Best Albums of the 1990s
Explore the best albums of the 1990s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 59,000 charts.
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"Never clicked with me first time listening, but I just gave it a second chance... WOW! Might just have to bump this into my top 100!" Reply
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Patman360 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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6,389
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"Yeah, sometimes I really wish this album would sound like Squarepusher or Aphex Twin on one of their genre defying (unlistenable) pursuits. If only the music world was full of alien chants and rhythms, we really wouldn't be able to judge anything based on past experience, instead just take a batt..." [+] Reply
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1997
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6,184
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"For years, I thought the cover was a bale of hay jumping over a hurdle, an image I thought perfectly captured the dada-ist vibe of the music and lyrics. When I read on wikipedia that it is actually a dog (a Komondor) and Beck was uncertain of the cover right through pressing, it made me wonder. B..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (6 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1996
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6,097
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"Tracks two through five are pretty much perfection!!! During these four songs Lauryn Hill grabs your soul and shows you everything you'll ever need in life. This is definitely one of the greatest hip-hop/soul albums ever, a true masterpiece of musical beauty!!!" Reply
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1998
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5,950
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"Outkast's best. Creative concepts, great lyrics/wordplay, amazingly creative innovative production. Amazing eclectic collection of great songs" Reply
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1998
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5,943
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"Underrated band and underatted album. This band has serious talent." Reply
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mayonaise93 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1997
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5,785
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"J just love the sound of the whole album. An absolute gem." Reply
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1997
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5,549
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"Maybe some of you have seen "The Wire", which is the greatest television show ever made. This is the musical equivelant, even if it came years before. This is rap that is scary good. I dare say it's a work of art." Reply
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1995
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5,361
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"I'm glad this band is starting to gain some traction here cuz they're absolutely brilliant" Reply
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1996
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5,302
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"Most magical and inspired album. Being Bjork in 1993 must have been a wonderful place to be." Reply
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1993
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5,207
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 6 of 100
Best Albums of the 1990s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1990 | 84 | 8% | |
| 1991 | 85 | 9% | |
| 1992 | 106 | 11% | |
| 1993 | 105 | 11% | |
| 1994 | 128 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 108 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 98 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 100 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 84 | 8% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 6 | 1% | |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 5 | 0% | |
| Richard David James | 5 | 0% | |
| Nick Cave | 5 | 0% | |
| Beck | 5 | 0% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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532 | 53% | |
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268 | 27% | |
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41 | 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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