Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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Pastiche 
- Chart updated: 02/18/2026 00:15
- (Created: 02/05/2018 17:09).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1998
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31,406
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Year of Release:
1994
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10,988
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Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
62,094
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
17,339
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
8,516
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
7,498
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Year of Release:
1992
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19,150
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8. (=)
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1991
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37,012
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1995
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28,239
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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]
Year of Release:
1999
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3,839
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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 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1995 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1998 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blur | 5 | 5% | |
| Oasis | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 3% | |
| Hole | 2 | 2% | |
| Neutral Milk Hotel | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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50 | 50% | |
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37 | 37% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 3 from 44th to 47thDog Man Star by Suede |
| Down 3 from 45th to 48thMellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Down 3 from 46th to 49thHomework by Daft Punk |
| New entries |
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| Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Play by Moby |
| Leavers |
|---|
| I See A Darkness by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy |
| Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black by Public Enemy |
| It's A Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads |
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| Best Artists of the 1990s | |
|---|---|
| 1. Radiohead | |
| 2. Nirvana | |
| 3. The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| 4. Neutral Milk Hotel | |
| 5. Oasis | |
| 6. Pearl Jam | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. My Bloody Valentine | |
| 9. Nick Cave | |
| 10. Björk | |
| 11. Weezer | |
| 12. Richard David James | |
| 13. Pavement | |
| 14. Portishead | |
| 15. Jeff Buckley | |
| 16. Blur | |
| 17. Elliott Smith | |
| 18. Nas | |
| 19. Massive Attack | |
| 20. Red Hot Chili Peppers |
