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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Rank Score:
28,499
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
8,676
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[First added to this chart: 08/13/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
10,242
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
10,379
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
10,292
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[First added to this chart: 01/28/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
12,183
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
3,241
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
464
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[First added to this chart: 10/18/2017]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
3,389
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[First added to this chart: 07/15/2020]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
1,406
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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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| Low | 1 | 1% | |
| Suede | 1 | 1% | |
| The Dismemberment Plan | 1 | 1% | |
| Unwound | 1 | 1% | |
| Pulp | 1 | 1% | |
| 2Pac | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 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 38th The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Up 30 from 95th to 65th Ridin' Dirty by UGK |
| Up 27 from 97th to 70th When The Pawn... by Fiona Apple |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 10 from 62nd to 72nd Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós |
| Down 5 from 26th to 31st Liquid Swords by GZA/Genius |
| Down 4 from 12th to 16th In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel |
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Mercury 07/06/2022 20:52 | #287152
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