Best Albums of the 1990s

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341.

One Hot Minute 

 Red Hot Chili Peppers

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"A criminally underrated album, "One Hot Minute" is one of the strongest RHCP albums if you want my opinion. It is the proggiest album they've ever done, and I like that. I think the RHCP have a tendency to use a recipe when they're writing songs nowadays, but this is definitely not the case on th...""A criminally underrated album, "One Hot Minute" is one of the strongest RHCP albums if you want my opinion. It is the proggiest album they've ever done, and I like that. I think the RHCP have a tendency to use a recipe when they're writing songs nowadays, but this is definitely not the case on this one! Three tracks particularly stand out when you consider how prog this album is: "Deep Kick", "One Big Mob" and "One Hot Minute". Those three tracks are all longer, made of multiple sections and they're full of surprises. I really like those tracks. There are also the hits, "Aeroplane", "My Friends", "Warped" and "Coffee Shop". I think they're all equally good and on par with any RHCP hit from any other album. "Warped" and "Coffee Shop" are especially hard and maybe heavier than what we usually expect from these guys, but I really like it because it is well put together and produced. Then, there's the amazing "Walkabout" and "Falling Into Grace" that are more on the funky side of the road and really fit well into the record. The last two songs, "Shallow Be Thy Game" and "Transcending" are really heavy and prove without a doubt that Dave Navarro truly had something great to offer to this band. "Pea" and "Tearjerker" would be the only songs I didn't like as much as the rest, but they still fit well into the album. All in all, a very heavy album, with a little bit of prog and funk, that will surely keep you interested for the entire listen. Give "One Hot Minute" a chance, it's definitely worth it."  [+]  Reply

- bonnequestion | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

224 charts

Rank Score:

865

Rank in 1995:

38

Rank in 1990s:

341

Overall Rank:

1,944

Average Rating:

 72 (457 votes)

Comments:

29

342.

The Three E.P.'s 
Compilation

 The Beta Band

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"'The Three E.P.'s' is a compilation album of the first three releases by The Beta Band, comprising the EPs: (1) Champion Versions 1997 (2) The Patty Patty Sound 1998 (3) Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos 1998 Recalling loving The Beta Band from when these EP's first came out I recently went back and r...""'The Three E.P.'s' is a compilation album of the first three releases by The Beta Band, comprising the EPs: (1) Champion Versions 1997 (2) The Patty Patty Sound 1998 (3) Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos 1998 Recalling loving The Beta Band from when these EP's first came out I recently went back and re-listened to this album and its aged really well sounding as cool and relevant today as it did 20 years ago I was struck with how much this material reminded me of Alt-J in terms of song structure and harmony's - I've realised my love of Alt-J probably began with my love of The Beta Band Simply awesome "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

858

Rank in 1998:

39

Rank in 1990s:

342

Overall Rank:

1,958

Average Rating:

 76 (238 votes)

Comments:

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343.

Dynamo 

 Soda Stereo

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"Soda Stereo is one of the few non-anglophone bands whose discography can give artists like The Beatles and Radiohead a run for their money, pioneering all the way through to their final album. Although Canción Animal is normally regarded as their greatest work, its follow-up, Dynamo, is much more...""Soda Stereo is one of the few non-anglophone bands whose discography can give artists like The Beatles and Radiohead a run for their money, pioneering all the way through to their final album. Although Canción Animal is normally regarded as their greatest work, its follow-up, Dynamo, is much more experimental, and pushes the boundaries of the conservative Spanish music scene that much further, leading the front line into the world of alternative rock and shoegaze. It is engaging, trancing, and a worthy ending to Soda Stereo's stellar career. - 10/10"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

856

Rank in 1992:

31

Rank in 1990s:

343

Overall Rank:

1,962

Average Rating:

 80 (132 votes)

Comments:

11

344.

