Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by Larcx13

Top Artists:

A Tribe Called Quest
Teenage Fanclub
Digable Planets
Wu-Tang Clan + Solo
Nirvana
Pavement
DDT
Built To Spill
Pearl Jam
Manic Street Preachers

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%

• Chart updated: 11/14/2024 14:45
• (Created: 06/22/2020 17:33).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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38. (=)

Bossanova 

 Pixies

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[First added to this chart: 08/10/2022]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

596 charts

Rank Score:

4,067

Rank in 1990:

5

Rank in 1990s:

76

Overall Rank:

434

Average Rating:

 79 (930 votes)

Comments:

45

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Bellybutton 

 Jellyfish

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2024]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

101 charts

Rank Score:

377

Rank in 1990:

53

Rank in 1990s:

647

Overall Rank:

3,852

Average Rating:

 75 (93 votes)

Comments:

4

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People's Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm 

 A Tribe Called Quest

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

1,164

Rank in 1990:

23

Rank in 1990s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,482

Average Rating:

 79 (311 votes)

Comments:

15

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Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em 

 Eric B. & Rakim

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

59 charts

Rank Score:

200

Rank in 1990:

90

Rank in 1990s:

1,060

Overall Rank:

6,478

Average Rating:

 78 (44 votes)

Comments:

3

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Against The Grain 

 Bad Religion

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

478

Rank in 1990:

47

Rank in 1990s:

534

Overall Rank:

3,149

Average Rating:

 78 (108 votes)

Comments:

6

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AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 

 Ice Cube

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[First added to this chart: 06/23/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

563

Rank in 1990:

41

Rank in 1990s:

478

Overall Rank:

2,753

Average Rating:

 76 (179 votes)

Comments:

10

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One For All 

 Brand Nubian

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[First added to this chart: 12/22/2020]

Year of Release:

1990

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

80

Rank in 1990:

194

Rank in 1990s:

2,290

Overall Rank:

14,162

Average Rating:

 76 (26 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	7	7%
1991	11	11%
1992	10	10%
1993	12	12%
1994	17	17%
1995	13	13%
1996	8	8%
1997	11	11%
1998	4	4%
1999	7	7%

Artist	Albums	%
Pavement	5	5%
Manic Street Preachers	4	4%
Green Day	3	3%
Pearl Jam	3	3%
Teenage Fanclub	3	3%
Built To Spill	3	3%
De La Soul	3	3%
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Country	Albums	%
	79	79%
	10	10%
	5	5%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	1	1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 57th to 56th Me Against The World by 2Pac
Up 1 from 56th to 55th 4,5,6 by Kool G Rap
Up 1 from 55th to 54th The Score by Fugees

Biggest fallers
Down 4 from 53rd to 57th Spilt Milk by Jellyfish
Down 2 from 50th to 52nd Bellybutton by Jellyfish
Down 1 from 10th to 11th Blowout Comb by Digable Planets

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80/100	05/14/2021 08:42	Tamthebam	620	85/100
10/100	05/12/2021 17:38	johnd6213	2	33/100
100/100	11/20/2020 17:55	MikeIke99	10	97/100
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From johnd6213 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 sssvnnn 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 0129114 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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