Best Albums of 1993

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Listed below are the best albums of 1993 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,583 charts

Rank Score:

19,130

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Average Rating:

85 (1,916 votes)

Comments:

150

In Utero

Nirvana

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,739 charts

Rank Score:

18,684

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Average Rating:

85 (2,642 votes)

Comments:

177

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

1,105 charts

Rank Score:

13,329

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Average Rating:

84 (1,251 votes)

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Souvlaki

Slowdive

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

902 charts

Rank Score:

11,868

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Overall Rank:

117

Average Rating:

85 (1,001 votes)

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Pearl Jam

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

667 charts

Rank Score:

5,403

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Overall Rank:

333

Average Rating:

80 (995 votes)

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Debut

Björk

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

752 charts

Rank Score:

5,300

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

4,386

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Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

83 (625 votes)

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Suede

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,959

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Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

2,655

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112

Overall Rank:

672

Average Rating:

78 (409 votes)

Comments:

10.

Red House Painters (Rollercoaster)

Red House Painters

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

2,580

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120

Overall Rank:

696

Average Rating:

81 (406 votes)

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Best Albums of 1993 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iron Maiden	3	0%
Slowdive	2	0%
IQ	2	0%
Wishbone Ash	2	0%
Tom Waits	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	431	43%
	230	23%
	45	5%
	38	4%
	28	3%
	28	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	930	93%
Yes	70	7%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

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