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The Million Dollar Quartet - The Million Dollar Quartet
February 0, 1990
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
2
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The Flatlanders - More a Legend Than a Band
Country
Critic Score
100
2 reviews
Amazon
3
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Deicide - Deicide
June 25, 1990
Death Metal
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Prong - Beg To Differ
March 12, 1990
Groove Metal
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba - Moorish Music From Mauritania
January 1, 1990
Critic Score
95
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
The Shamen - En-Tact
November 1, 1990
Acid House
Critic Score
92
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Mary Chapin Carpenter - Shooting Straight in the Dark
October 9, 1990
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting
September 19, 1990
Alternative Rock
,
Gothic Rock
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Yo La Tengo - Fakebook
July 3, 1990
Indie Rock
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Oleta Adams - Circle of One
May 14, 1990
Critic Score
91
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
April 10, 1990
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
The La's - The La's
October 1, 1990
Jangle Pop
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
March 1, 1990
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Dwight Yoakam - If There Was a Way
October 30, 1990
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Wanted: Dead or Alive
August 13, 1990
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon
16
.
Helmet - Strap It On
December 8, 1990
Alternative Metal
,
Pigfuck
,
Post-Hardcore
,
Noise Rock
,
Grunge
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Guy - The Future
November 22, 1990
Contemporary R&B
,
New Jack Swing
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Carlene Carter - I Fell in Love
August 13, 1990
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
July 3, 1990
Groove Metal
,
Thrash Metal
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Dwarves - Blood, Guts & Pussy
July 1, 1990
Hardcore Punk
,
Garage Punk
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
The Jeff Healey Band - Hell to Pay
June 0, 1990
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
22
.
Beats International - Let Them Eat Bingo
April 12, 1990
Plunderphonics
,
Alternative Dance
,
Dub
,
Hip House
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Prairie Oyster - Different Kind of Fire
April 10, 1990
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Spotify
24
.
Nitzer Ebb - Showtime
March 20, 1990
EBM
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Spotify
25
.
Pale Saints - The Comforts of Madness
February 12, 1990
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
90
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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