Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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1998 – WARNER BROS.
Produced By ROB CAVALLO & GOO GOO DOLLS
1. Dizzy
2. Slide
3. Broadway
4. January Friend
5. Black Balloon
6. Bullet Proof
7. Amigone
8. All Eyes On Me
9. Full Forever
10. Acoustic #3
11. Iris
12. Extra Pale
13. Hate This Place
One of the most unfortunately named rock bands of all time, Goo Goo Dolls spent years trying to shake off comparisons to The Replacements, which made about as much sense as their unfortunate name. By the release of Dizzy up The Girl, their sixth album, they had already had a decent sized taste of success with the song “Name” (from the unfortunately titled album A Boy Named Goo), but it was the inclusion of “Iris” in the film City Of Angels that really made them stars. This album boasted five singles, and is polished and cleaned up so much that previous recordings sound not much like this one. In short, the Goo’s set out to make a massively successful pop album, and in that regard, they accomplished what they were after. The reality, though, is that no matter how much you polish up a set of average songs, they are still going to be average songs. And Dizzy Up The Girl is nothing more than average.
The best song here is, of course, “Iris”, which is the strongest melody the band has ever written. The album balances the ballads and the rockers pretty evenly, and while “Slide”, “Black Balloon” and “Dizzy” are pretty good, there’s nothing that really sticks as “Iris” does. Johnny Rzeznik doesn’t have much to say, and the band never really kicks it into a higher gear. The result of all of this is that Dizzy Up The Girl is pleasant enough to not be off-putting, cleaned up enough to not be offensive, and poppy enough to make you believe that it might just be better than it really is. The reality is that this album is just perfectly average, decent but never great from beginning to end. Which has been the story of the Goo’s career. They have never been better than on this album…and they have never really been any worse. The one album that sits right at the very center of the musical universe, average in every way? Dizzy Up The Girl. [First added to this chart: 10/26/2012]
Produced By ROB CAVALLO & GOO GOO DOLLS
1. Dizzy
2. Slide
3. Broadway
4. January Friend
5. Black Balloon
6. Bullet Proof
7. Amigone
8. All Eyes On Me
9. Full Forever
10. Acoustic #3
11. Iris
12. Extra Pale
13. Hate This Place
One of the most unfortunately named rock bands of all time, Goo Goo Dolls spent years trying to shake off comparisons to The Replacements, which made about as much sense as their unfortunate name. By the release of Dizzy up The Girl, their sixth album, they had already had a decent sized taste of success with the song “Name” (from the unfortunately titled album A Boy Named Goo), but it was the inclusion of “Iris” in the film City Of Angels that really made them stars. This album boasted five singles, and is polished and cleaned up so much that previous recordings sound not much like this one. In short, the Goo’s set out to make a massively successful pop album, and in that regard, they accomplished what they were after. The reality, though, is that no matter how much you polish up a set of average songs, they are still going to be average songs. And Dizzy Up The Girl is nothing more than average.
The best song here is, of course, “Iris”, which is the strongest melody the band has ever written. The album balances the ballads and the rockers pretty evenly, and while “Slide”, “Black Balloon” and “Dizzy” are pretty good, there’s nothing that really sticks as “Iris” does. Johnny Rzeznik doesn’t have much to say, and the band never really kicks it into a higher gear. The result of all of this is that Dizzy Up The Girl is pleasant enough to not be off-putting, cleaned up enough to not be offensive, and poppy enough to make you believe that it might just be better than it really is. The reality is that this album is just perfectly average, decent but never great from beginning to end. Which has been the story of the Goo’s career. They have never been better than on this album…and they have never really been any worse. The one album that sits right at the very center of the musical universe, average in every way? Dizzy Up The Girl. [First added to this chart: 10/26/2012]
Year of Release:
1998
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749
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1998-MERCURY
Produced By RAY KENNEDY, STEVE EARLE, ROY BITTAN & LUCINDA WILLIAMS
1. Right In Time
2. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
3. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
4. Drunken Angel
5. Concrete And Barbed Wire
6. Lake Charles
7. Can't Let Go
8. I Lost It
9. Metal Firecracker
10. Greenville
11. Still I Long For Your Kiss
12. Joy
13. Jackson
In 1998, Lucinda Williams was still a legend: elusive, slow recording, non prolific, beautiful, and a well of amazing music. After Car Wheels, she became more public and more prolific...and her product has never been the same. But there will always be Car Wheels. A simply stunning album of ridiculously great songs and performances, Williams became one of the best things about alt country. Every track is worthy of praise, and each one is loaded with hooks and emotion.
