Pitchfork releases their list of the top 150 albums of the 90s
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Mr Lister — 3 years ago(October 09, 2022 09:52 AM)
- Salt-N-Pepa: Very Necessary (1993)
- Bratmobile: Pottymouth (1993)
- Soundgarden: Superunknown (1994)
- Whitney Houston: The Bodyguard (1992)
- Boredoms: Super æ (1998)
- Fugazi: Repeater (1990)
- Iris DeMent: Infamous Angel (1992)
- Aimee Mann: Whatever (1993)
- Boyz II Men: II (1994)
- Sparklehorse: Good Morning Spider (1998)
- Three 6 Mafia: Mystic Stylez (1995)
- Toni Braxton: Toni Braxton (1993)
- American Football: American Football (1999)
- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: E. 1999 Eternal (1995)
- Depeche Mode: Violator (1990)
- Jeff Buckley: Grace (1994)
- Gillian Welch: Revival (1996)
- Jonathan Richman: I, Jonathan (1992)
- Oval: 94 Diskont (1995)
- Prefab Sprout: Jordan: The Comeback (1990)
- Maxwell: Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite (1996)
- Tom Petty: Wildflowers (1994)
- Drexciya: Neptune’s Lair (1999)
- Sinéad O’Connor: I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990)
- Ol’ Dirty Bastard: Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995)
- Modest Mouse: The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)
- Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes (1992)
- Guided by Voices: Bee Thousand (1994)
- Roni Size / Reprazent: New Forms (1997)
- Garbage: Garbage (1995)
- Rage Against the Machine: Rage Against the Machine (1992)
- Sarah McLachlan: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993)
- U2: Achtung Baby (1991)
- The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death (1995)
- Mazzy Star: So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
- Arthur Russell: Another Thought (1994)
- The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992)
- The Cranberries: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? (1993)
- Selena: Amor Prohibido (1994)
- Green Day: Dookie (1994)
- Gang Starr: Moment of Truth (1998)
- Elastica: Elastica (1995)
- Mary J. Blige: What’s the 411? (1992)
- Smog: Knock Knock (1999)
- Tortoise: TNT (1998)
- Digable Planets: Blowout Comb (1994)
- Pet Shop Boys: Behaviour (1990)
- Air: Moon Safari (1998)
- Wilco: Summerteeth (1999)
- Built to Spill: Keep It Like a Secret (1999)
- Jim O’Rourke: Eureka (1999)
- The Flaming Lips: The Soft Bulletin (1999)
- Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream (1993)
- A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders (1993)
- Primal Scream: Screamadelica (1991)
- Ice Cube: Death Certificate (1991)
- No Doubt: Tragic Kingdom (1995)
- Beck: Odelay (1996)
- Autechre: Amber (1994)
- Weezer: Weezer (Blue Album) (1994)
- Ghostface Killah: Ironman (1996)
- Sonny Sharrock: Ask the Ages (1991)
- Sonic Youth: Goo (1990)
- DJ Screw: 3 ’N The Mornin’ Part Two (1996)
- Spiritualized: Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor: F♯ A♯ ∞ (1997)
- OutKast: ATLiens (1996)
- Slint: Spiderland (1991)
- The Chicks: Fly (1999)
- Radiohead: The Bends (1995)
- Bikini Kill: The C.D. Version of the First Two Records (1994)
- DMX: It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)
- The Magnetic Fields: 69 Love Songs (1999)
- The Roots: Things Fall Apart (1999)
- The KLF: Chill Out (1990)
- Nirvana: In Utero (1993)
- Missy Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
- Yo La Tengo: I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)
- De La Soul: De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
- Pulp: Different Class (1995)
- Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
- GZA: Liquid Swords (1995)
- Bob Dylan: Time Out of Mind (1997)
- Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (1992)
- Cat Power: Moon Pix (1998)
- MF DOOM: Operation: Doomsday (1999)
- Tricky: Maxinquaye (1995)
- R.E.M.: Automatic for the People (1992)
- Juvenile: 400 Degreez (1998)
- Massive Attack: Blue Lines (1991)
- Mariah Carey: Butterfly (1997)
- JAY-Z: Reasonable Doubt (1996)
- Slowdive: Souvlaki (1993)
- Mobb Deep: The Infamous (1995)
- Scott Walker: Tilt (1995)
- Madonna: Ray of Light (1998)
- Scarface: The Diary (1994)
- Aphex Twin: Selected Ambient Works Volume II (1994)
- Sade: Love Deluxe (1992)
- Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill (1995)
- Elliott Smith: Elliott Smith (1995)
- DJ Shadow: Endtroducing… (1996)
- Fugees: The Score (1996)
- Sleater-Kinney: Dig Me Out (1997)
- UGK: Ridin’ Dirty (1996)
- Destiny’s Child: The Writing’s on the Wall (1999)
- Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup (1996)
- Le Tigre: Le Tigre (1999)
- TLC: CrazySexyCool (1994)
- Raekwon: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… (1995)
- Nine Inch Nails: The Downward Spiral (1994)
- 2Pac: All Eyez on Me (1996)
- Janet Jackson: janet. (1993)
- Fiona Apple: Tidal (1996)
- Lil’ Kim: Hard Core (1996)
- The Breeders: Last Splash (1993)
- Aphex Twin: Richard D. James Album (1996)
- Talk Talk: Laughing Stock (1991)
- Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
- Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
- Mos Def: Black on Both Sides (1999)
- Pavement: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
- Björk: Post (1995)
- Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet (1990)
- Boards of Canada: Music Has the Right to Ch
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Robgoblin — 3 years ago(October 10, 2022 05:54 AM)
Yes, amazing song!
