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: 5 hours ago).
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"It's funny. If you listen to just the melodies, you're not left with anything too memorable. Song structures are simple. The guitar sounds are pretty amazing, but you wouldn't listen only to that by itself. The lyrics, what you can decipher at least, are nothing to die for either. Somehow everyth..." [+] Reply
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1991
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27,543
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"This record was my introduction to Dream Theater nearly 4 years ago. I fell in love with it right away with the music, the story (with parts of songs set in the present day, and others set in 1928), the production, the players, and the way the songs were set up into Acts. It's a genius album riva..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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2,223
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"Great album, one of the best debuts. Songs are great, production is great, Shirley is awesome, it's all here. Butch Vig is the king of the 90s." Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1995
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2,136
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"One of the best late 90s records." Reply
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1998
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2,127
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"Until 1992, I thought there would never be another rock album that would blow me away like Moving Pictures did in 1981. DT came out and absolutely rocked my world. This album was an absolute musical revelation, with complex composition, incredible musicianship, refreshing songwriting, and outstan..." [+] Reply
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Fischman | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1992
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1,983
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"The more you listen to it, it keeps getting better and better, thanks to Youtube for showing me this in the recommended section." Reply
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yuppie | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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1,770
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"I bought this album inspired by their great compilation "Recurring Dream" . "Woodface" was the logical choice with the outstanding "Weather With You" and the fine singles "Fall at Your Feet" and "It's Only Natural" - moreover "Woodface" is the only album to feature both Finn brothers. At first th..." [+] Reply
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1991
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1,755
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"Who could of imagined that the missing ingredient to Kraftwerk’s Man-Machine was actually a French Woman? Those crazy Brits that’s who. Perhaps it took a little continental separation to realize that a chanteuse was the tonic to krautrock’s gin. Blend in secret weapon extraordinaire Mary Hansen’s..." [+] Reply
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1996
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1,734
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"Garbage's "version 2.0" built off of what they did on "1.0". It's a sum of the parts of 3 tech-savvy studio producers, guitars and shirley's snarl. "special" is the standout track, but other hits include "i think i'm paranoid", "push it" and "when i grow up". The non-hits are a little better than..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1998
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1,320
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"This is the best of the three masterpieces produced by the band. At the forefront of their sound, were the dream-like naieve vocals of Laetitia Sadier that overlayed unpredictable electronic rhythms and beautifully subtle arrangements. The voice acted as a kid of surreal instrument which blended ..." [+] Reply
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1993
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1,251
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Total albums: 29. Page 1 of 3
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 86 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 126 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 83 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | 5 | 0% | |
| Beck | 5 | 0% | |
| Suede | 5 | 0% | |
| Autechre | 5 | 0% | |
| Tori Amos | 5 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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530 | 53% | |
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270 | 27% | |
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42 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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15 | 1% | |
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12 | 1% | |
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| 7. Weezer | |
| 8. Black Midi | |
| 9. Low | |
| 10. Lana Del Rey |