The guest list is impressive as well: Steve Earle (who said it was the worst recording experience of his life), Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, and Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Roy Bittan are here. This is a must have album: one of the best of the 90's, and one of the most heartfelt records ever made. [First added to this chart: 12/10/2011]
Produced By RAY KENNEDY, STEVE EARLE, ROY BITTAN & LUCINDA WILLIAMS
1. Right In Time
2. Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
3. 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
4. Drunken Angel
5. Concrete And Barbed Wire
6. Lake Charles
7. Can't Let Go
8. I Lost It
9. Metal Firecracker
10. Greenville
11. Still I Long For Your Kiss
12. Joy
13. Jackson
In 1998, Lucinda Williams was still a legend: elusive, slow recording, non prolific, beautiful, and a well of amazing music. After Car Wheels, she became more public and more prolific...and her product has never been the same. But there will always be Car Wheels. A simply stunning album of ridiculously great songs and performances, Williams became one of the best things about alt country. Every track is worthy of praise, and each one is loaded with hooks and emotion.
The guest list is impressive as well: Steve Earle (who said it was the worst recording experience of his life), Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, and Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Roy Bittan are here. This is a must have album: one of the best of the 90's, and one of the most heartfelt records ever made. [First added to this chart: 12/10/2011]
Year of Release:
1998
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2,333
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1998 – ELEKTRA
Produced By WILCO, BILLY BRAGG & GRANT SHOWBIZ
1. Walt Whitman’s Niece
2. California Stars
3. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
4. Birds And Ships
5. Hoodoo Voodoo
6. She Came Along To Me
7. At My Window Sad And Lonely
8. Ingrid Bergman
9. Christ For President
10. I Guess I Planted
11. One By One
12. Eisler On The Go
13. Hesitating Beauty
14. Another Man’s Done Gone
15. The Unwelcome Guest
Woody Guthrie was one of the most important songwriters in American history. Because of when his career was active, he recorded just one studio album: 1940’s Dust Bowl Ballads. His performing career was over by the mid 1950’s and he died of Huntington’s Disease in 1967 at the age of 55. But his famous songs have never been forgotten, especially “This Land Is Your Land”. Guthrie was a highly prolific writer: he had a box that contained over 1000 complete sets of lyrics. But because he did not write out the music, and because he had no means of recording himself, the lyrics had no melodies. And so, in 1995, nearly 30 years after his death, Guthrie’s daughter Nora contacted folk singer Billy Bragg to see if he would want to put some of Guthrie’s lyrics to music. He brought in Wilco, and the album Mermaid Avenue was created.
This is the first of three volumes, and it’s the best one. Bragg and Wilco wrote the music in their own styles so that Guthrie’s lyrics would be set to modern music. The results are beautiful. The lyrics here were all written between 1939 and 1950, but Bragg and Wilco make it all new. Wilco’s “California Stars” and “Hesitating Beauty” are perfect tracks, and Bragg’s more serious and folksy work on “Ingrid Bergman” and “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key” are absolute highlights. There’s also a nice guest vocal from Natalie Merchant on “Birds And Ships”. The music is all beautifully done, but it’s ultimately Guthrie’s lyrics that shine the brightest. And that’s what makes all three volumes of Mermaid Avenue special. His life and his career were ultimately cut short, but it’s a true blessing that we have so many of his writings brought to life here. An absolute classic, and a historical gem. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
Produced By WILCO, BILLY BRAGG & GRANT SHOWBIZ
1. Walt Whitman’s Niece
2. California Stars
3. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
4. Birds And Ships
5. Hoodoo Voodoo
6. She Came Along To Me
7. At My Window Sad And Lonely
8. Ingrid Bergman
9. Christ For President
10. I Guess I Planted
11. One By One
12. Eisler On The Go
13. Hesitating Beauty
14. Another Man’s Done Gone
15. The Unwelcome Guest
Woody Guthrie was one of the most important songwriters in American history. Because of when his career was active, he recorded just one studio album: 1940’s Dust Bowl Ballads. His performing career was over by the mid 1950’s and he died of Huntington’s Disease in 1967 at the age of 55. But his famous songs have never been forgotten, especially “This Land Is Your Land”. Guthrie was a highly prolific writer: he had a box that contained over 1000 complete sets of lyrics. But because he did not write out the music, and because he had no means of recording himself, the lyrics had no melodies. And so, in 1995, nearly 30 years after his death, Guthrie’s daughter Nora contacted folk singer Billy Bragg to see if he would want to put some of Guthrie’s lyrics to music. He brought in Wilco, and the album Mermaid Avenue was created.
