Top 70 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: 06/04/2026 08:15
- (Created: 01/18/2020 12:06).
- Chart size: 70 albums.
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
11,471
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Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
8,032
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Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
16,094
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7. (=)
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Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
Rank Score:
26,552
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Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
1,777
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Total albums: 70. Page 1 of 7
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1991 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 14% | |
| 1993 | 5 | 7% | |
| 1994 | 13 | 19% | |
| 1995 | 6 | 9% | |
| 1996 | 7 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 8 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 3 | 4% | |
| 1999 | 4 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Björk | 4 | 6% | |
| Ani DiFranco | 3 | 4% | |
| Sky Cries Mary | 3 | 4% | |
| Robin Holcomb | 2 | 3% | |
| Suzanne Vega | 2 | 3% | |
| Portishead | 2 | 3% | |
| Red House Painters | 2 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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32 | 46% | |
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12 | 17% | |
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7 | 10% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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4 | 6% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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3 | 4% | |
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Top 70 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 4 from 59th to 63rd |
Down 4 from 63rd to 67th |
Down 4 from 64th to 68th |
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