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Pixies - Bossanova
August 13, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
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24
.
Living Colour - Time's Up
August 20, 1990
Hard Rock
,
Funk Metal
Critic Score
77
3 reviews
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23
.
Rosanne Cash - Interiors
October 5, 1990
Country Pop
Critic Score
79
3 reviews
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22
.
Depeche Mode - Violator
March 19, 1990
Synthpop
,
Darkwave
Critic Score
81
6
reviews
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21
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Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
May 21, 1990
Dream Pop
,
Alternative Rock
,
Alt-Country
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
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20
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Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
May 16, 1990
Gangsta Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
72
3 reviews
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19
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The Breeders - Pod
May 28, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
4
reviews
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18
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The Replacements - All Shook Down
September 25, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
74
4
reviews
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17
.
The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker
January 24, 1990
Southern Rock
,
Blues Rock
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
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16
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Digital Underground - Sex Packets
March 26, 1990
Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
79
3 reviews
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15
.
Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
March 1, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
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14
.
Eric B. & Rakim - Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em
May 22, 1990
Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
66
3 reviews
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13
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Alice in Chains - Facelift
August 21, 1990
Grunge
,
Alternative Metal
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
65
2 reviews
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12
.
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression
June 21, 1990
Alt-Country
,
Americana
,
Country Rock
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
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11
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Ride - Nowhere
October 15, 1990
Shoegaze
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Noise Pop
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
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10
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The La's - The La's
October 1, 1990
Jangle Pop
,
Britpop
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
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9
.
They Might Be Giants - Flood
January 15, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
68
3 reviews
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8
.
A Tribe Called Quest - People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
April 17, 1990
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Critic Score
85
6
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7
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Fugazi - Repeater
April 19, 1990
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
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6
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The Sundays - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
January 15, 1990
Indie Pop
,
Dream Pop
,
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
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5
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory
September 10, 1990
Hard Rock
,
Grunge
Critic Score
88
5
reviews
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4
.
Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo habitual
August 21, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Funk Rock
Critic Score
74
3 reviews
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3
.
Sonic Youth - Goo
June 26, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Noise Rock
Critic Score
81
4
reviews
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2
.
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
April 10, 1990
Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
92
6
reviews
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1
.
Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas
September 17, 1990
Dream Pop
,
Ethereal Wave
Critic Score
82
4
reviews
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