This is the first of three volumes, and it’s the best one. Bragg and Wilco wrote the music in their own styles so that Guthrie’s lyrics would be set to modern music. The results are beautiful. The lyrics here were all written between 1939 and 1950, but Bragg and Wilco make it all new. Wilco’s “California Stars” and “Hesitating Beauty” are perfect tracks, and Bragg’s more serious and folksy work on “Ingrid Bergman” and “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key” are absolute highlights. There’s also a nice guest vocal from Natalie Merchant on “Birds And Ships”. The music is all beautifully done, but it’s ultimately Guthrie’s lyrics that shine the brightest. And that’s what makes all three volumes of Mermaid Avenue special. His life and his career were ultimately cut short, but it’s a true blessing that we have so many of his writings brought to life here. An absolute classic, and a historical gem. [First added to this chart: 12/05/2011]
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1998
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797
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Produced by George Drakoulias. In 1990, southern rock was dead. The Black Criowes changed all of that with their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. They would go on to make more complex music with Marc Ford on guitar, but on their debut, there's an energy and hunger that is palpable more than it would ever be again. "Stare It Cold", "Twice As Hard", "Seeing Things" are highly ignored parts of their discography, but this album stands as a great beginning for a band that would later be hung with a revolving door of musicians and questionable musical directions. But here, they just rock.
[First added to this chart: 12/04/2011]
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1998-RYKODISC
Produced By BRIAN PAULSON
1. To Call My Own
2. Looking Forward To Seeing you
3. Until You Came Along
4. Lost Love
5. If I Only Had A Car
6. Jane
7. Keys
8. I Can’t Keep From Talking
9. Reflections On My
10. Making Waves
11. White Shell Road
12. Please Tell My Brother
13. Fear Of Falling
14. All The Same To Me
15. Jennifer Save Me
Easily the most fun of any supergroup in history, Golden Smog began life in 1987 as Take It To The Limit, when they played a show of Eagles covers and “Walk Like An Egyptian”. Their next show was as Her Satanic Majesty’s Paycheck. The original recording band was Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), Gary Louris and Marc Perlman (Jayhawks), Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run) and Chris Mars (The Replacements). Mars was eventually replaced by Big Star drummer Jody Stephens, and the band added Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. After an EP of covers called On Golden Smog, they released their first album, Down By The Old Mainstream, in 1995.
Weird Tales came next. Part of what makes Golden Smog so appealing, their sense of fun and not taking themselves too seriously, is what makes most of their albums a disappointment. And while the Louris and Tweedy material is fine, the songs by Murphy tend to be a downer, and Kraig Johnson is a pretty awful singer (you’ve got a band full of lead singers, Kraig…give it up!). You get the feeling that they could have taken their time a bit more and come up with a better finished product. Plus, on Weird Tales, there’s nothing as fine as the previous album’s “Radio King” or “Pecan Pie” to hold it up. Weird Tales is a good sounding album with nothing that will stick in your head to enjoy later. [First added to this chart: 12/08/2011]
Produced By BRIAN PAULSON
1. To Call My Own
2. Looking Forward To Seeing you
3. Until You Came Along
4. Lost Love
5. If I Only Had A Car
6. Jane
7. Keys
8. I Can’t Keep From Talking
9. Reflections On My
10. Making Waves
11. White Shell Road
12. Please Tell My Brother
13. Fear Of Falling
14. All The Same To Me
15. Jennifer Save Me
Easily the most fun of any supergroup in history, Golden Smog began life in 1987 as Take It To The Limit, when they played a show of Eagles covers and “Walk Like An Egyptian”. Their next show was as Her Satanic Majesty’s Paycheck. The original recording band was Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), Gary Louris and Marc Perlman (Jayhawks), Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run) and Chris Mars (The Replacements). Mars was eventually replaced by Big Star drummer Jody Stephens, and the band added Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy. After an EP of covers called On Golden Smog, they released their first album, Down By The Old Mainstream, in 1995.
