Best Pop albums of the 1990s

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

1. 1
   Jar Of FliesAlice In Chains

   1993Pop
   Chart score8.58avg 9.4 · 2 scores
2. 2
   FearJohn Cale

   1991Pop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
3. 3
   Lodger (2017 Remaster)David Bowie

   1999Pop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster)David Bowie

   1990Pop
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   The Downward SpiralNine Inch Nails

   1994Pop
   Chart score8.42avg 9.6 · 1 score
6. 6
   The MolluskWeen

   1997Pop
   Chart score8.38avg 8.9 · 2 scores
7. 7
   The Psychedelic FursThe Psychedelic Furs

   1999Pop
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
8. 8
   World OutsideThe Psychedelic Furs

   1993Pop
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
9. 9
   YieldPearl Jam

   1998Pop
   Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
10. 10
    After Bathing At BaxtersJefferson Airplane

    1990Pop
    Chart score8.22avg 8.8 · 1 score
11. 11
    Temple Of The DogTemple Of The Dog

    1991Pop
    Chart score8.20avg 8.5 · 2 scores
12. 12
    12 Golden Country GreatsWeen

    1996Pop
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    BerlinLou Reed

    1998Pop
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
14. 14
    EarthlingDavid Bowie

    1997Pop
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
15. 15
    EasterPatti Smith

    1996Pop
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
16. 16
    Ragged GloryNeil Young

    1990Pop
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
17. 17
    The PearlHarold Budd

    1995Pop
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
18. 18
    Fifth DimensionThe Byrds

    1991Pop
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score