Nineties

My top albums of the nineties (1990-1999), devoid of explanations, with runners-up and honorable mentions.

1. Illmatic, Nas (1994).
2. Endtroducing....., DJ Shadow (1996).
3. Nevermind, Nirvana (1991).
4. OK Computer, Radiohead (1997).
5. Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (1995).
6. Ray of Light, Madonna (1998).
7. Loveless, My Bloody Valentine (1991).
8. The Low End Theory, A Tribe Called Quest (1991).
9. Grace, Jeff Buckley (1994).
10. Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (1997).

11. MTV Unplugged in New York, Nirvana (1994).
12. Achtung Baby, U2 (1991).
13. Automatic for the People, R.E.M. (1992).
14. Out of Time, R.E.M. (1991).
15. Blue Lines, Massive Attack (1991).
16. Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair (1993).
17. 69 Love Songs, The Magnetic Fields (1999).
18. Damn Right I've Got the Blues, Buddy Guy (1991).
19. The Bends, Radiohead (1995).
20. The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails (1994).

Honorable Mentions (alphabetically):

Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Aphex Twin (1992).
When the Pawn..., Fiona Apple (1999).
Homogenic, Bjork (1997).
My Life, Mary J. Blige (1994).
The Buena Vista Social Club, The Buena Vista Social Club (1997).
The Chronic, Dr. Dre (1992).
The Score, The Fugees (1996).
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (1998).
Live Through This, Hole (1994).
Ritual de lo Habitual, Jane's Addiction (1990).
The Velvet Rope, Janet Jackson (1997).
Play, Moby (1999).
Ready to Die, Notorious B.I.G. (1994).
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Sinead O'Connor (1990).
Dummy, Portishead (1994).
Global Underground 013: Ibiza, Sasha (1999).
All Eyez On Me, 2Pac (1996).
The Sky is Crying, Stevie Ray Vaughn (1991).
Livro, Caetano Veloso (1997).