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Most Acclaimed Albums of the 1990s Beta

100 of 192

#1 OK Computer (1997)

Radiohead | 27 lists

#2 Nevermind (1991)

Nirvana | 28 lists

#3 Loveless (1991)

My Bloody Valentine | 28 lists

#4 Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

Wu-Tang Clan | 27 lists

#5 Dummy (1994)

Portishead | 27 lists

#6 Automatic for the People (1992)

R.E.M. | 24 lists

#7 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)

Lauryn Hill | 22 lists

#8 The Low End Theory (1991)

A Tribe Called Quest | 21 lists

#9 Grace (1994)

Jeff Buckley | 23 lists

#10 Illmatic (1994)

Nas | 20 lists

#11 The Chronic (1992)

Dr. Dre | 23 lists

#12 Blue Lines (1991)

Massive Attack | 20 lists

#13 In Utero (1993)

Nirvana | 21 lists

#14 Odelay (1996)

Beck | 21 lists

#15 Endtroducing..... (1996)

DJ Shadow | 21 lists

#16 Different Class (1995)

Pulp | 21 lists

#17 Ready to Die (1994)

The Notorious B.I.G. | 19 lists

#18 Slanted and Enchanted (1992)

Pavement | 20 lists

#19 Either/Or (1997)

Elliott Smith | 20 lists

#20 Achtung Baby (1991)

U2 | 19 lists

#21 Rid of Me (1993)

PJ Harvey | 20 lists

#22 Maxinquaye (1995)

Tricky | 20 lists

#23 Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)

Lucinda Williams | 15 lists

#24 Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)

Pavement | 19 lists

#25 The Downward Spiral (1994)

Nine Inch Nails | 18 lists

#26 Fear of a Black Planet (1990)

Public Enemy | 16 lists

#27 (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)

Oasis | 17 lists

#28 The Bends (1995)

Radiohead | 17 lists

#29 The Soft Bulletin (1999)

The Flaming Lips | 16 lists

#30 Post (1995)

Björk | 18 lists

#31 If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)

Belle and Sebastian | 17 lists

#32 69 Love Songs (1999)

The Magnetic Fields | 17 lists

#33 Live Through This (1994)

Hole | 14 lists

#34 Siamese Dream (1993)

The Smashing Pumpkins | 18 lists

#35 Supa Dupa Fly (1997)

Missy Elliott | 15 lists

#36 Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)

Spiritualized | 14 lists

#37 Exile in Guyville (1993)

Liz Phair | 16 lists

#38 Homogenic (1997)

Björk | 14 lists

#39 Music Has the Right to Children (1998)

Boards of Canada | 14 lists

#40 Definitely Maybe (1994)

Oasis | 14 lists

#41 Screamadelica (1991)

Primal Scream | 14 lists

#42 Rage Against the Machine (1992)

Rage Against the Machine | 13 lists

#43 Violator (1990)

Depeche Mode | 13 lists

#44 Liquid Swords (1995)

GZA | 13 lists

#45 Ill Communication (1994)

Beastie Boys | 13 lists

#46 Time Out of Mind (1997)

Bob Dylan | 13 lists

#47 Dig Me Out (1997)

Sleater-Kinney | 13 lists

#48 Aquemini (1998)

OutKast | 14 lists

#49 Selected Ambient Works 85–92 (1992)

Aphex Twin | 12 lists

#50 The Score (1996)

Fugees | 13 lists

#51 Parklife (1994)

Blur | 13 lists

#52 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)

Neutral Milk Hotel | 13 lists

#53 Spiderland (1991)

Slint | 13 lists

#54 Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)

Cocteau Twins | 10 lists

#55 Mezzanine (1998)

Massive Attack | 13 lists

#56 Debut (1993)

Björk | 10 lists

#57 Last Splash (1993)

The Breeders | 14 lists

#58 Reasonable Doubt (1996)

Jay-Z | 11 lists

#59 Dookie (1994)

Green Day | 12 lists

#60 CrazySexyCool (1994)

TLC | 11 lists

#61 Homework (1997)

Daft Punk | 11 lists

#62 Ten (1991)

Pearl Jam | 11 lists

#63 Ray of Light (1998)

Madonna | 11 lists

#64 Baduizm (1997)

Erykah Badu | 10 lists

#65 To Bring You My Love (1995)

PJ Harvey | 10 lists

#66 Moon Safari (1998)

Air | 12 lists

#67 Repeater (1990)

Fugazi | 10 lists

#68 MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)

Nirvana | 10 lists

#69 Jagged Little Pill (1995)

Alanis Morissette | 8 lists

#70 Laughing Stock (1991)

Talk Talk | 10 lists

#71 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995)

Raekwon | 12 lists

#72 Doggystyle (1993)