Generation Terrorists 

 Manic Street Preachers

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"Working my way backwards through the manic catalog, i'm surprised to find a manic album with the soundtrack provided by a mid-80s hair metal band. The vocals are the only thing keeping me from thinking this is a motley crue cover band. Very odd. And as other reviews state, they attempt to make a ...""Working my way backwards through the manic catalog, i'm surprised to find a manic album with the soundtrack provided by a mid-80s hair metal band. The vocals are the only thing keeping me from thinking this is a motley crue cover band. Very odd. And as other reviews state, they attempt to make a grand statement, and hair metal guitar theatrics certainly support that desire, but the manic's grand sound would round more into form later. There's enough here to like for now, but don't kick yourself if you keep waiting for the "girls, girls, girls" encore."  [+]  Reply

- paladisiac | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

855

Rank in 1992:

32

Rank in 1990s:

344

Overall Rank:

1,965

Average Rating:

 73 (253 votes)

Comments:

19

345.

Moment Of Truth 

 Gang Starr

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"Might be one of the best production on an hip hop album ever alongside illmatic, college dropout and MBDTF. The self-titled track is one of my top 10 hip hop song of all time and it's a must listen for every hip hop fan. Top 10 hip hop album of all time, IMO. Rip Guru"  Reply

- NickD89 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

852

Rank in 1998:

40

Rank in 1990s:

345

Overall Rank:

1,974

Average Rating:

 78 (147 votes)

Comments:

8

346.

Amused To Death 

 Roger Waters

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"I know I might get a lot of crap for this, but as my chart suggests, this is my very favorite Roger Waters album with or without Pink Floyd. The only exception is The Wall, but even that gap has gotten closer recently. I find it amazing and somewhat sad how relevant the album continues to be toda...""I know I might get a lot of crap for this, but as my chart suggests, this is my very favorite Roger Waters album with or without Pink Floyd. The only exception is The Wall, but even that gap has gotten closer recently. I find it amazing and somewhat sad how relevant the album continues to be today, and probably will be for a very long time. To me, it is the ultimate summation of Waters' songwriting dating as far back as The Dark Side of The Moon. I'm not surprised he hasn't recorded an album since, as he realizes there is simply no way to top this. If he tries, it will lose some of it's impact after Waters becomes just another rock star of the past desperately trying to remain relevant into old age. The album is simply the ultimate way to complete a career spanning decades. This is Waters' third effort to create a solo album on par with his work with Pink Floyd without David Gilmour, and for the first time, he succeeds and then some. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that had David Gilmour appeared on this album, he would only have interfered. Jeff Beck is a much better guitarist anyway, and his solo on "What God Wants, Pt. 3" nearly blows away even the "Comfortably Numb" solo. As for the lyrics, all I'm going to say is that Waters finally got it perfect. He'd been trying for decades to make his "great statement" that this album is. His first attempt, "Dark Side of the Moon," was a musical masterpiece, but was too broad and commercial lyrically. After a sidestep with "Wish You Were Here," his next attempt, "Animals," was great as well, but was too bitter and borrowed too much from stuff like "Animal Farm." The closest he got with Pink Floyd was easily "The Wall," but that was simply too personal, selfish and egotistical, there's no getting around it. "The Final Cut" suffered from the same problems, and was too focused on the single issue of war. His first solo album, "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking" was another sidestep lyrically, although it was brilliant, and "Radio KAOS" was just an all-around mess. Finally, however, on "Amused to Death," Waters took the various recurring lyrical themes he'd been dealing with for years and brought them together to create his ultimate thesis statement on the nature of the human race. "Amused to Death" is essentially "The Wall, Pt. 2" except Waters applied the themes explored on "The Wall" to the entire human race, so that everyone could relate to them, not just himself. Pink is now just "The Monkey," a metaphor for humanity, and we get to observe what's going on through his mind as he sits around watching TV. The lyrical themes of the album touch on entertainment, war, religion, the media, the economy, and society in general. Waters makes a damning case for his point-of-view throughout the album. Every single track simply destroys its target. Sonically, the album kills as well. I have never heard a standard, domestic CD issue that sounds this good. Whoever was in charge of mastering this album is a genius, and Waters himself clearly cares about sound quality. All of his Pink Floyd and solo albums are among the best-sounding CDs I have in my collection. In short, I could not recommend this album more highly. Sorry for the long ranting review, I'm just enthusiastic about this criminally overlooked album and want all of you to be able to appreciate it as much as I do."  [+]  Reply

- HyperBully | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (10 helpful | 1 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

839

Rank in 1992:

33

Rank in 1990s:

346

Overall Rank:

2,003

Average Rating:

 75 (235 votes)

Comments:

12

347.

