" [First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Total albums: 100. Page 7 of 10
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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% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 2 | 2% | |
| Blur | 2 | 2% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 2 | 2% | |
| Stereolab | 2 | 2% | |
| Everything But The Girl | 2 | 2% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 2% | |
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