Snoop Dogg | 9 lists

#73 Goo (1990)

Sonic Youth | 9 lists

#74 Bossanova (1990)

Pixies | 10 lists

#75 Weezer ["The Blue Album"] (1994)

Weezer | 10 lists

#76 Metallica ["The Black Album"] (1991)

Metallica | 9 lists

#77 I See a Darkness (1999)

Bonnie "Prince" Billy | 8 lists

#78 The Boatman's Call (1997)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | 7 lists

#79 Pinkerton (1996)

Weezer | 9 lists

#80 Dig Your Own Hole (1997)

The Chemical Brothers | 9 lists

#81 American Recordings (1994)

Johnny Cash | 8 lists

#82 I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)

Yo La Tengo | 10 lists

#83 Deserter's Songs (1998)

Mercury Rev | 7 lists

#84 All Eyez on Me (1996)

2Pac | 8 lists

#85 Little Earthquakes (1992)

Tori Amos | 9 lists

#86 Behaviour (1990)

Pet Shop Boys | 7 lists

#87 Check Your Head (1992)

Beastie Boys | 9 lists

#88 The Slim Shady LP (1999)

Eminem | 8 lists

#89 Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)

Stereolab | 9 lists

#90 Ágætis byrjun (1999)

Sigur Rós | 11 lists

#91 Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches (1990)

Happy Mondays | 7 lists

#92 Ragged Glory (1990)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 8 lists

#93 Superunknown (1994)

Soundgarden | 9 lists

#94 My Life (1994)

Mary J. Blige | 7 lists

#95 Brown Sugar (1995)

D’Angelo | 8 lists

#96 De La Soul Is Dead (1991)

De La Soul | 9 lists

#97 When the Pawn... (1999)

Fiona Apple | 7 lists

#98 Buena Vista Social Club (1997)

Buena Vista Social Club | 7 lists

#99 The Velvet Rope (1997)

Janet Jackson | 6 lists

#100 Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996)

Tortoise | 7 lists

Radiohead

Rock / Alternative Rock / Art Rock / Britpop

27 lists

OK Computer 1997

#10

Nirvana

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Grunge

28 lists

Nevermind 1991

#22

My Bloody Valentine

Rock / Alternative Rock / Noise Rock / Shoegaze

28 lists

Loveless 1991

#34

Wu-Tang Clan

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Hardcore Hip Hop

27 lists

Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 1993

#45

Portishead

Electronic / Trip Hop

27 lists

Dummy 1994

#47

R.E.M.

Rock / Alternative Rock

24 lists

Automatic for the People 1992

#53

Lauryn Hill

Hip Hop / Soul / R&B / Conscious Hip Hop / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

22 lists

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 1998

#59

A Tribe Called Quest

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Conscious Hip Hop / Jazz Rap

21 lists

The Low End Theory 1991

#63

Jeff Buckley

Rock / Folk / Alternative Rock / Folk Rock

23 lists

Grace 1994

#10

#71

Nas

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Conscious Hip Hop / Hardcore Hip Hop / Jazz Rap

20 lists

Illmatic 1994

#11

#72

Dr. Dre

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Gangsta Rap / Hardcore Hip Hop

23 lists

The Chronic 1992

#12

#77

Massive Attack

Electronic / Downtempo / Trip Hop

20 lists

Blue Lines 1991

#13

#81

Nirvana

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Grunge / Post-Hardcore

21 lists

In Utero 1993

#14

#85

Beck

Rock / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Downtempo / Indie Rock

21 lists

Odelay 1996

#15

#90

DJ Shadow

Hip Hop / Electronic / Downtempo / Trip Hop / Turntablism

21 lists

Endtroducing..... 1996

#16

#92

Pulp

Rock / Pop / Britpop / Indie Pop / Indie Rock

21 lists

Different Class 1995

#17

#93

The Notorious B.I.G.

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Gangsta Rap / Hardcore Hip Hop

19 lists

Ready to Die 1994

#18

#95

Pavement

Rock / Punk / Art Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

20 lists

Slanted and Enchanted 1992

#19

#101

Elliott Smith

Rock / Indie Rock

20 lists

Either/Or 1997

#20

#107

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Downtempo / Pop Rock / Synth-pop

