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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36,996
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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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62,038
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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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17,129
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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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12,145
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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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14,556
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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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8,977
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1065/12= 88.75
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1995
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28,217
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(not counting #9) 1140/13= 87.69
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1994
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9,138
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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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17,343
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(not counting 3 segues) 1390/16= 86.88
[First added to this chart: 12/30/2011]
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1992
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541
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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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% | |
| Depeche Mode | 3 | 3% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| Ben Folds Five | 3 | 3% | |
| Oasis | 3 | 3% | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 3 | 3% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
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| The Masterplan by Oasis |
| Leavers |
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| Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde |
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| 09/15/2022 22:29 | Moondance | 476 | 85/100 | |
| 09/15/2022 21:31 | telegram | 35 | 84/100 | |
| 09/15/2022 20:10 | Rm12398 | 99 | 89/100 | |
| 09/15/2022 14:58 | titaniumvulture | 1 | 85/100 | |
| 09/18/2021 21:47 |  DommeDamian | 1,004 | 89/100 |
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From Moondance 09/15/2022 22:31 | #289704
Very cool 90's chart. Nice to see the Aussies recognised - INXS & Natalie Imbruglia.
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From telegram 09/15/2022 21:30 | #289702
Nice chart. Lots of excellent music.
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From 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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From DommeDamian 12/14/2017 19:46 | #203107
DommeDamian 12/14/2017 19:46 | #203107
FOURTEEN albums in common!
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buzzdainer 08/06/2016 20:51 | #172421
buzzdainer 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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RoundTheBend 05/23/2016 02:46 | #166694
RoundTheBend 05/23/2016 02:46 | #166694
28 albums in common! Most likely some crossover for me to learn from. Thanks!
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From paladisiac 11/29/2014 04:31 | #128204
paladisiac 11/29/2014 04:31 | #128204
Thanks to everyone for their feedback!
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From 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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rafalink 11/28/2014 18:12 | #128164
rafalink 11/28/2014 18:12 | #128164
Very good list, man! 90's are great years for the music!
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HoldenM 11/28/2014 16:21 | #128160
HoldenM 11/28/2014 16:21 | #128160
Excellent 90s chart.
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