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: 2 hours ago).
"I have nothing more to say they what has been said. You like The Clash and Dead Kennedys right now? Listen to this right now and don't leave it as long as I did. Great collection of songs indeed." Reply
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1990
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2,600
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"Sounds like this band had a great time putting this record together. Kind of has a surfer vibe to it - but on steroids. And "Cannonball" is a flat out great song." Reply
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1993
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2,578
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"This album has a LOT of filler (way more than The Wall), but when a song hits, it blows your mind. "Just Like You Imagined" may be the greatest rock instrumental ever made, and "Into the Void" is absolutely the crystal-clearest picture of the "depraved road". "La Mer", "Pilgrimage", "We're In Thi..." [+] Reply
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Applerill | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1999
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2,578
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"This album is an essential for me. This is definitely the kind of album that takes me somewhere, maybe a small Havana cafe or a little stand that sells guava ice cream." Reply
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1997
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2,577
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"great album deserves top 5 for 1991 the music is heavy with a beat Cornell gives his all on the vocals the whole band is just top of there game" Reply
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1991
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2,571
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"Second time's the charm, I guess. How could I possibly have been so wrong? This is a masterpiece. A FRIKEN MASTERPIECE. I don't know. I guess I was in the right mood today. It just... it sounds SO GOOD. His voice and the guitars and the energy and emotion... it's mind-boggling. And that album cov..." [+] Reply
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sageamagoo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1994
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2,524
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"It hasn't aged well, sounding a little dated today. However, at the time, PE dragged hip-hop kicking and screaming forward into a more relevant age. What cutting lyrics and what thunderous sounds. Modern hip-hop has improved upon this, but PE is to hip-hop what Buddy Holly is to rock and roll. Of..." [+] Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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2,523
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"During most of my four years of college, I worked in a record store. (In truth, by that time we were selling mostly CDs and cassettes, though we did carry some vinyl.) This album, perhaps more than any other, got constant attention from us employees--it's just so immediately likeable, so filled w..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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2,487
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"Since I started listening to music, I've found so many good albums and artists. And what I learnt is the more I love music the harder explaining the reason is(We don't need actually) So, Describing my love for this album, Tigermilk(which is currently my favourite album of all time) seems impossib..." [+] Reply
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SingingPeasant96 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (13 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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2,485
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"When time out of mind came out in September 1997, it had been seven years since Bob Dylan had released any original material, and that was the underwhelming, under the red sky. Since that mediocre album, Dylan released two acoustic records, a collection of covers of old blues and folk songs. He a..." [+] Reply
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1997
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2,446
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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 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 106 | 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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| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| Alice In Chains | 5 | 0% | |
| R.E.M. | 5 | 0% | |
| Pearl Jam | 5 | 0% | |
| Manic Street Preachers | 5 | 0% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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531 | 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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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
