Best Albums of the 1990s

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Red Apple Falls 

 Smog

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

74 charts

Rank Score:

215

Rank in 1997:

96

Rank in 1990s:

991

Overall Rank:

6,135

Average Rating:

 76 (63 votes)

Comments:

0

992.

Night Ride Home 

 Joni Mitchell

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"A return to form. Definitely her best album since the live album Shadows & Lights and one of the best albums she has made. Great tracks include Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Come In From The Cold & Passion Play other highlights include The Only Joy In Town, Nothing Can Be Done & Cherokee Louise."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1991:

84

Rank in 1990s:

992

Overall Rank:

6,155

Average Rating:

 75 (80 votes)

Comments:

2

993.

Slightly Odway 

 Jebediah

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"Really good album, By great aussie band"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

28 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1997:

97

Rank in 1990s:

993

Overall Rank:

6,173

Average Rating:

 71 (27 votes)

Comments:

1

994.

Uncle Anesthesia 

 Screaming Trees

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"THE BIG FOUR PLUS ONE I don’t care what anyone else says. The Screaming Trees were one of “The Big Four” of grunge. Call it the Big Five if you have to. Knock out those pussies in Pearl jam if you have to. I really don’t care. But they belong. They were there from the start. Cranked out SEVEN con...""THE BIG FOUR PLUS ONE I don’t care what anyone else says. The Screaming Trees were one of “The Big Four” of grunge. Call it the Big Five if you have to. Knock out those pussies in Pearl jam if you have to. I really don’t care. But they belong. They were there from the start. Cranked out SEVEN consistently good grunge albums staring all the way back in 1986. The first to sign to SST - THE American indie label back then YEARS before anyone had even heard of Sub Pop. They looked like lumberjacks before anyone else did. They sounded like lumberjacks before anyone else did. And most importantly, they concocted their very own mutated strain of hard rock mixed with psychedelia that could only have been coined grunge in retrospect. I mean nothing else quite fits. Mudhoney, Soundgarden and The Screaming Trees were the three bands that literally defined what was possible for the grunge sound back in the late 80s. Back when Kurdt was nothing more than the biggest fanboy of King Buzzo (All hail his lordship!). And this - Uncle Anesthesia- is arguably The Screaming Trees best. I mean it’s really hard to decide. They were that consistent. But this one definitely rocks the hardest of any of their major label offerings. I have no idea why this album languishes at the bottom of the BEA charts. Why no one but the wise & all knowing Dihansse even mentioned it on any of their best of 1991 lists. But, I can assure you of this - It Belongs. Grade: A+ ESSENTIAL. Easily one of the best grunge albums of 1991. It should be mentioned in same hallowed breath as Badmotorfinger, Nevermind, and Mudhoney’s Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (whose review will be forthcoming). For whatever reason, the marketing boys at Epic records really dropped the ball on this baby. Because it should have been huge. But who cares about marketing? Fuck those guys. Anyone looking for one of the best grunge albums of all time, simply needs to drop the needle on this massive platter of tripped out fuzz. It’s grunge rock _________. A-side: I’ve always wondered if the production on this held the album back somewhat. Anyone more versed on the production side of things please comment. I'd love to get your opinion. Enquiring minds want to know. Because these songs are amazing! But I do think the production maybe a bit on the murky side. But perhaps that’s its charm. Think I ask - You Decide! "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1991:

85

Rank in 1990s:

994

Overall Rank:

6,178

Average Rating:

 73 (58 votes)

Comments:

2

995.

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Hooray For Boobies 

 Bloodhound Gang

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"Very good comedy rock/comedy rap/alternative rock/dance-pop/rap rock album. Best 10 songs average is 91,7/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Best songs are "The ballad of Chasey Lane", "The bad touch" and "Along comes Mary" all 95/100, followed by "The inevitable return of the great whit...""Very good comedy rock/comedy rap/alternative rock/dance-pop/rap rock album. Best 10 songs average is 91,7/100 and the album can get very good 90/100. Best songs are "The ballad of Chasey Lane", "The bad touch" and "Along comes Mary" all 95/100, followed by "The inevitable return of the great white dope", "Three point one four" and "Magna cum nada" all 90/100. All other songs good 80-85/100, except "A lap dance..." average 70/100 and hidden track "Studio bullshit" poor 50/100 (nonsense). Favourite!"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1999

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1999:

84

Rank in 1990s:

995

Overall Rank:

6,179

Average Rating:

 73 (75 votes)

Comments:

4

996.