My fave is Fields of gold, what sounds like a quite simple song, is super intricate and extremely well made if you start to analyze it. But also I’m a huge fan, and I can’t really pick a song from that era that I love the most. For me there are so many. When we dance, for example is amazing
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Mr Lister — 3 years ago(October 10, 2022 02:50 AM)
Pitchfork's 2003 Top 90s Album list compared with the 2022 list.
(Original rating - Change - Band - Album - Year of release)
X indicates the album was not included on the 2022 list
1 (-2) Radiohead: OK computer 1997
2 (+1) My bloody Valentine: Loveless 1991
3 (-96) Flaming lips: The soft bulletin 1999
4 (-27) Neutral milk hotel: In the aeroplane over the sea 1998
5 (-65) Pavement: Slanted and enchanted 1992
6 (-4) Nirvana: Nevermind 1991
7 (-42) DJ Shadow: Endtroducing 1996
8 (-21) Pavement: Crooked rain, crooked rain 1994
9 (X) Bonnie 'Prince' Billy: I see a darkness 1999
10 (-113) Guided by voices: Bee thousand 1994
11 (-22) Talk talk: Laughing stock 1991
12 (-71) Slint: Spiderland 1991
13 (-62) Nirvana: In utero 1993
14 (-11) Belle and Sebastian: If you're feeling sinister 1996
15 (-66) Radiohead: The bends 1995
16 (X) Dismemberment plan: Emergency & I 1999
17 (+10) Public enemy: Fear of a black planet 1990
18 (-80) Smashing pumpkins: Siamese dream 1993
19 (-74) Beck: Odelay 1996
20 (-8) Björk: Post 1995
21 (+15) Björk: Homogenic 1997
22 (X) Built to spill: Perfect from now on 1997
23 (X) Beta band: The 3 ep's 1998
24 (X) Built to spill: There's mothing wrong with love 1994
25 (-48) Yo la tengo: I can hear the heart beating as one 1997
26 (-65) ) Weezer: Weezer ("blue album") 1994
27 (X) Guided by voices: Alian lanes 1995
28 (X) Pixies: Bossanova 1990
29 (-94) Modest mouse: The lonesome crowded West 1997
30 (+26) Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville 1993
31 (-71) Wilco: Summer teeth 1999
32 (+18) Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to die 1994
33 (+11) Nas: Illmatic 1994
34 (-33) Beastie boys: Check your head 1992
35 (+9) Boards of Canada: Music has the right to children 1998
36 (+31) Wu-Tang clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) 1993
37 (-41) Magnetic fields: 69 love songs 1999
38 (X) Jesus lizard: Goat 1991
39 (X) Olivia tremor control: Dusk at Cubist castle 1996
40 (+6) Aphex twin: Richard D. James album 1996
41 (X) Yo la tengo: Painful 1993
42 (X) Fugazi: Red medicine 1995
43 (-20) R.E.M.: Automatic for the people 1992
44 (-102) Boredoms: Super are 1998
45 (-40) Godspeed you black emperor!: F#a#oo 1998
46 (-57) Air: Moon safari 1998
47 (-85) Oval: 94 Diskont 1995
48 (+37) Portishead: Dummy 1994
49 (X) Tom Waits: Bone machine 1992
50 (+38) Outkast: Aquemeni 1998
51 (+7) Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup 1996
52 (+36) PJ Harvey: Rid of me 1993
53 (X) Weezer: Pinkerton 1991
54 (X) Blur: Parklife 1994
55 (-31) Spiritualized: Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space 1997
56 (+47) A Tribe called quest: The low end theory 1991
57 (X) Brainiac: Bonsai superstar 1994
58 (X) Jesus lizard: Liar 1992
59 (+37) Elliott Smith: Either/Or 1997
60 (X) Palace: Viva last blues 1995
61 (-10) Pulp: Different class 1995
62 (+9) Aphex twin: Selected ambient works, volume 2 1994
63 (+9) De la soul: De la soul is dead 1991
64 (+29) Breeders: Last splash 1993
65 (+52) Daft punk: Homework 1997
