Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1993 were The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan, Slowdive, Pearl Jam, Björk, A Tribe Called Quest, Suede, The Breeders and Red House Painters.

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,591 charts

Rank Score:

18,629

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Average Rating:

85 (1,928 votes)

Comments:

150

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,757 charts

Rank Score:

18,297

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Average Rating:

85 (2,658 votes)

Comments:

177

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,121 charts

Rank Score:

13,129

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Average Rating:

84 (1,264 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

918 charts

Rank Score:

11,525

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Overall Rank:

118

Average Rating:

85 (1,011 votes)

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Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

677 charts

Rank Score:

5,428

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Overall Rank:

327

Average Rating:

80 (995 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

761 charts

Rank Score:

5,296

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

550 charts

Rank Score:

4,286

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Overall Rank:

403

Average Rating:

83 (630 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,914

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

387 charts

Rank Score:

2,710

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111

Overall Rank:

651

Average Rating:

78 (412 votes)

Comments:

10.

August And Everything After

Counting Crows

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

432 charts

Rank Score:

2,596

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117

Overall Rank:

683

Average Rating:

73 (608 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	12	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
王靖雯 [Shirley Wong]	2	0%
Screeching Weasel	2	0%
Slowdive	2	0%
Patricio Rey Y Sus Redonditos De Ricota	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	429	43%
	232	23%
	43	4%
	40	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	928	93%
Yes	72	7%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

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