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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"i could argue "the bliss album" as one of the best rap albums ever. Sure, it's not racially confrontational like an NWA or 2pac album, and de la soul helped mine the territory before p.m. dawn came along, but they do the philosophical, introspective thing so well on this and their debut album, th..."  [+]  Reply
- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 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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"Wow this album is just fantastic! The perfect combination of discordant abrasiveness and harmony. I heard someone describe Blonder Tongue Audio Baton as a lo-fi response to Loveless, and honestly it's kind of fitting. It's like shoegaze without the glossy finish. Just DIY guitar production and sw..."  [+]  Reply
- louisjwyatt | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 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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"Eric's Trip somehow managed to fly below the radar, even in Canada, where they garnered an appreciative cult following and gained critic's respect. Dynamite guitar-driven alt-rock."  Reply
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