19 lists

Achtung Baby 1991

#21

#110

PJ Harvey

Rock / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock

20 lists

Rid of Me 1993

#22

#119

Tricky

Electronic / Downtempo / Trip Hop

20 lists

Maxinquaye 1995

#23

#120

Lucinda Williams

Rock / Blues / Folk / Country / Rock & Roll

15 lists

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 1998

#24

#121

Pavement

Rock / Indie Rock

19 lists

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 1994

#25

#124

Nine Inch Nails

Rock / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Industrial

18 lists

The Downward Spiral 1994

#26

#125

Public Enemy

Hip Hop / Conscious Hip Hop / Hardcore Hip Hop

16 lists

Fear of a Black Planet 1990

#27

#128

Oasis

Rock / Pop / Britpop

17 lists

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995

#28

#131

Radiohead

Rock / Alternative Rock

17 lists

The Bends 1995

#29

#132

The Flaming Lips

Rock / Indie Rock / Noise Rock / Psychedelic Rock

16 lists

The Soft Bulletin 1999

#30

#133

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Jazz / Art Pop / Big Band / Big Beat / Downtempo / IDM / Trip Hop

18 lists

Post 1995

#31

#141

Belle and Sebastian

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Indie Pop / Indie Rock

17 lists

If You're Feeling Sinister 1996

#32

#143

The Magnetic Fields

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Indie Pop / Indie Rock / Synth-pop

17 lists

69 Love Songs 1999

#33

#145

Hole

Rock / Alternative Rock / Grunge

14 lists

Live Through This 1994

#34

#146

The Smashing Pumpkins

Rock / Alternative Rock

18 lists

Siamese Dream 1993

#35

#148

Missy Elliott

Hip Hop / R&B / Contemporary R&B / Pop Rap

15 lists

Supa Dupa Fly 1997

#36

#151

Spiritualized

Rock / Indie Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Space Rock

14 lists

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space 1997

#37

#154

Liz Phair

Rock / Indie Rock

16 lists

Exile in Guyville 1993

#38

#158

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Art Pop / Downtempo / IDM / Trip Hop

14 lists

Homogenic 1997

#39

#160

Boards of Canada

Electronic / Ambient / IDM / Trip Hop

14 lists

Music Has the Right to Children 1998

#40

#163

Oasis

Rock / Alternative Rock / Britpop

14 lists

Definitely Maybe 1994

#41

#169

Primal Scream

Rock / Electronic / Reggae / Alternative Rock / Downtempo / Dub / House / Indie Rock / Psychedelic Rock

14 lists

Screamadelica 1991

#42

#184

Rage Against the Machine

Rock / Punk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Punk

13 lists

Rage Against the Machine 1992

#43

#189

Depeche Mode

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Alternative Rock / Synth-pop

13 lists

Violator 1990

#44

#192

GZA

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Hardcore Hip Hop

13 lists

Liquid Swords 1995

#45

#194

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Jazz / Punk / Metal / Alternative Hip Hop / Alternative Metal / Conscious Hip Hop / Hardcore Punk / Jazz-Funk / Turntablism

13 lists

Ill Communication 1994

#46

#198

Bob Dylan

Rock / Folk / Blues Rock

13 lists

Time Out of Mind 1997

#47

#202

Sleater-Kinney

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Hardcore

13 lists

Dig Me Out 1997

#48

#205

OutKast

Hip Hop / Soul / Reggae / Conscious Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap

14 lists

Aquemini 1998

#49

#209

Aphex Twin

Electronic / Ambient / IDM / Techno

12 lists

Selected Ambient Works 85–92 1992

#50

#215

Fugees

Hip Hop / Soul / Alternative Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Conscious Hip Hop / Neo Soul

13 lists

The Score 1996

#51

#227

Blur

Rock / Britpop / Indie Rock

13 lists

Parklife 1994

#52

#228

Neutral Milk Hotel

Rock / Folk / Alternative Rock / Indie Folk / Indie Rock

13 lists

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 1998

#53

#234

Slint

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Math Rock / Post-Hardcore / Post-Rock

13 lists

Spiderland 1991

#54

#236

Cocteau Twins

Rock / Electronic / Downtempo / Dream Pop

10 lists

Heaven or Las Vegas 1990

#55

#242

Massive Attack

Electronic / Downtempo / Trip Hop

13 lists

Mezzanine 1998

#56

#244

Björk

Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / House / Synth-pop

10 lists

Debut 1993

#57

#246

The Breeders

Rock / Indie Rock

14 lists

Last Splash 1993

#58

#247

Jay-Z

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Conscious Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap / Jazz Rap

11 lists

Reasonable Doubt 1996

#59

#249

Green Day

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Pop Punk

12 lists

Dookie 1994

#60

#264

TLC

R&B / Contemporary R&B

11 lists

CrazySexyCool 1994

#61

#265

Daft Punk

Electronic / Funk / Disco / Electro / House / Techno

11 lists

Homework 1997

#62

#266

Pearl Jam

Rock / Alternative Rock / Grunge / Hard Rock

11 lists

Ten 1991

#63

#267

Madonna

Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Dance-pop / Downtempo / House / Trip Hop

