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: 4 hours ago).
"If no their best, certainly Slayer's most representative work. War Ensemble is as furious as anything on Reign in Blood, while Dead Skin Mask and Expendable Youth showcase more of the toned down style featured on south of Heaven. A must have for serious metal fans." Reply
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Decurso | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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1,161
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"Awesome record, must be on the top 500." Reply
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1993
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1,156
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"The Chemical Brothers doing what The Chemical Brothers do best – melodic, collaboration-heavy, big beat anthems. Dance music for the living room as well as the discotheque. Rating: Brilliant Best track: Hey Boy Hey Girl" Reply
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IanFrance | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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1,155
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"In Ten, Vs, and Vitalogy PJ rushed with anguish through social and personal conflicts. This is an album based on sound exploration and a more metaphysical pondering. You've seen them experience life and now is time to consider their approach to it. I love this album." Reply
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1996
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1,145
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"If ever an album was made for listening to in the dark with a decent pair of headphones, this is it. Substances may also help. It's like having your brain kissed through your ears. Bliss." Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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1,141
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"This is definitely the start of the end for Oasis. They seem to have lost their spark and their edge on the songs and there is such a large amount of filler and weak tracks on here. It is such a bloated release as well with it coming in at around an hour and 11 minutes with some songs being stret..." [+] Reply
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1997
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1,139
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"The soundtrack to a jungle trek. It starts off with Circle (which is the best on the album by far) in which you are enter the jungle, basking in the sun, and then BAM!, a stampede comes straight away, and you're running away panicking. After the first 20 minutes of your journey you start to settl..." [+] Reply
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SuedeSwede | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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1,135
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"Incredible energy displayed. This album is full of angst and frustration boiling almost to the point of desperation to be heard. Excellent album." Reply
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1996
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1,134
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"Such frantic fun. Better than most of the Brit-pop of the time, because it was different." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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1,133
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"Tribe introduced the world to clever sampling and smooth positive flow. They crafted scenarios and storylines better than anyone at the time. It started here." Reply
- junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 27 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 126 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 84 | 8% |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Pearl Jam | 5 | 0% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 | 0% | |
| Aphex Twin | 5 | 0% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 5 | 0% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 0% | |
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531 | 53% | |
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271 | 27% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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15 | 1% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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