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The greatest albums of the 1990's are being counted down on this list of classic albums. Ranging from gangsta rap, grunge music, new jack swing, and even teen pop, this list ranks the most epic and diverse albums of the decade. Anyone can add their contributions to this list.

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    Nevermind Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Nevermind

    Nirvana
    1991
    Alternative rock, Punk rock, Grunge music
    buy@amazon
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    In Utero Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    In Utero

    Nirvana
    1993
    Noise rock, Hardcore punk, Grunge music
    buy@amazon
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    OK Computer Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    OK Computer

    Radiohead
    1997
    Alternative rock, Electronic music, Britpop, Experimental rock, Art rock, New Prog More
    buy@amazon
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    Ten Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Ten

    Pearl Jam
    1991
    Alternative rock, Hard rock, Grunge music
    buy@amazon
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    Blood Sugar Sex Magik Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Blood Sugar Sex Magik

    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    1991
    Alternative rock, Rock music, Hard rock, Punk rock, Funk-rock, Funk metal More
    buy@amazon
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    The Downward Spiral Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Downward Spiral

    Nine Inch Nails
    1994
    Alternative rock, Rock music, Industrial rock, Industrial metal, Industrial music More
    buy@amazon
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    Weezer Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Weezer

    Weezer
    1994
    Alternative rock, Indie rock, Emo, Pop punk, Post-grunge, Power pop, Geek rock More
    buy@amazon
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    Dirt Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Dirt

    Alice in Chains
    1992
    Heavy metal, Alternative metal, Grunge music
    buy@amazon
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    40 Oz. to Freedom Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    40 Oz. to Freedom

    Sublime
    Alternative rock, Dub, Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Reggae, Ska, Ska punk
    added by: unintentionalwit
    buy@amazon
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    The Bends Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Bends

    Radiohead
    1995
    Alternative rock, Britpop, Art rock
    buy@amazon
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    Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

    The Smashing Pumpkins
    1995
    Alternative rock
    buy@amazon
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    Dookie Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Dookie

    Green Day
    1994
    Alternative rock, Punk rock, Pop punk
    buy@amazon
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    Enema of the State Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Enema of the State

    Blink-182
    1999
    Pop punk, Pop rock, Punk rock
    added by: mal1
    buy@amazon
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    Californication Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Californication

    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    1999
    Alternative rock, Funk-rock
    buy@amazon
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    Enter the Wu-Tang Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Enter the Wu-Tang

    Wu-Tang Clan
    1993
    East Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap, Hardcore hip hop, Hip hop music, Hip Hop More
    buy@amazon
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    Use Your Illusion Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Use Your Illusion

    Guns N' Roses
    1998
    Hard rock, Heavy metal
    buy@amazon
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    Tragic Kingdom Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Tragic Kingdom

    No Doubt
    1995
    Alternative rock, Rock music, Post-grunge, Ska punk
    buy@amazon
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    The Chronic Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Chronic

    Dr. Dre
    1992
    Hip hop music, Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop, G-funk
    buy@amazon
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    Achtung Baby Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Achtung Baby

    U2
    1991
    Alternative rock, Rock music
    buy@amazon
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    Metallica Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Metallica

    Metallica
    1991
    Hard rock, Heavy metal
    added by: mal1
    buy@amazon
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    The Slim Shady LP Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Slim Shady LP

    Eminem
    1999
    Hip hop music, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Horrorcore, Midwest hip hop More
    added by: mal1
    buy@amazon
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    Doggystyle Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Doggystyle

    Snoop Dogg
    1993
    Gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop, G-funk
    buy@amazon
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    The Velvet Rope Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Velvet Rope

    Janet Jackson
    1997
    Alternative rock, Rock music, Dance music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music, Hip hop music, Funk, Contemporary R&B, Electronica, Trip hop More
    buy@amazon
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    Jagged Little Pill Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Jagged Little Pill

    Alanis Morissette
    1995
    Alternative rock, Pop rock, Post-grunge, Country rock, Grunge music
    buy@amazon
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    Illmatic Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Illmatic

    Nas
    1994
    Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap
    buy@amazon
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    Americana Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Americana