11 lists

Ray of Light 1998

#64

#274

Erykah Badu

Soul / R&B / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

10 lists

Baduizm 1997

#65

#276

PJ Harvey

Rock / Folk / Alternative Rock / Folk Rock

10 lists

To Bring You My Love 1995

#66

#281

Air

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Ambient / Chanson / Downtempo / Dream Pop / Synth-pop

12 lists

Moon Safari 1998

#67

#290

Fugazi

Rock / Punk / Indie Rock / Post-Hardcore

10 lists

Repeater 1990

#68

#308

Nirvana

Rock / Folk / Alternative Rock / Folk Rock / Grunge

10 lists

MTV Unplugged in New York 1994

#69

#310

Alanis Morissette

Rock / Alternative Rock

8 lists

Jagged Little Pill 1995

#70

#318

Talk Talk

Rock / Electronic / Ambient / Art Rock / Post-Rock

10 lists

Laughing Stock 1991

#71

#327

Raekwon

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Gangsta Rap / Hardcore Hip Hop

12 lists

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... 1995

#72

#337

Snoop Dogg

Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Gangsta Rap / Hardcore Hip Hop

9 lists

Doggystyle 1993

#73

#340

Sonic Youth

Rock / Alternative Rock / Art Rock / Indie Rock / Noise Rock

9 lists

Goo 1990

#74

#347

Pixies

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

10 lists

Bossanova 1990

#75

#353

Weezer

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Grunge / Indie Rock / Pop Punk

10 lists

Weezer ["The Blue Album"] 1994

#76

#355

Metallica

Rock / Metal / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal

9 lists

Metallica ["The Black Album"] 1991

#77

#361

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Rock / Folk / Country / Alternative Rock / Country Rock / Indie Folk / Indie Rock

8 lists

I See a Darkness 1999

#78

#375

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Rock / Alternative Rock / Indie Rock

7 lists

The Boatman's Call 1997

#79

#378

Weezer

Rock / Punk / Alternative Rock / Post-Hardcore

9 lists

Pinkerton 1996

#80

#379

The Chemical Brothers

Electronic / Big Beat / Breakbeat / Techno

9 lists

Dig Your Own Hole 1997

#81

#380

Johnny Cash

Soul / Folk / Country / Gospel

8 lists

American Recordings 1994

#82

#382

Yo La Tengo

Rock / Indie Rock

10 lists

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One 1997

#83

#390

Mercury Rev

Rock / Alternative Rock

7 lists

Deserter's Songs 1998

#84

#402

2Pac

Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap

8 lists

All Eyez on Me 1996

#85

#403

Tori Amos

Rock / Pop / Alternative Rock

9 lists

Little Earthquakes 1992

#86

#406

Pet Shop Boys

Pop / Electronic / Dance-pop / Synth-pop

7 lists

Behaviour 1990

#87

#408

Beastie Boys

Rock / Hip Hop / Funk / Punk / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Hardcore Hip Hop

9 lists

Check Your Head 1992

#88

#423

Eminem

Hip Hop / Hardcore Hip Hop

8 lists

The Slim Shady LP 1999

#89

#427

Stereolab

Rock / Pop / Electronic / Art Pop / Indie Rock / Krautrock / Post-Rock

9 lists

Emperor Tomato Ketchup 1996

#90

#428

Sigur Rós

Rock / Dream Pop / Post-Rock

11 lists

Ágætis byrjun 1999

#91

#433

Happy Mondays

Rock / Electronic / Alternative Dance / Alternative Rock

7 lists

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches 1990

#92

#438

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Rock / Country / Alternative Rock / Country Rock / Grunge

8 lists

Ragged Glory 1990

#93

#439

Soundgarden

Rock / Metal / Alternative Metal / Alternative Rock / Grunge

9 lists

Superunknown 1994

#94

#445

Mary J. Blige

Hip Hop / R&B / Contemporary R&B

7 lists

My Life 1994

#95

#447

D’Angelo

Soul / R&B / Funk / Contemporary R&B / Neo Soul

8 lists

Brown Sugar 1995

#96

#451

De La Soul

Hip Hop / Alternative Hip Hop / Boom Bap / Conscious Hip Hop

9 lists

De La Soul Is Dead 1991

#97

#463

Fiona Apple

Rock / Pop / Baroque Pop / Pop Rock / Soft Rock

7 lists

When the Pawn... 1999

#98

#468

Buena Vista Social Club

Jazz / World / Latin

7 lists

Buena Vista Social Club 1997

#99

#471

Janet Jackson

Pop / Hip Hop / Electronic / R&B / Funk / Art Pop / Contemporary R&B / House

6 lists

The Velvet Rope 1997

#100

#474

Tortoise

Rock / Electronic / Art Rock / Post-Rock

7 lists

Millions Now Living Will Never Die 1996

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