Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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My favourite decade of music especially the first half of the decade.

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Iceland Björk
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[First added to this chart: 10/16/2017]
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
764 charts
Rank Score:
5,281
Rank in 1993:
5
Rank in 1990s:
61
Overall Rank:
325
Average Rating:
 80 (1,051 votes)
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[First added to this chart: 08/27/2025]
Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
801 charts
Rank Score:
6,719
Rank in 1995:
5
Rank in 1990s:
49
Overall Rank:
243
Average Rating:
 82 (1,086 votes)
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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 %


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%
Björk 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 54 54%
United Kingdom 25 25%
Australia 12 12%
Mixed Nationality 6 6%
Iceland 2 2%
Japan 1 1%
Compilation? Albums %
No 91 91%
Yes 9 9%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 1 from 53rd to 52nd
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
by Pavement
Climber Up 1 from 52nd to 51st
Hormoaning
by Nirvana
Climber Up 1 from 51st to 50th
Live Seeds
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 17 from 36th to 53rd
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by Modest Mouse
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s ratings

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90/100 (from 16 votes)
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90/100
From 03/28/2025 17:04
Another great decades chart. Great stuff
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From 12/12/2024 02:16
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 09/14/2024 00:57
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 10/12/2023 08:25
Love this chart - including the Aussie selections.
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From 07/30/2022 23:16
like it
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From 03/16/2020 14:11
Well, classics are classic ! Cool list!
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