The Healing Game 

 Van Morrison

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

213

Rank in 1997:

98

Rank in 1990s:

996

Overall Rank:

6,180

Average Rating:

 75 (64 votes)

Comments:

0

997.

Kerosene Hat 

 Cracker

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"This album is extremely underrated, Most only know it for the couple of radio hits. But the entire album is classic 90's rough with a heavy dose of country rock. Great ballad is "I want Everything""  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

48 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1993:

107

Rank in 1990s:

997

Overall Rank:

6,183

Average Rating:

 75 (67 votes)

Comments:

1

998.

Tical 

 Method Man

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"one of the deepest black holes in music history"  Reply

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

98 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1994:

127

Rank in 1990s:

998

Overall Rank:

6,184

Average Rating:

 75 (90 votes)

Comments:

3

999.

Falling Into Infinity 

 Dream Theater

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"I think this album is underrated. Sherinian brings an interesting dynamic to the band's sound, and Petrucci belts out some of his most tasteful solos ever. There are a few duds on this album, for sure - it tends to be a bit too "alternative" in spots, and gets a little -too- dynamic at times. Sti...""I think this album is underrated. Sherinian brings an interesting dynamic to the band's sound, and Petrucci belts out some of his most tasteful solos ever. There are a few duds on this album, for sure - it tends to be a bit too "alternative" in spots, and gets a little -too- dynamic at times. Still, songs like New Millennium, Hell's Kitchen, Lines in the Sand, and Trial of Tears are Dream Theater at its best. Even the piano-driven song Anna Lee gets high marks in my book. Some other minor issues that keep this album from DT's top tier: (1) Some of the songs are a bit -too- derivative of other bands, even for DT. (2) The album is far more succinct than some of the others in DT's catalog, but they still managed to leave the best work from the recording sessions off the album. Then again, the 20-minute epic Metropolis Part 2 was developed into a (generally) excellent full album two years later, so I can't complain too much. (3) Desmond Child's influence on You Not Me makes that song sooo un-DT. The original chorus was just as bad though. The song probably should've been canned completely in favor of Raise the Knife. I guess my 90/100 is factoring in all the deleted material - otherwise, we'd be looking at a low-end 85."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

212

Rank in 1997:

99

Rank in 1990s:

999

Overall Rank:

6,204

Average Rating:

 70 (104 votes)

Comments:

2

1000.

Quique 

 Seefeel

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"Despite what sp4cetiger says, there are indeed ways around the Laws of Thermodynamics. Just ask Seefeel who developed their own perpetual motion machine with Quique. Which makes it the album to beat for post-midnight, no one else on the highway, road tripping music when you need to sleep NOW but ...""Despite what sp4cetiger says, there are indeed ways around the Laws of Thermodynamics. Just ask Seefeel who developed their own perpetual motion machine with Quique. Which makes it the album to beat for post-midnight, no one else on the highway, road tripping music when you need to sleep NOW but just cannot afford nor justify a motel. (The campground just a few more hours away, he says…) For when you need something to both keep you energized AND soothe your overtaxed, sleep deprived nervous system. Or when your down to your last adderall. This propulsive lovechild of Loveless and Ambient Works Vol. 1 just can’t be stopped. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

66 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 1993:

108

Rank in 1990s:

1,000

Overall Rank:

6,209

Average Rating:

 76 (75 votes)

Comments:

5

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Best Albums of the 1990s composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Year	Albums	%
1990	84	8%
1991	85	9%
1992	102	10%
1993	108	11%
1994	127	13%
1995	104	10%
1996	108	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	99	10%
1999	84	8%

Artist	Albums	%
Blur	6	1%
The Flaming Lips	6	1%
Tori Amos	5	1%
Suede	5	1%
Pavement	5	1%
Radiohead	5	1%
Stereolab	5	1%
Show all

Country	Albums	%
	536	54%
	270	27%
	41	4%
	24	2%
	24	2%
	16	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%