Best Albums of the 1990s
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"If you're familiar with the series, you'll recognize all of the music on this album. Brings back some great memories!" Reply
Year of Release:
1990
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1,562
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"A fantastic soundtrack to a fantastic movie. This record is so atmospheric and it does such a fantastic job at immersing you into the environment they are trying to create. They can create some beautiful yet disturbing images all with just the use of their instrumentation. The performances we are..." Reply
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1994
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1,388
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"Tank! is one of the greatest pieces of jazz music ever created!!! Phinomenal song from a great album!!!" Reply
"A great soundtrack to a highly underrated film. Angelo Badalamenti strikes again." Reply
"Nostalgic! Most amazing soundtrack to the greatest game of all time." Reply
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"i disagree.. the quality of the themes is, if anything, beatle-esque.. who cares if it's instrumental computer-game music? the beatles never changed my life" Reply
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telefunker | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"What Pearljammer said... Great compilation, but still a compilation." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 83 | 8% | |
| 1992 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 104 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 127 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 109 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 85 | 9% |
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| Neil Young | 6 | 1% | |
| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Pavement | 5 | 1% | |
| Stereolab | 5 | 1% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 1% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 5 | 1% | |
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533 | 53% | |
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270 | 27% | |
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39 | 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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