Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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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)
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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]
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1997
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6,679
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Art rock

Key song: "Exit Music (For a Film)"

Grower
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,496
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Top rated album (92/100 - 5644 votes)  92 (5,644 votes)
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Electronica; trip hop; experimental pop

Key song: "Joga"
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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13,194
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Art pop; indietronica; lounge pop; neo-psychedelia; exotica

Key song: "Parsec"
[First added to this chart: 06/10/2019]
Year of Release:
1997
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1,810
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Singer-songwriter; indie folk; lo-fi

Key song: "Between the Bars"
[First added to this chart: 10/26/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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10,297
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Neo-psychedelia; indietronica; shibuya-kei; plunderphonics; art pop

Key song: "Mic Check"
[First added to this chart: 05/09/2021]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
734
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Indie rock; noise pop; dream pop

Key song: "Deeper Into Movies"
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
3,564
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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]
Year of Release:
1997
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6,429
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Post-rock; noise rock

Key song: "Yes! I Am a Long Way from Home"
[First added to this chart: 02/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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1,934
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Midwest emo; indie rock; post-hardcore

Key song: "Doin' the Cockroach"
[First added to this chart: 03/25/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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7,865
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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%
Country Albums %


United States 55 55%
United Kingdom 26 26%
Japan 8 8%
Canada 5 5%
Iceland 3 3%
Mixed Nationality 2 2%
France 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

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