Best Albums of the 1990s
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"Turnover begins with a nice n’ slow ambient start that lurches into an unforgettable timeless riff. Repeater is funkily dapper, the theme song of a white-collar professional who spitefully steals office supplies is building his own studio (to be cont.)" Reply
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1990
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2,606
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"My third favorite and an absolute gem. I don't think this gets the credit its due. Classic." Reply
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zags7000 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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2,551
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"What a record this album is! It is full of high quality music throughout the whole release with no song feeling like filler or like it is being elongated. This leads to a very compact, cohesive and fulfilling listen for us as there is no time we aren't entertained on here. The piano is beautiful ..." [+] Reply
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1993
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2,538
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"This is an interesting album to listen to as it is a unique style of music and is extremely relaxing to listen to. It is so easy to just glide through this album and get lost in the rhythms. The percussion is brilliant on here as well and really helps to create the atmosphere and tone they are go..." [+] Reply
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1997
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2,534
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"I was disappointed in this at first. I waited five years for this? But over time it revealed its excellence to me. Two discs and nearly every song is not just great but also complex and moving. In some ways this could be considered NIN's magnum opus." Reply
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lightmyway | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1999
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2,518
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"Very distinctive 90s sound - heavy guitars, loud echoing drums, super-serious lyrics - definitely derivative of the more original bands from the late 80s/early 90s. However, of all the records that piggy-backed off the indie/punk/grunge success, Throwing Copper did it the best. This album still h..." [+] Reply
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1994
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2,506
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"Almost enough to make a thin pasty dweeb believe he could take on the system, at least until the album ended." Reply
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ButterThumbz | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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2,503
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"Amazing album, once I listen to it, I listen to it for days, it's such a shame Lee Mavers won't release his other songs. For people who don't know, he has around 30 songs that are known to us, so there are probably more..." Reply
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1990
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2,481
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"I don't think I'll ever again like this album as much as I did 15 years ago, and I'll certainly never get any deeper into B&S, but I wouldn't complain if someone threw this on as background music." Reply
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1996
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2,444
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"Simply beautiful. Dylan snaps out of his mediocre period and releases a classic. His writing has become reflective and intimate again." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 12 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 86 | 9% | |
| 1991 | 83 | 8% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 104 | 10% | |
| 1994 | 128 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 85 | 9% |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 6 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 0% | |
| R.E.M. | 5 | 0% | |
| Pearl Jam | 5 | 0% | |
| Autechre | 5 | 0% | |
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534 | 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
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 84th to 80th |
Up 3 from 90th to 87th |
Up 2 from 63rd to 61st |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 80th to 83rd |
Down 3 from 81st to 84th |
Down 2 from 60th to 62nd |
