Best Albums of 1990

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Listed below are the best albums of 1990 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1990 were Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Ride, Megadeth, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Fugazi, Public Enemy and The La's.

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Boy Child: 67-70
Compilation

Scott Walker

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1990

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4 charts

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Trouble No More

Darden Smith

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1990

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4 charts

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Claustromania

S.T. Mikael

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1990

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4 charts

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Dream 2 Science

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1990

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4 charts

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Birdbrain

Buffalo Tom

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1990

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13 charts

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Son Of Sisyphus

Bill Dixon

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1990

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2 charts

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Goddess

Soho

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1990

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3 charts

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Crawdaddy

The Darling Buds

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1990

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9 charts

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Reverberation

Echo & The Bunnymen

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1990

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21 charts

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Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade

Soul II Soul

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1990

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14 charts

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Best Albums of 1990 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	1%
Devo	3	0%
Thee Headcoats	3	0%
Bert Jansch	2	0%
Led Zeppelin	2	0%
Y&T	2	0%
S.T. Mikael	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	447	45%
	237	24%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	896	90%
Yes	105	10%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

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