The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s by Q (2015)

Q was a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. These are their best albums of 1990s.
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1.

OK Computer 

 Radiohead

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

4,339 charts

Rank Score:

76,482

Rank in 1997:

1

Rank in 1990s:

1

Overall Rank:

1

Average Rating:

 92 (5,505 votes)

Comments:

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2.

Maxinquaye 

 Tricky

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

346 charts

Rank Score:

2,088

Rank in 1995:

15

Rank in 1990s:

160

Overall Rank:

859

Average Rating:

 78 (399 votes)

Comments:

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3.

In Utero 

 Nirvana

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,712 charts

Rank Score:

19,351

Rank in 1993:

2

Rank in 1990s:

9

Overall Rank:

56

Average Rating:

 84 (2,612 votes)

Comments:

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4.

Grace 

 Jeff Buckley

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,672 charts

Rank Score:

19,304

Rank in 1994:

1

Rank in 1990s:

10

Overall Rank:

58

Average Rating:

 84 (1,907 votes)

Comments:

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5.

Ill Communication 

 Beastie Boys

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

380 charts

Rank Score:

2,541

Rank in 1994:

23

Rank in 1990s:

124

Overall Rank:

713

Average Rating:

 78 (510 votes)

Comments:

22

6.

Debut 

 Björk

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

744 charts

Rank Score:

5,430

Rank in 1993:

6

Rank in 1990s:

65

Overall Rank:

335

Average Rating:

 80 (1,020 votes)

Comments:

48

7.

Endtroducing..... 

 DJ Shadow

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Year of Release:

1996

Appears in:

953 charts

Rank Score:

10,312

Rank in 1996:

3

Rank in 1990s:

30

Overall Rank:

147

Average Rating:

 84 (1,088 votes)

Comments:

65

8.

Definitely Maybe 

 Oasis

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Year of Release:

1994

Appears in:

1,223 charts

Rank Score:

11,886

Rank in 1994:

5

Rank in 1990s:

26

Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

 80 (1,836 votes)

Comments:

146

9.

Different Class 

 Pulp

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Year of Release:

1995

Appears in:

897 charts

Rank Score:

8,788

Rank in 1995:

4

Rank in 1990s:

40

Overall Rank:

187

Average Rating:

 82 (1,017 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Dig Your Own Hole 

 The Chemical Brothers

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Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

273 charts

Rank Score:

1,556

Rank in 1997:

23

Rank in 1990s:

217

Overall Rank:

1,138

Average Rating:

 76 (406 votes)

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The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s composition

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

Artist	Albums	%
Oasis	2	2%
Pulp	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
Blur	2	2%
Nirvana	2	2%
PJ Harvey	2	2%
Beastie Boys	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	49	49%
	42	42%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	1	1%
	1	1%
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The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s similarity to your chart(s)

Other 1990s decade charts

Listed below are 21 charts from recognised sources for 1990s. There are also 827 user submitted charts covering this period.

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The REAL Greatest Albums of the '90s by Classic Rock	Classic Rock	1990s decade chart	2018
Die besten Alben der 90er	Classic Rock Deutschland	1990s decade chart	2018
The 100 Best Albums of the 1990s	FACT	1990s decade chart	2012
Die besten Alben der 90er	laut	1990s decade chart	2016
Die 90er	Musikexpress.de	1990s decade chart	2010
Die besten Alben der 90er	Musikexpress.de	1990s decade chart	2005
The 90 Best Albums of the 1990s	Paste	1990s decade chart	2012
The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s	Pitchfork	1990s decade chart	2022
Top 100 Albums of the 1990s	Pitchfork	1990s decade chart	2003
Die 100 besten Alben der 1990er Jahre	Popkultur.de	1990s decade chart	2021
The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s	Q	1990s decade chart	2015
100 Best Albums of the Nineties	Rolling Stone	1990s decade chart	2010
Die besten Alben der 90er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1990s decade chart	2016
Die besten Platten: die 90er	Rolling Stone Deutschland	1990s decade chart	1997
Best Albums Of The 90s	Select	1990s decade chart	1999
Best Albums of the 1990s	Slant Magazine	1990s decade chart	2011
250 Meisterwerke aus 5 Jahrzehnten - 90er	Sounds (DE)	1990s decade chart	2009
The 90 Greatest Albums Of The '90s	Spin	1990s decade chart	1999
StuBru albums of 1990s	StuBru	1990s decade chart	2017
The 500 Greatest Albums Of The 1990s (1-100)	Uncut	1990s decade chart	2024
Die 100 wichtigsten Alben der 90er	VISIONS	1990s decade chart	2005

Other charts by Q

Year charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Q Albums of the Year 2019	Q	2019 year chart	2019
Q Albums of the Year 2018	Q	2018 year chart	2018
Q Albums of the Year 2017	Q	2017 year chart	2017
Q Albums of the Year 2016	Q	2016 year chart	2016
Q Albums of the Year 2015	Q	2015 year chart	2015
Q Albums of the Year 2014	Q	2014 year chart	2014
Q Albums of the Year 2013	Q	2013 year chart	2013
Q Albums of the Year 2011	Q	2011 year chart	2011
Q Albums of the Year 2010	Q	2010 year chart	2010
Q Albums of the Year 2009	Q	2009 year chart	2009
Q Albums of the Year 2008	Q	2008 year chart	2008
Q Albums of the Year 2007	Q	2007 year chart	2007
Q Albums of the Year 2006	Q	2006 year chart	2006
Q Albums of the Year 2005	Q	2005 year chart	2005
Q Albums of the Year 2004	Q	2004 year chart	2004
Q Albums of the Year 2003	Q	2003 year chart	2003

Decade charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
The 100 Greatest Albums Of The '90s	Q	1990s decade chart	2015
50 Best Albums of the '70s	Q	1970s decade chart	1998

Overall charts

Title	Source	Type	Published	Country
Top 100 Greatest Music Albums	Q		1997
100 Greatest Albums Ever	Q		2006
100 Greatest Albums Ever	Q		2003

[Q was founded in 1986 and disbanded in 2020.]

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65/100	12/11/2020 08:00	pjohnsongolf	273	89/100
80/100	11/25/2020 06:53	Timestarter	114	90/100
65/100	11/11/2020 13:06	Larcx13	1,092	86/100
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30/100	04/04/2019 10:41	mianfei	143	61/100

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From Gavin Cook 11/30/2021 22:25

Can you really compile a list of this type, neglect to include Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over Sea and still claim to be a serious music magazine?

Aside from that, it's an okay list. They don't seem to have given much thought to the order though.

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From Michael1981 04/16/2019 14:32

Q have a habit of being slow on the uptake as they tend to follow popular trends. They catch up well though and this is a very good chart for highlighting the most culturally significant albums of the 90s (in the UK). Yeah it veers towards the commercial but a lot of influential releases here too.

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From mianfei 04/04/2019 10:41

This list is certainly better than many lists for more modern decades. The usual flaws in magazine lists with so much of a business influence – caught between musical merit and influence and selling product – are nonetheless eerily present in this list. Many awful lo-fi, grunge and Britpop bands whom I would never include in a “best of” list – Beck, Blur, Oasis Nirvana – are present here and cut down the rating a great deal.

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