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).
"Songs for Drella is a musical retelling of the life of Andy Warhol as told by two of the great musicians whose careers he launched. Every song feels unique, and every one brings something to the table, my only complaint would be that Lou Reed sings the vast majority of the songs, John Cale only s..." [+] Reply
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Crumpet | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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"So good! There is only one or two songs on here I MIGHT skip over, and even those aren't bad songs. Great album." Reply
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glitter-bubbles | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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"I don´t understand why critics don´t use to talk about this album as one of the best of his career. It is his most ambitious, complex, conceptual, interesting and longest album. I really think it's one of his 5 greatest masterpieces." Reply
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1995
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714
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"I just want to say that the third part of this, Cantabile semplice, is one of the best pieces of music that I have heard." Reply
"I am one of a few who enjoys the later Genesis as much as the earlier Genesis. I really like this album, it has quite a typical eighties feel about it. The opening track has a very simple sequencedsynth bass line which was a foundation for many eighties bands, so you can't blame the boys for embr..." [+] Reply
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1991
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712
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"You feel like you've just caught a taxi to fulfill your next mundane task at hand with your dysfunctional relationship with life; but your cab driver is an eccentric Japanese man and he sends you to space and takes you on a 50 minute tour exploring the universe. It's the dreamiest and most beauti..." [+] Reply
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HazeyTwilight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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708
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"Big L is arguably a better emcee than Biggie, if we woulda been able to see Big L release 1 or 2 more LPs he might have made that argument very easy to make." Reply
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1995
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706
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"Title track is amazing! Very loud album and one which I can sit a listen to till the end." Reply
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1990
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"The production maintains this cold, artificial, alien, minimal sound - at times it comes close to sounding too empty, but it never does, it manages to keep your interest throughout the whole running time of the album, not to mention there are tracks like I'm Destructive that provide a welcome -if..." [+] Reply
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1996
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704
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"Jeff lynne brings pop sensibilities and great guitar production, tones and intricate melodies. Some say he ruined Tom petty but that's nonsense. Three good to excellent albums including this resulted. This next only to full moon fever. Highlights learning to fly, two gunslingers and title track. ..." [+] Reply
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1991
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 40 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 105 | 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% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 | 1% | |
| Aphex Twin | 5 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 1% | |
| Beck | 5 | 1% | |
| Suede | 5 | 1% | |
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530 | 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 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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