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Highest Rated Rock Albums of the 1990s
Decade
1990s
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Alternative Metal
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Country
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Gangsta Rap
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Hardcore Hip Hop
Hip Hop
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Indie Rock
Metal
Pop
Pop Rock
Psychedelia
Punk
R&B
Rock
Singer-Songwriter
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1
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Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 8: Harpur College, Binghampton, NY 5/2/70 (Live)
June 14, 1997
Jam Band
Score
100
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2
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Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 4: Filmore East, New York, NY - 2/13-14/1970
February 1, 1996
Psychedelic Rock
,
Jam Band
Score
100
Source →
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3
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Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted
April 20, 1992
Slacker Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
100
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4
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R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
October 5, 1992
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
100
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5
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Oasis - Definitely Maybe
August 30, 1994
Britpop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
September 9, 1996
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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7
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R.E.M. - Monster
September 26, 1994
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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8
.
Big Star - #1 Record / Radio City
June 10, 1992
Pop Rock
,
Power Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
9
.
Bruce Springsteen - Lucky Town
March 31, 1992
Rock
Score
90
Source →
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10
.
Sublime - Sublime
July 30, 1996
Ska Punk
,
Alternative Rock
,
Reggae
,
Stoner Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
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11
.
Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
March 1, 1990
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Music
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12
.
Pearl Jam - Vs.
October 19, 1993
Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
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13
.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Greatest Hits
November 16, 1993
Heartland Rock
,
Pop Rock
,
Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
14
.
Bob Dylan - The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
October 13, 1998
Folk Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
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15
.
Nirvana - In Utero
September 21, 1993
Grunge
,
Noise Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger
October 8, 1991
Grunge
,
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
September 10, 1990
Hard Rock
Score
90
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Nirvana - From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah
October 1, 1996
Grunge
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
U2 - Achtung Baby
November 18, 1991
Alternative Rock
,
Alternative Dance
,
Glam Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
June 13, 1995
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Post-Grunge
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Throwing Muses - University
January 16, 1995
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Super Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
May 20, 1996
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Power Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Blur - Blur
February 10, 1997
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
February 14, 1994
Indie Rock
,
Slacker Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Sleater-Kinney - Call The Doctor
March 25, 1996
Indie Rock
,
Riot Grrrl
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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