Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,522 charts

Rank Score:

20,549

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Average Rating:

85 (1,845 votes)

Comments:

147

In Utero

Nirvana (US)

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,668 charts

Rank Score:

20,120

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Average Rating:

84 (2,562 votes)

Comments:

172

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,040 charts

Rank Score:

14,239

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

854 charts

Rank Score:

12,568

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Overall Rank:

127

Average Rating:

85 (942 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

638 charts

Rank Score:

5,732

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Overall Rank:

324

Average Rating:

80 (965 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

715 charts

Rank Score:

5,540

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

502 charts

Rank Score:

4,390

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Overall Rank:

424

Average Rating:

83 (598 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

366 charts

Rank Score:

3,006

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104

Overall Rank:

614

Average Rating:

78 (497 votes)

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August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,681

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119

Overall Rank:

686

Average Rating:

73 (581 votes)

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10.

Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,672

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120

Overall Rank:

690

Average Rating:

81 (391 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
Trumans Water	2	0%
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	2	0%
Stereolab	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	433	43%
	231	23%
	45	5%
	39	4%
	29	3%
	28	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	929	93%
Yes	71	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	958	96%
Yes	42	4%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%

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