Top 100 Music Albums of 1990
by 
Repo 
REPO'S HALL OF FAME
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1. Fugazi - Repeater
2. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace
4. Jane's Addiction - Ritual De Lo habitual
5. Ride - Nowhere
6. Sonic Youth - Goo
7. Depeche Mode - Violator
8. Tribe Called Quest -
Essential Comps
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Meat Puppets - No Strings Attached
Ride - Smile
Mudhoney - superfuzz bigmuff
House Of Love - A Spy In The...
- Chart updated: 05/12/2025 23:15
- (Created: 10/02/2017 20:19).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Post-Harcore
HOF
ANGER IS MORE THAN A FIST [First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
HOF
ANGER IS MORE THAN A FIST [First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
Year of Release:
1990
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2,797
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Dream Pop
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
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1990
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9,809
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Thrash
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/30/2018]
Year of Release:
1990
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4,231
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Hip Hop
HOF [First added to this chart: 09/17/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 09/17/2018]
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1990
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1,135
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POWer Pop
HOF [First added to this chart: 07/13/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 07/13/2018]
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Shoegaze/Dream Pop
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These guys have become one of my faves over the past year. Both this and In Ribbons are in the tops of shoegaze/dream pop. They really should be mentioned in the same breath as the other shoegaze gods [First added to this chart: 09/01/2018]
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These guys have become one of my faves over the past year. Both this and In Ribbons are in the tops of shoegaze/dream pop. They really should be mentioned in the same breath as the other shoegaze gods [First added to this chart: 09/01/2018]
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Country
Essential [First added to this chart: 01/21/2018]
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Indie Rock
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Indie Rock
HOF
Kim outduels Black. The Breeders best album. Better than Bossanova and Cannonball. [First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
HOF
Kim outduels Black. The Breeders best album. Better than Bossanova and Cannonball. [First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
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1990
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953
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Indie Rock
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
HOF [First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
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1990
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3,587
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Ride | 2 | 2% | |
| The House Of Love | 2 | 2% | |
| Sebadoh | 2 | 2% | |
| Bert Jansch | 2 | 2% | |
| The Lemonheads | 1 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 1 | 1% | |
| King's X | 1 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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60 | 60% | |
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27 | 27% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1990 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
 Up 42 from 75th to 33rdGold Afternoon Fix by The Church |
| Up 6 from 44th to 38th The Winding Sheet by Mark Lanegan |
| Up 4 from 100th to 96th Funky Technician by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 26 from 72nd to 98th A Spy In The House Of Love by The House Of Love |
| Down 23 from 74th to 97th Soundtrack From Twin Peaks by Angelo Badalamenti |
| Down 3 from 37th to 40th From The Secret Laboratory by Lee "Scratch" Perry |
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