Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by mrmcrook 
The 90's was a fascinating decade. Grunge dominated the mainstream and became an added genre for those of us who mainly loved Metal and music of the heavier nature.
My list used to have a lot of compilations. There's still some in there but I'm trying to ween them out.
Any footnotes are just personal ramblings for my own entertainment.
And to remind me of the joy the music brings before all memory is erased.
My top 100 from the 368 albums from the 90's I own
- Chart updated: 4 days ago
- (Created: 10/04/2020 00:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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87.50 This has a fantastic flow. A great balance of the rock element with melody and heavier textures on the slower tunes. A brilliant album right the way through with no weak tracks. Mike Patton is king vocalist. Very pleasantly surprised with this. One I resonated with immediately and always seems to have a calming affect on me. Love it.
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86.81 I've always loved this album due to it's uniqueness when it was first released. Upon pulling it out recently and revisiting it a few times I've found it seems to of not held that same magic. Don't get me wrong, still a brilliant album full of top caliber songs. Just not standing the test of time with me unlike some earlier era bands (Beatles, Floyd etc)
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85.00 A much darker turn compared to 'Body Blow'. Not that that's bad at all. The whole album has a darkness you just seem to get lost in. The timbre of the vocals encapsulates it perfectly. Fantastic album.
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84.58 More piano and ballad based than a lot of his other albums. But I've never heard a Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album I didn't like. He's a true legend of the gothic croon. 'There is a Kingdom' & 'Idiot Prayer' being my track picks 03/24
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83.50 I rate this in the same category as Metallica's 'Black album'. The album that bought the band to the attention of the masses. I was one within those masses. My introduction to them. Loved it and have since acquired many of their other albums. This still holds as my favorite by far. Early hardcore fans would of called them a 'sell out'. Just as with Metallica, I d disagree. It just gave them a whole new fan base.
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79.16* This is the second album they put out. It has 'Sun Hits The Sky' on it, which is my favorite Supergrass song and probably the song that got me interested in them. They've really got quite a happy buoyant sound about them. Probably not as good as their debut but not too far off.
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79.09 This album is the equivalent to the plain looking girl at a party whom you don't even give a second glance to. But then, on actually having a decent look, you discover she's the most attractive woman there.
Nothing on here jumps out and smacks you in the face but every song on this is a gem.
Overall a fantastic album full of flowing melodies and rhythms.
Best tracks: Secret Girl, Lift, Funeral Song, Circle & Line [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]
Nothing on here jumps out and smacks you in the face but every song on this is a gem.
Overall a fantastic album full of flowing melodies and rhythms.
Best tracks: Secret Girl, Lift, Funeral Song, Circle & Line [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]
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78.84 Very under rated. It's one that is always forgotten about and long gaps between listening to. And in that time you seem to get a mind set that it's not all that good. Then you hear it again and realize it's a really good album. Best from Offspring
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78.46 I've had this from when it first came out. Starts off great with the first few songs but then it all starts to sound all to similar. Due to this, even though it's a decent album, it's just failed to make an impact with me. Good but also rans in the Brit pop/rock category.
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1991 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1992 | 10 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1994 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1996 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1998 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1999 | 10 | 10% |
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| Nirvana | 4 | 4% | |
| Radiohead | 3 | 3% | |
| Danzig | 3 | 3% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2 | 2% | |
| Rage Against The Machine | 2 | 2% | |
| Cypress Hill | 2 | 2% | |
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55 | 55% | |
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22 | 22% | |
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| ! | 11/07/2025 03:43 |  Larcx13 | 1,145 | 86/100 |
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From Larcx13 11/07/2025 03:45 | #311587
Larcx13 11/07/2025 03:45 | #311587
I always enjoy a chart that's different from mine, versatile, and favors personal subjective choices over "pop" orientation. Good stuff.
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From Purplepash 09/14/2024 03:55 | #305273
Purplepash 09/14/2024 03:55 | #305273
I agree with a lot of what you say. The value of compilations, how good Dopes To Infinty is (even if it is not in my decade chart t hods a respectable position in my yearly chart), and I had the same experience with NMH including first hearing of them through BEA....and I need to get around to a Headless Chickens album - heard a lot of their songs over the years and Gaskrankenstation is an all time favourite
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buzzdainer 09/25/2022 03:43 | #289944
buzzdainer 09/25/2022 03:43 | #289944
This is a unique and very interesting chart. While I haven't included many compilations or live albums on my own charts, your rationale for doing so makes sense. Lots of stuff here I've never heard before, so I'm looking forward to sampling some of your selections that are less familiar to me, starting with your #1 pick.
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