Best Albums of the 1990s
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"I wanted to throw up the first time I listened to this album. 10/10" Reply
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Mattdup279 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1994
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"A breath of fresh air, a design for life is a masterpiece" Reply
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RaineyWins | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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2,704
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"I have commented before but I have since seen this album played out live (just over a year ago as of the date of this comment) and I thought it was necessary to comment about that. This is defnitiely an introverted album for home listening. It doesn't work at all in a live environment, especially..." Reply
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1998
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1,018
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"Working my way backwards through the manic catalog, i'm surprised to find a manic album with the soundtrack provided by a mid-80s hair metal band. The vocals are the only thing keeping me from thinking this is a motley crue cover band. Very odd. And as other reviews state, they attempt to make a ..." Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1992
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885
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"The lyrics are amazing, the work of Richey is more obvious than on Generation Terrorists. This album in particular seems to go unnoticed by some MSP fans, which is a bit unfair in my eyes, because I think it's one of their best, second only to The Holy Bible." Reply
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1993
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770
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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% | |
| Radiohead | 5 | 1% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 5 | 1% | |
| Alice In Chains | 5 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 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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Best Albums of the 1990s chart changes
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