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: 1 hour ago).
"Ballsy indie pop rock." Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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"Musically creative with rich layers of synth and percussion. The best parts are when they get into a nice groove with the beats and synth loops, as on "Impact". It can become trance inducing with the extended tracks. Then some parts get a bit too repetitive for too long. And it could have used mo..." [+] Reply
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"Listening to Teenager of the Year, I can't help but be amazed at the amount of music this man had inside of him. This 22 songs-long tour de force manages to be astounding from start fo finish despite its ambitious length and it's as good, or maybe even better, than anything he did with the Pixies..." [+] Reply
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"I think this is easily her best album. Some great songs and some that don't get your attention at all. Pretty good overall though." Reply
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glitter-bubbles | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"WTF is 'baroque shoegaze' when it's at home? Some phased vocals and effects pedals aside, I've always seen Giant Steps as a 90s White Album, in which a bunch of scousers (namely a guitarist with frizzy hair and a bald geezer) borrow a dog-eared copy of the Great Merseyside Songwriters Handbook fr..." [+] Reply
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Jimmy Dread | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is where the first signs of "Quantity over Quality" started to appear in Dream Theater's work. Don't get me wrong - they're still one of my favorite bands - but what keeps them from being -my- favorite is that they don't trim the fat. This album, and most of the succeeding ones - clocks in a..." [+] Reply
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1994
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"Absolutely underrated and beautiful. Musically extremely similar to Cocteau Twins, which was intentional, especially since they helped to contribute a couple instrumentals for the album. Faye Wong brings a different flavor to Liz Fraser of the aforementioned group, and I am immediately obsessed w..." [+] Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Steven Wilson regrets making this album. Why Mr Wilson? Yes it is obviously a tip to Pink Floyd in its layout. But at least it sounds original (compare this with Voyage 34 which is too close to Another Brick in the Wall IMO). And the songs are brilliant. And it got me interested in Pink Floyd. No..." [+] Reply
"In which the girls, who had been silent in rock for years, get their grunge on. Their 3rd album, Bricks Are Heavy rode the wave of Nirvana with the single "Pretend We're Dead" to stardom. These aren't girls you'd necessarily want to date...they are deadpan and scathing, giving pretty much everyon..." [+] Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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"On Electr-O-Pura, Yo La Tengo produce what I consider their most consistent and cohesive album to date. Nowhere near as sprawling as their upcoming albums, Electr-O-Pura is a strong and focused alternative rock album unparalleled by many other bands. With highlights too numerous to list, I will i..." [+] Reply
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ghosttomost | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 127 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 101 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 84 | 8% |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 1% | |
| Beck | 5 | 1% | |
| Tori Amos | 5 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 5 | 1% | |
| Suede | 5 | 1% | |
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529 | 53% | |
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271 | 27% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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| Best Artists of the 1980s | |
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| 1. The Smiths | |
| 2. Prince | |
| 3. The Cure | |
| 4. Pixies | |
| 5. Talking Heads | |
| 6. U2 | |
| 7. Metallica | |
| 8. Kate Bush | |
| 9. R.E.M. | |
| 10. The Stone Roses |
