Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Romanelli

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Wildflowers 

 Tom Petty

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Produced By Rick Rubin, Tom Petty & Mike Campbell. Tom Petty is a guy whose music sounds very simple, but it's really not...and I know, having played in a Petty tribute band. It's more complex than it sounds. Petty has a reall passion for what he does, and that comes through strongly on Wildflowers. The first half of this is as strong as you'll find, but when the second half grows on you as well, you'll never want to be without this album. If I could have a theme song, it would be "It's Good To Be King". [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,903

Rank in 1994:

30

Rank in 1990s:

183

Overall Rank:

947

Average Rating:

 79 (310 votes)

Comments:

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MTV Unplugged In New York 
Live

 Nirvana

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Produced by Nirvana & Scott Litt. "Oh, Nirvana is so overrated". "Oh, Kurt Cobain wasn't what everyone says he was". Cut the damn whining and listen to MTV Unplugged. There's no hiding behind Marshall stacks here. This is a band with cool songs playing them without the noise and with as much heart as anyone ever could. When the unplugged format was good, it was amazing, and nobody ever topped what Nirvana did with it. If they had never made another album, this alone would make them a legend. [First added to this chart: 02/09/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,022 charts

Rank Score:

9,766

Rank in 1994:

7

Rank in 1990s:

34

Overall Rank:

163

Average Rating:

 86 (1,887 votes)

Comments:

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Weezer (Blue Album) 

 Weezer

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Produced by Ric Ocasek. Just wow. I knew when I first saw the opening seconds of the "Buddy Holly" interview that I was going to love this band. This blue monster is a masterpiece of pop songwriting. Every track is as catchy as the next, and every one has a multitude of rewards. Great sound, atmosphere, vocals, songs, this album has everything you could want. And, in 1994, it was NOT grunge. Simply one of the greatest albums of the nineties, and of all time. Will likely move higher. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,428 charts

Rank Score:

16,905

Rank in 1994:

4

Rank in 1990s:

15

Overall Rank:

78

Average Rating:

 84 (1,894 votes)

Comments:

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No Quarter: Jimmy Page And Robert Plant Unledded 
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 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

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Produced by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant. The two guys at the front of Led Zeppelin make a comeback, but not without controversy. Despite the snubbing of John-Paul Jones, this live collection of mostly Zeppelin songs works very well, giving new interpretations to classics like "Kashmir", "Thank You", and "The Battle Of Evermore". Being UnLEDded meant unplugged, so you get a lot of acoustic here, and the music (and Page and Plant) sounds refreshed. This is, after so many years, surprisingly good. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

188

Rank in 1994:

142

Rank in 1990s:

1,147

Overall Rank:

6,831

Average Rating:

 76 (68 votes)

Comments:

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Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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Produced by Jeff Buckley & Andy Wallace. For one moment, Jeff Buckley was amazing. "Hallelujah" is not just a great performance, it's a glimpse into what could have been an amazing career. It's not so much the sound of Buckley's voice...it's the raw emotion it carries, and the way he was completely unafraid to bare his soul vocally. There may or may not have been more amazing music in Buckley's future...we'll never know. But Grace is masterful. (Avoid the Legacy Edition: disc two is mostly awful.) [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,666 charts

Rank Score:

19,265

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

59

Average Rating:

 84 (1,905 votes)

Comments:

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Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 

 Pavement

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Produced by Pavement. If you think that grunge was the only new thing that came out of the first half of the 1990's, then you've never heard Pavement. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain is their second of three consecutive exceptional releases, and this may be the finest. Imperfect music that comes out...perfect. A band that doesn't seem at all concerned with pleasing the masses, songs that rock in the strangest and most satisfying ways, an album that, once discovered, will never leave your side. [First added to this chart: 03/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

891 charts

Rank Score:

9,205

Rank in 1994:

8

Rank in 1990s:

37

Overall Rank:

177

Average Rating:

 83 (1,123 votes)

Comments:

86

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The Snake 

 Shane MacGowan And The Popes

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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2014]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

22 charts

Rank Score:

59

Rank in 1994:

328

Rank in 1990s:

2,981

Overall Rank:

18,016

Average Rating:

 72 (15 votes)

Comments:

0

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Born Under 

 Martin Zellar

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[First added to this chart: 01/20/2024]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

10

Rank in 1994:

811

Rank in 1990s:

8,371

Overall Rank:

52,546

Average Rating:

 72 (1 vote)

Comments:

0

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Sixteen Stone 

 Bush

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[First added to this chart: 03/29/2013]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

187 charts

Rank Score:

1,063

Rank in 1994:

46

Rank in 1990s:

304

Overall Rank:

1,615

Average Rating:

 72 (248 votes)

Comments:

19

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Superunknown 

 Soundgarden

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[First added to this chart: 05/01/2013]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

885 charts

Rank Score:

8,918

Rank in 1994:

9

Rank in 1990s:

38

Overall Rank:

182

Average Rating:

 81 (1,171 votes)

Comments:

81

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	10	10%
1991	15	15%
1992	15	15%
1993	13	13%
1994	12	12%
1995	11	11%
1996	7	7%
1997	8	8%
1998	7	7%
1999	2	2%

Artist	Albums	%
Uncle Tupelo	4	4%
Nirvana	3	3%
The Smashing Pumpkins	2	2%
Pearl Jam	2	2%
Wilco	2	2%
Golden Smog	2	2%
Pavement	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	75	75%
	15	15%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

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Up 3 from 35th to 32nd Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos

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Down 1 from 32nd to 33rd No Depression by Uncle Tupelo
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Down 1 from 34th to 35th Sublime by Sublime

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65/100	02/06/2023 02:26	jonatascv1990	14	78/100
100/100	02/10/2022 00:40	Larcx13	1,090	86/100
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65/100

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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90/100

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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85/100

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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90/100

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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