The Spotify links work for me too. They do seem to slow down the thread a little bit though, so I'll use them infrequently.
Here's #80-51. I'll be back on Wednesday to start counting down the top 50.
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80 | Stereolab | Cybele's Reverie | 1996 | 781.93
Fan: Zorg #10
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1996 poll: 11
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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79 | Elliott Smith | Angeles | 1996 | 782.47
Fan: Nassim #12
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1996 poll: 14
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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78 | R.E.M. | Man on the Moon | 1992 | 785.32
Fan: Miguel #18
Not a Fan: Zorg #105/107
Place in 1992 poll: 6
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 30
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 116
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77 | Beck | Devil's Haircut | 1996 | 791.44
Fan: beefsupreme #20
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1996 poll: 9
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 52
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 85
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76 | Blur | Girls and Boys | 1994 | 793.86
Fan: Nick #12 , Chris K #14
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1994 poll: 11
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 75
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 17
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75 | Rachid Taha | Ya Rayah | 1993 | 798.46
Fan: nicolas #3 , Dan #7 , Honorio #13
Not a Fan: None
Comments:
“The drama of Diaspora ("You, emigrant, where are you going? / You'll get tired and you'll come back / Many more regret it before you and me"), the hypnotic groove and the great oud part (counterpointed by the strings) defines the ultimate raï anthem.” Honorio
Place in 1993 poll: 7
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 1
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74 | Pulp | This Is Hardcore | 1998 | 805.41
Fan: Nassim #13
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1998 poll: 11
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 29
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 123
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73 | Slint | Good Morning, Captain | 1991 | 807.08
Fan: Zorg #1 , Henrik #4
Not a Fan: nicolas #150 , Henry #146
Place in 1991 poll: 7
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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72 | The Flaming Lips | Waitin' for a Superman | 1999 | 807.34
Fan: Greg #13 , Kingoftonga #13
Not a Fan: None
Comments:
“Exploring new ideas "just using our ears to guide us, not music culture" they came with something as strangely commercial as "Waitin' for a Superman". In Wayne Coyne own words: "Reality is like that. The more you think about it the less real it seems." Honorio
Place in 1999 poll: 4
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 61
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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71 | Pavement | Summer Babe | 1991 | 809.72
Fan: Brad #5 , Kingoftonga #9
Not a Fan: Zorg #103/107
Place in 1991 poll: 5
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 55
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 31
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70 | Alain Bashung | La nuit je mens | 1998 | 810.61
Fan: nicolas #1 , Romain #4
Not a Fan: Chris K #141 , Olivier #141
Place in 1998 poll: 5
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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69 | Spiritualized | Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space | 1997 | 814.75
Fan: Zorg #9 , Honorio #10 , beefsupreme #15
Not a Fan: None
Comments:
“Chamber-pop? Space-rock? Well, really both. The hypnotic drones of the previous albums get mixed here with chamber strings and 4 different vocal parts perfectly intertwined (please see this) in a classic structure of canon. The "spiritual" feel and the narcotic effect that produces fits perfectly with the album cover art: a pharmaceutical package wrapping a big drug.” Honorio
Place in 1997 poll: 4
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 34
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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68 | Eels | Novocaine For the Soul | 1996 | 815.13
Fan: Olivier #6 , Michel #12 , Miguel #12
Not a Fan: sonofsamiam #144
Place in 1996 poll: 3
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 38
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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67 | Bob Dylan | Blind Willie McTell | 1991 | 815.37
Fan: sonofsamiam #9 , nicolas #12
Not a Fan: Romain #143
Comments:
“Why in hell did Bob leave this off "Infidels"? Did he feel the song deserved a better album or something?” Listyguy
Place in 1991 poll: 9
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 172
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66 | Cesária Évora | Sodade | 1992 | 815.6
Fan: nicolas #2 , Dan #5 , sonofsamiam #12
Not a Fan: Harold #138/140 , VanillaFire1000 #147
Comments:
“The Barefoot Diva at her best. Cesária's warm and earthy voice surrounds you lazily immersing you into a sea of saudade (yearning).” Honorio
Place in 1992 poll: 8
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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65 | Pavement | Range Life | 1994 | 825.13
