Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by teague

The finishing touches have been put on the chart and this is what I believe to be the 100 best albums of the 1990s. There are probably quite a few albums I've yet to hear from this decade, but this is based on all of the stuff I've heard.
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Genre: Grunge [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
37,696
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Top rated album (87/100 - 4337 votes)  87 (4,337 votes)
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Genre: Art Pop/Electronica [First added to this chart: 07/10/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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13,196
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Genre: Shoegaze [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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28,398
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Top rated album (86/100 - 2482 votes)  86 (2,482 votes)
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Genre: Acoustic Rock/Grunge [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
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1994
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9,133
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Top rated album (86/100 - 1939 votes)  86 (1,939 votes)
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Genre: Indie Rock [First added to this chart: 05/25/2021]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
7,867
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Genre: Emo/Alternative Rock [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
9,987
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Genre: Grunge/Alternative Rock [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
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17,535
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Top rated album (85/100 - 2685 votes)  85 (2,685 votes)
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Genre: Grunge/Psychedelic Rock [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
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8,511
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9. (=)
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Genre: Art Pop/Trip Hop [First added to this chart: 07/10/2020]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
6,778
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Genre: Progressive Melodic Death Metal [First added to this chart: 06/29/2020]
Year of Release:
1996
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Rank Score:
163
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Total albums: 99. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 11 11%
1991 15 15%
1992 15 15%
1993 8 8%
1994 11 11%
1995 7 7%
1996 9 9%
1997 9 9%
1998 6 6%
1999 9 9%
Country Albums %


United States 69 69%
United Kingdom 12 12%
Sweden 5 5%
Canada 3 3%
Japan 3 3%
Iceland 3 3%
Norway 1 1%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

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Biggest fallers
Faller Down 14 from 15th to 29thLaughing Stock
by Talk Talk
Faller Down 6 from 68th to 74thLysol
by Melvins
Faller Down 6 from 69th to 75thEnter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
by Wu-Tang Clan
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