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Highest Rated Albums of the 1990s

Decade
Source
Genre
1990s
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1.

Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki - Magnificat
May 1, 1999
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

2.

Bill Hicks - Arizona Bay
February 25, 1997
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Connie Smith - The Essential Connie Smith
April 0, 1996
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Luciano - One Way Ticket
December 20, 1994
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Slam - Headstates
May 13, 1996
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Arthur Grumiaux - Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
October 15, 1993
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

7.

Oscar Peterson - Exclusively for My Friends
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Ghazal - Lost Songs of the Silk Road
September 23, 1997
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Anthony Braxton - Dortmund (Quartet) 1976
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Mingus Big Band - Nostalgia in Times Square
March 0, 1993
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Phil Keaggy - Crimson And Blue
March 0, 1993
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-star Orchestra - Inspiration
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

13.

Leaders Of The New School - A Future Without A Past
July 30, 1991
Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Underground Resistance - Interstellar Fugitives
September 0, 1998
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

15.

Rocketship - A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Richie Hawtin - Decks, EFX & 909
November 2, 1999
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

17.

Dianne Reeves - I Remember
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Paperclip People - The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich
December 2, 1996
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Evan Parker - Process And Reality
September 12, 1991
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

20.

Bill Frisell - Have a Little Faith
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Beres Hammond - A Day in the Life...
October 27, 1998
Reggae
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Juan Luis Guerra 440 - Ni es lo mismo ni es igual
December 15, 1998
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

23.

Biosphere - Microgravity
April 5, 1991
Ambient Techno
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Johnny Gill - Johnny Gill
April 17, 1990
R&B
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

The Million Dollar Quartet - The Million Dollar Quartet
February 0, 1990
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 1990.
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