Best Rock albums of the 1990s

49 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
   Badmotorfinger (25th Anniversary Remaster)Soundgarden

   1991Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
3. 3
   Lifes Rich PageantR.E.M.

   1998Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
4. 4
   Marquee MoonTelevision

   1994Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
5. 5
   Merkin BallPearl Jam

   1995Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
6. 6
   SapAlice In Chains

   1993Rock
   Chart score8.52avg 10.0 · 1 score
7. 7
   Marcy PlaygroundMarcy Playground

   1997Rock
   Chart score8.45avg 9.7 · 1 score
8. 8
   No CodePearl Jam

   1996Rock
   Chart score8.44avg 9.1 · 2 scores
9. 9
   Countdown To Extinction (Expanded Edition - Remastered)Megadeth

   1992Rock
   Chart score8.35avg 9.3 · 1 score
10. 10
    Crazy WorldScorpions

    1990Rock
    Chart score8.35avg 9.3 · 1 score
11. 11
    TenPearl Jam

    1991Rock
    Chart score8.30avg 8.7 · 2 scores
12. 12
    Angels in the Flesh and Devils in the BoneFloater

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
13. 13
    BostonBoston

    1999Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
14. 14
    Document (R.E.M. No. 5)R.E.M.

    1998Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
15. 15
    Down On The UpsideSoundgarden

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
16. 16
    Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds

    1992Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
17. 17
    Strangers from the UniverseThinking Fellers Union Local 282

    1994Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
18. 18
    Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) (2004 Remaster)Brian Eno

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
19. 19
    Who's Next (Expanded Edition)The Who

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.27avg 9.0 · 1 score
20. 20
    Into The Great Wide OpenTom Petty And The Heartbreakers

    1991Rock
    Chart score8.22avg 8.8 · 1 score
21. 21
    FaceliftAlice In Chains

    1990Rock
    Chart score8.20avg 8.7 · 1 score
22. 22
    The Colour And The ShapeFoo Fighters

    1997Rock
    Chart score8.20avg 8.7 · 1 score
23. 23
    God Ween Satan: The Oneness (Anniversary Edition)Ween

    1990Rock
    Chart score8.14avg 8.3 · 2 scores
24. 24
    Nevermind (Remastered)Nirvana

    1991Rock
    Chart score8.14avg 8.3 · 2 scores
25. 25
    Antichrist SuperstarMarilyn Manson

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.07avg 8.2 · 1 score
26. 26
    Superunknown (20th Anniversary)Soundgarden

    1994Rock
    Chart score8.04avg 8.1 · 2 scores
27. 27
    All Shook DownThe Replacements

    1990Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
28. 28
    Bad Luck Streak in Dancing SchoolWarren Zevon

    1992Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
29. 29
    FragileYes

    1994Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
30. 30
    GlyphFloater

    1995Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
31. 31
    Roxy MusicRoxy Music

    1999Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
32. 32
    SinkFloater

    1993Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
33. 33
    Sweetheart Of The RodeoThe Byrds

    1993Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
34. 34
    The Who By Numbers (Expanded Edition)The Who

    1996Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 1 score
35. 35
    Dirt (2022 Remaster)Alice In Chains

    1992Rock
    Chart score8.02avg 8.0 · 2 scores
36. 36
    ÆnimaTOOL

    1994Rock
    Chart score7.87avg 7.4 · 1 score
37. 37
    Cowboys from HellPantera

    1990Rock
    Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
38. 38
    MTV Unplugged In New YorkNirvana

    1994Rock
    Chart score7.80avg 7.1 · 1 score
39. 39
    The Light User SyndromeThe Fall

    1996Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
40. 40
    Turn! Turn! Turn!The Byrds

    1991Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
41. 41
    Who Are YouThe Who

    1996Rock
    Chart score7.77avg 7.0 · 1 score
42. 42
    KornKorn

    1994Rock
    Chart score7.60avg 6.3 · 1 score
43. 43
    Significant OtherLimp Bizkit

    1999Rock
    Chart score7.55avg 6.1 · 1 score
44. 44
    It's HardThe Who

    1997Rock
    Chart score7.52avg 6.0 · 1 score
45. 45
    The Division BellPink Floyd

    1994Rock
    Chart score7.45avg 6.9 · 3 scores
46. 46
    IssuesKorn

    1999Rock
    Chart score7.32avg 5.2 · 1 score
47. 47
    Face DancesThe Who

    1997Rock
    Chart score7.27avg 5.0 · 1 score
48. 48
    TonightDavid Bowie

    1995Rock
    Chart score7.02avg 4.0 · 1 score
49. 49
    David BowieDavid Bowie

    1998Rock
    Chart score6.52avg 2.0 · 1 score