Best Albums of 1990

Listed below are the best albums of 1990 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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1990 year summaryThe best artists of 1990 were Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Ride, Megadeth, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Fugazi, Public Enemy and The La's.
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1990
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13,013
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1990
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9,862
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5,038
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4,694
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1990
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4,271
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1990
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3,906
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1990
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3,371
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3,184
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2,770
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100

Best Albums of 1990 composition

Country Albums %


United States 450 45%
United Kingdom 232 23%
Mixed Nationality 44 4%
Germany 37 4%
Australia 29 3%
Canada 22 2%
France 18 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 893 89%
Yes 108 11%
Live? Albums %
No 974 97%
Yes 27 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 991 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Artists of 2002
1. Wilco
2. Interpol
3. Coldplay
4. The Flaming Lips
5. Queens Of The Stone Age
6. Broken Social Scene
7. Beck
8. Sigur Rós
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Porcupine Tree
11. Boards Of Canada
12. The Libertines
13. Eminem
14. Johnny Cash
15. The Streets
16. Damien Rice
17. Bruce Springsteen
18. Audioslave
19. The Mountain Goats
20. Tom Waits
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