Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by matterhornrider 
- Chart updated: 10/25/2025 22:15
- (Created: 04/08/2020 04:47).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,584
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Year of Release:
1998
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9,626
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,737
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1992
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19,148
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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11,823
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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28,612
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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18,334
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[First added to this chart: 05/30/2020]
Year of Release:
1995
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29,128
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
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1994
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8,522
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[First added to this chart: 05/16/2020]
Year of Release:
1995
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17,498
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1991 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1994 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1999 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Smashing Pumpkins | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 3 | 3% | |
| Blur | 3 | 3% | |
| Stone Temple Pilots | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Alice In Chains | 2 | 2% | |
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38 | 38% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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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 |
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| Up 2 from 26th to 24th Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 24th to 25th Surrender by The Chemical Brothers |
| Down 1 from 25th to 26th Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 07/06/2025 16:25 |  pedro1976 | 107 | 85/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2025 14:15 |  SomethingSpecial | 1,104 | 85/100 |
| ! | 11/24/2021 16:46 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
| ! | 10/27/2020 21:56 |  Bach | 956 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/22/2020 07:59 | roberto71 | 43 | 93/100 |
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From roberto71 08/22/2020 08:02 | #257314
This is brilliant just for the fact that is has Middle of Nowhere. Not to mention Sugar and Chemical Brothers and Mazzy Starr and Prodigy and Stone Temple Pilots etc.
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