Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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 PJ Harvey.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,562 charts

Rank Score:

19,518

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Average Rating:

85 (1,890 votes)

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149

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

19,344

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Average Rating:

84 (2,612 votes)

Comments:

176

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,074 charts

Rank Score:

13,467

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Average Rating:

84 (1,234 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

884 charts

Rank Score:

12,349

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Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

85 (983 votes)

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Vs.

Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

660 charts

Rank Score:

5,553

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Overall Rank:

325

Average Rating:

80 (987 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,429

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

529 charts

Rank Score:

4,439

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Overall Rank:

402

Average Rating:

83 (617 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

3,004

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101

Overall Rank:

588

Average Rating:

78 (515 votes)

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Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

2,673

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114

Overall Rank:

674

Average Rating:

80 (404 votes)

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10.

August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

421 charts

Rank Score:

2,554

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123

Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

73 (598 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
Screeching Weasel	2	0%
Albert Schweitzer	2	0%
Slowdive	2	0%
Stereolab	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	434	43%
	231	23%
	46	5%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	27	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

Live?	Albums	%
No	955	96%
Yes	45	5%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

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