Paste's 90 Best Albums of the 1990s

Given by Paste Magazine

88 Works 4,561 Books 33 Reviews 4.1
WorkOrder Label
OK Computer (1997) by Radiohead
1
In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998) by Neutral Milk Hotel
2
Nevermind (1991) by Nirvana
3
Grace (1994) by Jeff Buckley
4
Achtung Baby [sound recording] (1991) by U2
5
Odelay (1996) by Beck
6
Automatic for the People [1992 album] (1992) by R.E.M.
7
Loveless (1991) by My Bloody Valentine
8
Weezer [Blue Album] (1994) by Weezer
9
The Soft Bulletin (1999) by The Flaming Lips
10
The Bends (1995) by Radiohead
11
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994) by Pavement
12
69 Love Songs (1999) by The Magnetic Fields
13
If You're Feeling Sinister (1996) by Belle and Sebastian
14
Either/Or [Sound Recording] (1997) by Elliott Smith
15
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill [sound recording] (1998) by Lauryn Hill
16
August And Everything After (1993) by Counting Crows
17
Ten (1991) by Pearl Jam
18
Summerteeth (1999) by Wilco
19
Endtroducing..... [1996 album] (1996) by DJ Shadow
20
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) by Oasis
21
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997) by Yo La Tengo
22
Siamese Dream (Audio) (1993) by Smashing Pumpkins
23
Anodyne (2003) by Uncle Tupelo
24
Being There (1996) by Wilco
25
Bone Machine (1992) by Tom Waits
26
Killing Floor by Vigilantes of Love
27
Bee Thousand (1994) by Guided By Voices
28
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road [sound recording] (1998) by Lucinda Williams
29
Wrecking Ball ♫ (1995) by Emmylou Harris
31
Flood (1990) by They Might Be Giants
32
Play (1999) by Moby
33
The Low End Theory (1991) by A Tribe Called Quest
34
Lonesome Crowded West (1997) by Modest Mouse
35
Dummy (1994) by Portishead
36
Glow (1995) by Innocence Mission
37
American Recordings (1994) by Johnny Cash
38
Slanted and Enchanted (1992) by Pavement
39
Mermaid Avenue (1998) by Billy Bragg & Wilco
40
Exile in Guyville (1993) by Liz Phair
41
Aquemini (1998) by Outkast
42
There's Nothing Wrong with Love [Vinyl] (1994) by Built to Spill
43
Whatever and Ever Amen (1997) by Ben Folds Five
44
Things Fall Apart (1999) by The Roots
45
Pinkerton (1996) by Weezer
46
March 16-20, 1992 (2003) by Uncle Tupelo
47
Time Out of Mind (1997) by Bob Dylan
48
The White Stripes (2002) by The White Stripes
50
Spilt Milk (1993) by Jelly Fish
51
XO [Sound Recording] (1998) by Elliott Smith
52
Dookie (1994) by Green Day
53
Trace (1995) by Son Volt
54
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) by Wu-Tang Clan
55
The Three E.P.'s (1998) by Beta Band
56
Parklife (1994) by Blur
57
Diary (2009) by Sunny Day Real Estate
58
Revival (1996) by Gillian Welch
59
Tidal (1996) by Fiona Apple
60
Girlfriend (1991) by Matthew Sweet
61
Ready to Die (1994) by The Notorious B.I.G.
62
Hollywood Town Hall (2002) by Jayhawks (Musical group)
63
Post (1995) by Björk
64
Mezzanine (1998) by Massive Attack
65
Fear of a Black Planet (1990) by Public Enemy
66
El Corazon (1997) by Steve Earle
67
Illmatic (1994) by NAS
68
Flaming Red (1998) by Patty Griffin
69
Goo (1990) by Sonic Youth
70
Martinis & Bikinis (2012) by Sam Phillips
71
May Day (1997) by Matthew Ryan
72
Copper Blue (1992) by Sugar
73
Different Class (1995) by Pulp
74
Homework (1997) by Daft Punk
75
Richard D. James Album [sound recording] (1996) by Aphex Twin
76
Rage Against the Machine [Music Sound Recording] (1992) by Rage Against The Machine
77
It's Hard To Find A Friend by Pedro The Lion
78
Lost & Gone Forever by Guster
79
You've Come a Long Way, Baby (1998) by Fatboy Slim
80
Vee Vee by Archers Of Loaf
81
The Colour and the Shape [sound recording] (1980) by Foo Fighters
82
3 Years 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of-- (1992) by Arrested Development
83
The Score (1996) by Fugees
84
Loose (1994) by Victoria Williams
85
Keep It Like a Secret (1999) by Built to Spill
86
Bona Drag (2000) by Morrissey
87
Fight Songs (1999) by Old 97's
88
Reading, Writing, And Arithmetic (1990) by The Sundays
89
Maxinquaye (1995) by Tricky
90

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