Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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- Chart updated: 10/25/2025 10:45
- (Created: 11/22/2011 15:15).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/25/2011]
Year of Release:
1998
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6,800
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9,660
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
4,167
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Year of Release:
1990
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12,255
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[First added to this chart: 11/26/2011]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1996 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1997 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1998 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1999 | 11 | 11% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| The Church | 3 | 3% | |
| Crowded House | 3 | 3% | |
| The Residents | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Beth Orton | 2 | 2% | |
| Pulp | 2 | 2% | |
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40 | 40% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 03/14/2025 00:06 | mrmcrook | 737 | 92/100 |
| ! | 12/20/2024 18:04 |  Tamthebam | 645 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/21/2021 20:54 | desh79 | 1,278 | 93/100 |
| ! | 03/25/2021 23:45 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/19/2020 17:52 |  StefanR10 | 82 | 88/100 |
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From mrmcrook 03/14/2025 00:07 | #308025
Great to see Beth Orton & Nick Cave represented
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From StefanR10 06/19/2020 17:53 | #253943
StefanR10 06/19/2020 17:53 | #253943
Cool chart some interesting artists here.
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ForegroundNoise 06/27/2018 09:20 | #217368
ForegroundNoise 06/27/2018 09:20 | #217368
Not so keen on the cheese of Weird Al, Oasis and Muse (and I get that you're an Aussie but does the 90s warrant quite that many Australian albums?) but the sheer variety and scope of this list means I can only bow to your better judgement. Would love to see some album notes (maybe moved from your overall chart?) for perfect score - otherwise great job!
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From platus 07/23/2017 18:55 | #194816
nice chart
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From RandolphCarterJr 07/23/2017 15:46 | #194810
Unique list, I like it!
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authorunknown 07/20/2017 20:00 | #194678
authorunknown 07/20/2017 20:00 | #194678
Some interesting stuff in there. Supergrass, yummy.
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louisjwyatt 11/21/2016 18:32 | #178854
louisjwyatt 11/21/2016 18:32 | #178854
Absolutely love this!
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From WayneMC 11/21/2016 18:24 | #178853
I only own 812 90s albums myself. A lot of interesting music in your list but I don't know most of the Australian albums (although I'm tempted to investigate a few). But Seal and Meat Loaf?
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From platus 11/21/2016 10:07 | #178828
Interesting chart
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From 
buzzdainer 09/03/2016 16:40 | #174189
buzzdainer 09/03/2016 16:40 | #174189
Excellent and eclectic collection of nineties albums, evidently culled from a huge collection. (I'm not 100% sure I could name 1200 albums from the nineties myself!) I love OK Computer (I know everyone does, but it's for good reason), Grace, The Bends, and Dummy, among many of your other selections. I have never listened to Teenage Snuff Film, so I'm sliding that up my list of things I need to hear. Thanks for providing me with some new listening material!
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