Top Albums of 1990
Rank▼ All Time Rank▼ Artist▼ Album▼ Genres▼
13
957
 A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm Jazz Rap
39
2792
 Ali Farka Touré The River Mande Music, Songhai Music
32
2494
 Angelo Badalamenti Soundtrack from Twin Peaks Ambient Pop, Dark Jazz, Television Music
Bad Religion Against the Grain Melodic Hardcore, Skate Punk
Brand Nubian One for All Conscious Hip Hop
Brian Eno & John Cale Wrong Way Up Art Pop, Art Rock
Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine 101 Damnations Grebo, Indie Rock
14
988
 Cocteau Twins Heaven or Las Vegas Dream Pop
35
2693
 Codeine Frigid Stars LP Slowcore
Danzig Danzig II: Lucifuge Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Dead Can Dance Aion Neoclassical Darkwave
21
1590
 Deee-Lite World Clique Dance-Pop, House
3
390
 Depeche Mode Violator Synthpop
40
2810
 Digital Underground Sex Packets Pop Rap
Dwight Yoakam If There Was a Way Bakersfield Sound
9
652
 Fugazi Repeater Post-Hardcore
36
2703
 Garth Brooks No Fences Contemporary Country, Country Pop
Gary Moore Still Got the Blues Blues Rock, Electric Blues
Geoffrey Oryema Exile African Folk Music
30
2292
 George Michael Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 Pop
2
377
 Happy Mondays Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches Baggy / Madchester
18
1209
 Ice Cube AmeriKKKas Most Wanted Gangsta Rap, Political Hip Hop
James Gold Mother Baggy / Madchester, Indie Pop
6
493
 Jane's Addiction Ritual De Lo Habitual Alternative Rock
Jellyfish Bellybutton Power Pop
23
1627
 John Zorn Naked City Avant-Garde Jazz
37
2715
 Judas Priest Painkiller Heavy Metal
31
2370
 Living Colour Time's Up Funk Metal, Hard Rock
15
1017
 LL Cool J Mama Said Knock You Out Hip Hop
Los Lobos The Neighborhood Tex-Mex
20
1442
 Lou Reed and John Cale Songs for Drella Art Rock
Mark Lanegan The Winding Sheet Alternative Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Mazzy Star She Hangs Brightly Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
29
2199
 Megadeth Rust in Peace Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
38
2722
 Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mining Alternative Rock
11
765
 Neil Young and Crazy Horse Ragged Glory Hard Rock
17
1205
 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Good Son Gothic Rock, Singer/Songwriter
19
1392
 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Mustt Mustt Qawwali
Pantera Cowboys from Hell Groove Metal, Thrash Metal
Pat Metheny Question and Answer Jazz
41
2936
 Paul Simon The Rhythm of the Saints Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
7
556
 Pet Shop Boys Behaviour Synthpop
10
752
 Pixies Bossanova Indie Rock
25
1912
 Prefab Sprout Jordan: The Comeback Art Pop, Sophisti-Pop
Prince Graffiti Bridge Dance-Pop, Film Soundtrack, Pop Rock, Synth Funk
1
130
 Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet Conscious Hip Hop, Political Hip Hop
12
918
 Ride Nowhere Shoegaze
Rosanne Cash Interiors Country Pop
Royal Trux Twin Infinitives Experimental Rock, Noise Rock
4
434
 Sinéad O'Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
28
2165
 Slayer Seasons in the Abyss Thrash Metal
Soda Stereo Canción Animal Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
5
436
 Sonic Youth Goo Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
Soul II Soul Vol. II - 1990, A New Decade Contemporary R&B, House
Stereo MC's Supernatural UK Hip Hop
Teenage Fanclub A Catholic Education Power Pop
27
2074
 The Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock
22
1621
 The Breeders Pod Indie Rock
The Charlatans Some Friendly Baggy / Madchester, Indie Pop
The Chills Submarine Bells Dunedin Sound, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
The Fall Extricate Indie Rock, Post-Punk
The Flaming Lips In a Priest Driven Ambulance Alternative Rock, Noise Rock
The House of Love The House of Love (II) Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
16
1099
 The KLF Chill Out Ambient
8
576
 The La's The La's Jangle Pop
The Replacements All Shook Down Alternative Rock, Power Pop
The Shamen En-Tact Acid House
The Sisters of Mercy Vision Thing Gothic Rock
24
1749
 The Sundays Reading, Writing and Arithmetic Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Jangle Pop
They Might Be Giants Flood Alternative Rock, Indie Pop
34
2674
 Tim Buckley Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
33
2665
 Uncle Tupelo No Depression Alt-Country, Americana, Country Rock
Van Morrison Enlightenment Pop Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Was (Not Was) Are You OK? Pop
Ween God Ween Satan - The Oneness Experimental Rock, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock
26
2040
 World Party Goodbye Jumbo Pop Rock
Yo La Tengo Fakebook Folk Rock, Indie Rock