Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Romanelli

• Chart updated: 3 hours ago
• (Created: 12/04/2011 20:30).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

There are 22 comments for this chart from BestEverAlbums.com members and Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s has an average rating of 87 out of 100 (from 45 votes). Please log in or register to leave a comment or assign a rating.

• Summary
• Composition
• Ratings
• Favourites
• Comments
• Your feedback

View the complete list of 57,000 charts on BestEverAlbums.com from The Charts page.

This chart is currently filtered to only show albums from 1996. (Remove this filter)

Sort by

• Overall Rank
• Num. Charts
• Avg. Rating
• Num. Ratings
• Release Date
• Title
• Artist
• Date Added

20. (=)

Bringing Down The Horse 

 The Wallflowers

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Produced by T-Bone Burnett. Dylan's kid and pals hit paydirt on their second album. The entire album is strong, but the first five songs have to be considered as one of the strongest album sides in history. One Headlight, 6th Avenue Heartache, Bleeders, Three Marlenas and The Difference...it doesn't get much better than that. And the rest is fine as well. Bringing Down The Horse is, to me, one of the great under the radar albums of the rock era. Tuneful, fun, and just a smidge from absolutely perfect. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

544

Rank in 1996:

55

Rank in 1990s:

486

Overall Rank:

2,835

Average Rating:

 73 (188 votes)

Comments:

10

27. (=)

Being There 

 Wilco

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Produced by Wilco. After the split of Uncle Tupelo, Wilco and Jeff Tweedy were beaten soundly by Son Volt and Jay Farrar to see which one could come out with the better alt country album. Wico regrouped with a new sound, adding multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett and released the two disc Being There, the beginning of the Wilco sound as we know it. Without the excess of their later work, Being There is beautiful and masterful, the best of Jeff Tweedy and the best of Wilco. A must have. [First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

335 charts

Rank Score:

1,839

Rank in 1996:

18

Rank in 1990s:

184

Overall Rank:

957

Average Rating:

 80 (440 votes)

Comments:

22

39. (38) 1

Sublime 

 Sublime

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

Produced by Paul Leary and David Kahne. Ska punk was pretty big in Southern California in the 1990's, and Sublime was a really big part of that. This album, haunted by the death of lead singer Bradley Nowell, is actually a pretty terrific summer soundtrack. "Santeria", "What I Got", and "Doin' Time" lead a strong group of songs that has made this album a rightful legend. This is dismissed as being a novelty by a lot of people...don't believe the hype. This is really a very terrific album, and it's a lot of fun. [First added to this chart: 11/26/2012]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

416 charts

Rank Score:

2,048

Rank in 1996:

16

Rank in 1990s:

155

Overall Rank:

851

Average Rating:

 75 (588 votes)

Comments:

42

44. (=)

Tidal 

 Fiona Apple

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

319 charts

Rank Score:

1,762

Rank in 1996:

21

Rank in 1990s:

192

Overall Rank:

999

Average Rating:

 79 (430 votes)

Comments:

22

45. (=)

Yourself Or Someone Like You 

 Matchbox Twenty

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 02/18/2018]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

137 charts

Rank Score:

708

Rank in 1996:

43

Rank in 1990s:

406

Overall Rank:

2,277

Average Rating:

 64 (195 votes)

Comments:

18

85. (=)

Ænima 

 Tool

Buy album

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• #Sponsored

[First added to this chart: 07/15/2021]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

733 charts

Rank Score:

6,840

Rank in 1996:

4

Rank in 1990s:

48

Overall Rank:

240

Average Rating:

 81 (993 votes)

Comments:

70

Total albums: 6. Page 1 of 1

Don't agree with this chart? Create your own from the My Charts page!

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%
Nirvana	3	3%
Pearl Jam	3	3%
Golden Smog	2	2%
The Black Crowes	2	2%
Son Volt	2	2%
Wilco	2	2%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	78	78%
	11	11%
	3	3%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
Show all

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 7 from 41st to 34th Gentlemen by The Afghan Whigs

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 34th to 35th OK Computer by Radiohead
Down 1 from 35th to 36th Metallica by Metallica
Down 1 from 36th to 37th Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s similar charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	Brandon8	1990s decade chart	2024
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	Finky	1990s decade chart	2025
Top 83 Music Albums of the 1990s	maverick470	1990s decade chart	2015
Los 100 mejores discos de los años 90	Diariocrítico	1990s decade chart	2016
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	edubs	1990s decade chart	2016
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	Romanelli	Overall chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	StefanR10	1990s decade chart	2020
100 Best Albums of the Nineties	Rolling Stone	1990s decade chart	2010
Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums Of The 1990s	WayneMC	Custom chart	2019
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	lightmyway	1990s decade chart	2015

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s similarity to your chart(s)

Other decade charts by Romanelli

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 5 Music Albums of the 2020s	Romanelli	2020s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s	Romanelli	2010s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s	Romanelli	2000s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s	Romanelli	1990s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s	Romanelli	1980s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s	Romanelli	1970s decade chart	2025
Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s	Romanelli	1960s decade chart	2025
Top 24 Music Albums of the 1950s	Romanelli	1950s decade chart	2025

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s ratings

Showing latest 5 ratings for this chart. | Show all 45 ratings for this chart.

Sort ratings

• Rating
• Date updated
• Member

Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
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	1,140	86/100
90/100	06/26/2021 23:01	zwiebel	188	86/100
100/100	05/03/2021 09:53	jnfbn	310	96/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some charts can have several thousand ratings)
This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 86.8/100, a mean average of 85.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.1/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 17.1.

• Related links:
• Top charts

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s favourites

Showing all 4 members who have added this chart as a favourite

Larcx13

HoldenM

ObsoleteEntity

Johnnyo

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s comments

Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 22 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  

65/100

From jonatascv1990 02/06/2023 02:27

Good chart!

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From Larcx13 02/10/2022 00:44

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

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

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.

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

From Johnnyo 05/03/2021 09:28

Great chart

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

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.

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

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!

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

90/100

From RoundTheBend 05/30/2019 02:57

23 albums in common. Solid other picks!

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From edubs 05/29/2019 20:20

awesome chart!

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Rating:  

100/100

From HoldenM 10/01/2017 05:52

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

Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s

Let us know what you think of this chart by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!