Best Albums of the 1990s
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"If you look at my collection, you would mostly find a lot of Prog Rock albums. Been looking for some great albums from good female vocalists and stumbled upon on Kate Bush's Hounds of Love which eventually led me to Tori Amos' Little Earthquake. WOW! Since I discovered this album yesterday mornin..." Reply
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1992
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2,816
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"It’s a fantastic album, classic. But imagine, just IMAGINE what would’ve been if Roger was on this album too. High Hopes but somehow even better. It’s a shame those 2 greats just couldn’t work together..." Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 5
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1994
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2,803
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"As part of the Rock culture, Perry Farrell deserves a lot more recognition than the one he has. In a way, he impersonates what Alternative Rock was all about during the late 80s and early 90s. And to me, with songs like Three Days or Stop, Ritual De Lo Habitual sums up his entire sound." Reply
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1990
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2,772
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"It's sad that this album never got as much attention as Nevermind (Nirvana) or Ten (Pearl Jam). Personally, I love Badmotorfinger slightly more than the latter and only slightly less than the former." Reply
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1991
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2,765
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"If Vitalogy is one of the most unfocused and inconsistent music albums, it also contains a lot of the band's best work." Reply
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swhaze | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 4
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1994
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"How in hell is this less than 80?! I adore this album, Madonna + trip hop = perfection. I think it's a great pop record, creative, original and with its own life. Her vocals are her best - so calming - the production is really well crafted, I love the guitars and the more ravy tracks are sublime...." Reply
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1998
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2,714
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"not the coolest of records and it wasn't even at the time. Just look at the cover. Another triptych, is maybe to be seen juxtaposed with the holy bible cover, the follow up representing the opposite of its predecessor: clean, fresh, new etc. which is how it sounds with its shiny pop rock stadium ..." Reply
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Graeme2 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 1
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1996
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2,687
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"I'm not going to lie I only bought this because it was discounted at the store, but fuck me this is an incredibly-impressive album. Female or male, Love's growling vocals are sure to light a spark in just about any listener (hey, it certainly did with me). Not only are the songs powerful and ince..." Reply
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1994
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2,653
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"Awesome album! So energetic! Gotta say side one is far better, but its a great album as a whole" Reply
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JulianR | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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1993
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"The legendary 'Deserters Songs' who's sum is greater than its parts I became obsessed with this album around the time it came out in 1998 and in many ways I still am obsessed. Need proof I was obsessed ?. I have 3 physical CD copies of 'Deserters Songs' - the original standard CD , a Limited Edit..." Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 3
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1998
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 11 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 83 | 8% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 125 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 111 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 95 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 86 | 9% |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Alice In Chains | 5 | 1% | |
| Yo La Tengo | 5 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 5 | 1% | |
| Pearl Jam | 5 | 1% | |
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532 | 53% | |
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270 | 27% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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28 | 3% | |
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24 | 2% | |
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16 | 2% | |
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13 | 1% | |
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Best Albums of the 1990s chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 102nd to 98th |
Up 4 from 86th to 82nd |
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| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 4 from 80th to 84th |
Down 4 from 82nd to 86th |
Down 2 from 29th to 31st |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 102nd to 98th |
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| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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