Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by Weepingguitarman 
Exploration of the 90's still underway, mainly just doing this as a reference to my main chart for artists where I've listened to multiple albums
- Chart updated: 10/22/2025 23:15
- (Created: 01/28/2017 18:38).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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27,772
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
8,442
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
9,979
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
10,120
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,953
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,881
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
3,141
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
455
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
3,351
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,369
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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 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1997 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1999 | 14 | 14% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Neutral Milk Hotel | 1 | 1% | |
| The Magnetic Fields | 1 | 1% | |
| Dinosaur Jr. | 1 | 1% | |
| Erykah Badu | 1 | 1% | |
| Darkthrone | 1 | 1% | |
| Sugar | 1 | 1% | |
| Slint | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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66 | 66% | |
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17 | 17% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 44 from 82nd to 38thThe Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Up 30 from 95th to 65thRidin' Dirty by UGK |
| Up 27 from 97th to 70thWhen The Pawn... by Fiona Apple |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 62nd to 72ndÁgætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós |
| Down 5 from 26th to 31stLiquid Swords by GZA/Genius |
| Down 4 from 12th to 16thIn The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
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