Best albums of the 1990s

125 records · chart score = each record's average, pulled toward the site average (8.0) until it has more than a few scores

1. 1
   Sweet OblivionScreaming Trees

   1991Rock
   Chart score8.70avg 9.7 · 2 scores
2. 2
   DustScreaming Trees

   1996Alternative
   Chart score8.60avg 9.5 · 2 scores
3. 3
   Jar Of FliesAlice In Chains

   1993Pop
   Chart score8.58avg 9.4 · 2 scores
4. 4
   45 84 89 : B SidesThe Fall

   1990Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)Soundgarden

   1991Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
6. 6
   Crooked Rain, Crooked RainPavement

   1994Alternative
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
7. 7
   FearJohn Cale

   1991Pop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
8. 8
   IllmaticNas

   1994Hip-Hop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
9. 9
   Lifes Rich PageantR.E.M.

   1998Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
10. 10
    Lodger (2017 Remaster)David Bowie

    1999Pop
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
11. 11
    Marquee MoonTelevision

    1994Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
12. 12
    Merkin BallPearl Jam

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    SapAlice In Chains

    1993Rock
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
14. 14
    Slanted & EnchantedPavement

    1992Alternative
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
15. 15
    Talk Talk TalkThe Psychedelic Furs

    1992Alternative
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
16. 16
    The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)David Bowie

    1990Pop
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
17. 17
    Trompe le MondePixies

    1998Alternative
    Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
18. 18
    Where You BeenDinosaur Jr.

    1993Alternative
    Chart score8.50avg 9.2 · 2 scores
19. 19
    Marcy PlaygroundMarcy Playground

    1997Rock
    Chart score8.45avg 9.7 · 1 score
20. 20
    No CodePearl Jam

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.44avg 9.1 · 2 scores
21. 21
    Persistence Of Time (30th Anniversary Remaster)Anthrax

    1990Metal
    Chart score8.42avg 9.6 · 1 score
22. 22
    Ready to Die (The Remaster)The Notorious B.I.G.

    1994Hip-Hop
    Chart score8.42avg 9.6 · 1 score
23. 23
    The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails

    1994Pop
    Chart score8.42avg 9.6 · 1 score
24. 24
    The MolluskWeen

    1997Pop
    Chart score8.38avg 8.9 · 2 scores
25. 25
    Tiny Music... Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop (Super Deluxe Edition) (2021 Remaster)Stone Temple Pilots

    1996Alternative
    Chart score8.37avg 9.4 · 1 score
26. 26
    Californication (Deluxe Edition)Red Hot Chili Peppers

    1999Alternative
    Chart score8.35avg 9.3 · 1 score
27. 27
    Countdown To Extinction (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

    1992Rock
    Chart score8.35avg 9.3 · 1 score
28. 28
    Crazy WorldScorpions

    1990Rock
    Chart score8.35avg 9.3 · 1 score
29. 29
    DookieGreen Day

    1992Alternative
    Chart score8.32avg 9.2 · 1 score
30. 30
    Chocolate and CheeseWeen

    1994Alternative
    Chart score8.32avg 8.8 · 2 scores
31. 31
    TenPearl Jam

    1991Rock
    Chart score8.30avg 8.7 · 2 scores
32. 32
    Angels in the Flesh and Devils in the BoneFloater

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
33. 33
    Bend SinisterThe Fall

    1996Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
34. 34
    Blood Sugar Sex Magik (Deluxe Edition)Red Hot Chili Peppers

    1991Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
35. 35
    BostonBoston

    1999Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
36. 36
    Brighten the CornersPavement

    1997Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
37. 37
    Discreet MusicBrian Eno

    1995Electronic
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
38. 38
    Document (R.E.M. No. 5)R.E.M.

    1998Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
39. 39
    Down On The UpsideSoundgarden

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
40. 40
    Fables Of The ReconstructionR.E.M.

    1998Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
41. 41
    I Am Kurious OranjThe Fall

    1999Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
42. 42
    Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds

    1992Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
43. 43
    Strangers from the UniverseThinking Fellers Union Local 282

    1994Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
44. 44
    Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (2004 Remaster)Brian Eno

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
45. 45
    The Pod (US Release)Ween

    1991Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
46. 46
    The Psychedelic FursThe Psychedelic Furs

    1999Pop
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
47. 47
    The Winding SheetMark Lanegan

    1990Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
48. 48
    Uncle AnesthesiaScreaming Trees

    1991Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
49. 49
    Whatever's Cool With MeDinosaur Jr.

    1991Alternative
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
50. 50
    Who's Next (Expanded Edition)The Who

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score