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: 6 hours ago).
"The first in a series of which, fortunately, there appears to be no indication as yet that it's going to end. In retrospect though, this should have been just one volume, not three. Anyway, some great stuff here, and a little bit of rubbish too. The first two discs have some great stuff, the thir..." [+] Reply
"My first JSBE album. I bought it on a whim, thinking they were a blues band. What a silly lad I was. This album blew me away. Dirty, dirty, dirty rock and roll. So much swagger, so much attitude, so much power from a three-piece. Front to back, this album smokes." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"An interesting IDM album for sure. I like the jazz influences a lot. The production seems a little thin an/or dated, but that's to be expected. There are some interesting moments, such as Sordid and Bridge, but also many tracks that overstay their welcome by a few minutes. I think this would be m..." [+] Reply
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"The best album by a woefully underrated band. They were always written off for being a little hokey and safe, but this is an amazingly consistent album, full of big hooks and absolutely stellar guitar tones. Every track works." Reply
"A beautiful record which deserves to be heard by more. The snarl of oncoming day the pop of heavenly pop hit and the heart melting beauty of the title track indeed it it is great to chill out to submarine bells" Reply
"Put simply, this is hip-hop of the highest order." Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Tumble down the stairs. Have to finish song quick. Problems happen but I'm happy. M... Murder The Government!!?? Yeah, it's hitting all the lights to be one of those fast in your face with the pins albums." Reply
"My favorite. It is also in my top 20 favorite records of all-time." Reply
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1234567890 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"That century's last masterpiece, at the very end of 1999." Reply
""Fanmail" threw chlli front-and-center the most. It worked well. "no scrubs" and "unpretty" are the standouts, but other strong songs include the attitude of "silly ho", the faux-romance of the near-porn "i'm good at being bad", "shout", the personal exorcism of "dear lie" and "love sick". Of cou..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 85 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% | |
| Beck | 5 | 1% | |
| Autechre | 5 | 1% | |
| Tori Amos | 5 | 1% | |
| Suede | 5 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 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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