Best Albums of 1993

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1.

Siamese Dream 

 The Smashing Pumpkins

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"This album is tremendous. One of the best of the 90s for sure. Standout tracks to me are Mayonaise, Today, and Hummer. blackflag29, great comment. I love the Mayonaise comparison to Loveless."  Reply  
- Rounder89 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,628 charts

Rank Score:

17,480

Rank in 1993:

1

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

55

Average Rating:

 85 (1,963 votes)

Comments:

152

2.

In Utero 

 Nirvana

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"If Lennon's Plastic Ono Band and the Pixies had a child, it wouldn't be born, it would stay in utero. :P"  Reply  
- motownfreak15 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +17 votes (17 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,787 charts

Rank Score:

17,112

Rank in 1993:

2

Rank in 1990s:

11

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 85 (2,695 votes)

Comments:

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3.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 

 Wu-Tang Clan

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"My favorite rap album of all time. It's a shame that rap music lost a lot of the raw lyrics and beats that we hear on this record. There is something refreshing about a group of friends rhyming to beats made of mostly piano riffs and simple drums, while making actual intelligent analogies and his...""My favorite rap album of all time. It's a shame that rap music lost a lot of the raw lyrics and beats that we hear on this record. There is something refreshing about a group of friends rhyming to beats made of mostly piano riffs and simple drums, while making actual intelligent analogies and historical references. Wow..the more I think about it, rap sucks these days. Get your overproduced garbage out of here and stop talking about your money and fame. Listen to this record for inspiration! "  [More]  Reply  
- devilbry | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,144 charts

Rank Score:

12,329

Rank in 1993:

3

Rank in 1990s:

18

Overall Rank:

96

Average Rating:

 84 (1,295 votes)

Comments:

70

4.

Souvlaki 

 Slowdive

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"While I appreciate my bloody valentine for being one of the most daring and unique musicians ever I will always listen to slowdive a lot more because of how their tone resonates within me. loveless may be the better album but it can be too much to comprehend. it sometimes makes you want to close ...""While I appreciate my bloody valentine for being one of the most daring and unique musicians ever I will always listen to slowdive a lot more because of how their tone resonates within me. loveless may be the better album but it can be too much to comprehend. it sometimes makes you want to close yourself and resist the sound rather than embrace it and it takes strength to open up an let the music come to you. with souvlaki it comes a lot easier. it fills every void in your mind and makes you feel comfortable rather than disoriented. you can criticise slowdive for only going half the way and not for the whole thing but in it's way it predated some post rock bands by 10 and dream pop bands like beach house by nearly 20 years. after seeing the pitchfork doc you realize how personal this album really is and why it hasn't gotten the recognition it deserves at the time. with alison and dagger you got two examples of how great a songwriter neal halstead is and when the sun hits is the best song to come out of the whole dream pop genre to this day 92/100"  [More]  Reply  
- bobharris | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

937 charts

Rank Score:

10,634

Rank in 1993:

4

Rank in 1990s:

24

Overall Rank:

121

Average Rating:

 84 (1,032 votes)

Comments:

79

5.

Debut 

 Björk

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"My first Bjork experience, I've played this maybe 4-5 times over the past year. Was not a big fan of the vocals initially, but her delivery and tone have really grown on me with repeated listens. Biggest problem I still have with this one are the several tracks with heavy dance/house beats. Feels...""My first Bjork experience, I've played this maybe 4-5 times over the past year. Was not a big fan of the vocals initially, but her delivery and tone have really grown on me with repeated listens. Biggest problem I still have with this one are the several tracks with heavy dance/house beats. Feels like some standard "club" music and it's not really my cup of tea. However, she does make some interesting stylistic choices here and there on those tracks to make them tolerable and even enjoyable at moments for me. I'm in the minority in that Big Time Sensuality was a low point for me. Joining in the herd on Venus as a Boy - that track is fantastic. My favorite section of the album though was the string of One Day->Aeroplane->Come to Me. Overall there is a nice diversity of styles here and I like the flow from track to track even if not every track was a win for me. Though I tend to prefer dark, brooding, depressive themes, I really dig the positive vibes on this one. There is a childlike innocence and energy here that gives power to the messaging on tracks like Human Behavior, One Day, and Come to Me. I read that Bjork had actually written some of this material as a kid/teen. I don't feel like it's a corporate motivational speaker selling me cliches. More like a good friend who really believes in me. Also somehow I've come to rather enjoy the Anchor Song. All said, a solid album that has potential as a grower for me over time. Excited to explore more of her discography when I eventually find the time."  [More]  Reply  
- JoeyBones1986 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

776 charts

Rank Score:

5,195

Rank in 1993:

5

Rank in 1990s:

61

Overall Rank:

322

Average Rating:

 80 (1,062 votes)

Comments:

52

6.

Vs. 

