Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by daCritic 
- Chart updated: 07/18/2025 19:15
- (Created: 11/02/2020 06:06).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,050
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
2,449
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Year of Release:
1990
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Rank Score:
2,571
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
12,459
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Year of Release:
1994
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Rank Score:
5,294
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Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
11,443
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
63,132
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1992
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Rank Score:
6,707
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
6,556
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[First added to this chart: 11/02/2020]
Year of Release:
1991
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Rank Score:
12,011
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1992 | 4 | 4% | |
| 1993 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1994 | 19 | 19% | |
| 1995 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1996 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1999 | 9 | 9% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| R.E.M. | 2 | 2% | |
| 2Pac | 2 | 2% | |
| Björk | 2 | 2% | |
| OutKast | 2 | 2% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 2% | |
| Nirvana | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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72 | 72% | |
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14 | 14% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 61st to 60thCrazySexyCool by TLC |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 2 from 60th to 62ndReturn Of The Boom Bap by KRS-One |
| Down 1 from 62nd to 63rdLife After Death by The Notorious B.I.G. |
| Down 1 from 63rd to 64thMurder Ballads by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
| New entries |
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| The Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers |
| Leavers |
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| His 'N' Hers by Pulp |
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