Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by Moondance 
After my annual review of year charts, I have subsequently updated my decade chart - including several recently discovered gems which have inevitably squeezed some previous top 100 albums out and into my top 101 - 200 1990's decade chart.
- Chart updated: 12/28/2024 04:45
- (Created: 08/21/2020 03:59).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Year of Release:
1994
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17,448
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Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
2,072
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1995
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5,115
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Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14 | 14% | |
| 1991 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1992 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1993 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 2 | 2% | |
| 1995 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1998 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1999 | 8 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pearl Jam | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Vigilantes Of Love | 2 | 2% | |
| Elliott Smith | 2 | 2% | |
| Paul Kelly (AU) | 2 | 2% | |
| Louis Tillett | 2 | 2% | |
| Placebo | 2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 4 from 99th to 95th |
Up 2 from 8th to 6th |
Up 1 from 20th to 19th |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 19 from 80th to 99th |
Down 6 from 17th to 23rd |
Down 2 from 94th to 96th |
| New entries |
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| ! | 11/06/2020 05:45 | DJENNY | 4,335 | 100/100 |
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