Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s by mrmcrook

The 90's was a fascinating decade. Grunge dominated the mainstream and became an added genre for those of us who mainly loved Metal and music of the heavier nature.

My list used to have a lot of compilations. There's still some in there but I'm trying to ween them out.

Any footnotes are just personal ramblings for my own entertainment.
And to remind me of the joy the music brings before all memory is erased.

• Chart updated: 03/15/2025 21:15
• (Created: 10/04/2020 00:36).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Incesticide 
Compilation

 Nirvana

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My favorite Nirvana album. Even though it's categorized as a compilation I don't consider it to be. All songs on this are fucking fantastic. No commercial shine. I don't even label this as grunge. Most of this is great rock n roll. [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

1,025

Rank in 1992:

27

Rank in 1990s:

313

Overall Rank:

1,664

Average Rating:

 76 (618 votes)

Comments:

31

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The Mutton Birds 

 The Mutton Birds

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I've got 'Flock. Best of the Mutton Birds' on CD. It's one of my favorite CD's. My very favorite. This is the first of the studio albums I've acquired. It's got 4 of the songs which are on the 'Best of'. But the rest which I hadn't heard are top notch as well. Fucking overall great CD. It's one of those unexplainable things, but there can be albums or bands that just resonate with you. The Mutton Birds seem to do that with me. It's like the frequency they emit just permeates through me. One of the best ever NZ bands in my opinion 08/24 [First added to this chart: 09/04/2024]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 1992:

497

Rank in 1990s:

5,280

Overall Rank:

33,835

Average Rating:

 74 (4 votes)

Comments:

1

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Danzig III: How The Gods Kill 

 Danzig

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Had on cassette back in the day. 30 years missing. Stoked to have again. The great thing with Danzig is they do have a sound of their own. I found this album goes down a deeper, slightly darker road than with Lucifuge. Even though a few songs are of a slower, almost heavy ballad like nature, his voice is so well suited that they detract nothing from the album. If anything, they give it more substance. Danzig is fucking great. [First added to this chart: 09/04/2024]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

128

Rank in 1992:

159

Rank in 1990s:

1,533

Overall Rank:

9,371

Average Rating:

 75 (40 votes)

Comments:

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ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ 

 Ministry

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This is the soundtrack of the apocalypse set to industrial metal. Absolutely fucking fantastic. Heavy as fuck. Most tracks just ooze supreme specially the title track & NWO. Last two tracks let it down a bit but overall, a must have album for anyone who likes music of a heavier nature. Side note; Ministry is the best concert I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot) [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

613

Rank in 1992:

45

Rank in 1990s:

455

Overall Rank:

2,573

Average Rating:

 76 (153 votes)

Comments:

5

36. (37) 1

Sweet Oblivion 

 Screaming Trees

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Screaming trees should of been bigger. Mark Lanegan is one of the finest singers with his melodic grunge rock vocals (even though I wouldn't call this grunge at all). This is a hidden gem from that era. Rock you can drift away to. [First added to this chart: 07/23/2021]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

632

Rank in 1992:

44

Rank in 1990s:

445

Overall Rank:

2,507

Average Rating:

 77 (171 votes)

Comments:

8

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Bricks Are Heavy 

 L7

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This is more metal than grunge even though they seemed to be lumped into the grunge genre. One of the best albums of the era [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

454

Rank in 1992:

54

Rank in 1990s:

556

Overall Rank:

3,291

Average Rating:

 75 (115 votes)

Comments:

8

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Rage Against The Machine 

 Rage Against The Machine

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Totally unique when this first came out. One of a kind. Supreme rulers of genre blending by incorporating heavy funk bass lines, rap lyrical and some hard metal rhythms. The killer tracks (Bombtrack, Killing in the Name Of, Bullet in the Head,) are exactly that, absolute killer. Some not so much as it's a bit to similar sounding. Original fury. Marvelous [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

1,282 charts

Rank Score:

12,137

Rank in 1992:

2

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

113

Average Rating:

 83 (1,639 votes)

Comments:

92

57. (56) 1

Vulgar Display Of Power 

 Pantera

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This is real Heavy Fucking Metal. Packed with great tracks. 'Walk' easily taking it's place as one of the greatest ever metal songs. Definitely the best of all Pantera's albums. [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

270 charts

Rank Score:

2,052

Rank in 1992:

14

Rank in 1990s:

158

Overall Rank:

857

Average Rating:

 79 (374 votes)

Comments:

19

79. (78) 1

Meantime 

 Helmet

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Perfect Metal/Grunge/Punk hybrid. Raw but clean. Real music man. This is shit hot [First added to this chart: 01/30/2025]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

92 charts

Rank Score:

358

Rank in 1992:

69

Rank in 1990s:

677

Overall Rank:

4,028

Average Rating:

 77 (119 votes)

Comments:

2

88. (87) 1

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That What Is Not 

 Public Image Ltd.

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This was the first ever CD I bought. Had hundreds of records, but with the joyous new technology that was the CD, this was my christening bit of music for the new player. Took years to then build up that collection. What an interesting time that all was. This is not a bad album at all. Overall it's a pretty good rock (??) album. One I enjoy every time I put it on. [First added to this chart: 10/21/2020]

Year of Release:

1992

Appears in:

8 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 1992:

415

Rank in 1990s:

4,505

Overall Rank:

28,465

Average Rating:

 65 (15 votes)

Comments:

2

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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s composition

Year	Albums	%
1990	5	5%
1991	12	12%
1992	12	12%
1993	12	12%
1994	9	9%
1995	15	15%
1996	6	6%
1997	11	11%
1998	8	8%
1999	10	10%

Artist	Albums	%
Nirvana	4	4%
Metallica	3	3%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	3	3%
Shihad	2	2%
Radiohead	2	2%
Sepultura	2	2%
Faith No More	2	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	57	57%
	20	20%
	8	8%
	7	7%
	2	2%
	2	2%
	2	2%
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Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 39th to 37th Roots by Sepultura
Up 1 from 40th to 39th Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden
Up 1 from 37th to 36th Sweet Oblivion by Screaming Trees

Biggest fallers
Down 7 from 38th to 45th Are You Gonna Kiss It Or Shoot It by HLAH
Down 4 from 36th to 40th You've Come A Long Way, Baby by Fatboy Slim
Down 1 from 45th to 46th No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne

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Leavers
Greatest Hits by Devo

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100/100	11/03/2024 18:01	Rhyner	1,442	99/100
100/100	09/12/2024 09:42	Purplepash	1,508	88/100
100/100	01/28/2024 02:04	r0b07	3	82/100
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From Purplepash 09/14/2024 03:55

I agree with a lot of what you say. The value of compilations, how good Dopes To Infinty is (even if it is not in my decade chart t hods a respectable position in my yearly chart), and I had the same experience with NMH including first hearing of them through BEA....and I need to get around to a Headless Chickens album - heard a lot of their songs over the years and Gaskrankenstation is an all time favourite

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From buzzdainer 09/25/2022 03:43

This is a unique and very interesting chart. While I haven't included many compilations or live albums on my own charts, your rationale for doing so makes sense. Lots of stuff here I've never heard before, so I'm looking forward to sampling some of your selections that are less familiar to me, starting with your #1 pick.

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