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Best Albums of the 1990s by User Score
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Radiohead - OK Computer
May 21st, 1997
Art Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
94
15,547 ratings
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2
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Fishmans - 98.12.28 男達の別れ [98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare]
September 29th, 1999
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
USER SCORE
93
3,029 ratings
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3
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Nas - Illmatic
April 19th, 1994
Boom Bap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
93
8,735 ratings
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4
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Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
November 9th, 1993
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
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East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
92
5,757 ratings
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5
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Björk - Homogenic
September 23rd, 1997
Art Pop
,
Electronic
USER SCORE
92
6,545 ratings
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6
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Jeff Buckley - Grace
August 23rd, 1994
Alternative Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
91
4,561 ratings
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7
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Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
August 25th, 1998
Neo-Soul
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Contemporary R&B
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East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
91
4,726 ratings
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8
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Swans - Soundtracks For The Blind
October 22nd, 1996
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
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Experimental
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Drone
USER SCORE
91
3,664 ratings
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9
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Fishmans - LONG SEASON
October 25th, 1996
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Dream Pop
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Progressive Pop
,
Ambient Pop
USER SCORE
90
4,043 ratings
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10
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Shiro Sagisu - The End of Evangelion
September 26th, 1997
Modern Classical
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Orchestral
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Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
90
361 ratings
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11
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Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
November 1st, 1994
Acoustic Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
2,041 ratings
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12
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Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
March 8th, 1994
Industrial Rock
USER SCORE
90
4,152 ratings
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13
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A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
September 24th, 1991
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
90
5,379 ratings
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14
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Gustavo Santaolalla - Ronroco
February 4th, 1997
USER SCORE
90
11 ratings
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15
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Fiona Apple - When the Pawn...
November 9th, 1999
Piano Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
3,492 ratings
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16
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Portishead - Dummy
August 22nd, 1994
Trip Hop
USER SCORE
90
4,666 ratings
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17
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Godspeed You Black Emperor! - F♯ A♯ ∞
August 14th, 1997
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
90
3,137 ratings
Amazon
18
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OutKast - Aquemini
September 29th, 1998
Southern Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
90
3,817 ratings
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19
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Death - Symbolic
March 21st, 1995
Technical Death Metal
USER SCORE
90
1,784 ratings
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20
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Nirvana - In Utero
September 21st, 1993
Grunge
,
Noise Rock
,
Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
90
6,884 ratings
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21
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Swans - Swans Are Dead: Live ‘95-‘97
January 20th, 1998
Experimental Rock
,
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
90
529 ratings
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22
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Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada E.P.
March 29th, 1999
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
90
1,622 ratings
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23
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Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
October 12th, 1999
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
90
2,542 ratings
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24
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Mobb Deep - The Infamous
April 25th, 1995
Gangsta Rap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Boom Bap
USER SCORE
90
2,264 ratings
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25
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my bloody valentine - loveless
November 4th, 1991
Shoegaze
,
Noise Pop
USER SCORE
90
8,470 ratings
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