Best Albums of the 1990s
Explore the best albums of the 1990s, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts
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"My favorite. It is also in my top 20 favorite records of all-time." Reply
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"So perfect and so underrated." Reply
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"It's not that bad, but I can understand how this album has been overlooked." Reply
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"Some years ago I probably would have had Hips and Makers in my overall top ten for the nineties, as I found former Throwing Muses frontwoman Kristin Hersh's voice to be stirring and spellbinding. I still do, but this album has lost a bit of its luster over the years, as it feels to me like an alb..." Reply
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"This might honestly be my favourite album of all time" Reply
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"Mo' cowbells! Nah, just kidding. Their best effort I'm sure but from what I've heard these guys truly rocked live. In my experience that's a rare thing. I've seen too many bands to come on stage and play their set like it's 9-5 job. I totally understand why some folks might much prefer just doing..." Reply
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"Wow! Such an underrated album! Can't believe there are no comments so far! A very influential punk-becomes-pop, awesome lyrics, and probably the one with their most memorable songs. Everything Sucks is the moment when you realize that they have never grown up since I Don't Want to Grow Up." Reply
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"Good album. Best 10 songs average is 83,5/100 and the album can get good 85/100. Best songs are "Say what you want" and "Black eyed boy" both 90/100, followed by "Halo" 85/100. Genre: Pop Rock" Reply
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"I really liked the first song, it had a great riff, but most of it dragged a bit for me. "Bernie" was just awful. Average album overall, some tracks are great." Reply
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"Tumble down the stairs. Have to finish song quick. Problems happen but I'm happy. M... Murder The Government!!?? Yeah, it's hitting all the lights to be one of those fast in your face with the pins albums." Reply
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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 | 125 | 13% | |
| 1995 | 103 | 10% | |
| 1996 | 110 | 11% | |
| 1997 | 96 | 10% | |
| 1998 | 102 | 10% | |
| 1999 | 85 | 9% |
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| Neil Young | 6 | 1% | |
| Blur | 6 | 1% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 6 | 1% | |
| Alice In Chains | 5 | 1% | |
| R.E.M. | 5 | 1% | |
| Sonic Youth | 5 | 1% | |
| Pearl Jam | 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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24 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of the 1990s chart changes
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Down 3 from 80th to 83rd |
Down 2 from 42nd to 44th |
Down 2 from 85th to 87th |
Best Artists of
1990
1.
Depeche Mode
3.
Ride
4.
Megadeth
5.
Pixies
6.
Sonic Youth
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Fugazi
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Public Enemy
10.
The La's
