Best Albums of 1994

Listed below are the best albums of 1994 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
Best albums by year or decade
Decade:
Year:
1994 year summaryThe best artists of 1994 were Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Nas, Weezer, Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Pavement, Soundgarden and Blur.
View chart at point in time
 Show this chart as it was on the following date
Share this chart
Collector's summary (top 1,000) Help The maximum rank used by the Collector's Summary is configurable from your profile (top 1,000 is currently selected). Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort Sort by
"While Leaves Turn Inside You then Repetition got me into this band, New Plastic Ideas was the album that really left a huge impression on me. The album encompasses some of the things I really love about rock music in its true form, from the raw musical expression, to the intricate melodies and me..."  [+]  Reply
- SomethingSpecial | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
580
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
557
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Wonderful singles 'Take A Bow' and 'Secret' but a bit weak NON-single material. Among non-single tracks I adore 'Forbidden Love' (should've been a single). 'Survival' and 'Don't Stop' are good though"  Reply
- ViolaXZ | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
556
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Day for Night was the album the Tragically Hip had long attempted produce. Hints from previous albums including the pacing and cohesiveness of Road Apples with the exceptional songwriting of Fully Completely come together here as the band's masterpiece. In addition to the retrospective approach, ..."  [+]  Reply
- ghosttomost | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
521
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
493
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"This is the album that earned the groop the affectionate nickname of "moog terrorists" among fans. This is mostly pop music, composed of multi-layered analog synthesizers (far more melodic and harmonious than on previous work), combined with Marx-influenced and anarchist lyrics, Can-like bass rif..."  [+]  Reply
- MarquisMarc | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
491
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Share your opinion and help others discover this album. The top-voted comments are showcased in our aggregate charts!
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
468
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
467
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
69.
"As much as I dislike Korn's musical and commercial career arc, and as much as I despise the godawful mess of mediocrity they spawned, Korn's debut IS one of the most influential and wildly creative metal albums ever. One of the few times I can say a "radio song" stopped me dead in my tracks was m..."  [+]  Reply
- btener11 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
462
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"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
- chivocosmico | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
Year of Release:
1994
Appears in:
Rank Score:
452
Rank in 1994:
Rank in 1990s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 7 of 100

Best Albums of 1994 composition

Recent Member  Charts
1. Current Top 20 by skrapoel (2026)
2. Top 47 Music Albums of 1991 by matterhornrider (2026)
3. Under The Radar: Australia Pt7 by Moondance (2026)
4. Under The Radar: Australian Jazz by Moondance (2026)
5. Top 21 Music Albums of 2026 by sssvnnn (2026)
6. Top 37 Music Albums of 1973 by adbrack1988 (2026)
7. Top 70 Music Albums of 2026 by Hayden (2026)
8. Top 89 Music Albums of 1979 by Skerns (2026)
9. Best 100 albums ever. ( 1 per artist) by pinkfreud1981 (2026)
10. Top 53 Music Albums of the 2020s by lleon79 (2026)
11. Top 38 Music Albums of 2025 by lleon79 (2026)
12. Top 98 Music Albums of 2005 by shanelovesyou1111 (2026)
13. Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 by ExTeaSea (2026)
14. Top 95 Music Albums of 1995 by ExTeaSea (2026)
15. Top 60 Music Albums of 2024 by lleon79 (2026)
16. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1970s by stangetzaway (2026)
17. Top 77 Music Albums of 2000 by ExTeaSea (2026)
18. Top 93 Music Albums of 1997 by ExTeaSea (2026)
19. Top 94 Music Albums of 1996 by ExTeaSea (2026)
20. Top 66 Music Albums of 1989 by ExTeaSea (2026)