    The Offspring
    1998
    Pop rock, Punk rock, Pop punk, Post-grunge, Ska punk, Skate punk
    buy@amazon
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    Garbage Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Garbage

    Garbage
    1995
    Alternative rock, Post-grunge, Electronic dance music, Electronica
    buy@amazon
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    The Battle of Los Angeles Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Battle of Los Angeles

    Rage Against the Machine
    1999
    Alternative metal, Funk-rock, Rapcore
    buy@amazon
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    CrazySexyCool Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    CrazySexyCool

    TLC
    1994
    Hip hop soul, Rhythm and blues
    buy@amazon
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    Music Box Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Music Box

    Mariah Carey
    1993
    Rhythm and blues, Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Adult contemporary music More
    buy@amazon
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    Grace Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Grace

    Jeff Buckley
    1994
    Rock music, Alternative rock, Blues, Folk music
    buy@amazon
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    Mama Said Knock You Out Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Mama Said Knock You Out

    LL Cool J
    1990
    Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Pop rap, Old school hip hop, New jack swing More
    buy@amazon
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    Mellow Gold Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Mellow Gold

    Beck
    1994
    Alternative rock, Alternative country, Anti-folk
    buy@amazon
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    Debut Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Debut

    Björk
    1993
    Alternative rock, Pop rock, Electronic music, Dance music, Alternative dance, Pop music, House music, Electronica, Trip hop, Tribal house More
    buy@amazon
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    Tidal Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Tidal

    Fiona Apple
    1996
    Alternative rock, Jazz fusion, Experimental music, Baroque pop, Piano rock More
    buy@amazon
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    The Score Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Score

    Fugees
    1996
    Soul music, Alternative hip hop, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Reggae More
    buy@amazon
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    Butterfly Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Butterfly

    Mariah Carey
    1997
    Soul music, Pop music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B
    buy@amazon
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    Homework Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Homework

    Daft Punk
    1997
    House music, French house
    buy@amazon
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    Midnight Marauders Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Midnight Marauders

    A Tribe Called Quest
    1993
    Alternative hip hop, Hip hop music, Jazz rap
    buy@amazon
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    Reasonable Doubt Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Reasonable Doubt

    Jay-Z
    1996
    Hip hop music, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Mafioso rap More
    buy@amazon
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    Odelay Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Odelay

    Beck
    1996
    Alternative rock, Alternative hip hop, Anti-folk, Crossover, Country-rap More
    buy@amazon
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    Dangerous Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Dangerous

    Michael Jackson
    1991
    Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock, Dance music, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Gospel music, Electronic dance music, Dance-pop, Urban contemporary, New jack swing More
    buy@amazon
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    When the Pawn Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    When the Pawn

    Fiona Apple
    1999
    Alternative rock, Jazz fusion, Piano rock
    buy@amazon
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    The Soft Bulletin Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Soft Bulletin

    The Flaming Lips
    1999
    Psychedelic rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Dream pop, Space rock, Psychedelic pop More
    buy@amazon
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    The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

    Lauryn Hill
    1998
    Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Hip hop music, Contemporary R&B, Gospel music, Reggae, Neo soul More
    buy@amazon
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    Live Through This Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Live Through This

    Hole
    1994
    Alternative rock, Punk rock, Grunge music
    buy@amazon
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    Ready to Die Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Ready to Die

    The Notorious B.I.G.
    1994
    Hip hop music, Funk, East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Pop rap More
    buy@amazon
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    Morning Glory Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Morning Glory

    Oasis
    1995
    Alternative rock, Rock music, Britpop
    buy@amazon
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    Midnite Vultures Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Midnite Vultures

    Beck
    1999
    Alternative rock, Rock music, Funk-rock, Funk, Dance-pop
    added by: unintentionalwit
    buy@amazon
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    Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Greatest Albums of the '90s Music picture

    Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

    Pavement
    1994
    Indie rock
    buy@amazon

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    1. Robert Wabash
      Greatest Albums of the '90s at 11/03/2011 9:22 AM
      Great list! I had most of these CDs.
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