Best Albums of 1993

Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 3 hours ago).
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1993 year summaryThe best artists of 1993 were The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, Slowdive, Björk, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, Suede, Counting Crows and The Breeders.
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1993
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"Easily their most accessible and mainstream record (for whatever that's worth). A lot of good, straight up punk songs on here, as opposed to the more experimental, psychedelic material they are known for."  Reply
- Decurso | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Good new wave/pop rock/indie rock album. Best 10 songs average is 79,7/100 and the album can get good 80/100. Best songs are "Cold" and "Break it down again" both 85/100, followed by "Fish out of water" and "Goodnight song" both 80/100. All other songs average 70-75/100."  Reply
- Eastwood | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This great Album is burnt into my mind, because I joined the according concert in Hamburg, Germany (Große Freiheit 36 i think). It was my first big concert! I was 16. It was outstanding!"  Reply
- Moler | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Sometimes I just can't believe that such a good old-school type of rock band could ever come out of my province. This record just blow my mind. A fun view into Quebec. So much potential... Grade: A- (90/100) Great"  Reply
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"These guys actually are from Seattle. They were there playing the clubs when the other bands made it big. Just because they didn't get a record deal until 2 years later doesn't mean they ripped of the sound. And if you really listen to their music it really isn't grunge anyway. This album has gre..."  [+]  Reply
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