Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Giant2015 
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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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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:
11,994
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9517. (=)
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Indie pop; twee pop; chamber pop; indie folk
Key song: "My Wandering Days Are Over" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "My Wandering Days Are Over" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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2,974
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Alternative rock; emo; power pop; noise pop
Key song: "The Good Life" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Key song: "The Good Life" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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11,795
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Alt-country; Americana; alternative rock
Key song: "Sunken Treasure" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Key song: "Sunken Treasure" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
2,004
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Alternative rock; hip-hop; alt-country; neo-psychedelia
Key song: "Where It's At" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Where It's At" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
6,823
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Art pop; neo-psychedelia; Krautrock; French pop
Key song: "Slow Fast Hazel" [First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
Key song: "Slow Fast Hazel" [First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
1,752
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Plunderphonics; instrumental hip-hop; trip hop
Key song: "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Key song: "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt" [First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
10,300
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Post-rock; experimental; dark ambient; drone; spoken word; industrial
Key song: "I Was a Prisoner In Your Skull" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Key song: "I Was a Prisoner In Your Skull" [First added to this chart: 04/16/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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4,512
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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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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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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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