Best Albums of 1990

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Listed below are the best albums of 1990 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 1990 were Depeche Mode, Cocteau Twins, Ride, Megadeth, Pixies, Sonic Youth, Jane's Addiction, Fugazi, Public Enemy and The La's.

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Business As Usual

EPMD

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1990

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21 charts

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Kill At Will

Ice Cube

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1990

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5 charts

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Pastoral Hide And Seek

The Gun Club

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1990

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16 charts

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Friends / 20/20
Compilation

The Beach Boys

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1990

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3 charts

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Chemicrazy

That Petrol Emotion

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1990

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20 charts

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Ben Hur

Bitch Magnet

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1990

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17 charts

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Third Eye

Redd Kross

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1990

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11 charts

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Toy Matinee

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1990

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6 charts

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25 Years Later

Blaze (US)

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1990

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10 charts

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Other Way Out

Sun Dial

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1990

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25 charts

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Best Albums of 1990 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	15	1%
Thee Headcoats	3	0%
Devo	3	0%
Bee Gees	2	0%
Elton John	2	0%
Happy Mondays	2	0%
Hawkwind	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	448	45%
	236	24%
	38	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	22	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	895	89%
Yes	106	11%

Live?	Albums	%
No	967	97%
Yes	34	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	985	98%
Yes	16	2%

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