Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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Purplepash 
My favourite decade of music especially the first half of the decade.
- Chart updated: 10/14/2025 09:45
- (Created: 06/05/2017 00:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"When I was an alien
Cultures weren't opinions"
Best album ever! Too good for anything I can say about it. I am just so appreciative I was there at the time (Bleach was already a favourite), and seeing the rest of the world catch on.
Favourite song: whichever one I am listening to at the time - they are all that good to me. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Cultures weren't opinions"
Best album ever! Too good for anything I can say about it. I am just so appreciative I was there at the time (Bleach was already a favourite), and seeing the rest of the world catch on.
Favourite song: whichever one I am listening to at the time - they are all that good to me. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,449
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"I'm gonna live the life I love
I'm gonna love the life I live"
Such a trippy album that you don't need the drugs - this album is the drug! When it first came out I thought this was a decent album but after a few listens, halfway through Higher Than The Sun, came a moment I'll never forget when something just clicked and I totally got this album. I became totally absorbed and lost in the music. After over 25 years this album never fails to transport me to another world, where the music is everything. The vocal performance in Damaged is the best singing Bobby Gillespie has ever done and the way he sounds so sad as he sings the line "I've never felt so happy" is something special that moves me every time.
I once had the privilege of seeing them perform this album live and it was mind blowing unlike anything I've ever experienced. One of my favourite live music experiences ever.
Too many 10/10 songs to mention but my favourites are Damaged, Higher Than The Sun, and Loaded. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
I'm gonna love the life I live"
Such a trippy album that you don't need the drugs - this album is the drug! When it first came out I thought this was a decent album but after a few listens, halfway through Higher Than The Sun, came a moment I'll never forget when something just clicked and I totally got this album. I became totally absorbed and lost in the music. After over 25 years this album never fails to transport me to another world, where the music is everything. The vocal performance in Damaged is the best singing Bobby Gillespie has ever done and the way he sounds so sad as he sings the line "I've never felt so happy" is something special that moves me every time.
I once had the privilege of seeing them perform this album live and it was mind blowing unlike anything I've ever experienced. One of my favourite live music experiences ever.
Too many 10/10 songs to mention but my favourites are Damaged, Higher Than The Sun, and Loaded. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1991
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5,190
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Year of Release:
1993
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3,134
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"My big brother held on to my hands
Then he made me slap my own face
I looked up to him then, and still do
He was trying to teach me something
Now I know what it was!
Now I know what he meant!
Now I know how it is!"
A favourite at the time that I never really stopped listening to throughout the 90's. Another shared favourite of my wife and I. I love listening to her singalong to every word of Of Course. When the song you like the least on an album is of the quality of Been Caught Stealing, you know it's an amazing album.
1010 songs: Classic Girl, Of Course, Stop, Three Days. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Then he made me slap my own face
I looked up to him then, and still do
He was trying to teach me something
Now I know what it was!
Now I know what he meant!
Now I know how it is!"
A favourite at the time that I never really stopped listening to throughout the 90's. Another shared favourite of my wife and I. I love listening to her singalong to every word of Of Course. When the song you like the least on an album is of the quality of Been Caught Stealing, you know it's an amazing album.
1010 songs: Classic Girl, Of Course, Stop, Three Days. [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1990
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2,800
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1992
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19,242
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
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1997
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62,886
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
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1993
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1,091
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"Where were you while we were getting high?
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky"
So they never ended up living up to the standard of their first two albums, but how could anyone that starts with two albums this great? Just watch the footage of the crowd singalong of Don't Look Back In Anger after the Manchester bomb attack as an example of the power of music. Nearly moved me to tears.
10/10 songs: Champagne Supernova, Morning Glory, Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Someday you will find me
Caught beneath the landslide
In a champagne supernova in the sky"
So they never ended up living up to the standard of their first two albums, but how could anyone that starts with two albums this great? Just watch the footage of the crowd singalong of Don't Look Back In Anger after the Manchester bomb attack as an example of the power of music. Nearly moved me to tears.
10/10 songs: Champagne Supernova, Morning Glory, Don't Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall [First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
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1995
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17,368
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[First added to this chart: 06/04/2017]
Year of Release:
1992
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1991 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1992 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1993 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1994 | 17 | 17% | |
| 1995 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1996 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1997 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Nirvana | 6 | 6% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 5% | |
| Various Artists | 4 | 4% | |
| Pixies | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 53rd to 52ndCrooked Rain, Crooked Rain by Pavement |
| Up 1 from 52nd to 51stHormoaning by Nirvana |
| Up 1 from 51st to 50thLive Seeds by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 17 from 36th to 53rdThis Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About by Modest Mouse |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 03/28/2025 17:04 | Johnnyo | 2,575 | 80/100 | |
| 12/12/2024 02:11 | KineticEchoes02 | 110 | 88/100 | |
| 09/14/2024 00:55 | mrmcrook | 789 | 93/100 | |
| 07/04/2024 23:20 | matterhornrider | 98 | 93/100 | |
| 10/12/2023 08:22 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 3% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 89.7/100, a mean average of 92.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.2/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 5.9.
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From Johnnyo 03/28/2025 17:04 | #308235
Another great decades chart. Great stuff
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From KineticEchoes02 12/12/2024 02:16 | #306459
Really cool chart - great stuff! I grew up in the 90s so a lot of this stuff was frequently in my 5 CD stacker, very nostalgic. Loved seeing the Aussie acts in there, especially Grinspoon - agree they are an awesome live band.
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From mrmcrook 09/14/2024 00:57 | #305269
Love the notes. They can be good guidelines on what to check out for me as to what's within my own tastes.
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From Moondance 10/12/2023 08:25 | #299457
Love this chart - including the Aussie selections.
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From leniad 07/30/2022 23:16 | #287973
like it
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From cabvo 03/16/2020 14:11 | #248783
Well, classics are classic ! Cool list!
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