Top 65 Music Albums of the 1990s
by mianfei 
This is a rough guide to the top 65 or so albums from the 1990s. The list only covers albums recorded during that decade, though it includes classical works composed earlier.
Vis-à-vis my overall chart, I will be much stricter on compilations, but the two-album restriction for each artist or group of artists is less necessary to gain perspective on a shorter period.
The chart, apart form its upper reaches, is subject to change as I listen through a large backlog of recordings.
- Chart updated: 10/31/2025 23:15
- (Created: 01/18/2020 12:06).
- Chart size: 65 albums.
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
12,187
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
8,751
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Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
16,611
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
28,510
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
1,817
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Total albums: 65. Page 1 of 7
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Top 65 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 | 12% | |
| 1991 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 9 | 14% | |
| 1993 | 5 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 11 | 17% | |
| 1995 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1997 | 7 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 3 | 5% | |
| 1999 | 4 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sky Cries Mary | 3 | 5% | |
| Björk | 3 | 5% | |
| Lambchop | 2 | 3% | |
| The Tahitian Choir | 2 | 3% | |
| Robin Holcomb | 2 | 3% | |
| Suzanne Vega | 2 | 3% | |
| Portishead | 2 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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31 | 48% | |
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10 | 15% | |
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7 | 11% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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3 | 5% | |
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2 | 3% | |
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Top 65 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 13 from 41st to 28th Rapa Iti by The Tahitian Choir |
| Up 6 from 47th to 41st Slow Riot For New Zerø Kanada by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Up 5 from 59th to 54th Herd Of Instinct by .O.Rang |
| Biggest fallers |
|---|
| Down 9 from 36th to 45th F♯ A♯ ∞ [F-Sharp, A-Sharp, Infinity] by Godspeed You! Black Emperor |
| Down 6 from 25th to 31st Polynesian Odyssey by Rurutu Choir |
| Down 6 from 51st to 57th 99.9 F° by Suzanne Vega |
| New entries |
|---|
| Cyclotron by Blind Idiot God |
| Leavers |
|---|
| The Red Shoes by Kate Bush |
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