Spilt Milk 

 Jellyfish

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"Classic power pop from a sadly departed quartet, these guys should have been as big as anyone but remain criminally neglected."  Reply

- Slinkysurfer | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

835

Rank in 1993:

29

Rank in 1990s:

347

Overall Rank:

2,011

Average Rating:

 75 (123 votes)

Comments:

6

348.

Pop 

 U2

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"arguably the band's best album and absolutely they're most underrated and misunderstood. the rhythm section is as strong as anything u2 has done. adam clayton and larry mullin jr are playing at another level that we don't see much from u2. by this point in his career, bono has backed down from sh...""arguably the band's best album and absolutely they're most underrated and misunderstood. the rhythm section is as strong as anything u2 has done. adam clayton and larry mullin jr are playing at another level that we don't see much from u2. by this point in his career, bono has backed down from shouting his way through songs, and he delivers his coldest, most down-to-earth lyrical performance here. there's a glimmer of hope in his words as always, but he's so chalk full of anger. it's pretty chilling at times. you won't hear any "all you need is love" tracks on this album. instead, you get "wake up dead man" and "get up off your knees". and you've got to give the edge a lot of credit for backing off of his trademark shimmery delayed riffs in favor of something altogether different. there's a lot of merit to the position that the backlash from critics and fans alike is what watered down the u2 we have left in the years that follow. this was the band's last great risk, and it's a beautiful risk. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

220 charts

Rank Score:

827

Rank in 1997:

35

Rank in 1990s:

348

Overall Rank:

2,024

Average Rating:

 68 (462 votes)

Comments:

33

349.

Laid 

 James

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"A album overlooked by the prejudice that James are a one hit wonder whose only good song is "Laid". This album totally blew me away after I lifted my own prejudice against it."  Reply

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

817

Rank in 1993:

30

Rank in 1990s:

349

Overall Rank:

2,045

Average Rating:

 77 (155 votes)

Comments:

8

350.

Trace 

 Son Volt

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"I have approached few albums in my lifetime with as much anticipation as I did this one when it was first released in 1995. At the time I was fully convinced that Jay Farrar was the real talent behind Uncle Tupelo, so when they broke up it was Farrar's work, rather than Jeff Tweedy's, that I most...""I have approached few albums in my lifetime with as much anticipation as I did this one when it was first released in 1995. At the time I was fully convinced that Jay Farrar was the real talent behind Uncle Tupelo, so when they broke up it was Farrar's work, rather than Jeff Tweedy's, that I most wanted to hear. This was Farrar's first album with Son Volt coming off the last, and greatest, Uncle Tupelo album, Anodyne. So when it came out I persuaded the woman I was seeing at the time to drive with me into Portland, Maine, to my favorite independent record store to buy it, and we listened to it in the car on the way back to Ferry Beach. I loved it immediately, of course. "Windfall" is one of those songs that, upon first listening, sounded to me like something I'd known and loved all my life, with its timeworn, world-weary wisdom: "May wind take your troubles away / Both feet on the floor, two hands on the wheel / May the wind take your troubles away.""  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

815

Rank in 1995:

39

Rank in 1990s:

350

Overall Rank:

2,047

Average Rating:

 77 (136 votes)

Comments:

9

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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	106	11%
1993	106	11%
1994	126	13%
1995	103	10%
1996	108	11%
1997	99	10%
1998	100	10%
1999	84	8%

Artist	Albums	%
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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Country	Albums	%
	531	53%
	271	27%
	42	4%
	28	3%
	24	2%
	15	1%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	19	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	8	1%