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: 4 hours ago).
"Sounds like Zappa mouth raped Trent Reznor, shot a mutated semen load into his belly, and laughed a few weeks later as he watched Mr. NIN shit out this strangely awesome brood. Great album." Reply
"I'm thinking another reason is that there were 4 mega hits on this album. I understand your point that there is nothing special about these songs, but you can't deny the catchiness of them. There's nothing wrong with straight forward catchy pop songs every now and then." Reply
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pearljammer13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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365
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"My personal Autechre favorite along with Chiastic Slide. Fav tracks: Montreal, Nil" Reply
"Excellent album by Jellyfish, grew immensely on me just like Spilt Milk did, though obviously not quite as much. The slick production was definitely a put-off at first, but after loving Spilt Milk I started to realize how good the tunes on Bellybutton were underneath. It's weird how much of this ..." [+] Reply
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sageamagoo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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"It's funny: Canadian artists usually hone their craft in Canada, unknown to the big market south of the border. They usually peak right before going stateside, and then release a huge album that catches fire in the charts. Funny thing, it's not usually their best. (See Barenaked Ladies - Gordon i..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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364
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"Such a deep, hard hitting rap album. I wouldn't deny that Pharoahe is the apocalyptic one." Reply
"Im starting to see a trend of people being too sensitive for a lot of good music on this website. Too sensitive to get it, and you create the same propaganda the media did at the time of these releases in an attempt to silence them. Actually listen and get rid of that ego. If you think this is ac..." [+] Reply
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Larcx13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1991
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"Punk rock have never been better and probably never will" Reply
"When Sepultura decided to go for a more groove metal sound, it definitely paid off. The singles from this album are amazing, especially ''Refuse/Resist.''" Reply
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1993
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362
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 66 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% | |
| Tori Amos | 5 | 1% | |
| Suede | 5 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 5 | 1% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 1% | |
| Stereolab | 5 | 1% | |
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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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