Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by brent13 
This is my favorite 100 albums of the 1990s. It excludes most "greatest hits" compilations. The chart is updated periodically as music become more familiar and my tastes change. Since it is a list of favorite albums, many of my favorite artists are heavily represented.
- Chart updated: 06/22/2026 07:15
- (Created: 03/26/2017 17:44).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1994
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8,162
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1999
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10,356
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1997
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1,220
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1995
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1,641
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1994
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460
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1996
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1,775
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1999
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659
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1991
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26,601
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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 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1991 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1992 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1993 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1994 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1997 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Stereolab | 9 | 9% | |
| Phish | 8 | 8% | |
| Pavement | 6 | 6% | |
| Grateful Dead | 6 | 6% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 5 | 5% | |
| Concrete Blonde | 4 | 4% | |
| Ween | 4 | 4% | |
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| ! | 01/31/2025 14:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,088 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/08/2025 07:00 | stangetzaway | 176 | 89/100 |
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