Best Albums of the 1990s
Explore the best albums of the 1990s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"30 years later....and I still enjoy revisiting this album. I was considering dropping it from my top 100, but after another listen I realise what a poor decision that would be. In fact I will lift it up a few more places. Like fine wine, it seems to get better with age." Reply
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1991
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18,080
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"It's easy to forget what a huge deal this album was when it came out. Vs was the fastest-selling album EVER at the time, which I guess means that Pearl Jam were the Adele of their day. Seriously, if you'd told someone in, say, 1988 that five years in the future a quasi-punk genre called grunge wo..." [+] Reply
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desh79 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1993
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5,176
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"This is my personal favorite Pearl Jam album. A lot of people can't get past the couple fillery interludes, but the actual songs here are definitely their best work. Every time you listen to it it just gets better. At this point in my life I think Pearl Jam was my favorite band, unfortunately tho..." [+] Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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2,713
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"Pearl Jam rebounded from the sub-par for them No Code and put out the album I originally ranked as #1 in 1998. The album starts off great with "Brain of J" and "Faithful," but then gets even better with "No Way," "Given To Fly" and "Wishlist."" Reply
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drivebytornado | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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1,286
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"I was one of the many that defected with this release, infact the next Pearl Jam I purchased was 'Backspacer'" Reply
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1996
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1,139
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 128 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 84 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 6 | 1% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 | 0% | |
| Richard David James | 5 | 0% | |
| Nick Cave | 5 | 0% | |
| Beck | 5 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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532 | 53% | |
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268 | 27% | |
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41 | 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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