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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"A fantastic and very underrated record. Features Will’s old friends Pajo, McMahan, Walford and Brashear of Slint fame, as well as Grant Barger and Paul Greenlaw. Its bare-bones, honest and raw songwriting is maybe not I See A Darkness great, but it’s a sign of what’s to come. Country, folk and oc..." [+] Reply
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LedZep | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A Beautiful jingly jangly pop album that makes a twee heart beat faster. My favourite tracks are 'Wild Horses' and 'Medicine'" Reply
"sorry but this bored me.1 or 2 tracks decent,but its sending me to sleep" Reply
"This is not the original track listing, but the 10th anniversary edition listing. On the original rease in 1994, substitute Thank You for The Rain Song. Thank You was the second track on the original album." Reply
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Romanelli | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"There were moments I thought I might like this more than I expected, but those were overpowered by the moments that I couldn't wait for a song to end." Reply
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planetneutral | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Regulate Do You See This D.J. This Is The Shack Runnin' Wit No Breaks" Reply
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RoundTheBend | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"They had to capitalize on the success of Cosmic Thing, and I don't blame them. And there's like half a good album here. Tracks 1-4 and 6 are pretty good, but the rest is mediocre at best. Still, a half-good album is better than a bad one I guess?" Reply
"S-K's amazing and best punk album. The riffs here are uniquely brilliant with Tucker and Brownstein inventing their unique way of interlocking vocals and guitar lines "Call the Doctor", "Hubcap" "Taste Test". Aggressive feminism tracks "I'm not Waiting" and 'Taking Me Home" really hot home. Macfa..." [+] 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 | 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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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 |
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The Beatles
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Radiohead
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Pink Floyd
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David Bowie
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Bob Dylan
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Led Zeppelin
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Arcade Fire
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Neil Young
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Nirvana
