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Highest Rated Albums of 1994

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Genre

1994

1. Orbital - Snivilisation

Orbital - Snivilisation

August 4, 1994

Score

90

2. 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

90

3. Vangelis - Blade Runner

Vangelis - Blade Runner

June 6, 1994

Progressive Electronic, Space Ambient

New Age, Jazz, Ambient, Crime Jazz

Score

90

4. Lotion - Full Isaac

Lotion - Full Isaac

1994

Score

90

5. Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth

March 8, 1994

Singer-Songwriter, Power Pop, New Wave

Score

90

6. Sugar - File Under: Easy Listening

Sugar - File Under: Easy Listening

September 6, 1994

Alternative Rock

Score

90

7. Madonna - Bedtime Stories

Madonna - Bedtime Stories

October 6, 1994

Contemporary R&B, Pop

Trip Hop, Dance-Pop, Hip Hop Soul, Sophisti-Pop, New Jack Swing

Score

90

8. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible

August 29, 1994

Alternative Rock, Punk Rock

Deathrock, Post-Punk

Score

90

9. The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation

The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation

July 4, 1994

Big Beat, Breakbeat

Breakbeat Hardcore, Techno, Acid Breaks, Darkside

Score

90

10. Blur - Parklife

Blur - Parklife

April 25, 1994

Britpop, Alternative Rock

Score

90

11. Suede - Dog Man Star

October 10, 1994

Glam Rock, Art Rock, Britpop

Neo-Psychedelia, Progressive Rock

Score

90

12. Dodgy - Homegrown

Dodgy - Homegrown

October 1, 1994

Score

90

13. Nas - Illmatic

Nas - Illmatic

April 19, 1994

Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop

Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop

Score

90

14. Jeff Buckley - Grace

Jeff Buckley - Grace

August 23, 1994

Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Art Rock, Folk Rock

Score

90

15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Let Love In

April 18, 1994

Alternative Rock, Gothic Rock

Dark Cabaret, Punk Blues

Score

90

16. Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

April 26, 1994

Americana, Country

Contemporary Folk, Outlaw Country

Score

90

17. Portishead - Dummy

Portishead - Dummy

August 22, 1994

Dark Jazz, Acid Jazz, Illbient, Turntablism, Spy Music

Score

90

18. Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Oasis - Definitely Maybe

August 29, 1994

Britpop, Alternative Rock

Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze

Score

90

19. Brainiac - Bonsai Superstar

Brainiac - Bonsai Superstar

November 21, 1994

Noise Rock, Post-Hardcore

Experimental Rock, Art Punk, Synth Punk, Sasscore

Score

80

20. Freak Power - Drive-thru Booty

Freak Power - Drive-thru Booty

1994

Acid Jazz, Funk, Jazz-Funk

Score

80

21. Underworld - dubnobasswithmyheadman

Underworld - dubnobasswithmyheadman

January 24, 1994

Techno, Progressive House

Tech Trance, Trance, Downtempo

Score

80

22. Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep

August 9, 1994

Horrorcore, East Coast Hip Hop

Boom Bap, Jazz Rap, Experimental Hip Hop

Score

80

23. Various Artists - Pulp Fiction (Music From The Motion Picture)

Various Artists - Pulp Fiction (Music From The Motion Picture)

September 27, 1994

Surf Rock, Soul

Score

80

24. Method Man - Tical

Method Man - Tical

November 15, 1994

Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap

Score

80

25. dEUS - Worst Case Scenario

dEUS - Worst Case Scenario

September 16, 1994

Alternative Rock, Art Rock

Score

80

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 1994.

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