Weird Tales came next. Part of what makes Golden Smog so appealing, their sense of fun and not taking themselves too seriously, is what makes most of their albums a disappointment. And while the Louris and Tweedy material is fine, the songs by Murphy tend to be a downer, and Kraig Johnson is a pretty awful singer (you’ve got a band full of lead singers, Kraig…give it up!). You get the feeling that they could have taken their time a bit more and come up with a better finished product. Plus, on Weird Tales, there’s nothing as fine as the previous album’s “Radio King” or “Pecan Pie” to hold it up. Weird Tales is a good sounding album with nothing that will stick in your head to enjoy later. [First added to this chart: 12/08/2011]
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1998-VIRGIN
Produced By AIR
1. La Femme D’Argent
2. Sexy Boy
3. All I Need
4. Kelly Watch The Stars
5. Talisman
6. Remember
7. You Make It Easy
8. Ce Matin La
9. New Star In The Sky (Chanson Por Solal)
10. Le Voyage De Penelope
Yet another duo (following Boards Of Canada and Steely Dan), Air came out of France in 1998 with their debut, Moon Safari. Using 70’s style electronic (and album art), the pair made an album that is not exclusively electronic, and that is as immediate and listenable as any album that has a drop of synthesizer on it. Moon Safari not only has cool and perfect sounds, it also has songs, which makes it all the more exciting. Air is the perfect name for this group, and Moon Safari is the perfect name for the album: this contains both. There’s nothing thin or repetitive about this, and there’s also nothing that would make you think you’re suddenly in the middle of a dance club. This is thick, dense music with a masterful use of layering and instrumentation (you will hear synths…you will also hear guitars, real drums, glockenspiels, pan pipes and harmonicas.), produced and arranged to absolute perfection.
You will hear some atmospheric keyboard vocals off in the background, but you will also hear some beautiful singing from Beth Hirsch. Jean-Benoit-Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are multi instrumentalists, and they show off their prowess at every turn. Moon Safari is a highly influential album (it practically started the style of downtempo on its own), and most importantly, it’s a beautiful listen that only gets better each time. The heavy 70’s influence only adds to its charm. Air went on to create the soundtrack to the film The Virgin Suicides, and they remain an important electronic act…but they’ve never quite matched the special atmosphere of Moon Safari. An amazing and beautiful album from start to finish, this is one that I can very easily recommend to anyone…regardless of the music you may tend to like. A masterpiece. [First added to this chart: 01/22/2025]
Produced By AIR
1. La Femme D’Argent
2. Sexy Boy
3. All I Need
4. Kelly Watch The Stars
5. Talisman
6. Remember
7. You Make It Easy
8. Ce Matin La
9. New Star In The Sky (Chanson Por Solal)
10. Le Voyage De Penelope
Yet another duo (following Boards Of Canada and Steely Dan), Air came out of France in 1998 with their debut, Moon Safari. Using 70’s style electronic (and album art), the pair made an album that is not exclusively electronic, and that is as immediate and listenable as any album that has a drop of synthesizer on it. Moon Safari not only has cool and perfect sounds, it also has songs, which makes it all the more exciting. Air is the perfect name for this group, and Moon Safari is the perfect name for the album: this contains both. There’s nothing thin or repetitive about this, and there’s also nothing that would make you think you’re suddenly in the middle of a dance club. This is thick, dense music with a masterful use of layering and instrumentation (you will hear synths…you will also hear guitars, real drums, glockenspiels, pan pipes and harmonicas.), produced and arranged to absolute perfection.
You will hear some atmospheric keyboard vocals off in the background, but you will also hear some beautiful singing from Beth Hirsch. Jean-Benoit-Dunckel and Nicolas Godin are multi instrumentalists, and they show off their prowess at every turn. Moon Safari is a highly influential album (it practically started the style of downtempo on its own), and most importantly, it’s a beautiful listen that only gets better each time. The heavy 70’s influence only adds to its charm. Air went on to create the soundtrack to the film The Virgin Suicides, and they remain an important electronic act…but they’ve never quite matched the special atmosphere of Moon Safari. An amazing and beautiful album from start to finish, this is one that I can very easily recommend to anyone…regardless of the music you may tend to like. A masterpiece. [First added to this chart: 01/22/2025]
Year of Release:
1998
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6,861
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1998 – RCA
Produced By DON GILMORE
1. How Much Longer?
2. Inside Out
3. Leech
4. Showerhead
5. Open Road Song
6. Jesus Nitelite
7. Superhero Girl
8. Tongue Tied
9. Saturday Night
10. There’s A Face
11. Smalltown Trap
Eve 6 became a sudden big thing in 1998 on the heels of the single “Inside Out”, a song with a flurry of strange images that sounded almost literary but were actually more on the juvenile side. The image of “my tender heart in a blender” may be one of the most disturbing in popular music, and when coupled with the question “Or am I origami/Folded up and just pretend”, well, this is what you get with Eve 6. This pop punk band from Southern California features a strong, tight sound, but also has the unrealized potential of frontman/lyricist Max Collins. Instrumentally, Eve 6 is as good as any of their contemporaries. But a dive into their lyrics can be pretty off putting. Collins seems to have a lot of issues, and while he’s good at explaining what those issues are, he seems to have no clue as to how to resolve any of them.
