Best Albums of the 1990s
Listed below are the best albums of the 1990s as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 38 minutes ago).
"In my opinion, this is Underworlds best record. Juanita/Kiteless/To Dream Of Love is an epic opening track." Reply
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1996
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552
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"Wow... Not sure I can get in to this one. I'm all for experimenting but very little of this album even resembles a song. Just noise." Reply
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The Gollux | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"I really like this album, my favorite is "Honeychain"...I remember taking a road trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco through the Mojave desert north to Yosemite, then left to the ocean...I had this cassette playing and "Honeychain" seemed to fit perfectly with the mood of thi..." [+] Reply
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ffudnebbuh | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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549
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"You'd never know it by hit "All I Wanna Do" that she struggled for a while to start her career off in her own way, not how a record company would want to present her. Regardless, the pop/rock on display here is pretty masterful for a debut album. Filtered through her version of Stevie Nicks, a lo..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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546
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""The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (a newly arranged Irish ballad from the 18th century) is beautiful because of the self-assured but modest performance of Lisa Gerrard. It is particularly deserving that music that deviates strongly from contemporary time and culture, thereby losing its popularity..." [+] Reply
"Like being delicately cocooned in fine silk by mechanical spiders." Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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543
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"Their last really great album before becoming shadows of their former selves. Love the Brazilian tribal aspects, adds to the whole atmosphere while remaining brutally angry and pissed off throughout. Max Cavalera left some blood on the microphone making this one." Reply
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1996
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542
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"On 0(+> (unlike "diamonds and pearls"), it's like he invited the rest of his band into the creative mix for the whole album, and it not only shows, but elevates prince's game as well, giving the world prince's last great album. Too bad he went all weird in promotion of this album and too bad peop..." [+] Reply
- paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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541
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"I love the music on this one! Wind It Up and Your Love on great songs for when on the move. Everybody in The Place is as fast as they come. The final tracks are excellent too if you can forgive the cheesy vocals in Fire. Plenty on other hear. All tracks sound so different yet so familiar at the s..." [+] Reply
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1992
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540
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"If you like Tribe and De La, you should check this album out." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 49 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1993 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 127 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 104 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 84 | 8% |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Beck | 5 | 1% | |
| Autechre | 5 | 1% | |
| Tori Amos | 5 | 1% | |
| Suede | 5 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 5 | 1% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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536 | 54% | |
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270 | 27% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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