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 The Breeders.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,583 charts

Rank Score:

19,167

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Average Rating:

85 (1,912 votes)

Comments:

150

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,738 charts

Rank Score:

18,735

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Average Rating:

85 (2,640 votes)

Comments:

177

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,105 charts

Rank Score:

13,386

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Average Rating:

84 (1,249 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

901 charts

Rank Score:

11,826

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Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

85 (998 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

667 charts

Rank Score:

5,421

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Overall Rank:

331

Average Rating:

80 (996 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

750 charts

Rank Score:

5,311

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

4,402

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Overall Rank:

398

Average Rating:

83 (623 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,969

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

2,661

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111

Overall Rank:

672

Average Rating:

78 (408 votes)

Comments:

10.

Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,590

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120

Overall Rank:

695

Average Rating:

81 (405 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Paul McCartney	2	0%
Steely Dan	2	0%
Nanci Griffith	2	0%
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	431	43%
	230	23%
	45	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	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. The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Neutral Milk Hotel
5. Oasis
6. My Bloody Valentine
7. Pearl Jam
8. R.E.M.
9. Weezer
10. Nick Cave
11. Björk
12. Richard David James
13. Pavement
14. Portishead
15. Jeff Buckley
16. Blur
17. Elliott Smith
18. Nas
19. Massive Attack
20. Red Hot Chili Peppers