Top Ten Rock Albums of Each Year
1990-1999

Album covers 'Fear Of A Black Planet' and 'Jagged Little Pill'
Criteria: These Albums were chosen for their immediate and lasting popularity, impact, influence, originality, and acclaim from critics and musicians.

Last Updated: 2023-03-08
Top Ten Albums of Each Year 1990-1999
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1990
  1. Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy
  2. Violator - Depeche Mode
  3. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - Ice Cube
  4. Ritual De Lo Habitual - Jane's Addiction
  5. I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got - Sinead O'Connor
  6. Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - MC Hammer
  7. Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
  8. Shake Your Money Maker - Black Crowes
  9. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches - Happy Mondays
10. Ragged Glory - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Fear Of A Black Planet album
100 Greatest Albums 1990
100 Greatest Songs 1990
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1991
  1. Nevermind - Nirvana
  2. Ten - Pearl Jam
  3. Achtung Baby - U2
  4. Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album) - Metallica
  5. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  6. The Low End Theory - A Tribe Called Quest
  7. Out of Time - R.E.M.
  8. Use Your Illusion I - Guns N' Roses
  9. Use Your Illusion II - Guns N' Roses
10. Blue Lines - Massive Attack
Nevermind
100 Greatest Albums 1991
100 Greatest Songs 1991
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1992
  1. The Chronic - Dr. Dre
  2. Automatic for the People - R.E.M.
  3. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
  4. Dirt - Alice In Chains
  5. Unplugged - Eric Clapton
  6. What's the 411? - Mary J. Blige
  7. Check Your Head - Beastie Boys
  8. 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of... - Arrested Development
  9. Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement
10. Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
Automatic For The People album
100 Greatest Albums 1992
100 Greatest Songs 1992
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1993
  1. In Utero - Nirvana
  2. Enter the Wu-tang (36 Chambers) - Wu-Tang Clan
  3. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
  4. Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg
  5. Vs. - Pearl Jam
  6. August and Everything After - Counting Crows
  7. Debut - Björk
  8. Tuesday Night Music Club - Sheryl Crow
  9. Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest
10. Exile in Guyville - Liz Phair
In Utero album
100 Greatest Albums 1993
100 Greatest Songs 1993
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1994
  1. Dookie - Green Day
  2. Ready to Die - Notorious B.I.G.
  3. Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
  4. Illmatic - Nas (1994)
  5. Superunknown - Soundgarden (1994)
  6. MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
  7. CrazySexyCool - TLC (1994)
  8. Weezer - Weezer
  9. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
10. Grace - Jeff Buckley
Dookie album cover
100 Greatest Albums 1994
100 Greatest Songs 1994
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1995
  1. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette
  2. (What's the Story) Morning Glory - Oasis
  3. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
  4. Me Against the World - 2pac
  5. The Bends - Radiohead
  6. Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt
  7. Post - Björk
  8. Different Class - Pulp
  9. To Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey
10. Daydream - Mariah Carey
Jagged Little Pill
100 Greatest Albums 1995
100 Greatest Songs 1995
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1996
  1. The Score - Fugees
  2. All Eyez on Me - 2pac
  3. Odelay - Beck
  4. Ænima - Tool
  5. Sublime - Sublime
  6. Reasonable Doubt - Jay-Z
  7. Endtroducing... - DJ Shadow
  8. Yourself or Someone Like You - Matchbox 20
  9. Pinkerton - Weezer
10. ATLiens - Outkast
The Score album
100 Greatest Albums 1996
100 Greatest Songs 1996
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1997
  1. OK Computer - Radiohead
  2. Life After Death - The Notorious B.I.G.
  3. Baduizm - Erykah Badu
  4. Urban Hymns - The Verve
  5. Supa Dupa Fly - Missy Elliott
  6. The Fat of the Land - The Prodigy
  7. Time Out of Mind - Bob Dylan
  8. Homogenic - Björk
  9. Homework - Daft Punk
10. Dig Your Own Hole - Chemical Brothers
Ok Computer
100 Greatest Albums 1997
100 Greatest Songs 1997
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1998
  1. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
  2. Aquemini - Outkast
  3. Ray of Light - Madonna
  4. Hello Nasty - Beastie Boys
  5. Devil Without a Cause - Kid Rock
  6. You've Come a Long Way, Baby - Fatboy Slim
  7. Follow the Leader - Korn
  8. Mezzanine - Massive Attack
  9. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
10. Moon Safari - Air
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
100 Greatest Albums 1998
100 Greatest Songs 1998
Top Ten Rock Albums of 1999
  1. The Slim Shady LP - Eminem
  2. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  3. Supernatural - Santana
  4. Play - Moby
  5. 2001 - Dr. Dre
  6. The Battle of Los Angeles - Rage Against the Machine
  7. Black on Both Sides - Mos Def
  8. Things Fall Apart - Roots
  9. The Soft Bulletin - Flaming Lips
10. The Writing's on the Wall - Destiny's Child
The Slim Shady LP
100 Greatest Albums 1999
100 Greatest Songs 1999








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