Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts.

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1993 year summaryThe best artists of 1993 were The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, Slowdive, Björk, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, Suede, Counting Crows and The Breeders.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,621 charts

Rank Score:

17,693

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Average Rating:

85 (1,960 votes)

Comments:

152

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,787 charts

Rank Score:

17,391

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Average Rating:

85 (2,690 votes)

Comments:

178

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,141 charts

Rank Score:

12,488

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Average Rating:

84 (1,291 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

939 charts

Rank Score:

10,798

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Overall Rank:

121

Average Rating:

84 (1,027 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

770 charts

Rank Score:

5,223

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Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

80 (1,059 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

686 charts

Rank Score:

5,108

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

562 charts

Rank Score:

4,080

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Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

83 (637 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

419 charts

Rank Score:

3,123

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Overall Rank:

552

Average Rating:

78 (546 votes)

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August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

443 charts

Rank Score:

2,666

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107

Overall Rank:

644

Average Rating:

73 (627 votes)

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10.

Last Splash

The Breeders

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

392 charts

Rank Score:

2,619

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110

Overall Rank:

656

Average Rating:

78 (424 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
IQ	2	0%
Joshua Redman	2	0%
Nanci Griffith	2	0%
Naked City	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	434	43%
	233	23%
	41	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	28	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	50	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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