Outside of “Inside Out”, there isn’t really a lot to recommend here. Musically, this sounds like a lot of fun, but the subject matter squashes that pretty quickly. And there wasn’t a whole lot of growth from this point, either. Eve 6 made a couple more middling albums before calling it quits in 2004, and they’ve made one more since coming back. Unfortunately, Collins still hasn’t figured things out, and Eve 6 still sounds like a band that almost could have maybe been great. We’ll never know, because Collins as a writer never grew much. This debut album disappoints, and it’s really all of the Eve 6 you will ever need or really want to hear. This is not quite what Green Day or Bad Religion had in mind when they embarked on their journeys…there are definitely bands that make this kind of music that you will find to be much more satisfying. [First added to this chart: 09/10/2025]
Produced By DON GILMORE
1. How Much Longer?
2. Inside Out
3. Leech
4. Showerhead
5. Open Road Song
6. Jesus Nitelite
7. Superhero Girl
8. Tongue Tied
9. Saturday Night
10. There’s A Face
11. Smalltown Trap
Eve 6 became a sudden big thing in 1998 on the heels of the single “Inside Out”, a song with a flurry of strange images that sounded almost literary but were actually more on the juvenile side. The image of “my tender heart in a blender” may be one of the most disturbing in popular music, and when coupled with the question “Or am I origami/Folded up and just pretend”, well, this is what you get with Eve 6. This pop punk band from Southern California features a strong, tight sound, but also has the unrealized potential of frontman/lyricist Max Collins. Instrumentally, Eve 6 is as good as any of their contemporaries. But a dive into their lyrics can be pretty off putting. Collins seems to have a lot of issues, and while he’s good at explaining what those issues are, he seems to have no clue as to how to resolve any of them.
Outside of “Inside Out”, there isn’t really a lot to recommend here. Musically, this sounds like a lot of fun, but the subject matter squashes that pretty quickly. And there wasn’t a whole lot of growth from this point, either. Eve 6 made a couple more middling albums before calling it quits in 2004, and they’ve made one more since coming back. Unfortunately, Collins still hasn’t figured things out, and Eve 6 still sounds like a band that almost could have maybe been great. We’ll never know, because Collins as a writer never grew much. This debut album disappoints, and it’s really all of the Eve 6 you will ever need or really want to hear. This is not quite what Green Day or Bad Religion had in mind when they embarked on their journeys…there are definitely bands that make this kind of music that you will find to be much more satisfying. [First added to this chart: 09/10/2025]
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
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| 1990 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1992 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1993 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1994 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1998 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
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| Uncle Tupelo | 4 | 4% | |
| Pearl Jam | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 2% | |
| The Black Crowes | 2 | 2% | |
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From jonatascv1990 02/06/2023 02:27
Good chart!
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100/100
From Larcx13 02/10/2022 00:44
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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seb7 05/03/2021 18:04
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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90/100
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ExTeaSea 01/18/2020 16:05
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
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ForegroundNoise 05/30/2019 07:36
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
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RoundTheBend 05/30/2019 02:57
RoundTheBend 05/30/2019 02:57
23 albums in common. Solid other picks!
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100/100
From edubs 05/29/2019 20:20
awesome chart!
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100/100
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HoldenM 10/01/2017 05:52
HoldenM 10/01/2017 05:52
Ahhh... That's a great chart right there.
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| Best Artists of 1986 | |
|---|---|
| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Metallica | |
| 3. Paul Simon | |
| 4. Peter Gabriel | |
| 5. XTC | |
| 6. Talk Talk | |
| 7. Slayer | |
| 8. R.E.M. | |
| 9. Beastie Boys | |
| 10. Depeche Mode | |
| 11. Sonic Youth | |
| 12. Bon Jovi | |
| 13. Megadeth | |
| 14. Prince | |
| 15. Prince And The Revolution | |
| 16. Run-D.M.C. | |
| 17. Iron Maiden | |
| 18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | |
| 19. Nick Cave | |
| 20. Genesis |
