Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by album guru joe

Great decade of music...alternative, grunge, shoegaze, britpop, hard rock, dream pop, east coast / west coast rap, electronica...and heaps more :)

• Chart updated: 07/13/2012 08:15
• (Created: 03/31/2012 09:43).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,340 charts

Rank Score:

76,054

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,515 votes)

Comments:

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Nevermind 

 Nirvana

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

3,120 charts

Rank Score:

42,235

Rank in 1991:

1

Rank in 1990s:

2

Overall Rank:

14

Average Rating:

 87 (4,249 votes)

Comments:

407

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The Bends 

 Radiohead

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

2,626 charts

Rank Score:

32,925

Rank in 1995:

1

Rank in 1990s:

5

Overall Rank:

23

Average Rating:

 87 (3,836 votes)

Comments:

312

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,115 charts

Rank Score:

33,652

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,416 votes)

Comments:

308

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Automatic For The People 

 R.E.M.

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,774 charts

Rank Score:

20,358

Rank in 1992:

1

Rank in 1990s:

6

Overall Rank:

49

Average Rating:

 84 (2,164 votes)

Comments:

174

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The Chronic 

 Dr. Dre

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

546 charts

Rank Score:

4,075

Rank in 1992:

6

Rank in 1990s:

79

Overall Rank:

441

Average Rating:

 79 (715 votes)

Comments:

36

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Slanted And Enchanted 

 Pavement

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

878 charts

Rank Score:

7,818

Rank in 1992:

3

Rank in 1990s:

42

Overall Rank:

214

Average Rating:

 82 (1,152 votes)

Comments:

86

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea 

 Neutral Milk Hotel

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[First added to this chart: 04/05/2012]

Year of Release:

1998

Appears in:

2,384 charts

Rank Score:

39,105

Rank in 1998:

1

Rank in 1990s:

3

Overall Rank:

16

Average Rating:

 87 (2,880 votes)

Comments:

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Ready To Die 

 The Notorious B.I.G.

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

659 charts

Rank Score:

5,890

Rank in 1994:

12

Rank in 1990s:

58

Overall Rank:

308

Average Rating:

 82 (787 votes)

Comments:

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Ten 

 Pearl Jam

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[First added to this chart: 03/31/2012]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

1,798 charts

Rank Score:

20,257

Rank in 1991:

3

Rank in 1990s:

7

Overall Rank:

50

Average Rating:

 83 (2,288 votes)

Comments:

178

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	9	9%
1991	12	12%
1992	10	10%
1993	13	13%
1994	15	15%
1995	6	6%
1996	11	11%
1997	10	10%
1998	8	8%
1999	6	6%

Artist	Albums	%
Radiohead	3	3%
Blur	3	3%
Nirvana	2	2%
Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	2%
Belle And Sebastian	2	2%
Pulp	2	2%
R.E.M.	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	56	56%
	31	31%
	3	3%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 79th to 78th Ænima by Tool
Up 1 from 78th to 77th Moon Safari by Air

Biggest fallers
Down 5 from 93rd to 98th Throwing Copper by Live
Down 5 from 94th to 99th Roots by Sepultura
Down 4 from 76th to 80th Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy

New entries
Heaven Or Las Vegas by Cocteau Twins
Copper Blue by Sugar
This Is Hardcore by Pulp
Houdini by Melvins
Hourly, Daily by You Am I

Leavers
Sound As Ever by You Am I
Back In Denim by Denim

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From CharlieBarley 01/23/2017 07:40

Great chart. Some really good choices and very diverse and eclectic. I know most of them apart from the Australian bands. If I get time I will check them out. 41 in common. I enjoyed reading this.

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From kevinweed7 04/27/2016 23:08

Cool to see that someone has had a similar journey in life.

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From tgarritsen 11/14/2013 14:14

Just a good chart with all great/known artists of the 90's.

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From ButterThumbz 12/15/2012 15:06

Nice chart! Don't know how I managed to miss out Ágætis byrjun and Leftism.

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