Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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1993 year summaryThe best artists of 1993 were The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, Slowdive, Pearl Jam, Björk, A Tribe Called Quest, Suede, Red House Painters and PJ Harvey.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,573 charts

Rank Score:

19,525

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Average Rating:

85 (1,904 votes)

Comments:

149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,727 charts

Rank Score:

18,879

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Average Rating:

85 (2,629 votes)

Comments:

176

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,097 charts

Rank Score:

13,473

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Average Rating:

84 (1,244 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

890 charts

Rank Score:

11,993

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Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

85 (992 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

662 charts

Rank Score:

5,504

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Overall Rank:

326

Average Rating:

80 (991 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

747 charts

Rank Score:

5,268

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

537 charts

Rank Score:

4,433

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Overall Rank:

398

Average Rating:

83 (620 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

397 charts

Rank Score:

3,002

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Overall Rank:

587

Average Rating:

78 (519 votes)

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Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

2,613

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118

Overall Rank:

691

Average Rating:

81 (403 votes)

Comments:

10.

Last Splash

The Breeders

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

376 charts

Rank Score:

2,594

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120

Overall Rank:

695

Average Rating:

78 (405 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
Peter Hammill	2	0%
Slowdive	2	0%
Trumans Water	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	431	43%
	229	23%
	46	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	931	93%
Yes	69	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

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