Best Albums of the 1990s

This decade started when grunge was in it's infancy, hip-hop was not mainstream and MTV's cribs was not ruling the airwaves. These are the albums most of us listened to through high school. This is a list of the greatest albums released between 1990 and 2000. Don't agree with the list? Place your vote or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.

1) Eden - Sarah Brightman

“one of her best albums. fantastic!”

richt63

“This is one of her best albums ever. She is the angel of music. Always will be.”

debsan

“The voice of the "Angel" is just fantastic. This album is a milestone in Sarah’s career.”

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2) History: Past, Present and Future, Book 1 - Michael Jackson

“love you michael”

OlgaLJ

“love it...”

“That album is great, I love it!”

jacmichaelj

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3) Time To Say Goodbye (Timeless) - Sarah Brightman

“This is a very beautiful album from the 1990’s. It was really a great surprise at the time because I did not know Sarah studies Opera.”

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4) Big Willie Style - Will Smith

“love”

“Just Cruisin’”

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5) Dive - Sarah Brightman

“A wonderful album of the ’90s. It has many great songs on it.”

Ninnia

“A fabulous album containing many memorable songs such as Siren and the second element!”

“A great album. So original- a shame they don’t make them like this anymore.”

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6) Use Your Illusion I - Guns N` Roses

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7) Nirvana - Nevermind

“should be number 1”

metallicasandone

“This album made the 90s.”

turk182

“This album is #1 no matter what”

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8) Blood On The Dance Floor - Michael Jackson

“The greatest Remix album of all time and one of the greatest of the 90’s for sure. This album truly Rocks.”

“My favourite remix album of all time. The new content included which is 5 songs made me learn what true rock was. Also, made me know that MJ was a natural born artist and a genuis! MJ is the King of Rock, Not just Pop!”

“BOTDF is the highest selling Remix album of all time. The included new material of 5 songs is simply breathtaking. This is one of the greatest albums to ever come out and the greatest Remix album for sure!”

9) Dangerous - Michael Jackson

“I’m saying it’s extremely Dangerous to not have this album at the top. I bet that. Did you guys listen to Dangerous yet? Cause if you did, this would be on top.”

“THIS ALBUM HAS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF THE 90s: BLACK OR WHITE.

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“Dangerous is the highest selling New Jack Swing album of all time. This is also one of the greatest albums of all time too with hits like Black or White, Heal The World, Remember The Time and In the Closet. It’s got the greatest vocals of MJ!”

10) ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

“Baby one more time was Britney’s debut album and the best selling of her career so far exceeding 28 million copies world wide and becoming diamond in U.S.A. The song "Baby one more time" became one of her greatest hits worldwide making her the POP PRINCESS.”

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11) Aquarium - Aqua

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12) Oops!... I Did It Again - Britney Spears

“most entertaining album in the world,”

“Britney’s second album. Almost as successful as the first. It sold more than 24 million copies worldwide. Many hits like Oops I did it again, Stronger, Lucky, Don’t let me be the last to know etc”

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13) Dookie - Green Day

“green day is simply amazing”

“Absolutely amazing-what more can i say?”

14) OK Computer - Radiohead

“This album has been my greatest inspiration as a musician.”

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15) Weezer - Weezer

“The Blue Album is as 90’s as it gets. Who can forget "The Sweater Song" or "Buddy Holly"? Weezer’s debut was atypical in the days where grunge dominated the scene. Their brand of geek rock remains influential today.”

16) Automatic for the People - R.E.M.

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17) Metallica (The Black Album) - Metallica

“Simply the best.”

Tibrown

“It’s not their best album(... and justice for all is), but it is up there. Defenitly influenced a lot of bands we listen to nowadays”

“amaz-az-ing”

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18) Crash - Dave Matthews Band

“As close to the perfect album as there has ever been. One of the very few albums where you not only do you not need to skip any songs, but the experience is that much better when you listen to the album from start to finish.”

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19) (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis

“This really was THE album of the 1990’s. Oasis was the best 1990’s English band and I would put them at the top of any other band of their day!
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Liam21

“there are so many great songs on this. Wonderwall, champagne supernova, don’t look back in anger, some might say. All of them are some of the greatest of all time. what the hell does Brittany spears have on this CD?”

20) Midnight Marauders - A Tribe Called Quest

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21) Aquemini - Outkast

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22) No Need to Argue - The Cranberries

“The best female vocalist of the 90’s.”

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23) In Utero - Nirvana

“The best work of Nirvana, the best album of the 90Â´s. Less accessible than Nevermind in pop terms, but more honest, more crude, more kurt, and a superb work of dave and chris.”

“The best album ever. Really no other way to describe it
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24) Ten - Pearl Jam