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26
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American Music Club - Mercury
March 1, 1993
Slowcore
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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27
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Frank Black - Frank Black
March 8, 1993
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Music
28
.
The Kinks - Phobia
March 29, 1993
Pop Rock
Score
80
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29
.
Carole King - Colour of Your Dreams
March 16, 1993
Score
80
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30
.
The Waterboys - Dream Harder
May 24, 1993
Score
80
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31
.
George Clinton - Hey, Man, Smell My Finger
October 12, 1993
Score
80
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Amazon
32
.
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
November 9, 1993
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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33
.
Sebadoh - Bubble and Scrape
April 26, 1993
Indie Rock
Score
80
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34
.
Bob Dylan - World Gone Wrong
October 26, 1993
Country Blues
Score
80
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35
.
Billy Joel - River of Dreams
August 10, 1993
Pop Rock
Score
80
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36
.
Buddy Guy - Feels Like Rain
March 9, 1993
Blues
,
Electric Blues
,
Chicago Blues
Score
80
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37
.
KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap
September 28, 1993
Boom Bap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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38
.
The Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen
October 5, 1993
Alternative Rock
,
Grunge
Score
80
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39
.
Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne
October 5, 1993
Alt-Country
,
Americana
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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40
.
The Fireman - Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest
November 15, 1993
Ambient Techno
Score
80
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Music
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41
.
Rosanne Cash - The Wheel
January 19, 1993
Country Pop
Score
80
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42
.
John Hiatt - Perfectly Good Guitar
September 7, 1993
Americana
,
Roots Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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43
.
Jungle Brothers - J. Beez Wit the Remedy
June 15, 1993
Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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44
.
Naughty By Nature - 19 Naughty III
February 23, 1993
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
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Music
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45
.
The Juliana Hatfield Three - Become What You Are
August 3, 1993
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Music
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46
.
Tears For Fears - Elemental
July 7, 1993
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
47
.
Too $hort - Get in Where You Fit In
October 26, 1993
Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
March 1, 1993
Dream Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - The Last Rebel
February 16, 1993
Southern Rock
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
50
.
Iggy Pop - American Caesar
September 1, 1993
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 1993.
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