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).
"Behind the ordinary title track lays a collection of sublime, melancholic pop songs. A rich bounty to plunder and perhaps one of the albums of tbe decade." Reply
"It\'s a good 3 disc offering, but could\'ve been a great one if whittled down to 2 CDs or even 1 of the best stuff. Emancipation represents the new prince sound that he\'d carry on with varying subtle flavors going forward. You\'ve heard this sound in small quantities on diamonds and pearls, 0(+>..." [+] Reply
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"Stevie Wonder's back! In Pog form!" Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1996
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"The album with my favorite rap song on it of all time." Reply
"Great, great memories with this one. It never gets old and I always enjoy it a lot. It also has one of my favourites ever: 'Send me An Angel'. What a great way to end a classic album" Reply
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ponkine | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I like the beats and funky bass, and most of the production is pretty good if not exactly inspired or edgy. Very good and hard rapping, nice flow. The constant black persecution theme gets a bit old though, even blaming bad reviews on racism ("lynch a n-word on paper", eyes roll). If more of the ..." [+] Reply
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1992
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315
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"I saw some influences of trip hop here, and a little bit of Korn & Primus. Really good" Reply
"Great listen! Brian Eno material is all very interesting" Reply
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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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