Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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Selected Ambient Works Volume II 
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Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
266 charts
Rank Score:
2,027
Rank in 1994:
25
Rank in 1990s:
154
Overall Rank:
850
Average Rating:
 79 (384 votes)
Comments:
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 8 8%
1991 8 8%
1992 11 11%
1993 9 9%
1994 16 16%
1995 19 19%
1996 7 7%
1997 4 4%
1998 10 10%
1999 8 8%
Artist Albums %


Tricky 1 1%
Jeru The Damaja 1 1%
Sam Prekop 1 1%
Moonshake 1 1%
Aby Ngana Diop 1 1%
Fugazi 1 1%
Pavement 1 1%
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Country Albums %


United States 57 57%
United Kingdom 24 24%
Australia 2 2%
Ireland 2 2%
Canada 2 2%
Mali 2 2%
Reunion 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 98 98%
Yes 2 2%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 30 from 91st to 61stPhilophobia
by Arab Strap
Climber Up 28 from 88th to 60thLP5
by Autechre
Climber Up 26 from 40th to 14thMaxinquaye
by Tricky
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 30 from 51st to 81stBoxcar Sessions
by Saafir
Faller Down 25 from 71st to 96thHips And Makers
by Kristin Hersh
Faller Down 20 from 32nd to 52ndThe River
by Ali Farka Touré
New entries
New entry Selected Ambient Works Volume II
by Aphex Twin
New entry The Sound Your Eyes Can Follow
by Moonshake
New entry Aquemini
by OutKast
New entry Wowee Zowee
by Pavement
New entry Protection
by Massive Attack
New entry Trompe Le Monde
by Pixies
New entry Premonition
by Vampire Rodents
New entry The Way Of The Vaselines
by The Vaselines
New entry Horsedrawn Wishes
by Rollerskate Skinny
New entry Tradition Maloya
by Lo Rwa Kaf
New entry Ma Vie Avec Elles
by Albert Marcœur
New entry 99.9 F°
by Suzanne Vega
New entry Consumed
by Plastikman
New entry Bump Talkin
by Paul Johnson (US)
New entry Another Thought
by Arthur Russell
New entry Live From A Shark Cage
by Papa M
New entry Tridecoder
by Lali Puna
New entry Sam Prekop
by Sam Prekop
New entry 2001
by Dr. Dre
New entry The Nashville Sessions
by Townes Van Zandt
New entry Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot
by Sparklehorse
New entry Long Hair In Three Stages
by U.S. Maple
New entry The Wondrous World Of Damon & Naomi
by Damon & Naomi
New entry Radar
by Earthling (UK)
New entry I Was Born A Man
by Babybird
New entry Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
by Ol' Dirty Bastard
New entry Bakesale
by Sebadoh
New entry Gideon Gaye
by The High Llamas
New entry Mars Audiac Quintet
by Stereolab
Leavers
Leaver Slanted And Enchanted
by Pavement
Leaver #3
by Diabologum
Leaver Blue Lines
by Massive Attack
Leaver Somin Galisé
by Lo Rwa Kaf
Leaver Nowhere
by Ride
Leaver Obaa Sima
by Ata Kak
Leaver Word... Life
by O.C.
Leaver Naked City
by John Zorn
Leaver Tusk
by The Dead C
Leaver Funcrusher Plus
by Company Flow
Leaver Fear Of God
by The Bats
Leaver The Mabuses
by The Mabuses
Leaver A Head Nädda's Journey To Adidi Skizm
by Shä-Key
Leaver Breaking Atoms
by Main Source
Leaver Bubble & Scrape
by Sebadoh
Leaver Either/Or
by Elliott Smith
Leaver Artistic Vice
by Daniel Johnston
Leaver Automatic For The People
by R.E.M.
Leaver Homogenic
by Björk
Leaver Selected Ambient Works 85-92
by Aphex Twin
Leaver Dig Me Out
by Sleater-Kinney
Leaver Three Sheets To The Wind
by Idaho
Leaver Kollage
by Bahamadia
Leaver Odelay
by Beck
Leaver Sya
by Issa Bagayogo
Leaver Ironman
by Ghostface Killah
Leaver Remué
by Dominique A
Leaver Syrup Macrame
by Radial Spangle
Leaver Julie Only
by Seely
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From 04/20/2025 17:37 | #308631
Very good chart
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From 07/08/2016 21:52 | #170912
Word...Life, Beaster and I Could Live in Hope are three of my favorites. Glad to see them represented here.
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From 05/23/2016 02:45 | #166693
7 albums in common. Lots to learn from. Thanks!
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From 04/29/2014 16:02 | #110343
Great chart!
I like the Mazzy Star/Cave/Oldham focus.
A lot to discover anyway!
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From 04/14/2014 08:16 | #109212
really nice !!
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From 01/23/2014 13:41 | #101316
Good and again a very characterful chart - for me too melancholic!
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From 08/12/2013 18:18 | #83807
Any list with Slanted and Enchanted in the top 10 instantly gets a 90+ but damn this is a great list
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From 03/23/2013 20:42 | #69659
Odelay à la 96ème place ?
Seule fausse note à ce top intelligent.
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From 02/25/2012 03:22 | #37375
A very diverse and eclectic chart. Good stuff. Bonus points for a Jon Spencer album!
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From 12/25/2011 03:57 | #33716
Very good chart...Some pleasant surprises. Congratulations for being able to select 100 in the 90s - for me not a particularly inspirational decade.
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