Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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:

1,569 charts

Rank Score:

19,638

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Average Rating:

85 (1,903 votes)

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149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,721 charts

Rank Score:

19,025

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Average Rating:

85 (2,625 votes)

Comments:

176

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,084 charts

Rank Score:

13,449

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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:

12,127

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Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

85 (991 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

5,527

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Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

80 (989 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

746 charts

Rank Score:

5,317

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

533 charts

Rank Score:

4,388

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Overall Rank:

404

Average Rating:

83 (619 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

3,022

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

374 charts

Rank Score:

2,595

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120

Overall Rank:

697

Average Rating:

78 (405 votes)

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10.

Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

2,584

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122

Overall Rank:

700

Average Rating:

81 (403 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony Orchestra	2	0%
Screeching Weasel	2	0%
Patricio Rey Y Sus Redonditos De Ricota	2	0%
Stereolab	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	433	43%
	230	23%
	46	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

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

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

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Best Artists of the 1990s
1. Radiohead
2. Nirvana
3. Neutral Milk Hotel
4. The Smashing Pumpkins
5. My Bloody Valentine
6. Oasis
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Weezer
10. Nick Cave
11. Richard David James
12. Björk
13. Pavement
14. Jeff Buckley
15. Portishead
16. Blur
17. Nas
18. Elliott Smith
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers