Best Albums of the 1990s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 59 minutes ago).
"I like the album overall but its too long for me to really love. If they cut out 3 tracks here this could have been something great." Reply
"There really is nothing quite like Ali Farka Touré. “Heygana” is quite possibly the best blues song I’ve ever heard." Reply
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Jameth | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One time my favorite Beck, superb record." Reply
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"Few albums in the 90's start as strongly as this gem from the Providence, RI trio called Small Factory. The first two songs evoke such incredible angst with controlled power. This album never gets old. The third and fourth cuts are a little calmer and provide a good transition to the rest of the ..." [+] Reply
"What a cool concept. Each album works on it own, and there are 14 different combinations of discs to listen together before you try all four. What an ambitious project. Playing all 4 together actually works. Try it. Get 3 other music nerds, grab some portable players, sit in a room and time out t..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I prefer the single-CD edition of this album, that came out in 1995! It omits the tracks "Beautiful Sister", "Giftland" and "Sungravy" and contains edited versions of "Leave It Like That", "The Wheel" and "On My Pillow"." Reply
"Ugh... Dentist office music. So watered down it's limp." Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 100 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 87 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 104 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 124 | 12% | |
| 1995 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 114 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 93 | 9% | |
| 1998 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 85 | 9% |
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| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 1% | |
| Suede | 5 | 1% | |
| Autechre | 5 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 1% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 5 | 1% | |
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532 | 53% | |
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266 | 27% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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19 | 2% | |
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14 | 1% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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