Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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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. Turns out this is probably my favourite decade of music.
Album cover ratings in the comments. 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.
- Chart updated: 12/20/2025 02:45
- (Created: 04/11/2020 17:25).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1992
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909
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[First added to this chart: 04/26/2020]
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1990
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1,615
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1997
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6,565
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[First added to this chart: 12/15/2020]
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1995
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2,420
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1996
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2,135
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1990
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4,494
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1997
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5,996
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[First added to this chart: 03/27/2022]
Year of Release:
1993
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10,866
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1995 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1996 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1997 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1999 | 13 | 13% |
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| Built To Spill | 1 | 1% | |
| PJ Harvey | 1 | 1% | |
| Elliott Smith | 1 | 1% | |
| Metalheads | 1 | 1% | |
| Opeth | 1 | 1% | |
| Demilich | 1 | 1% | |
| Dark Tranquillity | 1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 71st to 70th They Spent Their Wild Youthful Days In The Glittering World Of The Salons by Swirlies |
| Up 1 from 70th to 69th Orbital (1993) by Orbital |
| Up 1 from 69th to 68th The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 12 from 61st to 73rd Tri Repetae by Autechre |
| Down 4 from 67th to 71st Burritos, Inspiration Point, Fork Balloon Sports, Cards In The Spokes, Automatic Biographies, Kites, Kung Fu, Trophies, Banana Peels We've Slipped On And Egg Shells We've Tippy Toed Over by Cap'n Jazz |
| Down 1 from 73rd to 74th Goat by The Jesus Lizard |
| New entries |
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| Musick To Play In The Dark by Coil |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/25/2022 21:40 | DJENNY | 4,365 | 100/100 |
| ! | 04/01/2022 14:39 |  Mercury | 257 | 95/100 |
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From LedZep 04/02/2022 13:28 | #283735
LedZep 04/02/2022 13:28 | #283735
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 | #283697
Mercury 04/01/2022 14:43 | #283697
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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