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Best Albums of 1994 by User Score

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1.

Nas - Illmatic
April 19th, 1994
East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
USER SCORE
92
5,537 ratings
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2.

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
November 1st, 1994
Alternative Rock, Acoustic Rock, Folk Rock
USER SCORE
90
1,239 ratings
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3.

Jeff Buckley - Grace
August 23rd, 1994
Singer-Songwriter, Alternative Rock, Art Rock
USER SCORE
90
2,406 ratings
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4.

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
March 8th, 1994
Industrial Rock, Industrial
USER SCORE
90
2,468 ratings
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5.

Portishead - Dummy
August 22nd, 1994
Trip Hop, Acid Jazz
USER SCORE
90
2,980 ratings
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6.

The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
September 13th, 1994
Gangsta Rap, East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
2,492 ratings
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7.

Vangelis - Blade Runner
Progressive Electronic, Space Ambient
USER SCORE
89
315 ratings
Amazon

8.

Casiopea - Asian Dreamer
December 16th, 1994
USER SCORE
89
14 ratings
Amazon

9.

Akinori Minami - Sonic & Knuckles / Sonic the Hedgehog 3
October 19th, 1994
Synth Funk
USER SCORE
88
26 ratings
Amazon

10.

Elton John, Tim Rice, Hans Zimmer - The Lion King
May 30th, 1994
Cinematic Classical, Children's Music
USER SCORE
88
73 ratings
Amazon

11.

Chico Science & Nação Zumbi - Da Lama Ao Caos
April 9th, 1994
Funk Rock, Alternative Dance
USER SCORE
88
127 ratings
Amazon

12.

Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda
August 16th, 1994
East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap
USER SCORE
87
343 ratings
Amazon

13.

Arditti String Quartet / Dawn Upshaw - Arnold Schoenberg 2: Streichquartette I-IV
Chamber Music
USER SCORE
87
40 ratings
Amazon

14.

Nobuo Uematsu - FINAL FANTASY VI Original Soundtrack
March 25th, 1994
Sequencer & Tracker, Cinematic Classical
USER SCORE
87
28 ratings
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15.

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
August 9th, 1994
Horrorcore, Hardcore Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
340 ratings
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16.

Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
February 2nd, 1994
Indie Rock, Slacker Rock
USER SCORE
86
1,061 ratings
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17.

Marisa Monte - Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor-de-Rosa e Carvão
April 16th, 1994
MPB, Pop
USER SCORE
86
64 ratings
Amazon

18.

Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka - Mother 2: ギーグの逆襲
November 2nd, 1994
Sequencer & Tracker, Dub, Neo-Psychedelia, Dark Ambient, Lounge, Psychedelic Pop
USER SCORE
86
66 ratings
Amazon

19.

Digable Planets - Blowout Comb
October 18th, 1994
Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
474 ratings
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20.

Soundgarden - Superunknown
March 8th, 1994
Alternative Rock, Grunge, Stoner Rock
USER SCORE
85
1,011 ratings
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21.

Various Artists - Pulp Fiction
September 27th, 1994
Surf Rock, Soul, Funk, Rock & Roll, Pop
USER SCORE
85
78 ratings
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22.

平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] - Aurora
February 25th, 1994
Art Pop, Ambient Pop, New Age, Synthpop
USER SCORE
85
22 ratings
Amazon

23.

Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
January 25th, 1994
Alternative Rock, Grunge, Acoustic Rock
USER SCORE
85
918 ratings
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24.

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Volume II
March 7th, 1994
Ambient, Dark Ambient, Electronic
USER SCORE
85
1,275 ratings
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25.

Madredeus - O Espírito da Paz
Chamber Folk
USER SCORE
85
20 ratings
Amazon
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