Top 50 Music Albums of the 1990s
by 
Chicken4Sale 
~~Some personal favorites of mine from the 90s. Still very subject to change, but I'm pretty happy with the chart the way it is. Quotes and Top 5's for the rest of the albums will be coming.~~
- Chart updated: 02/09/2018 01:45
- (Created: 01/04/2018 04:56).
- Chart size: 50 albums.
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"Hey man, slow down"
Alternative Rock, Art Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Paranoid Android
2. Let Down
3. Karma Police
4. Exit Music (For A Film)
5. The Tourist [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Alternative Rock, Art Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Paranoid Android
2. Let Down
3. Karma Police
4. Exit Music (For A Film)
5. The Tourist [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,714
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"But life without death
Is just impossible"
Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
2. The Spark That Bled
3. Race For The Prize (Remix)
4. Waitin' For A Superman
5. Suddenly Everything Has Changed [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Is just impossible"
Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
2. The Spark That Bled
3. Race For The Prize (Remix)
4. Waitin' For A Superman
5. Suddenly Everything Has Changed [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1999
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Rank Score:
10,923
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"Beyond the walls of intelligence, life is defined
I think of crime when I'm in a New York state of mind"
Gangsta Rap, East-Coast Hip-Hop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. N.Y. State of Mind
2. Represent
3. It Ain't Hard To Tell
4. The World Is Yours
5. One Love [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
I think of crime when I'm in a New York state of mind"
Gangsta Rap, East-Coast Hip-Hop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. N.Y. State of Mind
2. Represent
3. It Ain't Hard To Tell
4. The World Is Yours
5. One Love [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
16,401
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"And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea"
Indie Rock, Lo-Fi
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
2. Oh Comely
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
4. Holland, 1945
5. The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea"
Indie Rock, Lo-Fi
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Two-Headed Boy Pt. 2
2. Oh Comely
3. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
4. Holland, 1945
5. The King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
32,898
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"Don woke up
And looked at the night before
He knew what he had to do
He was responsible"
Post-Rock, Math Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Good Morning, Captain
2. Washer
3. Breadcrumb Trail
4. Nosferatu Man
5. Don, Aman [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
And looked at the night before
He knew what he had to do
He was responsible"
Post-Rock, Math Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Good Morning, Captain
2. Washer
3. Breadcrumb Trail
4. Nosferatu Man
5. Don, Aman [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
12,188
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"And who are my real friends
Have they all got the bends?
Am I really sinking
This slow"
Alternative Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2. Fake Plastic Trees
3. Just
4. Black Star
5. High And Dry [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Have they all got the bends?
Am I really sinking
This slow"
Alternative Rock
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2. Fake Plastic Trees
3. Just
4. Black Star
5. High And Dry [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
29,118
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"When I look at you
Oh, I don't know what's real"
Shoegaze, Dream Pop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Only Shallow
2. Soon
3. When You Sleep
4. Sometimes
5. Come In Alone [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Oh, I don't know what's real"
Shoegaze, Dream Pop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Only Shallow
2. Soon
3. When You Sleep
4. Sometimes
5. Come In Alone [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
28,606
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"Nobody writes them like they used to
So it may as well be me"
Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
2. Me And The Major
3. Like Dylan In The Movies
4. Seeing Other People
5. If You're Feeling Sinister [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
So it may as well be me"
Indie Rock, Chamber Pop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
2. Me And The Major
3. Like Dylan In The Movies
4. Seeing Other People
5. If You're Feeling Sinister [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
10,289
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"What's America without greed and glamour?
What's an MC if he doesn't have stamina?"
Jazz Rap, East-Coast Hip Hop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Scenario
2. Excursions
3. Check The Rhime
4. Show Business
5. What? [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
What's an MC if he doesn't have stamina?"
Jazz Rap, East-Coast Hip Hop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Scenario
2. Excursions
3. Check The Rhime
4. Show Business
5. What? [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
10,229
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"Terrorize the jam like troops in Pakistan
Swingin' through your town like your neighborhood Spider-Man"
Hardcore Hip-Hop, East-Coast Hip-Hop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Protect Ya Neck
2. C.R.E.A.M.
3. Shame On A N****
4. Method Man
5. Bring Da Ruckus [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Swingin' through your town like your neighborhood Spider-Man"
Hardcore Hip-Hop, East-Coast Hip-Hop
Top 5 Tracks:
1. Protect Ya Neck
2. C.R.E.A.M.
3. Shame On A N****
4. Method Man
5. Bring Da Ruckus [First added to this chart: 01/04/2018]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
12,548
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 | 4% | |
| 1991 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1992 | 4 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 9 | 18% | |
| 1995 | 7 | 14% | |
| 1996 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 5 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 3 | 6% | |
| 1999 | 3 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| OutKast | 2 | 4% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 2 | 4% | |
| A Tribe Called Quest | 2 | 4% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 4% | |
| Björk | 2 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 4% | |
| Death (Metal) | 2 | 4% | |
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Top 50 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 5 from 18th to 13th Either/Or by Elliott Smith |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 13th to 14th In Utero by Nirvana |
| Down 1 from 14th to 15th Aquemini by OutKast |
| Down 1 from 15th to 16th Laughing Stock by Talk Talk |
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