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25. Pixies - Bossanova

August 13, 1990

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Critic Score

7 reviews

24. Living Colour - Time's Up

August 20, 1990

Hard Rock, Funk Metal

Critic Score

3 reviews

23. Rosanne Cash - Interiors

October 5, 1990

Country Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

22. Depeche Mode - Violator

March 19, 1990

Synthpop, Darkwave

Critic Score

6 reviews

21. Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly

May 21, 1990

Dream Pop, Alternative Rock, Alt-Country

Critic Score

3 reviews

20. Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

May 16, 1990

Gangsta Rap, West Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

19. The Breeders - Pod

May 28, 1990

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

18. The Replacements - All Shook Down

September 25, 1990

Alternative Rock, Power Pop

Critic Score

4 reviews

17. The Black Crowes - Shake Your Money Maker

January 24, 1990

Southern Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

16. Digital Underground - Sex Packets

March 26, 1990

Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

15. Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

March 1, 1990

Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

5 reviews

14. Eric B. & Rakim - Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em

May 22, 1990

Hip Hop, Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop

Critic Score

3 reviews

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13. Alice in Chains - Facelift

August 21, 1990

Grunge, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

12. Uncle Tupelo - No Depression

June 21, 1990

Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

11. Ride - Nowhere

October 15, 1990

Shoegaze, Neo-Psychedelia, Noise Pop

Critic Score

4 reviews

10. The La's - The La's

October 1, 1990

Jangle Pop, Britpop

Critic Score

5 reviews

9. They Might Be Giants - Flood

January 15, 1990

Alternative Rock, Indie Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

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

6 reviews

7. Fugazi - Repeater

April 19, 1990

Post-Hardcore

Critic Score

2 reviews

6. The Sundays - Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

January 15, 1990

Indie Pop, Dream Pop, Jangle Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

5. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory

September 10, 1990

Hard Rock, Grunge

Critic Score

5 reviews

4. Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo habitual

August 21, 1990

Alternative Rock, Funk Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

3. Sonic Youth - Goo

June 26, 1990

Alternative Rock, Noise Rock

Critic Score

4 reviews

2. Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

April 10, 1990

Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

Critic Score

6 reviews

1. Cocteau Twins - Heaven or Las Vegas

September 17, 1990

Dream Pop, Ethereal Wave

Critic Score

4 reviews

Original Source: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/best-albums-of-1990/

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