Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s
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Bach 
My FAVOURITE albums of the 1990s.
- Chart updated: 01/29/2026 16:15
- (Created: 11/25/2012 03:10).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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Rank Score:
28,576
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
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Rank Score:
13,060
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1995
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6,670
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1997
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63,142
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1992
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19,191
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1994
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16,469
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1998
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Rank Score:
9,898
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
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[First added to this chart: 11/24/2012]
Year of Release:
1993
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Rank Score:
3,122
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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 | % | |
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| 1990 | 5 | 5% | |
| 1991 | 7 | 7% | |
| 1992 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1993 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1994 | 16 | 16% | |
| 1995 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1996 | 8 | 8% | |
| 1997 | 11 | 11% | |
| 1998 | 13 | 13% | |
| 1999 | 13 | 13% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| R.E.M. | 5 | 5% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 4 | 4% | |
| Suede | 4 | 4% | |
| Tori Amos | 4 | 4% | |
| PJ Harvey | 3 | 3% | |
| Björk | 3 | 3% | |
| Nirvana | 3 | 3% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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51 | 51% | |
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25 | 25% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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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 27 from 100th to 73rdPsychobeat by Delta V |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 89th to 92ndOdelay by Beck |
| Down 2 from 73rd to 75thTubthumper by Chumbawamba |
| Down 2 from 74th to 76thÁgætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós |
| Leavers |
|---|
| Eat The Phikis by Elio E Le Storie Tese |
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 10/07/2023 09:52 | Johnnyo | 2,573 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2023 08:33 |  Tamthebam | 650 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2021 01:45 |  zwiebel | 189 | 86/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2021 01:35 | jakerees | 9 | 86/100 |
| ! | 05/15/2021 15:16 | DJENNY | 4,340 | 100/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 10% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 87.9/100, a mean average of 89.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.8/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 7.7.
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From Goliath 10/07/2023 15:09 | #299396
Goliath 10/07/2023 15:09 | #299396
44 in common, my second favourite decade. Maybe some Pearl Jam, Stereophonics, Guns 'n' Roses, Placebo, Crowded House, Ozzy?
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From Johnnyo 07/28/2022 16:59 | #287909
Nice chart
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ForegroundNoise 12/05/2018 09:19 | #226219
ForegroundNoise 12/05/2018 09:19 | #226219
Nice! - though I think it's a little brave to do a top 100 albums of the 90s chart when you've only rated 114 albums from that decade. I'd be interested to see what it'd look like when you listened to some more!
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pa 04/17/2014 13:54 | #109445
pa 04/17/2014 13:54 | #109445
ciao bach! anche se non sono un grande amante dei radiohead, hai fatto una bella lista. non so perchè ma non sono mai riuscito a digerirli!
mi sono piaciute molto anche le tue scelte italiane.
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From vinnid127 06/02/2013 08:58 | #77908
i have to listen to more bjork after seeing this, thanks
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From 5thbeatle 11/25/2012 18:42 | #55889
Not a Bjork fan, but most of the rest is all great.
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