66 (+2) Tricky: Maxinquaye 1995
67 (X) Mouse on Mars: Iahora Tahiti 1995
68 (X) Elliott Smith: XO 1998
69 (-66) Jeff Buckley: Grace 1994
70 (X) Jawbox: For your own special sweetheart 1994
71 (X) Dr. Octagon: Ecologyst 1996
72 (+51) Silver jews: American water 1998
73 (X) Brainiac: Hissing prigs in static couture 1996
74 (X) Ride: Nowhere 1990
75 (-22) A Tribe called quest: Midnight marauders 1993
76 (X) Mercury rev: The deserter's song 1998
77 (-19) Primal scream: Screamadelica 1991
78 (X) Stereolab: Mars audiac quintet 1994
79 (+55) Dr. Dre: The chronic 1992
80 (-34) Pharcyde: Bizarre ride II The Pharcyde 1992
81 (X) Breeders: Pod 1990
82 (-6) Sonic youth: Goo 1990
83 (X) Pixies: Trompe le monde 1991
84 (X) Company flow: Funcrusher plus 1997
85 (+14) Massive attack: Blue lines 1991
86 (X) Destroyer: City of daughters 1998
87 (+18) Genius/GZA: Liquid swords 1995
88 (X) Wilco: Being there 1996
89 (X) Squarepusher: Music is rotted one note 1998
90 (+72) Cocteau twins: Heaven or Las Vegas 1990
91 (-15) Tortoise: TNT 1998
92 (+36) Scott Walker: Tilt 1995
93 (+25) Bob Dylan: Time out of mind 1997
94 (X) Frank Black: Teenager of the year 1994
95 (X) Massive attack: Mezzanine 1998
96 (X) Herbert: Around the house 1998
97 (X) Mogwai: Young team 1997
98 (X) KMD: Mr. Hood 1991
99 (+58) Raekwon: Only built 4 Cuban linx 1995
100 (X) Orb: The Orb's adventures beyond the Ultraworld 1991
Biggest gains:
90 (+72) Cocteau twins: Heaven or Las Vegas 1990
99 (+58) Raekwon: Only built 4 Cuban linx 1995
79 (+55) Dr. Dre: The chronic 1992
65 (+52) Daft punk: Homework 1997
72 (+51) Silver jews: American water 1998
56 (+47) A Tribe called quest: The low end theory 1991
50 (+38) Outkast: Aquemeni 1998
48 (+37) Portishead: Dummy 1994
59 (+37) Elliott Smith: Either/Or 1997
52 (+36) PJ Harvey: Rid of me 1993
92 (+36) Scott Walker: Tilt 1995
36 (+31) Wu-Tang clan: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) 1993
64 (+29) Breeders: Last splash 1993
30 (+26) Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville 1993
93 (+25) Bob Dylan: Time out of mind 1997
Biggest drops
10 (-113) Guided by voices: Bee thousand 1994
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nimda — 3 years ago(October 10, 2022 06:37 AM)
their first album should be on there. blood sugar sex magik should be on there. massive attack - mezzanine should be on there. moby - play should be on there. that was a huge album. the pixies got totally robbed on this list. what a disgrace. beck should be much higher. in utero should be top ten. so should grace by jeff buckley. not a bad list though. i'm just glad neutral milk hotel fell almost 30 spots. what a terrible album that was.
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Robgoblin — 3 years ago(October 10, 2022 06:51 AM)
The qualifications are that you need to have an natural instinct to hate anything that sells more than 5000 copies. ( which i think is what Nick Hornby said in High Fidelity, amazing book btw, decent film )
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/. — 3 years ago(October 12, 2022 03:11 AM)
Listening to Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville for the first time, and holy ****, this ****ing sucks. This is like Sheryl Crow but somehow worse. Like discount Sheryl Crow. The **** is this doing at number 4. Shit list.
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