 Pearl Jam

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"This is slightly different to their debut but there is still loads to love on this record and it is an under rated follow up. It is very tough to follow an album as good as Ten is and you can see they struggled a little to figure out which way they wanted to take the music. Once the record gets s...""This is slightly different to their debut but there is still loads to love on this record and it is an under rated follow up. It is very tough to follow an album as good as Ten is and you can see they struggled a little to figure out which way they wanted to take the music. Once the record gets started though we are kicked right into a storm with 2 extremely energetic tracks which are possibly my favourite on the record. This really gives us an idea of what the rest of the album is going to be like and they follow this pattern, to a varying degree of success, on the rest of the tracks. It can be a bit up and down in spells but when the group get going they really create some powerful and enjoyable songs. Songs like Daughter and Rearviewmirror are prime examples of this and are very catchy. It does drag on a little too long for me however and it is let down by some filler cuts. Overall, this flies a little under the radar of some listeners due to the quality of Ten even though it deserves a lot of praise and is a very strong follow up. "  [More]  Reply  
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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

691 charts

Rank Score:

5,149

Rank in 1993:

6

Rank in 1990s:

64

Overall Rank:

326

Average Rating:

 80 (1,018 votes)

Comments:

63

7.

Midnight Marauders 

 A Tribe Called Quest

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"Oh My God nearly started a brawl at a basketball game. I had been listening to Midnight Marauders on the way to the game. Oh My God got stuck in my head. During the game, I stole the ball from an opponent, who yelled 'oh my god'. We went down the court and scored, and I was singing Oh My God to m...""Oh My God nearly started a brawl at a basketball game. I had been listening to Midnight Marauders on the way to the game. Oh My God got stuck in my head. During the game, I stole the ball from an opponent, who yelled 'oh my god'. We went down the court and scored, and I was singing Oh My God to myself, cause he triggered it in my head. Instead, he thought I was chirping him, and went after me. Chaos ensued, teammates jumped in, he got ejected, and I got T'd up for trash talking. Such drama... Oh yeah - the album. Not as strong as Low End, but still a hip-hop masterpiece. Great jazzy samples and understated flow from Q-Tip and Phife. One of the two indispensable Tribe albums, and a landmark of early rap."  [More]  Reply  
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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

566 charts

Rank Score:

4,162

Rank in 1993:

7

Rank in 1990s:

71

Overall Rank:

397

Average Rating:

 83 (637 votes)

Comments:

29

8.

Suede 

 Suede

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"Postcard album from britpop era. Remember well Animal Nitrate, the Drowners and Metal Mickey pumping from the loudspeakers from now long extinct indi/alternative clubs down here in Melb. City of 4 million virtually bereft of anything but top 40 and rnb thesedays."  Reply  
- stangetzaway | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

422 charts

Rank Score:

3,111

Rank in 1993:

8

Rank in 1990s:

94

Overall Rank:

552

Average Rating:

 78 (549 votes)

Comments:

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9.

August And Everything After 

 Counting Crows

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"Adam Duritz and is stream-of-consciousness-lyrics! Counting Crows are most known for this album and at the time time it sounded so unique and different than other bands. Later, with each subsequent release we come to find that this is really all the Crow's can do. And Duritz's sad sap, me against...""Adam Duritz and is stream-of-consciousness-lyrics! Counting Crows are most known for this album and at the time time it sounded so unique and different than other bands. Later, with each subsequent release we come to find that this is really all the Crow's can do. And Duritz's sad sap, me against the world and women schtick gets harder and harder to listen to as he gets older and no wiser. But August and Everything After is excellent. Round Here is one of my all time favorite songs and a stellar opener flexing the lyrical muscle of Duritz with lines such as "step outside the front door like a ghost into a fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white". Excellent. Anna Begins is the next standout. Omaha, Mr Jones, Rain King, Murder Of one, Sullivan Street are all excellent. Time and Time again and Perfect Blue Buildings are good but meander for too long Ghost Train and Raining Baltimore are bland meh. A classic release in the 90's and now with some time added on it is still excellent but not a masterpiece. "  [More]  Reply  
- Edwarda85 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

448 charts

Rank Score:

2,633

Rank in 1993:

9

Rank in 1990s:

109

Overall Rank:

650

Average Rating:

 73 (627 votes)

Comments:

38

10.

Last Splash 

 The Breeders

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"Sounds like this band had a great time putting this record together. Kind of has a surfer vibe to it - but on steroids. And "Cannonball" is a flat out great song."  Reply  
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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

2,581

Rank in 1993:

10

Rank in 1990s:

114

Overall Rank:

671

Average Rating:

 78 (427 votes)

Comments:

13

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	13	1%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Steely Dan	2	0%
Naked City	2	0%
IQ	2	0%
Joshua Redman	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	432	43%
	234	23%
	43	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	29	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	950	95%
Yes	50	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%