Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by LedZep

Tried to diversify the chart a bit, but boy is it tough. Impossible to cut the metal, hip hop, electronic and indie/alternative stuff. After all, it's the golden age for all 4 imo. Just to give you a glimpse:

hip hop - established rappers and producers from the 80s are joined by the new future legends and the genre has its boom, most of the subgenres of rap are born and/or established (jazz rap, boom bap, abstract/alternative, west/east coast, g-funk, Memphis/horrorcore/southern, neo-soul...), it's excellent both in terms of quality and quantity

metal - kinda similar, but it's a slightly older and more polished genre in the 90s (and some claim the 80s were the peak of metal, which I disagree with), it's a period of growth for a lot of the subgenres (death, black, doom, avantgarde/dissonant/noise stuff, even thrash since RiP was released in 1990) and the start of some others (gothic, sludge, drone, folk, metalcore/mathcore and various combinations of sounds/styles)

electronic - UK rave scene at full swing (my fave), the start of dnb, jungle, darkside, big beat, IDM, Goa and psytrance, minimal house, progressive house, tech house, hardcore (techno and dnb, not breakbeat), trip hop, garage (the UK version, not house), bass, 2-step, gabber and others, as well as the previously active acid, electro, industrial, experimental, breaks, ambient techno/house, deep house, trance, downtempo, Detroit, Chicago, Berlin, London, Dutch and Belgian scenes, etc.

indie/alternative - you could argue a lot of the styles peaked in the 80s (indie/twee pop, noise/post-hardcore, post-punk, goth, baggy, alt-dance...) but there are still numerous new bands spawning at every corner, mainly in the shoegaze/dream pop, grunge, slacker, lofi, psychedelic, indie rock/folk, britpop, post rock niches

Album cover ratings in the description box. Love me some good cover art.

A lot of symbolism. Such strong point of view.
Right?
Strong...
I knew you would get it, Mr. Kevin.
I see. It’s an interpretation of a chimpanzee.
It’s a self-portrait.
Of course. Us grown-ups are too jaded to see true genius.

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• (Created: 04/11/2020 17:25).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Tales From The Thousand Lakes 

 Amorphis

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10/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

24 charts

Rank Score:

92

Rank in 1994:

222

Rank in 1990s:

2,109

Overall Rank:

12,504

Average Rating:

 76 (27 votes)

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Henry's Dream 

 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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8/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

215 charts

Rank Score:

988

Rank in 1992:

30

Rank in 1990s:

324

Overall Rank:

1,722

Average Rating:

 77 (276 votes)

Comments:

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Soundtrack From Twin Peaks 
Soundtrack

 Angelo Badalamenti

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10/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

204 charts

Rank Score:

1,561

Rank in 1990:

15

Rank in 1990s:

217

Overall Rank:

1,135

Average Rating:

 82 (223 votes)

Comments:

9

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F# A# ∞ 

 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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9/10 [First added to this chart: 07/31/2023]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

786

Rank in 1998:

43

Rank in 1990s:

378

Overall Rank:

2,101

Average Rating:

 87 (74 votes)

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Nowhere 

 Ride

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9/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

4,856

Rank in 1990:

3

Rank in 1990s:

69

Overall Rank:

371

Average Rating:

 81 (672 votes)

Comments:

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The Infamous 

 Mobb Deep

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7/10 [First added to this chart: 12/15/2020]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

310 charts

Rank Score:

2,593

Rank in 1995:

11

Rank in 1990s:

118

Overall Rank:

700

Average Rating:

 80 (345 votes)

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Perfect From Now On 

 Built To Spill

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7/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

547 charts

Rank Score:

6,376

Rank in 1997:

6

Rank in 1990s:

53

Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

 84 (615 votes)

Comments:

35

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Illmatic 

 Nas

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8/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,311 charts

Rank Score:

18,525

Rank in 1994:

2

Rank in 1990s:

12

Overall Rank:

65

Average Rating:

 86 (1,534 votes)

Comments:

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Richard D. James Album 

 Aphex Twin

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8/10 [First added to this chart: 11/14/2020]

Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

347 charts

Rank Score:

2,574

Rank in 1996:

11

Rank in 1990s:

120

Overall Rank:

705

Average Rating:

 79 (496 votes)

Comments:

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I See A Darkness 

 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

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6/10 [First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]

Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

306 charts

Rank Score:

1,881

Rank in 1999:

24

Rank in 1990s:

184

Overall Rank:

958

Average Rating:

 79 (354 votes)

Comments:

18

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	5	5%
1991	10	10%
1992	10	10%
1993	10	10%
1994	12	12%
1995	12	12%
1996	12	12%
1997	9	9%
1998	12	12%
1999	8	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Satyricon	1	1%
Angelo Badalamenti	1	1%
Squarepusher	1	1%
Atheist	1	1%
diSEMBOWELMENT	1	1%
Opeth	1	1%
Slowdive	1	1%
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Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	22	22%
	6	6%
	4	4%
	4	4%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Up 1 from 42nd to 41st Images And Words by Dream Theater

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Down 2 from 43rd to 45th They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In The Glittering World Of The Salons by Swirlies
Down 1 from 45th to 46th Morningrise by Opeth

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100/100	10/25/2022 21:40	DJENNY	4,408	100/100
100/100	04/01/2022 14:39	Mercury	256	95/100

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From LedZep 04/02/2022 13:28

Thanks Merc! Yeah Dream Theater are an edge case, but I've been a fan since I was 12 or something, and despite it not being my kind of prog metal, I still love them to this day. At least the earlier works.

Dark Tranquillity are another interesting case, since I usually prefer the more heavy, groovy, doomy and technical death metal to the melodic kind, but The Gallery (and the band in general) hits the right note. It's one of the heavier Gothenburg bands and their tunes are so catchy. It's faster, more technical, more consistently fun and plain better than any other melodeath band I've heard, apart from maybe Amorphis.

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From Mercury 04/01/2022 14:43

Great chart. Some crossover with my faves of this decade with many that I have never heard. Already I have noted a couple Recommendations (most notably that Dark Tranquility album and that Souls of Mischief one as well - a couple classics of their genre that I have been eyeing for years). There are a couple here whose inclusion may make me reconsider whether I really do hate them (like Dream Theater). Anyway, good stuff.

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