Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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ssteve 
- Chart updated: 04/03/2024 09:45
- (Created: 01/15/2020 14:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
28,506
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1999
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10,936
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
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17,557
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,648
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1998
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32,873
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1992
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6,642
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
12,183
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
9,453
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
6,761
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[First added to this chart: 01/17/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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5,999
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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 | % | |
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| 1990 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1994 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1995 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1998 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1999 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Built To Spill | 2 | 2% | |
| Pavement | 2 | 2% | |
| Eels | 2 | 2% | |
| Soundgarden | 2 | 2% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
| Mercury Rev | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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61 | 61% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 52 from 58th to 6th Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin |
| Up 25 from 85th to 60th Homogenic by Björk |
| Up 23 from 84th to 61st Grace by Jeff Buckley |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 31 from 19th to 50th The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse |
| Down 27 from 61st to 88th Long Season by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] |
| Down 23 from 35th to 58th Rusty by Rodan |
| New entries |
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| Slip by Quicksand (US) |
| Leavers |
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| Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 09/07/2020 15:51 |  buzzdainer | 669 | 90/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2020 11:21 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/28/2020 08:32 | TheSmiths82-87 | 1,831 | 83/100 |
| ! | 03/19/2020 03:23 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 03/06/2020 21:32 |  Rhyner | 1,456 | 99/100 |
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From buzzdainer 09/07/2020 15:53 | #257862
buzzdainer 09/07/2020 15:53 | #257862
A ton of excellent choices here, including some that just missed my own nineties chart but easily could have made it had I been in a slightly different mood when I created it. Great to see obvious choices such as OK Computer alongside some less appreciated, but also solid, choices like I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One.
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