Fan: Brad #7 , Michel #13
Not a Fan: Henry #141
Place in 1994 poll: 14
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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64 | Oasis | Live Forever | 1994 | 827.6
Fan: Nick #4 , Harold #15
Not a Fan: Moonbeam #148
Place in 1994 poll: 4
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 10
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 8
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63 | Stereolab | French Disko | 1993 | 828.8
Fan: Moonbeam #11 , sonofsamiam #13
Not a Fan: Harold #133/140
Place in 1993 poll: 6
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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62 | Belle and Sebastian | Like Dylan in the Movies | 1996 | 837.33
Fan: Honorio #2 , Miguel #10
Not a Fan: None
Comments:
“"If they follow you don't look back / like Dylan in the movies." Fragile and sensitive pop from Scotland, with references to "Don't Look Back," the D.A. Pennebaker rockumentary about Dylan. A band of braggarts (being heavy-metal or hip-hop) would have not been bold enough to talk about the fear you feel when somebody follows you down the street. Because it's fear what you feel, isn't it?” Honorio
Place in 1996 poll: 13
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 45
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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61 | The Smashing Pumpkins | Disarm | 1993 | 841.0
Fan: Listyguy #10 , Brad #13 , Nassim #15
Not a Fan: None
Comments:
“The killer in meeeee is the killer in yooouuuu.” Listyguy
Place in 1993 poll: 9
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 46
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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60 | R.E.M. | Everybody Hurts | 1992 | 842.4
Fan: Romain #20
Not a Fan: Kingoftonga #145 , Moonbeam #142
Place in 1992 poll: 4
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 37
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 90
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59 | Air | Sexy Boy | 1998 | 845.01
Fan: Brad #17 , Miguel #17
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1998 poll: 10
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 57
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 66
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58 | Soundgarden | Black Hole Sun | 1994 | 846.24
Fan: Henry #5 , Harold #7 , Romain #14 , Chris K #15
Not a Fan: sonofsamiam #142
Place in 1994 poll: 2
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 64
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 54
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57 | R.E.M. | Try Not to Breathe | 1992 | 860.14
Fan: Greg #3 , VanillaFire1000 #14
Not a Fan: sonofsamiam #147
Comments:
“A great song about death. Does that sound right?” VanillaFire1000
Place in 1992 poll: 13
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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56 | DJ Shadow | Building Steam With a Grain of Salt | 1996 | 862.37
Fan: Nassim #3 , sonofsamiam #3
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1996 poll: 6
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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55 | The Smashing Pumpkins | Tonight, Tonight | 1995 | 863.06
Fan: Nassim #14
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1995 poll: 14
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 48
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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54 | The Jayhawks | Blue | 1995 | 863.24
Fan: Miguel #4 , beefsupreme #12 , Henrik #13 , Honorio #14
Not a Fan: Chris K #147
Comments:
“In a time where nobody cared about vocal harmonies, Gary Louris and Mark Olson made of these harmonies the main feature of the Jayhawks sound. And they knew how to make it contemporary and still relevant.” Honorio
Place in 1995 poll: 10
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): -
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53 | Radiohead | Fake Plastic Trees | 1995 | 868.32
Fan: Nassim #11 , Nick #13
Not a Fan: None
Place in 1995 poll: 3
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 12
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 21
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52 | Foo Fighters | Everlong | 1997 | 871.02
Fan: Henry #3 , Listyguy #6
Not a Fan: sonofsamiam #143
Comments:
“Maybe the best song of the post-grunge era? It was stuff like this that made Dave Grohl step out of Nirvana's shadow and be seen as a star of his own. A very haunting cut.” VanillaFire1000
Place in 1997 poll: 3
Place in 90s poll of 2007: 27
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200): 79
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51 | Björk | It's Oh So Quiet | 1995 | 873.24
Fan: Honorio #3 , nicolas #15
Not a Fan: Kingoftonga #144 , Greg #141
Comments:
“Lunatic jazz. Björk had shown previously in her Icelandic 1990 album "Gling-Gló" her fondness for recreating-perverting jazz standards. But in her cover of "It's Oh So Quiet," and in the splendid clip directed by Michel Gondry, she created a fantastic and unreal world that was a step forward from the Broadway musical comedies and served for sure as the departure point for Lars Von Trier's "Dancer in the Dark." Honorio
Place in 1995 poll: 12
Place in 90s poll of 2007: -
Acclaimed Music 90s rank (top 200):
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...will keep us together.