Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by 
paladisiac 
1990s, baby
Albums I didn't listen to at the time they came out: Weezer - Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994), Whiskeytown "Faithless Street" (1995), Wilco "Being There" (1996), Whiskeytown "Strangers Almanac" (1997), Modest Mouse "The Lonesome Crowded West" (1997)
- Chart updated: 06/21/2023 20:15
- (Created: 12/17/2011 02:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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(not counting hidden track, "endless nameless") 1160/12= 96.67
[First added to this chart: 12/16/2011]
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1991
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35,817
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(not counting #7) 1050/11= 95.46
[First added to this chart: 12/16/2011]
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1997
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59,100
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1110/12= 92.5
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1993
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16,831
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825/9= 91.67
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1990
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12,096
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2545/28= 90.89
(no 5 pt concept album bump) [First added to this chart: 12/16/2011]
(no 5 pt concept album bump) [First added to this chart: 12/16/2011]
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1995
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14,264
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1255/14= 89.64
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1994
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8,701
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1065/12= 88.75
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1995
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27,285
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(not counting #9) 1140/13= 87.69
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1994
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8,653
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875/10= 87.5
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1995
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16,782
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(not counting 3 segues) 1390/16= 86.88
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1992
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598
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1994 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1995 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1996 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1997 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1998 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1999 | 6 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pearl Jam | 5 | 5% | |
| Nirvana | 4 | 4% | |
| Foo Fighters | 3 | 3% | |
| P.M. Dawn | 3 | 3% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| Ben Folds Five | 3 | 3% | |
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| ! | 09/15/2022 21:31 | telegram | 35 | 84/100 |
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BestEverAlbums 09/15/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3978): By paladisiac
BestEverAlbums 09/15/2022 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3978): By paladisiac“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by paladisiac () 1. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. Nevermind by Nirvana (US) (1991) 4. In Utero by Nirvana (US) (1993) 5. Violator by Depeche Mode (1990) 6. MTV…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 04/30/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3475): By paladisiac
BestEverAlbums 04/30/2021 08:00 in Chart of the day (#3475): By paladisiac“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by paladisiac () 1. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 4. In Utero by Nirvana (1993) 5. Violator by Depeche Mode (1990) 6. MTV Unplugged…”
View forum post →From BestEverAlbums 12/14/2017 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2244): By paladisiac
BestEverAlbums 12/14/2017 09:00 in Chart of the day (#2244): By paladisiac“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by paladisiac () 1. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) 2. OK Computer by Radiohead (1997) 3. Nevermind by Nirvana (1991) 4. In Utero by Nirvana (1993) 5. Violator by Depeche Mode (1990) 6. MTV Unplugged…”
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LSss 11/29/2014 00:00 | #128190
No Illmatic, no Chronic, no Ready To Die, no 2Pac, no A Tribe Called Quest, and yet Weird Al hits the list?
The whitest kids you know. 2001 makes it before the Wu. What a bunch of jokers.
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tgarritsen 01/12/2014 00:15 | #100442
tgarritsen 01/12/2014 00:15 | #100442
Not an entirely obvious 90's chart since there a decent amount of pop albums included.
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buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/06/2016 20:51 | #172421
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/06/2016 20:51 | #172421
Outstanding chart! I love OK Computer (doesn't everyone?), Dummy, Nevermind, and Strangers Almanac, among many of your other selections. I also really like Throwing Copper as a top ten pick, as it's an album that I listened to incessantly back when it was first out, putting tracks on lots of mix tapes I was making for friends at the time. Great work on your chart!
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paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/12/2013 18:16 | #83805
paladisiac TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/12/2013 18:16 | #83805
yeah, my favorites of pj harvey are "to bring you my love" and "stories of the city, stories of the sea" (2000), then "rid of me". i've liked all her albums so far..
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titaniumvulture 09/15/2022 14:58 | #289690
Good list would have loved to see "Grace" by Jeff Buckley on here though. Also no MBV
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