100 Greatest Rock Albums Of The '90s *

*chart from the USA

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1. Superunknown - Soundgarden
2. Ten - Pearl Jam
3. Nevermind - Nirvana
4. Ok Computer - Radiohead
5. Automatic For The People - REM
6. Grace - Jeff Buckley
7. Aenima - Tool
8. Dirt - Alice In Chains
9. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. Temple Of The Dog - Temple Of The Dog
11. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
12. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins
13. The Bends - Radiohead
14. Downward Spiral - Nine Inch Nails
15. BadMotorFinger - Soundgarden
16. Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album) - Metallica
17. Angel Dust - Faith No More
18. What's The Story Morning Glory - Oasis
19. Scenes From A Memory - Dream Theater
20. Unplugged In New York - Nirvana
21. Out Of Time - REM
22. Ritual De Lo Habitual - Jane's Addiction
23. Use Your Illusion I & II - Guns N Roses
24. Achtung Baby - U2
25. Core - Stone Temple Pilots
26. The Stone Roses - Stone Roses
27. Vitalogy - Pearl Jam
28. Under The Table And Dreaming - Dave Matthews
29. Undertow - Tool
30. Pablo Honey - Radiohead
31. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
32. Pinkerton - Weezer
33. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morisette
34. August And Everything After - Counting Crows
35. In Utero - Nirvana
36. Far Beyond Driven - Pantera
37. Frizzle Fry - Primus
38. Images And Words - Dream Theater
39. Jar Of Flies - Alice In Chains
40. Dookie - Green Day
41. Sailing The Seas Of Cheese - Primus
42. Dogman - King's X
43. Sixteen Stone - Bush
44. Psalm 69 - Ministry
45. Fight For Your Mind - Ben Harper
46. Above - Mad Season
47. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. - Incubus
48. Trouble Is - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
49. Burn My Eyes - Machine Head
50. Unplugged - Alice In Chains
51. Antichrist Superstar - Marilyn Manson
52. Weezer - Weezer
53. Pork Soda - Primus
54. Awake - Dream Theater
55. Korn - Korn
56. Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
57. Promised Land - Queensryche
58. Throwing Copper - Live
59. Slanted And Enchanted - Pavement
60. Battle Of Los Angeles - Rage Against The Machine
61. Siamese Dream - Smashing Pumpkins
62. Vs. - Pearl Jam
63. Purple - Stone Temple Pilots
64. Euphoria Morning - Chris Cornell
65. Alice In Chains - Alice In Chains
66. Frogstomp - Silverchair
67. Razorblade Suitcase - Bush
68. Evil Empire - Rage Against The Machine
69. Live Through This - Hole
70. Boggy Depot - Jerry Cantrell
71. Around The Fur - Deftones
72. Opiate - Tool
73. Mr. Bungle - Mr. Bungle
74. Sublime - Sublime
75. Get A Grip - Aerosmith
76. The Will To Live - Ben Harper
77. Album Of The Year - Faith No More
78. Time Out Of Mind - Bob Dylan
79. Down On The Upside - Soundgarden
80. Vulgar Display Of Power - Pantera
81. California - Mr. Bungle
82. Radiator - Super Furry Animals
83. Division Bell - Pink Floyd
84. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
85. In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
86. Dog Man Star - Suede
87. The La's - The La's
88. Screamadelica - Primal Scream
89. Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches - The Happy Mondays
90. Smash - Offspring
91. God Shuffled His Feet - Crash Test Dummies
92. Voodoo Lounge - Rolling Stones
93. Colour And The Shape - Foo Fighters
94. Make Yourself - Incubus
95. Ill Communication - Beastie Boys
96. Parklife - Blur
97. Relationship Of Command - At The Drive In
98. The Swiss Army Romance - Dashboard Confessional
99. For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - Van Halen
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Wow. I mean wow. I thought this would be a bunch of crap, but I am pretty impressed at some of the inclusions. Superunknown is a fantastic album from the '90s, as is Ten. I won't argue with them in terms of influence. And Dirt is mindblowingliy good. Then again, I think Alice in Chains is criminally underrated when it comes to discussion of '90s music.

But to see Dream Theater in the top 20 with "Scenes From a Memory" dropped my jaw. It is an amazingly good album, progressive, moving, coherent and musically challenging. I would never have thought they would show up though, as many critics disparage them for their pretensions. But then to see "Images and Words" and "Awake" on the list???? Wow. And then to see King's X "Dogman" on the list, well, they have more taste than I would have thought. Anyone who likes rock music and hasn't heard those four albums I just mentioned (as they are some of the lesser known on the list) really owes it to themselves to check them out.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Great rock albums? In the nineties? Noooooooooooooooo way...
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah I have to agree, I was in my twenties in the nineties, and frankly a lot of this stuff I never even heard of so...
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
and frankly a lot of this stuff I never even heard of so...


So the fact that you are ignorant of it means it is bad? Not sure what you are saying there.

Come on people, get a clue! Since when is popularity of music any sort of gauge as to how good it is or isn't? Sheesh.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Now THIS is what I wanted to see. Brilliant!

If only I owned them all... *sigh*

Everyone will always squabble over the number one spot (I couldn't even name my fave, so don't go asking!) but they've done pretty damn well. And I can't believe that Temple of the Dog made it! I am one happy camper.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
After reading this list, I'm feeling nostalgic. During the grunge era, I discovered music and I have a soft spot for it.

I feel it's representative of the 90s. It has Nirvana, R.E.M. (oh how I miss old R.E.M. I heard Bad Day and cringed)., Hole ("Doll Parts" is a great rock song with a female point of view), and Oasis. Deftinely stuff I remember hearing and realizing that music can be as fulfilling as reading a great novel.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Soundgarden..Green Day...Red Hot Chili Peppers...Beastie Boys...Weezer..Aerosmith....great music in the nineties....i am getting nostalgic, too=)....I was 16 when the nineties were ushered in....in college in the mid 90's...ohh..i definitely feel this music lol....wonder who else is part of Generation "X"....lol
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Yeah - talk about nostalgia. I'm looking at the number of these guys I've seen (Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, Jane's Addiction (although that one was only recent-ish) Alanis, RHCP, Greenday, Ben Harper, Live, Silverchair, Hole, Mr Bungle, Primal Scream, Foo Fighters, At The Drive In...) and am missing the days of mosh ettiquette. The days when someone would fall over and fifty hands would reach down and lift them up. The days when people would give their water to those in need, help people search for their lost items afterwards and try not do kick people in the head with their fucking steal caps when crowd surfing!

Shit - maybe I'm just getting old?
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Excellent! I loved the list, but only question # 91. Sorry, but The Crash Test Dummies did nothing for me. Oh, and I am definitely going to go and check out Dream Theatre.
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh, and I am definitely going to go and check out Dream Theatre.


Awesome. I would check out "Images and Words" first. That is probably their most accessible album. If you like that, then give anything a go. I would, however, shy away from their most recent releases "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" and "Train of Thought" as they are much more metal and less accessible. Let me know what you think! I would love to have someone here who has heard of them.

Also I was impressed to see Queensryche's masterpiece "Promised Land" on there. Another amazing work.
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
thanks for comments boys $ girls
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
INTERESTING LIST, 'CAUSE STP IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED BANDS.......... AND THIS IS A LITTLE OF JUSTICE FOR THIS FUCKING AMAZING BAND!!!!!