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Highest Rated Albums of the 1990s

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Genre

1990s

1. Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura

Yo La Tengo - Electr-O-Pura

May 2, 1995

Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Slacker Rock

Dream Pop, Noise Rock, Space Rock Revival

Score

100

2. Yo La Tengo - Painful

Yo La Tengo - Painful

October 5, 1993

Indie Rock, Noise Pop, Post-Rock

Shoegaze, Dream Pop

Score

100

3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sleeps with Angels

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sleeps with Angels

August 16, 1994

Blues Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock, Garage Rock

Score

100

4. Christian McBride, Stephen Scott & Roy Hargrove - Parker's Mood

Christian McBride, Stephen Scott & Roy Hargrove - Parker's Mood

1995

Score

100

5. Pat Metheny, Dave Holland & Roy Haynes - Question and Answer

Pat Metheny, Dave Holland & Roy Haynes - Question and Answer

1990

Jazz Fusion, Post-Bop

Score

100

6. Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years

Ted Hawkins - The Next Hundred Years

1994

Score

100

7. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother

June 9, 1992

Jazz Rap, Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

Turntablism, Hardcore Hip Hop

Score

100

8. Aphex Twin - Windowlicker

March 22, 1999

Score

100

9. Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted

Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted

April 20, 1992

Slacker Rock, Indie Rock

Noise Rock, Post-Punk

Score

100

10. Massive Attack - Blue Lines

Massive Attack - Blue Lines

April 8, 1991

Dub, Soul, UK Hip Hop, Downtempo

Score

100

11. Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

April 26, 1994

Americana, Country

Contemporary Folk, Outlaw Country

Score

100

12. Luna - Penthouse

Luna - Penthouse

August 8, 1995

Score

100

13. A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory

September 24, 1991

Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop

Boom Bap, Abstract Hip Hop

Score

100

14. Green Day - Dookie

Green Day - Dookie

February 1, 1994

Alternative Rock, Skate Punk

Score

100

15. Tony! Toni! Toné! - House of Music

Tony! Toni! Toné! - House of Music

November 19, 1996

Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul

Smooth Soul, Hip Hop Soul

Score

100

16. Cat Power - Moon Pix

Cat Power - Moon Pix

September 22, 1998

Singer-Songwriter, Slowcore

Score

100

17. Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith

July 21, 1995

Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Contemporary Folk

Score

100

18. JAŸ-Z - Reasonable Doubt

JAŸ-Z - Reasonable Doubt

June 25, 1996

Gangsta Rap, Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop

Score

100

19. 2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...

2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...

February 16, 1993

Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap

Political Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

Score

100

20. Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

August 29, 1994

Britpop, Alternative Rock

Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze

Score

100

21. R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

October 5, 1992

Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

Folk Rock, Jangle Pop, Art Rock

Score

100

22. Smog - Red Apple Falls

Smog - Red Apple Falls

May 20, 1997

Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk

Alt-Country, Slowcore

Score

90

23. Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

Prince Paul - A Prince Among Thieves

February 23, 1999

Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop

Score

90

24. Bobby Hutcherson - Mirage

Bobby Hutcherson - Mirage

1991

Score

90

25. Herbie Hancock - The New Standard

Herbie Hancock - The New Standard

March 5, 1996

Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz

Score

90

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1990.

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