Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Romanelli

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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Produced by Rick Parashar & Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam is not just a band, it's a brotherhood. That's what has always made them great...you can feel the comraderie in their music. And when they have songs, they are simply great. On their debut, Ten, they had songs for days, and the result is a poweful and strong album connected by the brotherhood they already had. Grunge, blah blah blah. I don't care about how much flannel Eddie Vedder wore in the 90's. Ten is a great album, and I feel for those who don't get it. [First added to this chart: 12/06/2011]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,838 charts

Rank Score:

19,074

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 83 (2,330 votes)

Comments:

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Vs. 

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Produced by Brendan O'Brien and Pearl Jam. This album debuted at number one and stayed there for five weeks...and Pearl Jam did absolutely zero promo work for it. That's how huge this band was in the early 90's. Tasked with trying to follow up their debut album Ten, Pearl Jam responded by making an album that was NOT Ten Part Two, but rather a strong collection of songs. This album has "Go", "Glorified G", "Daughter", "Rearviewmirror"...and it's unfortunately rarely given the credit for being simply a great album that it deserves. [First added to this chart: 02/16/2012]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

682 charts

Rank Score:

5,318

Rank in 1993:

5

Rank in 1990s:

62

Overall Rank:

326

Average Rating:

 80 (1,005 votes)

Comments:

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Vitalogy 

 Pearl Jam

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1994 – EPIC
Produced By BRENDAN O’BRIEN & PEARL JAM

1. Last Exit
2. Spin The Black Circle
3. Not For You
4. Tremor Christ
5. Nothingman
6. Whipping
7. Pry, To
8. Corduroy
9. Bugs
10. Satan’s Bed
11. Better Man
12. Aye Davanita
13. Immortality
14. Hey Foxymophandlemama, Thet’s Me a.k.a. Stupid Mop

Whatever grunge had become with the dawn of the 90’s, it was beginning to dissipate as early as 1994. Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain committed suicide in April, and seven months later, the genre’s other big star Pearl Jam released the very ungrunge album Vitalogy. The band took a wide left turn from their first two records (Ten and Vs.) with experiments in punk, harder rock, and strange artsy tracks that were as far from the Seattle sound as could be. Casual fans were maybe a bit lost in what they were doing, but the hardcore PJ folk were all in. Because it was Pearl Jam, Vitalogy and its strange packaging sold a gazillion copies out of the gate, and even though it was such an odd release, Pearl Jam held their hold as one of America’s most successful bands.

Vitalogy (which means the study of life) has some really great songs on it. “Better Man” and “Spin The Black Circle” are among the band’s best. “Nothingman” and “Immortality” are terrific as well. The strangeness of tracks like “Bugs” and “Hey Foxymophandlemama” is tough to explain, and it can be hard to not skip over those. But for the most part, Vitalogy is a worthwhile disc, even though it might take a bit of patience. The packaging is interesting, designed by singer Eddie Vedder and chock full of facts about health that are no longer really valid and notes that relate to the songs on the album. It’s one of the more interesting album packages in rock. Of course, they are still at it…touring, releasing an album here and there, fighting Ticketmaster. And always about their fans. Vitalogy is an odd duck, but it’s also a pretty good album. [First added to this chart: 01/30/2025]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

467 charts

Rank Score:

2,744

Rank in 1994:

20

Rank in 1990s:

107

Overall Rank:

631

Average Rating:

 77 (817 votes)

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	9	9%
1991	11	11%
1992	15	15%
1993	17	17%
1994	13	13%
1995	11	11%
1996	6	6%
1997	9	9%
1998	7	7%
1999	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Uncle Tupelo	4	4%
Pearl Jam	3	3%
Nirvana	3	3%
Yo La Tengo	2	2%
The Smashing Pumpkins	2	2%
Pavement	2	2%
A Tribe Called Quest	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	78	78%
	11	11%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 15th to 13th Fly Me Courageous by Drivin' N' Cryin'

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 13th to 14th (What's The Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
Down 1 from 14th to 15th Wildflowers by Tom Petty

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50/100	02/09/2023 22:04	pedro1976	104	85/100
65/100	02/06/2023 02:26	jonatascv1990	14	78/100
100/100	02/10/2022 00:40	Larcx13	1,141	86/100
90/100	06/26/2021 23:01	zwiebel	188	86/100
100/100	05/03/2021 09:53	jnfbn	310	96/100

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From jonatascv1990 02/06/2023 02:27

Good chart!

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From Larcx13 02/10/2022 00:44

Good descriptions and a bunch of new records for me to check out. Favorited.

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95/100

From henrygreen0203 05/04/2021 18:49

This is an excellent list. Lots of "alt-country" here, which is much more Replacements-Meets-Bruce Springsteen than traditional folk or country.

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From seb7 05/03/2021 18:04

I can't really give a good rating because I haven't listened to 96 of these albums, but I just want to say that I am convinced that Romanelli and AM are the same person

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From Johnnyo 05/03/2021 09:28

Great chart

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From ExTeaSea 01/18/2020 16:05

I really appreciate some of the more personal picks. This is a really good chart. 14 albums in common is pretty good. Perhaps one day I'll check out Uncle Tupelo.

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From ForegroundNoise 05/30/2019 07:36

Really love the detailed notes and careful selections!! I still feel it's a little too focused on American alt-rock for my liking however, would be nice to see some electronic releases/more hip hop besides Public Enemy at no.73!

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From RoundTheBend 05/30/2019 02:57

23 albums in common. Solid other picks!

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From edubs 05/29/2019 20:20

awesome chart!

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From HoldenM 10/01/2017 05:52

Ahhh... That's a great chart right there.

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