Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by daftpunter

The charts get harder as we get closer to the present. Know what's cool? I can't tell if I like the albums here more than the 60's and 70's. There's hope for the 2000's yet! Yes, it takes that long for stuff to sink in.

• Chart updated: 01/06/2018 08:45
• (Created: 12/07/2011 10:40).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,109 charts

Rank Score:

41,973

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 87 (4,233 votes)

Comments:

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Undertow 

 Tool

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[First added to this chart: 12/17/2011]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,472

Rank in 1993:

20

Rank in 1990s:

225

Overall Rank:

1,200

Average Rating:

 79 (498 votes)

Comments:

14

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Never Been Caught 

 The Mummies

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Gimmick...wearing gauze. Pure joy of music? Three chords and the most obnoxious sounding album since The Ramones. Probably cheaper to record than that masterpiece. Surf and three chord rock. The is probably as pure a document as you can get. I want to rate this #1 for the decade. I'm getting there. The Mummies!!! [First added to this chart: 09/30/2017]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

53

Rank in 1992:

299

Rank in 1990s:

3,220

Overall Rank:

19,522

Average Rating:

 77 (6 votes)

Comments:

1

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,335 charts

Rank Score:

76,837

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,497 votes)

Comments:

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,789 charts

Rank Score:

20,007

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

51

Average Rating:

 83 (2,280 votes)

Comments:

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Parklife 

 Blur

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

979 charts

Rank Score:

7,884

Rank in 1994:

10

Rank in 1990s:

41

Overall Rank:

213

Average Rating:

 80 (1,350 votes)

Comments:

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Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,767 charts

Rank Score:

20,406

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 84 (2,157 votes)

Comments:

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Siamese Dream 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,556 charts

Rank Score:

19,456

Rank in 1993:

1

Rank in 1990s:

8

Overall Rank:

54

Average Rating:

 85 (1,888 votes)

Comments:

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Dry 

 PJ Harvey

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

1,356

Rank in 1992:

19

Rank in 1990s:

237

Overall Rank:

1,289

Average Rating:

 79 (345 votes)

Comments:

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The La's 

 The La's

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[First added to this chart: 12/09/2011]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

2,745

Rank in 1990:

9

Rank in 1990s:

109

Overall Rank:

652

Average Rating:

 77 (463 votes)

Comments:

36

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	10	10%
1991	15	15%
1992	11	11%
1993	9	9%
1994	16	16%
1995	12	12%
1996	8	8%
1997	9	9%
1998	6	6%
1999	4	4%

Artist	Albums	%
R.E.M.	3	3%
PJ Harvey	3	3%
Pearl Jam	2	2%
Blur	2	2%
Foo Fighters	2	2%
The Smashing Pumpkins	2	2%
Sheryl Crow	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	67	67%
	23	23%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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100/100	06/12/2016 03:00	buzzdainer	671	90/100
70/100	07/24/2014 11:28	greatson	888	80/100
100/100	11/19/2013 20:07	tgarritsen	375	86/100
95/100	03/15/2012 11:39	Facetious	171	92/100
90/100	03/11/2012 16:18	kjb857	7	79/100

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From buzzdainer 06/12/2016 03:02

So much fantastic stuff here! OK Computer and The La's take their rightful places in the top 10, but there's lots of other, less obvious material here, as well. Excellent selections.

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From Facetious 03/15/2012 11:43

And I see you gave it a 10/100 too........

Maybe just part of your usual awesomeness that it made it to your NINETIES chart?

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From Facetious 03/15/2012 11:41

Great chart! I'm confused, though. What is Metal Machine Music doing in a '90s chart? How did it get there in the first place? Has Reed's craziness extended to BEA? Oh, and why is it not higher than #95?

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From paladisiac 01/22/2012 08:10

Good solid core to this 90s chart.

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