The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s
by Q (2015) 
Q was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. These are their best albums of 1990s.
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1997
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62,065
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1995
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1,874
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1993
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17,135
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1994
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17,822
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1994
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2,312
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1993
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5,178
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1996
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9,068
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1994
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10,985
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1995
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8,541
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1997
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1,436
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The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1993 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1995 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1996 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1999 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Beastie Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| Massive Attack | 2 | 2% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 2 | 2% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
| Oasis | 2 | 2% | |
| Pulp | 2 | 2% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 2% | |
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49 | 49% | |
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43 | 43% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Other 1990s decade charts
A total of 27 charts from recognised sources are available for 1990s, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 859 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 100 Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2003 | |
| The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s | FACT | 1990s decade chart | 2012 | |
| The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork | 1990s decade chart | 2022 | |
Other charts by Q
A total of 22charts from Q are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s | Q | 1990s decade chart | 2015 | |
| 50 Best Albums of the '70s | Q | 1970s decade chart | 1998 | |
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| 12/11/2020 08:00 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 | |
| 11/25/2020 06:53 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 | |
| 11/11/2020 13:06 |  Larcx13 | 1,139 | 86/100 | |
| 12/15/2019 07:10 | Thad | 151 | 79/100 | |
| 04/04/2019 10:41 | mianfei | 172 | 62/100 |
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Gavin Cook 11/30/2021 22:25 | #276926
Gavin Cook 11/30/2021 22:25 | #276926
Can you really compile a list of this type, neglect to include Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over Sea and still claim to be a serious music magazine?
Aside from that, it's an okay list. They don't seem to have given much thought to the order though.
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From Michael1981 04/16/2019 14:32 | #235078
Q have a habit of being slow on the uptake as they tend to follow popular trends. They catch up well though and this is a very good chart for highlighting the most culturally significant albums of the 90s (in the UK). Yeah it veers towards the commercial but a lot of influential releases here too.
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From mianfei 04/04/2019 10:41 | #234492
This list is certainly better than many lists for more modern decades. The usual flaws in magazine lists with so much of a business influence – caught between musical merit and influence and selling product – are nonetheless eerily present in this list. Many awful lo-fi, grunge and Britpop bands whom I would never include in a “best of” list – Beck, Blur, Oasis Nirvana – are present here and cut down the rating a great deal.
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