Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
by Rm12398 
CHART UPDATES:
8th August 2022: EL SILENCIO - CAIFANES enters the chart at #91.
26th August 2022: NEW PLASTIC IDEAS- UNWOUND enters the chart at #78.
19th October 2022: SPIDERLAND- SLINT moves up from #77 to #34.
29th October 2022: THE SOFT BULLETIN- THE FLAMING LIPS drops from #9 to #37.
1st November 2022: THIS TIME- DWIGHT YOAKAM enters the chart at #99.
14th November 2022: I COULD LIVE IN HOPE- LOW drops out of the Top 100 from #67.
6th December 2022: WISH- THE CURE moves up from #56 to #33.
29th December 2022: THE LONESOME CROWDED WEST- MODEST MOUSE enters the chart at #48.
13th April 2023: TEN- PEARL JAM drops from #20 to #60.
21st April 2023: LONG SEASON- FISHMANS drops out of the Top 100 from #15.
- Chart updated: 05/26/2025 22:45
- (Created: 04/12/2022 23:41).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2022]
Year of Release:
1999
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15,107
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Year of Release:
1998
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33,154
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Year of Release:
1997
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64,160
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1994
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17,957
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1991
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28,659
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1999
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2,114
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1997
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6,561
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1997
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6,031
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[First added to this chart: 04/12/2022]
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1998
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3,947
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Year of Release:
1992
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2,302
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 6 | 6% | |
| 1991 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1992 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1993 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 15 | 15% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1997 | 12 | 12% | |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% | |
| 1999 | 10 | 10% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Pavement | 4 | 4% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 3 | 3% | |
| Alice In Chains | 3 | 3% | |
| Built To Spill | 3 | 3% | |
| Elliott Smith | 3 | 3% | |
| Belle And Sebastian | 3 | 3% | |
| Guided By Voices | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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59 | 59% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 1 from 18th to 17th Keep It Like A Secret by Built To Spill |
| Up 1 from 17th to 16th Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin |
| Up 1 from 16th to 15th 98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi No Wakare] by フィッシュマンズ [Fishmans] |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 9 from 9th to 18th Either/Or by Elliott Smith |
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