Best Albums of 1990

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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1990
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1990
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1990
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678.
Young And Stupid 
Compilation
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Year of Release:
1990
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13
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
1990
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13
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Buy album United States
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1990
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 68 of 100

Best Albums of 1990 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 15 2%
Devo 3 0%
Thee Headcoats 3 0%
Louis Armstrong 2 0%
Led Zeppelin 2 0%
Bert Jansch 2 0%
Y&T 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 448 45%
United Kingdom 236 24%
Mixed Nationality 38 4%
Germany 36 4%
Australia 30 3%
Canada 22 2%
France 20 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 895 90%
Yes 105 11%
Live? Albums %
No 966 97%
Yes 34 3%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Best Artists of 1985
1. Kate Bush
2. Tom Waits
3. Dire Straits
4. The Smiths
5. The Jesus And Mary Chain
6. Tears For Fears
7. The Cure
8. The Replacements
9. Prefab Sprout
10. The Pogues
11. Marillion
12. New Order
13. Hüsker Dü
14. The Waterboys
15. The Fall
16. R.E.M.
17. Talking Heads
18. Prince
19. Prince And The Revolution
20. The Cult
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