Best Albums of 1990
Explore the best albums of 1990, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
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"Dark Synthpop music at it's best. World In My Eyes, Personal Jesus, Halo, Enjoy The Silence, and Policy of Truth are my favorites." Reply
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1990
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"Heaven or Las Vegas introduced me to the idea of the voice being used as an instrument. I don't typically listen to dreamy pop music, but goddammit, if you don't appreciate this voice after one listen, you have no heart. Every song on this album is so perfect that I can completely ignore the fact..." [+] Reply
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louisjwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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"Note: Only the vinyl has 8 tracks; the CD that most people know the album from has 11 tracks." Reply
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1990
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4,486
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"This, along with Master of Puppets, Paranoid, and the Black album are probably the most widely heralded metal albums by any given sect of the metal community. I totally understand people not jiving with the vocals, but you can't deny the rest of it. You really have to hate metal to not like even ..." [+] Reply
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1990
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3,982
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"My second favourite Pixies album after Doolittle, and probably their most consistent. Less crazy and more controlled. It may feel less spontaneous than their first two records, but it also sounds more mature and tasteful, and even though there's a slight change of pace, they don't lose that Pixie..." [+] Reply
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9999 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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"I've always loved Sonic Youth ever since a buddy introduced me to "Bad Moon Rising" way back in 1985 some 33 years past. 1986's "EVOL" had a profound effect on my music tastes and sits comfortably within my All-time Album list "Goo" is a fantastic album but sadly would be the last Sonic Youth alb..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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"I was not familiar with this album outside of Stop and Been Caught Stealing. This was a huge surprise for me, and I understand the love for this album. Three Days was the biggest surprise for me, completely justifying its ten minute runtime." Reply
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1990
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2,701
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"I have nothing more to say they what has been said. You like The Clash and Dead Kennedys right now? Listen to this right now and don't leave it as long as I did. Great collection of songs indeed." Reply
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1990
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"much better, in my opinion, than their previous album. the samplework is clever and catchy, and the lyrics are spot-on (as always). way more consistent than their prior album. overall i'd say it's aged very well" Reply
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jeremih724 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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1990
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"very catchy and never boring. I love the way these guys keep up the pace. the jangly guitar and poppy melodies all seemed very original- like nothing else I've ever heard come out of the UK" Reply
- jeremih724 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1990
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 1990 composition
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| Various Artists | 15 | 1% | |
| Billy Childish And His Famous Headcoats | 3 | 0% | |
| Electric Light Orchestra | 3 | 0% | |
| Devo | 3 | 0% | |
| Sebadoh | 2 | 0% | |
| The Mission | 2 | 0% | |
| Madonna | 2 | 0% | |
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445 | 44% | |
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236 | 24% | |
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40 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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31 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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21 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 1990 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 7 from 91st to 84th |
Up 2 from 78th to 76th |
Up 1 from 93rd to 92nd |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 6 from 35th to 41st |
Down 2 from 76th to 78th |
Down 2 from 86th to 88th |
