Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by jhuik

I always thought this was the decade I truly loved. Many of the top 20 albums here were absolutely worn out in cassette or CD and to me they represent a massive revival of rock and roll. Over 25 make it to my top 100, too, but still there are a bunch of albums here that are derivative and unimaginative. Was this decade a bit frontloaded, then, or am I missing out on more late decade stuff?

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1995
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1998
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1996
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[First added to this chart: 03/21/2012]
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1991
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1991
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1994
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574
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1994
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year Albums %


1990 9 9%
1991 11 11%
1992 7 7%
1993 9 9%
1994 20 20%
1995 13 13%
1996 7 7%
1997 9 9%
1998 6 6%
1999 9 9%
Artist Albums %


Pearl Jam 5 5%
The Tragically Hip 5 5%
Beck 3 3%
Green Day 3 3%
U2 3 3%
Nirvana 3 3%
Rage Against The Machine 3 3%
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Country Albums %


United States 63 63%
Canada 17 17%
United Kingdom 13 13%
Ireland 4 4%
Australia 2 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 1%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Climber Up 2 from 98th to 96th
Spiderland
by Slint
Climber Up 2 from 97th to 95th
Pop
by U2
Biggest fallers
Faller Down 4 from 94th to 98th
Snow In June
by The Northern Pikes
Faller Down 3 from 96th to 99th
Lucky Town
by Bruce Springsteen
Faller Down 2 from 95th to 97th
Temple Of The Dog
by Temple Of The Dog
Leavers
Leaver Bakesale
by Sebadoh

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From 07/13/2019 15:45
Really like the attitude you put forward in your bio as well as in your comments below. Some notes to accompany these albums would be much appreciated, as well as maybe some stuff outside of the English speaking corners of the world? Here's a few from the 90s you might enjoy:

Fishmans - Long Season
Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
Les Rallizes Dénudés - '77 Live
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From 07/05/2019 19:26
Pretty sweet picks! I apparently need to check out The Tragically Hip. Had to check this chart out because we have the same number one pick of the 90s. Hard to beat Mellon Collie.
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From 07/05/2017 11:08
@jackbrown8786 I appreciate your comment! I have not listened to TotD more than once. So it's really not fair for me to even have it on the list. There's only so much time in life, man! The chart is really based, more than anything, on how much I listened to music in the decade about which we are speaking. I will follow up with more listens.

Yes, Siamese Dream is amazing, too. I just never listened to it much then and don't now, because there's just so much music out there.

And Spirit of the West? John Mann is one of the most electric live performers I've ever seen, in person or on video, and the dude is currently dying of early onset Alzheimer's. That has nothing to do with how highly I rate that album, I know. I think that represents how much I loved this band on the whole (one of those stand-in selections I like to indulge in).

Anyway, music is very subjective, as is proven by this chart! I will continue to try to rise above my limitations!
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From 07/04/2017 08:34
Temple Of The Dog went down 28 places.... I want to rate this 0 just for that but I'm obviously too biased to give it a fair rating.

You gave Temple Of The Dog another listen and decided that 311 and Kid Rock were better. You moved it below Junkhouse and John Melloncamp and some movie soundtrack I never even heard of. Based on everything else you moved it below, I have 0 hopes of that soundtrack actually being better than Temple Of The Dog. I'm not even going to give it a chance. I'm actually angry. Some stranger's "opinion" is angering me.... I'm sure that something is wrong with you, but there's also obviously something wrong with me. What the f&^%?

Is there really somebody out there who not only thinks that Mellon Collie is the best album from the 90's, but that Siamese Dream doesn't even beat Spirit Of The West? How does that even happen? Is this a list or a puzzle? It's not like you threw them up there like that, you actually recently moved Siamese Dream down 3 places below Spirit Of The West. With Mellon Collie at #1. Even if Siamese Dream wasn't The Smashing Pumpkins' best album, it's still pretty close to Mellon Collie. I really don't know how you put so many albums between the 2,but um... wow.
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From 07/04/2017 07:23
I realy like the passion and love for music here.
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From 07/04/2017 03:52
Our tastes don't overlap at all. Nope. Not one bit. (37 albums in common -haha). And yes I'd put VS above other pearl jam albums.
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From 07/03/2017 23:02
More in common(16)than I would have guessed
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From 07/03/2017 09:07
Nice list
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From 02/12/2016 21:50
23 albums in common. It's nice to see Our Lady Peace on your charts. Naveed and Clumsy are both awesome albums.
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From 02/14/2015 03:18
@Schnouttz ...Well, where is this spider land, then? Is it some sort of creepy place where only spiders live? Perhaps it is a weird land of spider people... or just spiders. Perhaps I am just another arachnophobe. It is a very weird place...
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