Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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Top Artists:

A Tribe Called Quest
Digable Planets
Wu-Tang Clan + Solo
Nirvana
Manic Street Preachers
Pavement
The Pharcyde
De La Soul
Myslovitz
DDT


A+ // A record that approaches perfection. // 100-96%

A // A great record with only a couple weaker tracks. // 95-91%

A- // A great record that is either over-produced, micro-marketed or just missing something to get rid of that minus. // 90-86%

B+ // A very good record that sometimes flirts with the half-assed. // 85-81%

B // A good record often thoroughly enjoyed by the artist's fanbase. Nothing extraordinary, but definitely decent. // 80-76%

*** // Honorable Mention. For those who cherish it. // 80-79%

** // Honorable Mention. For those who enjoy it. // 78-77%

* // Honorable Mention. For those who like its over-riding aesthetic. // 76-75%

B- // Has a fair few good tracks but is either too long, too repetitive, or just plain too much of something at times. // 75-71%

C+ // A hackwork kind of record. Pick and choose your favorites. // 70-66%

C // Professional record with seemingly no substance OR a decent try at something different. Often corny. // 65-60%

C- // Honest work that doesn't quite cut it. Also often quite corny. // 59-50%

✂️ // 1 or 2 good songs could be cut out and added to a greatest hits album. // 49-45%

? // A grade of D, E or F lands a "dud". It fails in every way. // 44-0%

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Illmatic 
United States Nas
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A+ (1) [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
1,371 charts
Rank Score:
16,581
Rank in 1994:
3
Rank in 1990s:
13
Overall Rank:
66
Average Rating:
Top rated 86 (1,586 votes)
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The Low End Theory 
United States A Tribe Called Quest
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A (1) [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
1,005 charts
Rank Score:
10,338
Rank in 1991:
6
Rank in 1990s:
28
Overall Rank:
132
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (1,133 votes)
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Nevermind 
United States Nirvana
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
3,216 charts
Rank Score:
38,347
Rank in 1991:
1
Rank in 1990s:
2
Overall Rank:
13
Average Rating:
Top rated 87 (4,333 votes)
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 
United States Wu-Tang Clan
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
1,136 charts
Rank Score:
12,688
Rank in 1993:
3
Rank in 1990s:
18
Overall Rank:
94
Average Rating:
 84 (1,280 votes)
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Ten 
United States Pearl Jam
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
Appears in:
1,840 charts
Rank Score:
18,613
Rank in 1991:
3
Rank in 1990s:
7
Overall Rank:
51
Average Rating:
 83 (2,338 votes)
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Midnight Marauders 
United States A Tribe Called Quest
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
555 charts
Rank Score:
4,127
Rank in 1993:
7
Rank in 1990s:
73
Overall Rank:
410
Average Rating:
 83 (633 votes)
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Liquid Swords 
United States GZA/Genius
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1995
Appears in:
608 charts
Rank Score:
5,568
Rank in 1995:
6
Rank in 1990s:
59
Overall Rank:
307
Average Rating:
 83 (616 votes)
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In Utero 
United States Nirvana
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A [First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
Appears in:
1,778 charts
Rank Score:
17,831
Rank in 1993:
2
Rank in 1990s:
10
Overall Rank:
57
Average Rating:
Top rated 85 (2,680 votes)
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Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 
United States Pavement
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A [First added to this chart: 09/02/2022]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
933 charts
Rank Score:
8,751
Rank in 1994:
8
Rank in 1990s:
36
Overall Rank:
172
Average Rating:
 83 (1,148 votes)
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Blowout Comb 
United States Digable Planets
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A [First added to this chart: 09/25/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
143 charts
Rank Score:
880
Rank in 1994:
49
Rank in 1990s:
336
Overall Rank:
1,885
Average Rating:
 79 (164 votes)
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 8 8%
1991 12 12%
1992 11 11%
1993 10 10%
1994 15 15%
1995 12 12%
1996 9 9%
1997 11 11%
1998 5 5%
1999 7 7%
Country Albums %


United States 77 77%
United Kingdom 9 9%
Russia 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
Brazil 2 2%
France 2 2%
Poland 1 1%
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From 05/12/2021 17:39
Terrible list. most of these albums I have never even
heard of(same goes for most people)
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From 08/03/2020 22:01
The chart is good.
I´m just not into hip hop, that´s why I don´t give a higher rating.
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From 07/08/2020 18:23
lmao dude we fucking get it you LOVE 90s rap lmao (and some punk fuck yea!). Look into some other things maybe: Neutral milk hotel pretty much invented indie before it even existed, the smashing pumpkins and depeche mode (nine inch nails too) are great when you are depressed lmao, oasis and blur were pretty popular, REM can be cool sometimes, U2 is pretty classic rock stuff, Bjork is some crazy experimental popish electro, OMG i just remembered DJ muthafreaking shadow who made SICK beats you will love them (freestyle over them lol), modest mouse for gay indie shit, that fucking black record from metallica lmao??, Beck is pretty experimental but its good 90s rock, TOOL if you like mathematics or heroin, the verve for some angsty pop rock, godspeed you black emperor is Canadian sort of noisy drone music, if you like heavier shit there is always MEGADEATH, pixies made some shit in the 90s too, some rap you missed dr dre the chronic and lauryn hill, Moby for some electronic music, Ween for some hilarious shit, omg dude there is just too much i give up... Massive Attack, Prodigy, Fugazi, etcc etc etc
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