Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 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, Counting Crows, Red House Painters and Suede.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,364 charts

Rank Score:

24,506

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Average Rating:

85 (1,626 votes)

Comments:

133

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,478 charts

Rank Score:

24,112

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84 (2,309 votes)

Comments:

153

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

862 charts

Rank Score:

14,494

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

734 charts

Rank Score:

13,819

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

549 charts

Rank Score:

6,637

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Overall Rank:

294

Average Rating:

80 (859 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

601 charts

Rank Score:

5,825

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

4,388

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Overall Rank:

439

Average Rating:

83 (505 votes)

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August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

373 charts

Rank Score:

3,544

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541

Average Rating:

73 (523 votes)

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Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

3,292

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105

Overall Rank:

582

Average Rating:

81 (337 votes)

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10.

Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

305 charts

Rank Score:

3,277

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107

Overall Rank:

586

Average Rating:

78 (414 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	10	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
Depeche Mode	3	0%
Red House Painters	2	0%
PJ Harvey	2	0%
Naked City	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	454	45%
	219	22%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	33	3%
	30	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	926	93%
Yes	74	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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