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: 3 hours ago).
"Very good new-age/ambient house/downtempo/synthpop chillout album. I can't rate it based on rating single tracks. This album is an interrelated artwork. Overall very good 90/100. I recommend the Limited Edition including 4 additional remixes. Favourite!" Reply
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Eastwood | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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""New Miserable Experience" is an alt-pop gem borrowing from big star, and is near-perfect in its effortless alt-poppy-ness. Almost every track sounds like a hit. This is another album that closes with a pseudo-alt-country song at the end called "cheatin'" which has the fun line "you can't call it..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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"If you want shoegaze that'll make your balls drop. this is it/ Although many prefer Ferment. let's not forget this one/ It's more metallic but still sounds like shoegaze and it's mind-blowingly awesome. It's a must-listen." Reply
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1993
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"Personally I reckon Chemical Beats is the only duff track on the album. There is no better soundtrack for staggering home at 4/5am after leaving a club than One Too Many Mornings. This album has aged really well - hard to believe it's nearly 20 years old. Where did that time go?" Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1995
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519
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"This album needs and deserves commenting on! So here's what I've written about it on my chart: In my opinion, this is everything OK Computer is made out to be and more - a reflection on our primal human nature and its dislocation in a modern industrialized world. The album features beautiful soun..." [+] Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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517
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"An absolutely beautiful album. Hard to find any weaknesses here. "Losering" is one of the most beautiful songs ever." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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512
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"The complete recordings by Robert Johnson are better heard on THE CENTENNIAL COLLECTION (Columbia Legacy/Sony 2011) with much improved sound quality. Furthermore THE CENTENNIAL COLLECTION has got the alternates at the end of each disc (CD 1: SAN ANTONIO RECORDINGS; CD2: DALLAS RECORDINGS), which ..." [+] Reply
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1990
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512
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"These guys are better when they're emotional. When they rap high, or about being high, it gets a little goofy. Go figure." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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"If you like Joanna Newsom and/or Kate Bush check out Loreena McKennitt. Three albums which I would rate at 90 (or better) are The Visit (1991), The Mask and the Mirror (1994) and The Book of Secrets (1997)." Reply
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Freddie55 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One of the greatest ambient albums, deserves a much higher ranking." Reply
Total albums: 1,000. Page 51 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 86 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 107 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 126 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 87 | 9% |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 5 | 0% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 5 | 0% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 0% | |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 0% | |
| Stereolab | 5 | 0% | |
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532 | 53% | |
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272 | 27% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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25 | 2% | |
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15 | 1% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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