Best Albums of the 1990s
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"Intimate and beautifully suggestive. Elliott wears his heart on his sleeve and lets us all into his thought process. The depression in this album is overwhelming but its fragile structure makes for an amazing experience. The reason why I rate this album a little lower than Elliott Smith and Eithe..." [+] Reply
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1994
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"Classic shoegaze with proper tunes in it. I've listened to the first 8 minute single "leave them all behind" recently and strangely it made me think of children choir classical music covered with a wall of guitars. Nice. The weak point is perhaps the frail vocals, but then again, it's a shoesgaze..." [+] Reply
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1992
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"Digable Planets is a rap trio formed in Brooklyn in 1987, and "Blowout comb" is their second and last real album. He was released in 1994, at a very exciting time for rap. Many musical genres are explored by hip hop, the fusion with jazz is one of the most important. And in this mid-decade, the r..." [+] Reply
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1994
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"PJ has a lot of great music, most of it off-beat (Stories From The City is probably her most accessible album), but nothing of hers prepared me for the haunting quality of this record. Probably the eeriest record I’ve heard since Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love. Not every song is great, but the ones t..." [+] Reply
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1998
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"A bit of a step down from Ill Communication. Still the Beasties, still better than most, but there's more filler than before, and the standout tracks are not quite as solid. Maybe I'm disappointed because I expected so much..." Reply
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1998
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893
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"Sounds strongly influenced by The Beach Boys and XTC, with a touch of Glam/Power Pop. Extremely quirky and zany, especially "Sebrina, Paste & Plato" which is easily one of the better tracks. "The Ghost At Number One" is another favorite. Overall, not very original but still a great album." Reply
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1993
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"Fits of greatness for an album that wants to be really, really... big. Too slick and perhaps too ambitious for a first album but there are enough songs that show why the best was only yet to come" Reply
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1992
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"I like this album but am not as positive as some of the comments. It has some great songs, especially till the end, but also other songs with some interesting lyrics but hardly nothing to highlight in terms of music, and that's something that didn't happen in most of Pink Floyd masterpieces." Reply
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1992
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"It's a shame that Nick Cave dislikes the production of this album. The band has never sounded as grandiose. After the lower key The Good Son, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are happy to come roaring back with their trademark aesthetic, this time with a little more oomph. Then again, maybe it is a mi..." [+] Reply
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1992
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"Might be one of the best production on an hip hop album ever alongside illmatic, college dropout and MBDTF. The self-titled track is one of my top 10 hip hop song of all time and it's a must listen for every hip hop fan. Top 10 hip hop album of all time, IMO. Rip Guru" Reply
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1998
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 34 of 100
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
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 4 from 84th to 80th |
Up 3 from 96th to 93rd |
Up 3 from 90th to 87th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 3 from 80th to 83rd |
Down 2 from 60th to 62nd |
Down 2 from 79th to 81st |
